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News | New Products
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BALDWIN Acquires Digital Ink System
An agreement with Quad/Graphics results in the acquisition, allowing BALDWIN to continue development for packaging, corrugated, and more
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DowDuPont to Invest in Expansion
The company will invest $100 Million to expand manufacturing capacity of specialty materials at Sabine River Works
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Monadnock Announces Label Product
Envi 96 Label, part of company’s EnviPortfolio line of substrates, is said to offer high performance as well as graphics that “pop”
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New Era Partners with Adept Converting
New Era will service clients of Adept, a manufacturer’s representative, with both companies excited to bring their expertise together
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Flint Announces New-Generation Sleeves
The rotec Smart Sleeve and rotec High Performance Sleeve are said to provide easy mounting and superior performance
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Iggesund Invercote Paperboard Used for Jimmy Choo Perfume Box
Draeger converted carton for Interparfums
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Teknek Distributor Adds to Demo Facility
JK Innotion, company’s Korean distributor, adds a TWC web cleaner to demonstrate its benefits
White Papers
• Designing a Successful Retort-Grade Packaging Structure
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• Methods and Design Considerations for the Application of Hot Melt Coatings
• BOPP Laminate Structures for “Over-the-Mountain” VFFS Pouch Applications
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First Glance
- Published: August 01, 2006
Ice-Age WATER
How do you drink water that is 20,000 years old? In a very modern flexible pouch from Ampac Flexibles — Converted Products, Cincinnati, OH. The contaminant-free water from Wasatch IceWater Co., Park City, UT, was found in a natural artesion well, and Wasatch fills the Ampac pouches in a plant built at the source. The proprietary pouch combines PET and biaxially oriented nylon with a coextruded organoleptic inner layer said to protect taste, odor, color, etc., and to protect against structural failure The pouch includes Ampac's SmartSpout dispensing system and is rotogravure printed in five colors on an eight-color Toshiba Sectional Drive press.
Supplier Information:
Toshiba — PFFC-ASAP 310. www.toshiba-machine.com
Java on Display
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its CC Coffe House, Community Coffee is offering its Private Reserve brand to Coffee House customers (and online). CC's Mike Duffy says his company chose Sonoco to deliver a premium package with a sophisticated appearance, citing “…Sonoco's considerable experience…combined with its relationship with state-of-the-art cylinder engraving company Keating Gravure….” The PET/ink/adh/foil/adh/PE structure, which is printed at Sonoco's Mississauga, ON, Canada, plant, includes a tin-tie closure to make the package easy to use.
Supplier Information:
Keating Gravure Systems — PFFC-ASAP 311. www.keatings.co.uk
Uptown Sweets
FiberMark premium reflective cover stocks add color and depth to the repackaged Toffee Break Signature Collection brand. Iridescents by Corvon is used for the base of the boxes; the top lids feature Metallics by Skivertex. The high-end packaging is designed to attract connoisseurs of boutique confectionery in luxury retail establishments.
Supplier Information:
FiberMark — PFFC-ASAP 312.
www.packaging.fibermark.com