Search
- Converting Industry News, Part 1
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... two sheets of biodegradable paper. Sonoco is supplying the packaging for a new line of these pods from Community Coffee. Sonoco supplies coffee company with a high-barrier PET/foil/LLDPE laminated structured ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... in India and South Asia. NEW TECHNOLOGY Eastman PET Breakthrough KINGSPORT, TN—Eastman Chemical Co. announces IntegRex, described a breakthrough technology for the manufacture of PET resin. ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- January 30, 2005, ... tags and labels, and more. Results of the annual competition will be announced at a banquet on Sunday night, March 20. The FFTA Annual Forum again will be accompanied by the Info-Flex exhibition, scheduled ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2004, ... and controller. Also spotlighted were the winners of the CorrPak competition, a design contest open to boxmakers worldwide. For a list of winners, contact TAPPI at 770/446-1400. For information on ...
- Mission: Accomplished
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2004, ... pumps through your computer as you channel Tom Cruise,s Ethan Hunt (or Peter Graves, Jim Phelps if you prefer). As the Multilabel home page is revealed, you are asked to "Imagine the Impossible." Multilabel ...
- Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 4
- (Archive)
- December 30, 2004, ... of an increasingly complex competitive base of non-adhesive technologies, from plasma screens to banners and direct flatbed ink jet print. In Europe, self-adhesive vinyl—still the dominant material choice—represented ...
- the PLACE
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2004, ... processability, machinability, and cost effectiveness compared with alternate materials or resin blends. Based on attributes this fits into such targeted applications as freshly cut produce, pet food, ...
- New Product Digest, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2004, ... Splice Many Materials Keene Technology Inc./KTI, South Beloit, IL; 815/624-8989; keenetech.com CF Series cantilever film splicer is said to eliminate stops for roll changes; work with PET, PVC, ...
- Good News Hunting
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2004, ... good news, the converting industry continues to attract more competition for CPC dollars from commercial printers. John Zarwan's conference session at Graph Expo, titled “Packaging Trends You Can Use,” ...
- Extrusion Dies
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2004, Due to the intense competition in today's marketplace, extrusion-coating converters face greater challenges than ever. Coating Control Applying molten polymer to a substrate often entails drawdowns of ...
- Technical Facility
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2004, ... the capabilities,” says Breil. “It is also used as a platform to develop and test new equipment for all types of lines. For example, we continuously develop advanced pinning technology for PA and PET lines, ...
- Sun Chemical Raises Prices on Packaging Inks
- (Archive)
- October 28, 2004, ... to the rising costs include environmental compliance, freight, and escalating employee health care costs, says Richard Pettifor, Sun Chemical VP and president of North American Packaging Inks. "In addition," ...
- Discoloration Resistant Polyolefin Films
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2004, ... are typically of less concern since most products are “single use.” In this competitive arena, creating value via additive technology is not necessarily the norm. Aside from these volume markets, some ...
- W&H to Highlight TOPAS System at Pack Expo
- (Flexpack)
- September 21, 2004, ... goods, including plastic resins, fertilizers, salts, sugars, chemicals, vitamin powders, seeds, as well as pet food. Even difficult-to-handle products — such as heavy-flowing and powdery products or even ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- August 30, 2004, ... The line will include GE Lexan films, rigid vinyl, PETG, and a selection of other popular media. Resin Leads to Strength Argotec, Greenfield, MA, USA; 413/772-2564; argotecinc.com Aliphatic TPU PU ...
- Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films
- (Magazine)
- August 30, 2004, ... future experience of successful industry players will be shaped by a keen awareness of where products are in their life cycle, the changing competitive landscape, and timely execution of sound business ...
- Battenfeld Gloucester Says MDO Provides Enhancements to PE; OEM Spotlights K Show Offerings
- (Archive)
- July 05, 2004, ... MDO gives processors a powerful means of differentiating their films from competitors', a plus in commodity and special grades," adds the manufacturer. A recent development from Battenfeld Gloucester, ...
- Binary Blends of EVA and Metallocene Catalyzed Ethylene-a-Olefin Copolymers & Their Film Properties
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2004, ... polyethylenes have significantly lower seal initiation temperatures than LLDPE due to their sharper endotherms and lower melting points. They can therefore compete with EVA as low temperature sealants. ...
- Removing Packaging Odors
- (Flexpack)
- May 30, 2004, ... competitive arena. The use of water-based products that contain amines or ultraviolet-curable products potentially can bring additional sources of odor into the package. The presence of acrylic monomers ...
- A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2004, ... raw materials, processes and equipment, specialty laminates and specialty applications, economics, global marketing, designs for new markets, marketing to compete with other technologies, and coping in ...