September 1, 2008
Articles
Dirge for a Plastic Bag Part 2
There are more PFFC readers with an opinion on banning plastic bags since my last column in August. And there's still more positive news on the subject,...
A Wealth of Accumulators
A good accumulator should be like money in the bank easy to deposit and readily available to withdraw when you need it. A web accumulator is like a bank,...
Lightfastness in Package Printing
When you take into account the time and effort spent on supplying packaging with precise colors, it follows the expectation that these colors should stay the same during the product use cycle...
News Clips
The Specialty Inks Group of Sun Chemical, Parsippany, NJ, reports an increase in prices by 6%-10% on all products sold in North America effective September...
Martin, Labelmen Agree at Drupa
ROCKFORD, IL Martin Automatic entered a licensing agreement with press manufacturer Labelmen Machinery Co. of Taiwan at Drupa 2008....
Paper Recycling at All-Time High in US
NEW YORK, NY The American Forest & Paper Assn. (AF&PA) reports 56% of the paper consumed in America was recovered for recycling in 2007....
Gidue Restructures In France
TURATE, ITALY Gidue and SMAG report the end of their cooperative sales agreement after five years. Gidue has decided to restructure its distribution network...
AVT, GMI Unified Organization In EMEA
HOD-HASHARON, ISRAEL Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) reports a new organization to manage the combined activities of AVT and Graphic Micrsosystems Inc....
Less Maintenance Needed With New UV System
BRISTOL, PA With three facilities, Dunmore Corp. manufactures a variety of metallized, coated, and laminated films. Each line typically features both...
Chicago Passes Recycling Law
Chicago has passed legislation that requires the establishment of in-store recycling programs for plastic bags in certain retail stores, reports the Progressive Bag Affiliates of the American Chemistry Council (ACC)...
Sun Ink an Award Winner
Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation announced that Sun Chemical was awarded a 2008 InterTech Technology Award for its Platinum White technology...
Kodak Acquisition To Aid Workflow
Eastman Kodak Co. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Design2Launch (d2L), a developer of collaborative end-to-end digital workflow solutions. D2L provides turnkey solutions for “Graphic Lifecycle Management” to the consumer package, pharmaceutical, food/beverage, and automotive marketplaces...
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Voluntarily
The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) is the world's first and North America's only rules-based, voluntary, legally binding integrated greenhouse gas emissions reduction, registry, and trading system...
Dymax, Partner Pak In Agreement
Dymax Corp. has entered into an exclusive supply and support agreement with Partner Pak, Huntington Beach, CA, a company that designs machinery, robotic automation, clamshells, blisters, and the patented ClamCard....
Report Covers Brand Protection Opportunities
Vandagraf Intl., in association with the Product & Image Security Foundation, has completed a market report entitled “The International Market for Brand Protection Solutions,” the 2nd edition of a report originally published in May 2004...
Growth of SuperCorrExpo Driven By Need For Industry Improvements
NORCROSS, GA SuperCorrExpo, the largest trade show in the Western Hemisphere catering to the corrugated industry, will be held September 22-26, at the...
Flexography Brings Companies Together
Nineteen companies have formed a strategic alliance called Flexo4all to promote flexographic package printing “before, during, and after Drupa 2008.”...
Training Offered On-Site
MADISON, NJ Sensor Products is now offering its Seminars for Engineers web handling and converting training services on-site at any company location....
Moving Green to The Next Level
Heidelberg Druckmaschinen has released a study confirming that its “customers set great store by environmental protection,” reports Dr. Jürgen Rautert, director for engineering and manufacturing at Heidelberg...
Graph Expo Growing In Stature
Graph Expo returns to McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, October 26-29, having earned its best-ever ranking of 42 among the Tradeshow Week 200, an annual directory of US trade shows...
People
Extrusion Dies Industries, Chippewa Falls, WI, appoints Rick Forbis regional sales manager for the southern US. The Paperboard Packaging Council, Alexandria,...
Narrow Web & Label Reporter
Pouch Product Added to Line MENTOR, OH The Fasson Roll North America division of Avery Dennison Corp. reports the expansion of its flexible packaging...
Sticks to Flexo
Jason Grossman, president of Paragon Label Co., laughingly describes his custom wine label converting operation as a very bizarre label company. After...
Weight Reduction
Coating Excellence Intl., a supplier of specialty flexible packaging, has made sustainable development an essential element of its business plan — and ultimately its business success — for the past decade...
Earth-Friendly Print
The Print Suppliers Group (PSG) is getting out the word on green print options. It is part of the growing movement in the printing industry making a demonstrable...
New Product Digest
Quick Delivery For Non-Adhesive Products Fast Face ordering program provides rapid delivery of lower volume, custom-slit orders of select non-adhesive...
Robert A. Jessup
President of Jessup Mfg. Co. Management style | Lead by example Personal motto | Work hard and play hard How did you get into this business? My grandfather...
