Search

Converter Clips

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... 2007 will feature more than 1,200 exhibiting companies occupying more than 500,000 net sq ft. Pavilions will include Containers & Materials; The Showcase of Packaging Innovations; Brand Security; RFID; ...

Beer and its Labels

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... on glass, metal, HDPE, and PET containers, claimed to offer significant reductions in total applied label cost over self-adhesive. AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. is an international market research consultant ...

Focusing on European Flex-Pack

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2007, ... modified atmosphere packaging to extend the shelf life of products. Basell is looking at the possibility of developing with its customers PB-1 easy-peel systems for polypropylene containers which are used ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... are used for manufacturing multilayer sheet used in barrier containers for the shelf-stable food market. Borzillo says the facility’s goal is to run as many quality parts as possible 24/7, adding, “Our ...

Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

February 27, 2007, ... nominal) PET-based lidding film for polylactide (PLA) containers is used in fresh produce applications and incorporates a blended coating for a strong yet peelable seal at low temperatures, without deterioration ...

Jeco Appoints Agent in Japan

(Archive)

February 19, 2007, ... containers, has appointed Smart Vision Co. of Tokyo, Japan, as its agent for the Japanese market. Smart Vision provides logistics, import and export, distribution, and systems development services to the ...

A Look at Liquid

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... Plastic containers now dominate for larger sizes, as in other liquid packaging segments, and according to US Dept. of Agriculture statistics, account for 80% of fluid milk sales. The substitution of gable-top ...

Directing Design

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... third-party software. For starters, imagine tying your CAD solution with palletization software to help make decisions about how the product is packaged. The more cartons in the container, the more containers ...

Super Sized

(Corrugated)

December 31, 2006, ... of the store and shipped in containers that are display ready. As more discount stores emerge, stores are finding it more costly to have their own butcher on site, and club stores prefer meat to be packaged ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... of film from containers for recycling. PFFC-ASAP 310 Label Software is Upgraded Bell-Mark, Pine Brook, NJ; 973/882-0202; www.bell-mark.com VersaStyle 3.4 is an updated version of label-making software ...

Narrow Web What's Ne

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... and clean separation of film from containers for recycling. PFFC-ASAP 310 Label Software is Upgraded Bell-Mark, Pine Brook, NJ; 973/882-0202; bell-mark.com VersaStyle 3.4 is an updated version ...

Pouch Progress

(Flexpack)

December 31, 2006, ... products such as mustard, catsup, milk, tomato paste, olives, and sauces. Strassheim noted that possible pouch sizes range from 1–6 lbs. With users such as McDonald’s mandating that no metal containers ...

High Visibility Packaging Study

(Archive)

December 13, 2006, ... and other high visibility containers for their theft and tamper deterrence and ability to effectively showcase products. Further growth will be limited by the rising volume of offshore production and packaging ...

Please Touch

(Folding Cartons)

November 30, 2006, ... board and 50% plastic containers. Says Chatzkel, “That’s part of what separates us from our competition.” Chatzkel points out a particular skin care product carton as a prime example of the value they ...

New Date for Pharmintech 2007

(Archive)

November 20, 2006, Pharmintech 2007, an exhibition for the pharmaceutical, personal care, and nutraceutical industry in Europe, will take place June 12-14, 2007, in Bologna, Italy. PRESS RELEASE BOLOGNA, ITALY—Pharmintech ...

Snack Food Packaging Demand to Reach $5.6 Billion in 2010

(Flexpack)

November 15, 2006, ... relative to their volume than standard-sized products. The growth of club stores will boost demand for larger containers, but this will be offset by the growth of single-serving packs. These and other ...

Wal-Mark Unveils Packaging Scorecard

(Archive)

November 05, 2006, ... Utilization category for effectively using space in pallets and shipping containers, but that same supplier may only be in the 20th percentile in Recycled Content. This model gives suppliers the opportunity ...

Narrow Web Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2006, ... transfer decoration to blow-molded PET and HDPE containers. The combined technologies apply heat transfer labels to containers at rates to 300/min and eliminate the need for flame-treating containers before ...

Pack Expo Plus!

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... machinery, materials containers, and more when Pack Expo Intl. 2006 arrives October 29-November 2. Organized by the Packaging Machinery Mfrs. Inst. (PMMI), the biennial event expects 50,000 attendees ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... study predicts the increased focus on these issues will expand growth opportunities for high value-added containers, closures, and accessories, especially blister packs, tamper-evident closures, and RFID ...