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The Miracle of Coextrusion Makes Believers of Many

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... solving many problems that would otherwise plague various segments of the converting fields today. Consider the blow molding of containers. The number of products available in these containers today ...

CPSC: The Other Packaging Regulatory Agency to Watch

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August 31, 2001, ... with respect to food, food containers, and food-related articles or equipment under a longstanding memorandum of understanding (MOU). From time to time, the CPSC investigates the safety of food and ...

Electron Beam Curing in Flexible Packaging

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August 31, 2001, ... containers in the liquid packaging field. Several film manufacturers were using EB technology in the production of film for food packaging. The EB units crosslinked and modified the polymers used to produce ...

Products

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July 31, 2001, ... and medical packages and other specialty packaging containers at speeds to 100 packages/min, depending upon size. Containers are said to exhibit strong and rigid properties and to have outstanding insulating ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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June 30, 2001, ... All adhesives poured readily from the mixer and self-leveled in their containers. Using Polymer B with higher molecular weight, the adhesives changed when held hot. After mixing for 3 h at 175°C, the adhesives ...

Cut-to-Register Sheeting Trims Time and Labor Costs

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May 31, 2001, ... materials as well. The company supplies the worldwide instant lottery industry and provides the packaging industry with a variety of well-recognized, award-winning product containers we use every day. ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

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May 31, 2001, ... These packaging structures have interest for ice cream containers, meat and burger wraps, and other oily and greasy food packaging. Liquid and juice packaging are also potential applications for PLA. ...

Converting Industry News

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April 29, 2001, ...  Aseptic to Outpace Hot-Fill for PET Containers WEST CHESTER, PA, USA—Aseptic filling in PET packaging could leap from the current 6% market penetration in specialty beverages to nearly 30% by 2004, ...

Sheet Fed Lithography: Hammer Lithographic

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March 31, 2001, ... for the popularity of BOPP with the beverage industry, Iovoli explains, is that the PET containers themselves expand and contract after filling while in distribution, and film labels can move with the ...

Fido's Food Goes GLOSS

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... (used for its other bag applications) is manufactured internally. H.P. Fuller supplies glues. The plant prints its colorful pet food containers with a W&H Olympia flexo press as well as with two other ...

How One Converter Mastered Sheet-Fed Films

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March 31, 2001, ... also can benefit from using BOPP. The primary reason for the popularity of BOPP with the beverage industry, Iovoli explains, is that the PET containers themselves expand and contract after filling while ...

Leave Your Limits BehindDrop into CMM with Us

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February 28, 2001, ... complete details visit www. cmmshow.com. PFFC's sister publication, Boxboard Containers International, is sponsoring the Corrugated Pavilion. Manufacturers exhibiting in the Pavilion (as of press time) ...

Don't Drop Into CMM Without Us

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... 22, there will be two programs taking place concurrently. The first staging of the e-business/converting Conference (organized by Paperloop.com and cosponsored by PFFC and Boxboard Containers Intl.) will ...

Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2001, ... container features for corrugated containers. These features facilitate efficient loading, handling, storage, and shipment of fresh fruits and vegetables on industry-standardized pallets in the US and ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... curvaceously shaped containers at high speeds and lower cost, says co. Film labels such as PP, OPP, OPS, and PETG are capable of shrinking from 26% for OPP to 45% for OPS on the container. As a result, ...

Converting Industry News

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January 31, 2001, ...  Huhtamaki Van Leer Buys Packaging Resources DESOTO, KS, USA—Huhtamaki Van Leer has acquired Packaging Resources Inc., Lake Forest, IL, manufacturers of plastic containers, cups, and lids for the food ...

Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2000, ... to draw 18,000 visitors. Featured advances include the latest flexible packaging materials, p-s labels (pressure sensitive labels), folding cartons, corrugated containers, and inks. Solutions in prepress, ...

The Need to Know Drives Pharma Labeling Market

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December 31, 2000, ... feel that our `one-source' approach at the global level is the best way to do business." He was pointing out that PCI Services is involved in all aspects of pharma packaging, from thermoformed containers ...

Materials

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December 31, 2000, ... cleared for broader use in indirect food contact applications in accordance with 21 CFR. Applications include tamper-proof seals and lids for food containers; composite containers; seals in boxes or rice ...

Products

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December 31, 2000, ... up to 70 products/min. Utilizing one or two dies, machine can create two different trays at the same time, as well as all shapes and sizes of plates and containers, says co. Standard features include an ...