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Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

Published: May 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor

Ray Glenn, VP of Apollo Plastics, Jersey City, NJ, never went to medical school, but his company's approach to customer service sometimes makes him wish

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

Published: March 01, 2000, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke

Converter Plays Key Role in Mercosur Trading Group

Published: March 01, 2000, By Stanley Sacharow, Contributing Editor

Uruguay's leading flexible packaging converter, ISMA S.A., is located in Montevideo, the nation's capital city and the center of Uruguay's industrial

High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Published: February 01, 2000, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor

Food retailers bank on the fact that consumers notice the "image" of a product-basically, its packaging. But what about the product's overall performance:

Clean Room Environment Makes Excellence a Priority

Published: February 01, 2000, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor

In an aggressive effort to increase sales, the management team at Autotype Americas Inc. decided to make some bold moves that have paid off handsomely

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

Published: January 01, 2000, By Stanley Sacharow, Contributing Editor

Dixie Toga's flexible division—Itap Bemis—settles into a new home with top-flight equipment producing both gravure and flexo products.

Oxide-coated films are still finding their market niche

Published: December 01, 1996, By Sacharow, Stanley

With all the hype in recent years about transparent barrier films, one would think that applications could be found almost anywhere in the supermarket.

The role of barrier materials in packaging low-fat goods.

Published: November 01, 1996, By Clark, Terry

It is entirely possible that a low- or no-fat product that is packaged and distributed in the same way as its full-fat counterpart will experience consumer

Popcorn packaging leads converter down new paths.

Published: November 01, 1996, By Donberg, Deborah

Himac helps Phoenix by downgauging its susceptor film, giving greater coverage for the material.Phoenix Packaging has parlayed its expertise in microwave

Taking the "magic" and the mystery out of treating

Published: September 01, 1996, By Bentley, David J., Jr.

Treating is an important operation in the converting industry. Flexible packaging as practiced today would not exist without this significant factor,

Perforating tear-resistant materials takes a big step.

Published: September 01, 1996, By Ulvila, Richard

How do you perforate tough materials that are constructed not to tear? New perforating technology reportedly has the answer.When we attempt to perforate

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

Published: September 01, 1996, By Boyle, Edward

If you surface-treat your materials (and it's very likely you do), you should be up to date on methods for measuring the level of treatment.As a growing

Web-inspection system supports label operation

Published: August 01, 1996, By Boyle, Edward

A TruColor Video web-inspection system is bringing multiple benefits, including higher quality, to Label America.According to one of the cornerstones

Foil and potatoes - Aluminum Assn. presents a response.

Published: August 01, 1996, By Sacharow, Stanley; Parker, David

Note: My February column on the safety of baked potatoes wrapped in aluminum foil elicited a response from the Aluminum Assn., Washington, DC. In the

In-mold labels: film is today's hot development.

Published: July 01, 1996, By Bentley, David J., Jr.

As recently as 15 years ago, in-mold labeling was not a common technology. A desire to reduce costs was the motive for its development. A successful combination

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

Published: July 01, 1996, By Boyle, Edward

Suppliers of coextrusion equipment keep moving forward to meet the needs of converters who are facing their own tough customers.As with their counterparts

PET supplies increasing as markets expand

Published: June 01, 1996, By Sacharow, Stanley

"There's nothing in the world as powerful as an idea whose time has come." Dr. Samuel Johnson.Suppliers of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which was

Green Bay gears up for specialty labels

Published: June 01, 1996, By Mykytiuk, Andrew

Green Bay Packaging's Coated Products Operations unit commissions custom equipment from Faustel to take advantage of the growing market for specialty

Laser positioning system creates clean, productive environment

Published: May 01, 1996, By Walker, Juliana M.

Nashua Graphic Products eliminates dust problems on a slitting line and improves slit width tolerance with a Dienes Laser Positioning System.In order

Paper characteristics: starting the job right

Published: May 01, 1996, By Boyle, Edward

Of all the components that can affect the quality and ultimate impact of a finished printed product, the base stock often plays the most critical role.

Foil and potatoes can be a dangerous combination

Published: February 01, 1996, By Sacharow, Stanley

I recently came across an interesting article in Food Chemical News (Oct. 9, 1995) with implications for converters of foil intended for foodservice applications.

Paper manufacturer's report shows marked sales increase

Published: February 01, 1996, By Wolpert, Vladimir

During the first half of 1995, AssiDoman, Forestry and Paper Group, had a turnover of SKr 11.3 billion, an increase of 39% over the SKr 8.1 billion during

Fresh produce offers converters opportunities for healthy sales

Published: January 01, 1996, By Sacharow, Stanley

With flexible packaging forecast to hit almost $15.5 billion in 1995, many converters are frantically looking toward the emerging fresh produce market

Improved paper chemistry provides multiple benefits

Published: January 01, 1996, By Smith, Karen

Don't assume that the chemistry of paper is of interest only to your paper supplier. If you convert paper, what you don't know can hurt you.If you effortlessly

Measurement technique improves metallized PP

Published: December 01, 1995, By Stout, Tom; Sprecht, Jim; Wilhelmi, Gary

Metallized polypropylene films continue to improve, thanks in part to advancements in noncontact, quantitative surface measurement techniques.In the snack

Bagmaking operation refuses to stand still

Published: October 01, 1995, By Donberg, Deborah

As the plastic bag operation at Shields Bag & Printing Co. continues to grow and evolve, 32 Battenfeld Gloucester production lines keep pace.In 1954 Gene

Plastics society urges repeal of Clean Air Act provisions

Published: October 01, 1995

In testimony before the House of Representatives in July, the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) stated that Clean Air Act provisions requiring companies

Czech converter pursues new free-market direction

Published: September 01, 1995, By Sacharow, Stanley

Kovohute Bridlicna, long ago a foundry, is writing new history as it stands unique amidst few manufacturing plants in ex-socialist countries and targets

Growing popularity of PET drives shortage to crisis level