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- Plastics, Packaging and the Environment
- (Flexography)
- April 22, 2020, ... primary package (i.e., cereal), reducing substrate thickness (aka downgauging), and replacing rigid plastic containers with flexible alternatives. In addition to reducing the overall cost of packaging, ...
- Metallized Packaging Advancements From Terphane
- (News | New Products)
- April 06, 2020, ... and after the product’s use. Globally, metallized flexible plastic packaging is replacing traditional aluminum-foil packaging and rigid containers. In both Europe and South America, this trend is ahead ...
- Packaging Recognized as Essential: Smart Packaging Enhances Food Safety and Security
- (News | New Products)
- March 25, 2020, ... quality. “We are continuously hearing reports of vessels not being unloaded on time, and containers left sitting for long periods at harbours,” says Gary Ward, Ph.D., business development manager for ...
- FPA Addresses Essential Manufacturing in Light of COVID-19 Crisis
- (News | New Products)
- March 19, 2020, ... and medical waste receptacles use can liners to manage business, institutional, medical, and household waste. Carry-out and take-out food containers and e-commerce delivery, which are increasingly important ...
- Multi-Solution Approach Key to Achieving Sustainability Goals
- (Extrusion Coating)
- February 24, 2020, The extrusion coating market is growing as global brand owners continue to choose aseptic cartons, stand-up pouches and paper-based flexible packaging formats over glass, metal and rigid containers. By ...
- FPA Partners with PACK EXPO East
- (News | New Products)
- February 09, 2020, ... automation, robotics and controls, materials, containers, printing and labeling technologies and other supply chain solutions. As the premier packaging show on the East Coast, PACK EXPO East serves as ...
- The Back Page: The American Paper Converter April 1946
- (News | New Products)
- January 26, 2020, ... immediately prior to coating or impregnating. Because it is an air-drying substance, Plastiglaze should be kept in tightly-sealed containers whenever it is not in use. However, if it should become too ...
- New Wash-Off Adhesive Optimises PET Recycling
- (News | New Products)
- December 29, 2019, ... – HERMA PP white extra tc (grade 880) and HERMA PP 50 transparent tc (grade 885) – HERMA expects corresponding certificates shortly. All of these materials are suitable for applying to PET containers and ...
- Flexible Packages Standing Out in 2019
- (Flexpack)
- December 11, 2019, ... flexible pouch only requires a developer to complete the application process, giving users a portable, useful alternative to multiple rigid containers. A unique curved spout prevents powder fumes and guides ...
- Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo
- (Converting Perspectives)
- December 01, 2019, ... include cereal and shoes, crackers and toy boxes. Types of containers in flexible packaging are another way to define this industry. The traditional competitor to flexible packages is RIGID packaging ...
- AICC Announces 2019-2020 Slate of Officers
- (News | New Products)
- October 03, 2019, ... Containers Ltd. (SP) Brampton, Ontario CANADA AICC Mexico Pedro Aguirre Martinez Tecnología de Cartón (SP) Querétaro, Mexico OVERSEAS DIRECTOR Kim Nelson Royal Containers Ltd. (SP) Brampton, ...
- Xeikon Flexflow for Pouch Production Daily demonstrations in the Flexible Packaging Arena
- (News | New Products)
- September 18, 2019, ... data printing in full colour and a wide application range. Brand owners looking for a diversity of containers for their products are drawn to the pouches’ ability to stand and stack, their lightweight ...
- FPA Partners With Pack Expo Las Vegas
- (Upcoming Conference News)
- August 29, 2019, ... vertical industry markets and nearly 130 countries. There will be Pavilions dedicated to printing; containers and materials; the confectionery industry and more. “Year in and year out, the Partner Programs ...
- PACK EXPO Las Vegas at a Glance
- (Upcoming Conference News)
- August 28, 2019, ... EXPO Las Vegas (September 23- 25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center; Las Vegas), converters and packaging professionals in particular can take advantage of The PACKage Printing Pavilion and The Containers ...
- Suck it up Paper
- (News | New Products)
- July 07, 2019, ... Manufacturers are now coming up with new ways to replace plastic products in everything from straws to personal care product containers. In fact, last July MGM Resorts International announced that single-use ...
- Trends Driving Flexible Packaging
- (News | New Products)
- June 02, 2019, ... film structures that are less permeable to increase shelf life and enhance flavors. Growth is occurring from the transition of items packaged in rigid containers to high quality flexible packages. Consumer ...
- Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo
- (Converting Perspectives)
- May 23, 2019, ... packages such as containers of laundry pods? In fact, the refill package may be all you need. Does it appear expensive? Trendy? Desirable? Pouches, and especially stand-up items, are standouts. The product ...
- Packaging and Labeling Sustainability is a Must for the Industry
- (Label/Tape)
- April 21, 2019, ... to United Nations Comtrade data – put into effect a policy known as the “National Sword.” This bans the importation of PET and other plastic bottles and containers, along with mixed paper. A March 16, ...
- Diversified Plastics Inc. Adds Rotational Molding Oven
- (News | New Products)
- April 16, 2019, ... as material handling carts and recycling containers. The implementation of a new rotational molding oven is expected to increase productivity and allow DPI to produce larger sized products for a variety ...
- FPA 2019 Flexible Packaging Achievement Award Winners Announced
- (News | New Products)
- March 10, 2019, ... also highlighted the transition of products previously packaged in rigid containers to flexible packaging, and addressed consumer convenience, making it easier for the consumers to shop, transport, dispense ...