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PPA Launches Online Resource

Published: March 07, 2005, By pffc-online.com
The Paperboard Packaging Alliance (PPA) has launched a new Web site to be an online resource for marketers, package designers, retailers, and consumers interested in understanding paperboard packaging value.

The ABCs of Retort Packaging

Published: March 07, 2005, By pffc-online.com
PFFC contributor Stanley Sacharow and his company, The Packaging Group, present the Retort Pouch/Tray/Lid 2005 Conference, April 12-14, 2005.

APR Appointed North American Distributor for Bieffebi

Published: March 04, 2005, By pffc-online.com
Bieffebi SPA and All Printing Resources (APR) announce that APR has been appointed Bieffebi’s sole distributor for North America.

SERCOS Organizations Display Servo Interoperability Demo

Published: March 04, 2005, By pffc-online.com
The SERCOS interface trade associations demonstrated interoperability of controls and servo drives with their Pack Profile interoperability demo during Pack Expo 2004 and SPS/IPC/Drives show. The demo is oriented towards the packaging industry, but also is of interest in many other industries, including converting.

Alcan Packaging Wins Flexo Grand Slam

Published: March 02, 2005, By pffc-online.com
Alcan Packaging has won the first ever Flexo Grand Slam Award for sweeping the three most prestigious awards for flexo package printing in the 2003/2004 season.

On the Move...

Published: February 28, 2005, By PFFC staff
News from: ISO Poly Films, Enterprise Asset Search, Monosol, Sun Chemical, Zip-Pack, Uvitec, Eckart America, UCB, Ticona, Ivex Novacel, Impressions, CMD, Max Daetwyler, American Baler, Laminations, Curtis Packaging, Keller and Heckman, Clariant Masterbatches Div., Fort Dearborn Co., Amcor Flexibles, PIA/GATF, Rogers Corp., NPES, and Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses.

CMM Contact Information of PFFC Advertisers

Published: February 28, 2005, By PFFC staff
Connecting Buyers and Sellers in the printing and converting industries for over 77 years

March 1, 2005

Published: February 28, 2005

Materials

Published: February 28, 2005, By PFFC staff
New products from:INX Intl., Sony Chemicals, Rock-Tenn, Lamart Corp., ANI Printing Inks, ADM Tronics, D&K Group, Coburn Graphic Films, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, and Scapa North America.

Reporter Clips

Published: February 28, 2005, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Narrow web news from: Videojet Technologies, Freedonia Group, Galliker, Adchem Corp., MPI Label Systems, Nilpeter, and Sato America.

Brave New Slitting World

Published: February 28, 2005, By Carrie Cleaveland, Assistant Editor
With run speeds in excess of 600 meters per minute, set-up times down to mere minutes, and today’s technology of laser positioning knives and cores, turret rewinds, automatic discharge onto conveyors, labeling and pre-shrinking the material to be ready for dispatch, slitting has entered a new era.

Get Out of the Scroll Business

Published: February 28, 2005, By Timothy J. Walker, TJWalker & Assoc. Inc.
Curl will kill your product. How do webs end up curly? Let’s go over the top causes and consider how to eliminate them.

Glossary of RFID-Related Terms

Published: February 28, 2005, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
A glossary of terms related to RFID technology.

CMM 2005 Exhibitors Listed by Product Categories

Published: February 28, 2005, By PFFC staff
Looking for something specific at CMM this year? We've listed all exhibitors with their booth numbers under their specific product categories and indicated among those which will be showcasing new products.

CMM 2005 Exhibitors Listed by Product Categories Continued

Published: February 28, 2005, By PFFC staff
Looking for something specific at CMM this year? We've listed all exhibitors with their booth numbers under their specific product categories and indicated among those which will be showcasing new products. (cont.)

What to Do in Chicago While Attending CMM

Published: February 28, 2005, By PFFC staff
This may not be your first visit to Chicago (with so many industry events based here, very likely it is not), but we know there are places you haven't seen and things you haven't done. Keeping in mind that you won't have much time, we asked our staff (both Chicagoans and non-Chicagoans) to recommend a few of their favorite spots in or near the center of the city.

Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

Published: February 28, 2005, By David J. Bentley, Jr., Editor
Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries.

