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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 ...

Foodservice Disposables Growth Led by Packaging

(Flexpack)

December 31, 2007, ... and drinking places is forecast to expand 3.9%/yr to $11 billion in 2011. In addition to menu changes necessitating greater usage of containers, disposables demand in limited service restaurants will be ...

PMMI Adds New Category

(Magazine)

December 31, 2007, ARLINGTON, VA The Packaging Machinery Mfrs. Inst. (PMMI), has a new membership category for materials and containers suppliers. Explains Chuck Yuska, ARLINGTON, VA The Packaging Machinery Mfrs. Inst. ...

Great-Looking Winners Raise In-Mold Awareness

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... Pasta Sauce Container; Olivieri Foods, div. of Canada Bread; North America IML Containers. These are evocative of high quality pasta sauces from a fine Italian restaurant. The five-sided in-mold labels ...

New Converting Products, Part 3

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... and stress-crack resistance; CF9501 sealant film for retort lidding creates a secure, easy-to-peel lamination that can be used on PP containers. Films are said to demonstrate proven superior performance ...

Making the Cut

(Archive)

November 30, 2007, ... but can you help us out of a jam?” When developing containers essential to the delivery of sensitive products, packaging firms nationwide are discovering the importance of hiring professionals whose ...

Summer Industries Forms Relationship with Haddon House

(Archive)

October 08, 2007, Summer Industries, a manufacturer of rigid paperboard containers, has entered into an exclusive packaging relationship with Haddon House Food Products, a leader in specialty foods marketing and distribution. ...

Wet on Wet

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... are applied at the press, contributes to the efficiency of the line, says Schroepfer. With the installation, to be used mostly for printing foils, plastic film, and laminates for lidding of containers ...

Be A Good Citizen

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... costs and is more easily recycled by consumers. Procter & Gamble, for one, has made reducing the size of its packaging, such as detergent containers, a priority. The change is a win-win for the company ...

Three of a Kind

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... to guard against bioterrorism, package tampering, and counterfeiting and product adulteration; a Containers and Materials Pavilion featuring ideas to make packaging stand out; an RFID Pavilion; a Contract ...

CONVERTER CLIPS

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... either in blown or cast film lines. Tampa Tube Part of Summer WELCOME, NC—Summer Industries has purchased Tampa Tube Containers, Tampa, FL, a manufacturer of paper tubes, cores, and containers. Tampa ...

Narrow Web New Products

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... containers and reportedly resists hazing during pasteurization and ice chest. PFFC-ASAP 402 Many Features on Label Press Colorflex Technologies, Longueuil, QC, Canada; 450/651-2224; colorflextechnologies.com ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

June 29, 2007, ... be especially recommended for blade servers and other metal-surfaced assets or liquid storage containers. Two Industry Sales CHICAGO, IL—Mesirow Financial reports it served as advisor in two recent ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

May 31, 2007, ... in-plant scrap for the packaging industry. In addition to recycling for all types of production scrap, including foils, laminates, plastic films, and containers, the facility will include equipment to ...

Online Registration for Pack Expo 2007

(Archive)

May 02, 2007, ... Vegas 2007 will feature more than 1,200 companies highlighting all facets of the global packaging industry, including advanced materials and containers and innovative machinery. Attendees registering for ...

Cradle 2 Cradle

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... and due to its stackability, the product is ideal for floor displays. Created from solid bleached sulfate board, the package design eliminated the need for plastic containers and overwrap, making it ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, A CLEAR WINNER Amcor Flexibles Baricol, Gloucester, UK, announces Baripet FL 45 high-barrier lidding film for smoothwall aluminum foil containers. The A CLEAR WINNER Amcor Flexibles Baricol, Gloucester, ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... E749/52 AS7 polyester film for full-body, shrink-sleeve labels is designed for narrow-neck containers. Film is engineered for 78% shrink properties, and high-performance surface characteristics reportedly ...