Paper

Holographic Technology: Pattern Pressing

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... he says. “Paper is being combined with holographic imagery in very creative ways.” Contributing editor Edward Boyle, based in Reading, PA, has covered the converting industry for more than ...

Innovation Award to MacDermid

(Prepress)

June 30, 2011, ... reportedly enabling printers to improve print quality and consistency, making flexo more competitive against gravure and offset printing. It can be used on paper, flexible film, foil, paperboard, label ...

EVENTS

(News Clips Archive)

June 30, 2011, ... | GraphExpo, Graphic Arts Show Co., McCormick Place South, Chicago, IL; www.graphexpo.com 12-13 | Specialty Paper Industry Conference 2011, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., Hyatt Rosemont O'Hare, Rosemont, ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

June 30, 2011, ... Foiljet Digital 10-pt substrate from Hazen Paper Co., Holyoke, MA, for use with HP Indigo 7000 and 5000 Series digital cut sheet presses. This means Indigo cut sheet presses that use white ink can now ...

Label Stock For Rx Use

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2011, ... topcoated paper stock has a bright white face that offers full image density for easy-to-read text and images. MACtac | 800-255-9733 | www.mactac.com What's happening at your company? Send your ...

Splice Film at High Speeds

(Slit)

June 30, 2011, ... from films and nonwovens to paper products and is said to be well suited for all solutions coaters, extrusion coaters, laminators, and printers. Davis-Standard | 860-599-1010 | www.davis-standard.com ...

Medical Product Aids Patients

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2011, ArgoMedPLUS 18411 TPU film-on-paper product gives medical adhesive coaters and converters an alternative film source for frame-type wound dressing and ArgoMedPLUS 18411 TPU film-on-paper product gives ...

Sheet at High Speeds

(Sheeting)

June 30, 2011, Sheeter designed for materials such as metallized paper or highly glossed label paper features a cutter, delivery, and stacking systems said to achieve Sheeter designed for materials such as metallized ...

Recycle Cores for Many Materials

(Cores)

June 30, 2011, ... materials, including paper, films, and foils, has variable unwinding speeds, and offers an air powered option. Standard models handle rolls to 96 in. wide and 32 in. dia. Appleton Mfg. Div. | 800-531-2002 ...

How To Wind Defectless Hard, Round Rolls

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

June 29, 2011, ... Clawson Converting Machinery group. He has been associated with the Black Clawson for over 38 years. During this time, Smith has become widely known throughout the paper, film, and nonwoven industries ...

Europe Faces Plastic Bag Bans

(Yo's Yarns)

June 21, 2011, My last blog entry focused on the introduction of both plastic and paper bag bans in Evanston, IL, a nearby suburb of Chicago where I live. My headline then was: “Silly–Another Bag Ban.” Well, today I ...

Exopack Recapitalizes Transactions

(Flexpack News)

June 20, 2011, ... in Spartanburg, SC, Exopack is a full-service plastic and paper flexible packaging solutions manufacturer that specializes in substrate development, film extrusion, printing, lamination and converting ...

Ahlstrom To Produce Lower Grammage Papers for Labels & Flexpacks

(Label/Tape News)

June 19, 2011, ... materials company,  Ahlstrom Corp., says it will invest €7 million at its Stenay plant in France to produce lower grammage grades, in order to enhance the quality of one-side coated papers for ...

Speaking Out Against Extended Producer Responsibility

(Carton Box News)

June 16, 2011, ... Shinners, president of Pioneer Packaging and Kim Guarnaccia, director of marketing and communications at the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC). After supporters and opponents to the resolution made their ...

PFFC Online Buyers Guide Goes LIVE!

(Trends/Management News)

June 15, 2011, Did ya see it, did ya see it? Even better-did you try it? Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC) introduces its Online Buyers Guide providing converter visitors the most comprehensive listing of suppliers ...

