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ILS Adds Newest HP Digital Press

(News | New Products)

May 31, 2009, ... rPET packaging employing recycled materials, and the use of biopolymers. While folding cartons and corrugated containers—which, he said, are tied to the market—are experiencing greater decline, more traditional ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

April 30, 2009, ... winners of its Second Annual Awards Competition. Best Part Design | Aspasie IML for Swatch Buttons Best Thin Wall Packaging | North America IML Containers for Chapman's YogurtPlus Best ...

PSA Ideal for Clear Film Applications

(News Eclips)

April 12, 2009, Franklin Adhesives & Polymers has developed Covinax 462, a permanent pressure-sensitive adhesive said to be ideal for clear film applications COLUMBUS, OH | Franklin Adhesives & Polymers has developed ...

Biodegradable Sandwich Wrap Earns Flex-Pack Nod

(News Eclips)

March 30, 2009, ... rigid polystyrene containers. The resealable Bio-Pouch is flexographically surface-printed with a random four-color repeat graphic highlighting its biodegradable features. The flex-pack is said to use ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter: Avery's Green Plan

(Narrow Web)

March 22, 2009, ... to power plant equipment, resulting in the elimination of 99% of VOC emissions; 1 million lbs of polyester waste from casting films is transformed into recycled, post-consumer products such as milk containers; ...

CPP EXPO Las Vegas Relocates in Vegas Convention Center

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2009, ... Ctr. (LVCC) October 5-7, 2009. CPP says the Expo will now be located on the Main Floor of the South Hall, along with the Showcase in Packaging and the Containers and Materials Section of PACK EXPO Las ...

Distribute Oil From One Location

(News Eclips)

March 15, 2009, ... system if the alarm is not cleared in the time allotted. Eliminates the labor required to fill containers at each machine. Allows one easy-to-access location with one supply tank to maintain, and oil ...

Flexible Packaging Association 2009 Award Winners

(Flexpack Main)

February 28, 2009, ... Environmental & Sustainability Achievement. Bio-Pouch reportedly is the best sustainable solution for fresh-prepared sandwiches in the market. Compared to rigid polystyrene containers, the Bio-Pouch ...

What's New Products: March 200

(Magazine)

February 28, 2009, ... the heating zones. Grieve Corp. | 847-546-8225 | www.grievecorp.com PFFC-ASAP 429 Sweep Gaylord Containers The Sweeper continuously sweeps the length and breadth of the top level of resin ...

IPACK-IMA 2009 Supports Growth of Pet Food Packaging

(News | New Products)

February 18, 2009, ... aluminium and steel cans, aluminium trays, flexible polylaminate bags, paper bags, paperboard boxes, and polylaminate cellulose containers; snacks and treats also employ processing and packaging techniques ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter: February

(Magazine)

January 31, 2009, ... on flexible containers. Films have high, balanced tensile strength and low elongation, coupled with a high dimensional stability at elevated temperatures, said to provide excellent register control during ...

Cartons Go Upscale

(Carton Box)

January 31, 2009, ... & Graphics was formed in 2002. Fleetwood merged with Fibre Containers, a 54-year-old company that has run manroland presses in its folding carton plant for 35 years. The firm now operates from two side-by-side ...

Green Is Global

(Archive)

January 31, 2009, ... is its lighter weight — a key attribute today. The whole packaging industry is moving to lighter-weight containers and thinner label materials to save time and costs. For the converter, thinner materials ...

What's Ne

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2009, ... | www.aquabased.com PFFC-ASAP 326 Coatings Resist Abrasion Nomar Series of abrasion-resistant coatings meet market requirements for non-scuff performance for corrugated shipping containers, reportedly ...

News Clips

(News Clips Archive)

December 31, 2008, Amcor, Mundelein, IL, is one of only two companies within the containers and packaging sector to be included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, Amcor, Mundelein, IL, is one of only two companies ...

Color Control

(Label/Tape)

December 31, 2008, ... a very small marketplace. Blow molders of plastic containers for the petroleum industry, for example, not only are looking for high quality labels that can maintain their integrity in sometimes harsh environments ...

Credit Chaos

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2008, ... flexible packaging (Rank Group/Alcoa), labels (Genstar Capital/Fort Dearborn), and rigid containers (Rexam/O-I Plastics). The industry has been characterized by strategic and financial buyers operating ...

Candy Assortment

(Flexpack)

December 07, 2008, Ideal for a range of sweets, a new line of products from Noble Gift Packaging, Cedar Grove, NJ, offers marketers an array of style, color, size, and strength options from resilient to delicate packages, ...

Reduce & Reuse

(Extrusion Coating)

November 30, 2008, ... materials currently remains in the food service sector — for poly-coated paperboard cups and plates, bowls, and take-out food containers — liquid packaging and flexible packaging continue to represent ...

Streamline Processing, Improve Print Quality

(News Eclips)

November 04, 2008, ... and corrugated containers. Equipped with an innovative high-output exposure head, the CTP system handles flexo plates, letterpress plates, and thermal ablative film up to 42 x 60 in. Reportedly compatible ...

October Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box)

September 30, 2008, ... issued a study, Cosmetic & Toiletry Containers, which says US demand for cosmetic and toiletry containers is expected to increase 2.8%/yr to reach 25.5 billion units in 2012. Plastic materials will register ...

Sustainability and Flex Pack: a Study

(News Clips Archive)

September 30, 2008, ... closure manufactured by Zip-Pak on a flexible pouch, and five other packages qualified as rigid containers manufactured by companies unaffiliated with Zip-Pak; Two breakfast cereal packages, one featuring ...

Recyclable PS Demand Increases

(News Eclips)

August 12, 2008, ... America is growing every year. CPRA-recycled PS packaging includes: foam and rigid PS take-out containers for deli, bakery, prepared foods, fresh fruit and vegetables, salad and sandwich boxes; cushion ...

Jeco Plastic Products Pallets Featured in Drupa Booths

(News | New Products)

June 09, 2008, Pallets from Jeco Plastic Products, a designer and manufacturer of plastic pallets and containers, will be featured on several stands at Drupa 2008 PLAINFIELD, IN | Pallets from Jeco Plastic Products, ...

AWA Sleeve Conference

(News Eclips)

May 20, 2008, ... S-PET; and improved shrinkage in PP film offering for ROSO. Challenges for sleeving technology will include recycling of sleeve labeled containers; the development of PLA; increasing numbers of sleeve ...

Cardpak President Named Chairman of PPC

(News Eclips)

May 04, 2008, ... lack of appreciation of the benefits of paper-based packaging are widespread,” he said. “Consumers know that glass, cans, newspapers, and corrugated containers are recyclable. They should know that paperboard ...

Riding the Technology Wave

(Label/Tape)

April 30, 2008, ... IML was associated with a higher quality product. Here in the US, product quality was a given, so dry offset-decorated containers — while not as glamorous — were perfectly acceptable. Our story “Elegance ...

Clever Converters

(Flexpack)

March 31, 2008, ... zipper, and a slim profile for saving leftovers. It is also microwavable and leak resistant. As compared to rigid containers, the Hot N Handy pouch reportedly uses 92% less fossil fuels and produces ...

Demographic Demands

(Flexpack)

February 29, 2008, ... bode well for converted flexible packaging demand. However, competition from single-serving and other novel rigid containers in markets such as snacks, candy, and dairy products will restrain growth to ...

March Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

February 29, 2008, ... and healthcare where label use often is mandatory but removal may be difficult or forgotten. Labeled containers can be put directly into dishwasher or boiling water without the possibility of labels clogging ...