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Data Sharing Made Simple

Published: February 29, 2004
Wisconsin Film & Bag goes live with a customer relationship-management system to provide sales reps with current, shared data.

Migration of Fluorescent Whitening Agents from Food Packaging Made from Recycled Paper

Published: February 29, 2004
Application: A polyethylene coating can prevent migration of fluorescent whitening agents from food packaging made from recycled fibers.

Converted Flexible Packaging Demand to Expand and Reach 6.8 Billion lbs. in 2008

Published: February 24, 2004
Freedonia Group reports, as a result of continued new product introductions, customer convenience, and trends toward healthier eating patterns in the US, snack and produce markets will provide the best growth prospects for flexible packaging converters. (freedoniagroup.com)

TAPPI Offers New Product

Published: February 01, 2004
Beginning in March 2004, TAPPI will offer a new product for companies and individuals who use the TAPPI Test Methods and Technical Information Papers (TIPS).

A Pharma Focus

Published: February 01, 2004
G&A Printers carves outs its niche by specializing in the needs of the pharmaceutical industry.

The PLACE Division of TAPPI Announces Film and Extrusion Coating Short Course

Published: February 01, 2004
The PLACE Division of TAPPI has announced a short course entitled: 2004 PLACE Film and Extrusion Coating Short Course. It will be April 19-21, 2004, at the Millennium Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.

G Prime A Rheological Indicator to Predict the Extrusion Coating Performance of LDPE

Published: February 01, 2004
Application: A new rheological test method can predict the processing performance of LDPE for extrusion coating.

Synthetic Paper: The Real Deal

Published: February 01, 2004
From labels for food packaging to children's books, synthetic paper applications are finding a niche within the converting industry and beyond.

UV & Jet Inks: An Exciting Combo

Published: January 31, 2004
Jet ink printers dominate the growth of digital printing. One of the most promising applications of jet ink technologies is radiation-curable jet inks used in package and label printing.

Uteco to Debut New Flexo Press and Gravure Products at Drupa 2004

Published: January 28, 2004
Eurograv Ltd. reports Uteco Converting S.p.a will showcase one its new central impression (CI), 8-color gearless flexographic presses at Drupa. In addition, says the Uteco press distributor, Uteco will show a print unit on a new gravure press.

European Report Covers Flex-Pack Industry in Depth

Published: December 01, 2003
On a recent trip to the U.K., I had dinner with Paul Gaster, a consultant at PCI Films Consulting Ltd. He showed me a quarterly business report published by PCI titled, “European Flexible Packaging,” that has been available since 1999.

Sniffing Out the Sources of Packaging Odors

Published: November 30, 2003
Packaging products consist of substrates, and they can contain adhesives, primers, coatings, or inks. Converting processes involved in package manufacturing

Study Says Retort Pouch Production and Use Positioned for Sustained and Significant Growth

Published: November 10, 2003
Packaging Strategies says a new study illustrates how this particular packaging market is positioned for significant, sustained growth.

Security Inks Raise Our Level of Protection

Published: October 31, 2003
Dramatic advances in digital photographic and reprographic technology were made during the 1990s. These advances have had an undesirable side effect in that such technology provides counterfeiters greater capability to create counterfeits.

AmeriStar Awards Honor Best in Packaging

Published: October 31, 2003
The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP) recently announced the winners of its AmeriStar Package Awards, honoring the best in packaging for 2003.

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