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FTA Awards Exemplify High-End Flexo

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2003, ... the packaging is as high quality as what is inside. The quality of the print and the quality of the converting were all top-notch." Horsman adds, "The gloss and the registration—not only print to print, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... harmful amounts of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Peter G. Mayberry, the council's executive director, explains, “All available data show that too many children are being injured or killed ...

As Good as It Gets: PPC Awards

(Folding Cartons)

March 31, 2003, ... Comfort Shoes by Caraustar Toys: Mechanical and non-mechanical toys, dolls, trains and children’s games Transformers—Botcon Warrior, Catscan by Caraustar Structural/Technical Innovation: Packages ...

AmeriStar Calls for Package Entries

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2003, ... and other durable goods Pharmaceutical/Drug : Packaging intended for any ethical, OTC, nutraceutical or specialty (i.e., herbal) Medical Device : All medical devices, including surgical supplies, ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... inserts and outserts, roll labels, and specialty products for prescriptions, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, and nutritional products, the company has been in continuous operation in New York since ...

Materials

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... paperboards allow pharmaceutical and OTC drug manufacturers to produce foldover blister cards with superior graphics, reliable tamper evidence, and durable heat seals to a variety of barrier films, reports ...

Opportunities in Medical Packaging

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... and other wounds. These can differ significantly between retail/over-the-counter (OTC) products and hospital or prescription products. The retail/OTC market accounts for approximately 30% and is dominated ...

Metlon Corp. Updated Portal: Easier Access to Product Info

(News | New Products)

January 02, 2003, Metlon Corp. says its new web site will give users easier access to information about the company's product information. CRANSTON, RI, USA—Metlon Corporation announces the launch of its updated website ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportMedical/Healthcare Use

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... this sector. The Hygiene, Medical, and OTC Personal Care Markets The hygiene market is the major segment in the total healthcare and medical market, representing about 79% of release liner usage, mostly ...

1950s

(News | New Products)

August 27, 2002, ... Co., (3M) premiers double-coated “Scotch” tape, a thin, transparent cellophane tape for splicing page “invisibly and permanently.” February 1951 On February 8, the National Production Authority issued ...

Packaging That Really Works

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, ... Dr. Joseph Hotchkiss at Cornell. Among these successes has been the development of an enzyme in a film material used to reduce the bitterness in citrus juice. Using naringanase, an enzyne-derived fungus, ...

Every Trick in the Book

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... thin and thick layers. Kapak Corp., Minneapolis, MN, converts the 48-ga PET/ink/adhesive/48-ga MPET/adhesive/300-ga linear-low-density polyethylene pouch with tear notch and zipper reclosure feature. ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

(Archive)

February 28, 2002, ... and converters must pay attention to controlling the tension and temperature to avoid film elongation during processing. BOPP films are also notch-sensitive and can, therefore, tear easily if an edge is ...

Shaft Collar Decisions Can Be Momentous

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... take shaft collar clamping technology up a notch and also enhance production. For example, Figure 2 shows a cutaway view of a ball-bearing, spring-loaded collar. This type of shaft collar secures itself ...

Difficult Jobs? Combo Printing Can Tighten Screwy Requests

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... others can't.” Of course, combining different, complex processes isn't nearly as simple as fitting the pointy end of a butter knife into the notch on a Phillips' screw head, but RDP-Marathon, Nilpeter, ...

The Cadillac of Corrugated: Tri-Wall

(Magazine)

November 30, 2001, ...  prints with a Ward 66×144-in. flexo press and also operates a Notchfold machine capable of handling sheets to 330 in. long. (According to the company, Advance is no longer in business, and the Notchfol ...

Materials

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, New from: Adhesives Research, Akzo Nobel, Davies Industrial Supplies, FLEXcon Co., Tesa Tape, and UCB Films. Tape Useful for a Variety of Splicing Applications Adhesives Research, Glen Rock, PA; 717/235-7979; ...

BIG Fish Bows Out, Turning Tide for the Little Ones

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... opportunity to catch some of the “big-fish” business. Fluorocarbon Phase-Out The big fish, in this case, is 3M, St. Paul, MN — the colossal consumer products producer (Scotch Tape, Post-It notes, e.g.), ...

Sierra Story Is a Saga of Changing Times

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... added a line of colored papers and holographic laminates targeted at the consumer packaging markets.” But it is 3M's recent announcement that it's discontinued its popular Scotchban product that may put ...

Trends in Flexible Packaging Markets: Two Different Views

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... for top blister webs in the conversion of prescription to OTC. For niche converters, this does present superb opportunities, but as the second top market for flex-pack growth, it's far off target. Demographic ...