In-Mold Competition Deadline Extended

(Label/Tape)

June 08, 2011, ... and announced in Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC) and Package Design Magazine. This year’s judges will include the following: • Clare  Goldsberry, senior editor, Modern PlasticsWorldwide ...

AICC Expands To Focus on Independent Producers of Folding Cartons & Rigid Boxes

(Carton Box)

June 06, 2011, ... Paperboard Packaging Council and the Fibre Box Assn. However, the additional insight provided in an AICC membership can broaden a member’s entrepreneurial perspective, particularly because of their ...

Webinar on Steam Remoisturization for Paper-Based Labels

(Web Handling)

June 05, 2011, The Assn. of Intl. Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators and Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC) are jointly sponsoring a free webinar scheduled for Tuesday, June 14, at 11 A.M. (Eastern) on the subject ...

Silly: Another Bag Ban

(Yo's Yarns)

June 01, 2011, Close to my own home, the city officials of nearby Chicago suburb Evanston, IL, (home to Northwestern Univ. Wildcats) have proposed a ban on disposable shopping bags–both plastic and paper. Don’t know ...

Industry Associations

(Directories)

June 01, 2011, ... Recycled Paperboard Alliance (RPA) Washington, DC; 202-347-8000; www.rpa100.com Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Assn. (AIPIA) Utrecht, The Netherlands; +31 (0)30 295 2733; www.aip-worldcongress.org ...

Educational Resources

(Directories)

June 01, 2011, ...  www.msu.edu www.packaging.msu.edu/ Western Michigan Univ. Dept. of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Imaging A-217 Parkview Campus Kalamazoo, MI 49008 269-276-3500 www.wmich.edu/pci ...

Gietz Gets Seven FSEA Gold Leaf Honors

(Print)

May 31, 2011, ... Roll Leaf. Designers: L'oreal USA and a Paris design team. Production Details:  Inverkote paperboard, combination foil stamp emboss gold foil, emboss black band, clear holographic foil stamp, 1 SKU ...

Please, Sir, I Want Some More

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... seem to be on the up-swing, and there is increasing interest and actually some purchases of new equipment. In the overall paper converting machinery industry, there seems to be significant new business ...

SVC Holds Ambitious Technical Conference

(Metallizing)

May 31, 2011, ... Klaus Schmidegg, head of research and development at Hueck Folien, a film converter in Baumgartenberg, Austria, presented a paper on “Optical and Magneto-Optical Properties of Thin Metallic Films ...

Winder Targets Mid-Range Markets

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

May 31, 2011, The SurfaStart 1000 servo-controlled winder is designed to meet the needs of the mid-speed and mid-width markets for coated paper, film, and nonwoven The SurfaStart 1000 servo-controlled winder is designed ...

Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box)

May 31, 2011, American Forest & Paper Assn., Washington, DC, reports total kraft paper shipments in March 2011 were 140,100 tons, an increase of 2.1% compared to March American Forest & Paper Assn., Washington, ...

Static Beat: Surface Resistivity Testing

(Static Elimination)

May 31, 2011, ... Keithley Instruments White Paper 1808, Cleveland, OH (2001), available at www.Keithley.com. The alternating polarity method described in Keithley White Paper 1808 applies to surface resistivity measurements. ...

Jogger Aerator Is Strong

(Carton Box)

May 31, 2011, ... as strong, reliable, and long-lasting. Standard features include an automatic jogging feature; a push-button side guide for pallet centering; a solid jogging plate, which makes jogging fine paper easier; ...

PPC Members Distribute Saplings

(Carton Box)

May 31, 2011, SPRINGFIELD, MA | Coinciding with the celebration of Earth Day in April, 18 member companies of the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) distributed more SPRINGFIELD, MA | Coinciding with the celebration ...

Laser Levels Playing Field

(Die-Cutting)

May 31, 2011, ... stand out on the shelves among dozens of comparable items. With the rise of technological advancements in laser processing capabilities, folding cartons are no longer limited to simple paperboard containers. ...