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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... annual fall meetings, including AIMCAL, Radtech, AICC (Regions I and II), Film and Bag Federation, and the Composite Can and Tube Inst. This is all in addition to Pack Expo Las Vegas, September 26–28, ...

New Products

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... environments requiring a simple, dependable, and economical filling system. System is compatible with various bulk adhesive containers including bag, box, drum, or tote, as well as adhesives in the shape ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... range of bag- and pouchmaking equipment in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and Switzerland. National Adhesives Shows Its Convictions ...

"Small Guy" Equipped for Mega Growt

(Archive)

May 30, 2005, Dave Clarke, VP and general manager of Mega Plastics, a Clinton, MS-based converter of plastic bags and film for industrial packaging, refers to the nine-year-old company as one of the "smaller guys" in ...

One Stop Shop

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2005, ... seal, gusset pouches, and bags. There are reclosable zipper pouches for powders and granules and reclosable cap and pouring-spout pouches for liquids. Carrier bags and a fairly extensive tattoo (pressure-sensitive ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ...  The result: A sweet package, inside and out. SUPPLIER INFO: FiberMark—fibermark.com Sakurai USA—sakurai.com Bobst Group USA—bobstgroup.com Hazen Paper Co.—hazen.com Trash Bags Have a ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... will direct the company, which supplies pouch- and bagmaking machines for the flexible packaging industry. Cham Wallpaper Transfer FABRIKSTRASSE, SWITZERLAND—Cham Paper Group will transfer its wallpaper ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... film, grocery bags, and other recyclable materials from the marketplace. Recycling Laws Need a Push RICHMOND, VA—Beverage makers and oil companies could be doing more to improve recycling of their ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... can be used to print applications including bags for bread or frozen foods, some bottle wraps, and more. Line includes high-strength process and spot colors. Inks are said to have good ice-water crinkle ...

CMM 2005 Exhibitors Listed by Product Categories

(Archive)

February 27, 2005, ... Printing Ink Mfrs./NAPIM, 1316 Packaging & Label Gravure Assn./PLGA, 978 RadTech Intl. NA, 116 Waterless Printing Assn., 481 BAG & POUCH MACHINERY AMI Equipment div. of Zip-Pak, 2341 Battenfeld ...

Is a Packaging Makeover Ahead?

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 007-04-COE. It would impose a 17-cent/bag surcharge on all paper and plastic grocery bags given to shoppers at grocery stores. Initially, the measure would apply to ...

Technology - The Great Equalizer

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... down the street. In April 2004 the Flexible Packaging Assn. reported, "Importers from Asia have taken over the retail bag segment of the industry, and they are becoming an increasing source of competition ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... is a new line of zippers designed for use in packaging applications that require extremely high heat. Zippers in the series include the microwavable zipper, the boil-in-bag zipper, and the post-pasteurizable ...

Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... Group Europe, Kerkrade, The Netherlands; +31 45-5357676; gbcfilm.com Company enters the world of flex-pack with the Bilitene, a patented process to produce bags and envelopes that is used in conjunction ...

Printing: Italian Style

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... remain leaders in their fields. Pay Attention to Detail BOVO Srl, Mirano, converts high-end shopping bags for department stores. BOVO makes 100 million bags a year, an average seven colors each, and ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... commercial customers and individual consumers to use only the amount of product they need. The package can be used in the microwave and as a boil-in bag for cooking and reheating food products right ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... to "Protective Packaging," a new study by the Freedonia Group, protective packaging demand in the US is expected to grow 5.2% annually to $3.5 billion in 2008. Inflatable bags, insulated shipping containers, ...

Shear Slitting Can Provide Advantages

(Archive)

July 30, 2004, ... of knives and spacers, stacked on the shaft, provide a complete support for the web, thereby reducing to a minimum the possibility of wrinkling, bagging, or sagging. In tangential or kiss slitting, ...

People & Places

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... and two new bagmaking machines. FRM-USA, Los Angeles, CA, names Alan Carey to introduce its line of Smart Inks metallic inks to American printers and converters. Gibraltar Packaging Group, Hastings, ...

New Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... improve product quality, reduce downtime, minimize waste, and save money. Custom web aligners are available for all types of web-fed converting machines, including blown film extruders, bag machines, printing ...