April 2008 PFFC

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PDFs for Packaging 

In response to ever-increasing consolidation in the pharmaceutical market, an alliance of package printers established Copapharm Europe in 1997. Formed...

The Design Supply Chain  

The packaging industry needs a comprehensive workflow that optimizes process efficiency throughout the entire supply chain. ...

Enfocus Instant PDF 3.0 Available in 5 Languages 

Enfocus Software Instant PDF 3.0 is now available in French, Italian, Spanish and German as well as English. ...

EMA Releases Industry Awareness Tool 

The EMA Foundation for Paper-Based Communications has released an industry awareness educational CD-ROM for the envelope industry as well as an envelope-specific simulator program....

Mohawk to Purchase IP Fine Papers 

Mohawk Paper Mills has signed a letter of intent to purchase the Fine Papers Business from International Paper (IP), Stamford, CT, including the writing, text, and covers papers and artist products segments. The transaction is subject to approval by Mohawk’s board of directors, but both Mohawk and IP expect to complete the transaction during the first quarter of 2005. ...

Gussets Lead to Growth 

A paperboard envelope that expands to hold thick, bulky items delivers double-digit growth for Calumet Carton....

A Century Salute 

Envelope converter Western States is 96 this month, and its major supplier F.L. Smithe, hits the 100-year mark this year. How did they do it?...

What's Ahead for Industrial Ink Jet? 

What are the best uses for ink jet in an industrial setting? An expert answers questions about the basics of ink jet technology....

Pactiv Launches Revamped Tuff-Kraft Mailer Line 

Pactiv Corp. recently unveiled the latest version of its Tuff-Kraft mailer line with new and repositioned product offerings under the Hefty Express Tuff-Kraft mailer and Hefty Express Tuff-Kraft BRIGHTS brands, says the packaging manufacturer....

Envelope Manufacturers See Growth in Soft Packaging Niche 

Envelope manufacturers are finding a ready market in soft packaging, a niche that encompasses a variety of packaging applications (soft goods and/or security packaging)....

MeadWestvaco to Close Envelope Plant 

MeadWestvaco reports it plans to close its Consumer and Office Products Group envelope plant located in Worcester, MA, by late September 2002....

An Envelope-Maker's Primer 

How to Avoid the Way of the “Buggy Whip”: For today's envelope makers — a niche hugely impacted by electronic communication and plagued by overcapacity—such a primer would serve as a valuable tool....

The High End of EDP Labels 

Pinnacle Label carves out a successful label niche in warehouse distribution and pick-and-ship applications, imaged on high-performance label printers....

Mail-Well Unveils Rub-n-Reveal Direct-Mail Envelope Technology 

Mail-Well, Inc., reports it recently introduced the advertising industry's first invisible interactive direct mail technology. According to the envelope manufacturer, the "Rub-n-Reveal" technology "magically reveals hidden messages, images, or graphics on an envelope when activated by the recipient....

Envelopes Extraordinaire 

New equipment, including DuPont's Cyrel Fast technology and a Barco digital imager, have moved Atlantic Envelope's Exton plant into the realm of extraordinary....

Die-Hard Creativity Keeps Converter Growing and GROWING 

Creativity can mean a lot of things, and for Jannel Packaging, maker of packing-list envelopes, it's no different. From its recent upgrade with two GN machines to its ventures in Velcro, this operation redefines creativity persistently....

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