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Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... barriers can affect business opportunities.” Laverde has 30+ years of experience connected with business in Latin America, including positions in Exiplast and Plastilene in Colombia, as well as 14 years ...

ICE USA Keynote to Address Worldwide Business

(News | New Products)

January 04, 2015, ... and examples of how cultural challenges, market trends, common misconceptions and language barriers can affect business opportunities.”  Following his morning Keynote Presentation, Laverde will provide ...

On Print | Digital Printers for Real Converters

(On Print)

January 04, 2015, ... manufacturers. For example, operating software, system controllers, ink supplies, and wide printhead assemblies (print bars) that ensure precise registration. So for the OEMs of converting equipment, an ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2014

(Flexpack)

December 29, 2014, Barrier films captured our readers’ attention, taking half of the available slots in our annual review of new technology Barrier films captured our readers’ attention, taking half of the available ...

Holiday News & a PFFC Gift for You!

(Yo's Yarns)

December 18, 2014, ... with your own personal login information. You can even add your own avatar by clicking on "My Profile" in the black bar at the top, then Edit on the right. Be as generous with your information as you wish ...

Badger Plug Clips Have Tight Grip

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2014, Clips made of heavy-gauge steel feature special barbs to grip endboards and pallets   GREENVILLE, WI | Badger Plug offers steel H-Clips and U-Clips to secure shipments of roll products suspended ...

Coating Matters | Multi-Layer Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

December 11, 2014, ... what happens downstream. An intermediary layer may need to be used as a barrier layer to avoid unwanted diffusion. Viscosity. Viscosity differences between layers affects the flow variation recognized ...

Hilex Poly Benefits From ShurTape Sealing System

(Label/Tape)

December 10, 2014, ... roll,” said Confer. “The HP Series tape is bar-none.” Designed with a unique hot melt adhesive formula to deliver an instant, strong bond with cartons to keep them secured, HP Series provides Hilex Poly ...

Amcor Launches Alternative High-Performance Films

(Flexpack)

December 09, 2014, Secures three-year supply of Barex resins ZURICH, SWITZERLAND | On October 29, Amcor was informed that INEOS Barex had decided to shut down its only production facility in Lima, OH, in early 2015. ...

Bobst Open House Covers Wide Range of Info

(Coating/Laminating)

December 04, 2014, Event featured experts addressing the latest developments in high-barrier films and short-run gravure, as well as machinery at work   S. GIORGIO MONFERRATO, ITLAY | Bobst recently held a conference ...

IMDA Holds 2nd Annual Educational Symposium

(Label/Tape)

December 01, 2014, ... switch due to increased competition, sustainability benefits, increased shelf appeal, barrier opportunities, container shapes, and to rebrand/refresh a mature product line. “Collaboration is key,” he ...

Videojet Printers Said to Aid Uptime

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2014, The 1550 and 1650 inkjet printers reportedly reduce coding errors and resist ink buildup   WOOD DALE, IL | Videojet Technologies, a manufacturer of coding, printing, and laser marking products, fluids ...

BI-AX Film Aids in Ebola Fight

(Materials)

November 27, 2014, ... “The medical side of our business has just exploded and we are now switching assembly lines over to ProVent 10,000 to keep up with demand,” says Sanders. According to Kappler, APTRA film is a barrier ...

Fife Releases Digital Line Guide Sensor

(News | New Products)

November 25, 2014, ... the web handling industry, recently introduced the Fife SE-46C Digital Line Guide Sensor. The product is said to be capable of detecting lines, edges of lines, and graphic patterns such as barcodes. Accompanying ...

Sonoco Is Honored with Design of the Times Awards

(Carton Box)

November 25, 2014, ...  • Silver Award: Unilever's TRESemme Salon Inspired Endcap (Co-Entrant: Barrows North America) • Bronze Award: Unilever's Toni&Guy Hair Meets Wardrobe Launch (Retailer-Specific In-Store Campaign) "Ou ...

Mocon Launches WVTR Testing System

(Controls)

November 25, 2014, ... (WVTR) testing system for packaging and other barrier structures, the PERMATRAN-W Model 3/34 G. Reportedly, the WVTR testing capability will save time and associated costs for food, pharma, beverage, ...

Ampac Has New Single-Serve Snack Package

(Flexpack)

November 24, 2014, ... an efficient interlocking pattern, displayed in a shelf-ready carton at point-of-sale providing shelf impact, or packaged in a convenient multi-pack bag. Options include barrier and non-barrier as well ...

Market Research | Emerging Technologies for Packaging Innovation

(Trends/Management)

November 24, 2014, ...  To summarize, 36% of the converters surveyed mentioned they had already invested in digital printing, and 68% expect to within three years. The barriers to adoption center around cost, how to sell the ...

PRIMIR Issues Study of UV/EB Curing Technologies

(News | New Products)

November 21, 2014, ... UV, who served as co-chair of the PRIMIR task force guiding this effort. “This PRIMIR study was commissioned to provide clarity and focus on the energy-curing print market, and to identify major barriers ...

Mohawk Redesigns Swatchbooks for Ease of Use

(Materials)

November 18, 2014, ... of Carnival + Via is also now FSC Certified. (https://us.fsc.org/) According to Bart Robinson, senior VP of marketing at Mohawk, “Carnival’s more conservative colors uniquely complement Via’s lively ...

Stepwise Process Fluid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

November 17, 2014, ... substrate creating craters. In film retraction, the liquid likes itself more than the substrate and pulls in on itself to create bare spots on the substrate (pinholes). Film retraction is more common and ...

BillerudKorsnäs Paper Can Be 3D Formed

(Materials)

November 10, 2014, ... as a custom lamination to include high-barrier, low-barrier, or biodegradable solutions and can be preprinted. Available in sheet format for folding carton applications to emboss with what are said to ...

SAS Introduces Food Box for Inflight Meals

(Carton Box)

November 06, 2014, Iggesund's Incada folding boxboard chosen for its low weight, elegance IGGESUND, SWEDEN | Paperboard is a promising material for airline food packaging—it has low weight, can be barrier coated, and ...

Flint Announces Narrow Web Award Winners

(News | New Products)

November 05, 2014, ... to see the sophistication and excellence in every detail in their printing—truly pushing the bar in cutting edge designs and application of inks.” Awards were presented in 12 different categories—all print ...