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Press Adds Flexibility of Film to Paper Operation

Published: July 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
After more than 20 years of converting paper-based packaging materials, Saugerties Packaging is discovering the benefits of "being flexible"flexible packaging

Strong, Versatile Cartons Offer Plenty of Shelf Appeal

Published: July 01, 2000, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
For the first time in the 57-year history of the Paperboard Packaging Council's carton competition, two winners were chosen for the President's Award.

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

Published: July 01, 2000, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
"Cellophane brought about the first transparent...packaging concepts." So said Dr. Richard Podhajny, one of PFFC's contributing editors, in his feature,

Specialists in Interior Packaging Branch Out

Published: July 01, 2000, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Winter, Bell Co. focuses on interior packaging production for a number of markets. Now equipped with a Jagenberg slitter/rewinder, these "specialists" are becoming more diverse with additional contract converting.

Outlook 2000 and Beyond: The State of the Trade

Published: July 01, 2000, By Deborah Donberg, Managing Editor
This month we bring you our annual summary of the converting-related industries from the US Industry & Trade Outlook, published by The McGraw-Hill Cos.

Drupa 2000A Big Success Any Way You Count It

Published: July 01, 2000, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Drupa 2000 has come and gone, but the memories remain for 1,957 exhibitorsand apparently they are good ones. According to show sponsor Messe Dsseldorf,

Experts Scan the Future for Technologies with Impact

Published: June 01, 2000, By Teresa Koltzenburg and Claudia Hine, Senior Editors
In 1455 Johann Gutenberg printed the Bible with movable metal type and, in doing so, changed the world. His invention was ranked by The History Channel

Release Papers: New Trends Are Driving the Market

Published: June 01, 2000, By Bob Tardiff
Release papers provide the base for a pressure-sensitive label system that runs the gamut from generic mailing labels to high-specification applications

Box Plant Rises from the Ashes to New Heights

Published: June 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Imagine showing up at your plant one morning--and it's not there. A fire has decimated your entire operation. Your equipment, inventory, and files are

When Employees Become Owners... A Happy Ending

Published: June 01, 2000, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
The "closing" of a former Champion-owned paper mill and several converting facilities proved to be a blessing for the employees—now owners—of one-year-old Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc.

Coating Operation Cleans Up Its (Trim Removal) Act

Published: June 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
When your company converts critical materials for manufacturers of electronic circuit boards, product purity is of the utmost concern--and eliminating

It's Definitely a Bull Market for High-Performance Films

Published: June 01, 2000, By Brenda Mar, Frost & Sullivan
When I was in college, one of my classmates who lived in my dorm tried heating a pot pie on a plastic plate in the oven. Needless to say, the oven and

More Laminating Diversity Equals More Success

Published: June 01, 2000, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
What do the apparel, automotive, marine, shoe, juvenile car seat, and medical industries have in common? Not a lot, really, except for one small textile-to-foam

Decorative Films Served by Multilayer Structure

Published: June 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Allied Converters Inc., reportedly the largest sheeter of cellophane and polypropylene in the US, has just gotten bigger. The driving force behind this

On-Line Purchasing Saves Time, Money, and Space

Published: June 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Business-to-business e-commerce, the sale of products and services directly over the Internet, is rapidly becoming big business-even for small companies.

Converter Can't Seem to Stay Out of Business

Published: May 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
When Robert Curran sold his three label companies in 1987, he figured he was out of the converting business for good. Today, he not only owns a folding

Latest Gravure Technology Launches Converter into Fray

Published: May 01, 2000, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Imagine you're a paratrooper. Your mission: to launch yourself out of a plane, drop to the earth, hit the ground running, and go into battle. Sounds risky,

Golden Cylinders Go to Gravure's Very Best

Published: May 01, 2000, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
The Gravure Association of America (GAA) started a new tradition when it presented the 2000 Golden Cylinder Awards at its annual convention April 6th

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

Globalization Is Driving Force Behind Fast-Growing NPE

Published: May 01, 2000, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) reports NPE 2000 will surpass every previous NPE in size, diversity, and global impact when it comes to McCormick

Selecting the Right Tensioning System for the Application

Published: May 01, 2000, By Bruce Becker, Warner Electric/DANA
Choosing a tension control system can be intimidating, especially with the large array of systems available. Understanding the basic systems, which all

Variations on a FluteAICC Honors the Best in Corrugated

Published: May 01, 2000, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Roaring into the Future!" was the theme of the 9th International Corrugated Packaging Design Competition sponsored by the Assn. of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC). AICC presented the awards at its annual meeting in Chicago, IL, November 6, as part of the joint AICC/TAPPI Corrugated Week '99.

French Fry Fascination Brings Big Business to Bonar

Published: April 01, 2000, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Two Black Clawson coextrusion lines bring Bonar into the world of institutional french fry packaging. And what a big world it is.

Managing Your Way Through a ''Green'' Future

Published: April 01, 2000, By John W. Watson, Attorney -at-Law, Gardner, Carton & Douglas

We have struggled through the environmental wars with many successed, but the battles are far from over.

Electrically Heated Rollers Are Top Technology Choice

Published: April 01, 2000, By Deborah Donberg, Managing Editor
The Thermalon line of electrically heated rollers from American Roller Co., Union Grove, WI, has won the 2000 Technology of the Year Competition sponsored

Human/Machine Interface Offers Best of Two Worlds

Published: April 01, 2000, By Kevin Roach, GE Fanuc Automation

HMI software brings operator and equipment together in new ways for more efficient machine control and better communication.

Converted Solutions Slitter/Rewinder Boosts Productivity on Laminating Line

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

As Web Dynamics moves forward with a grant to expand its range of lamination processes, a new Consol slitter/rewinder provides the flexibility to expand its range of materials.

Negotiating an Acquisition: Nine Steps to Success

Published: April 01, 2000, By George Spilka, Mergers/Acquisitions Consultant
There are many types of negotiations, and all are unique. A skilled negotiator in one setting will not necessarily be expert in others. This generally

Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary

Published: April 01, 2000, By Huston Keith
With improving technologies in materials and processing, flexible packaging plays an increasingly important role in many markets. Multilayer stand-up

Tape Converter Stands Up to Goliath with New Press

Published: March 31, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
A flexo press from Bell-Mark makes a large contribution to Filmex Corporation, a smal specialty tape converter.

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