UV/EB a Bright Spot in Economy

Published: February 28, 2005, By Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
Recent shortages of acrylic acid exemplify the problem of raw material supply and its impact on the price stability. Last year has seen various price increases in raw materials, and this trend is continuing into this year. As a result, it is anticipated raw material price fluctuations will negatively impact UV/EB products.

Hot Melt Adhesive Use

Published: February 28, 2005, By David J. Bentley, Jr., Contributing Editor
Hot melt adhesive use continues to grow due to unique properties including ease of use, adhesion to a wide variety of surfaces, strength properties, aging characteristics, etc. By some measurements, hot melts are among the fastest growing adhesives in the industry.

Is a Packaging Makeover Ahead?

Published: February 28, 2005, By Sheila A. Millar Attorney-at-Law, Keller & Heckman, Washington, DC
Two recent initiatives, a proposed tax measure in San Francisco and a voluntary industry commitment on biodegradable polymers in the European Union (EU), are of interest to the converting industry, not only because of the proposals themselves, but because they reflect different policy approaches to addressing packaging wastes.

Waste Trimmed Away!

Published: February 28, 2005, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
As a 30-year veteran of the printing and converting industry, Mike Felitti proudly describes Labels & Systems, his four-year-old narrow web label company, as a "lean, mean printin’ machine." And he’s got the numbers to prove it.

Taming Plastics

Published: February 28, 2005, By Greg Zimmer, Zimmer Industries
Plastics may be flexible, brittle, or stretchable; thin, medium, or thick; clear to opaque; really easy to tear, easy to tear, tough to tear, or impossible to tear; have excellent "memory" or have no "memory"; react readily to heat or don’t react to heat at all; allow air to pass through them or actually prevent bullets from passing through them. You get the picture. So how do you cut, crease, and perforate such incredibly diverse (and perverse) materials

Technology - The Great Equalizer

Published: February 28, 2005, By Craig Thomson, Martin Automatic Inc.
Do you think you're safe because you do mostly short runs? Just look around the corner and you'll likely face a homegrown emerging competitor - the commercial printer. Commercial printers have invested in digital prepress technology and many of them are preparing either to or have already added package printing to their list of capabilities.

Long-Run Liners

Published: February 28, 2005, By Edited by Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Based in Oklahoma City, OK, the family-owned company has been printing and supplying trayliners and placemats for more than 27 years to fast food restaurants worldwide. The company, established in 1971 as a commercial offset printer, has emerged as a leader in cold offset printing, specializing in trayliners and placemats.

Narrow Web New Products

Published: February 28, 2005
Narrow web new products from: Arpeco, Cargill Dow, Printco, FLEXcon, Bunting Magnetics, AirTrim, and Global Vision North America.

RFID: Beyond the Mandate

Published: February 28, 2005, By Anthony Miano, SG Hart & Assoc.
Today’s challenge for the converting executive is to build a business case and strategy around meeting customer requirements for automatic identification of inventory and allied assets using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. This challenge is unique because some suppliers are being required to supply RFID-enabled pallets and cases while others are not.

Film Opens New Markets

Published: February 28, 2005, By Steve Sargeant, PhD., Toray Plastics (America)
Since pressure-sensitive labels and tapes—and other materials such as stamps—have become more sophisticated, the market for these materials has been expanding rapidly. In such product constructions, it has been common practice to apply a release coating, typically a silicone-based material, to the paper liner from which the materials are peeled or dispensed.

New Products

Published: February 28, 2005, By PFFC staff
New products from: Plastisoft, Tidland, Precision AirConvey, Deacro, Dusenbery, Erema, ALS, Titan, Dienes, SCM, Independent Machine Co., Double E Co., W&H, Azco, Schober USA, Goldenrod Corp., American Baler, Boschert, Beta LaserMike, Davis-Standard, Tectura, Extrusion Dies Industries, Daven Industries, General, Enercon, and Warner Electric.

Time for a CMM History Lesson

Published: February 28, 2005, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
It’s interesting to note some CMM history from my own 27 years of personal memories, as our industry prepares for its fifteenth edition of the show.

CMM 2005 Show Floor Map

Published: February 28, 2005
Save time wandering booths! View a map of the show floor.

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