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Chill Factor

(Bag Pouch)

December 31, 2010, Coldkeepers LLC, Thomasville, GA, earns first place in the 2010 Pack Expo Selects competition for its Kold-To-Go thermal bags. The bags use Coldkeepers LLC, Thomasville, GA, earns first place in the 2010 ...

Fresh Fruit, Fresher Air

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2010, Clear Lam Packaging Reclosable Bag with High Oxygen Transmission Rates Replaces Rigid Plastic Tray for Del Monte Fresh Apples Clear Lam Packaging, Elk Grove Village, IL, provides Del Monte with a reclosable ...

Compostable & Quiet

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2010, ... the same as traditional bags. Converted by Canada-based Genpak, the cellulose-based flexible film contains more than 90% renewable content and is compostable in both home and industrial settings. According ...

Pouch Machine Is Versatile

(Bag Pouch)

November 30, 2010, The CT60D+Q (large- and small-format bags) stand-up pouch machine incorporates a shuttle for stopping the web to punch a hole needed for pinch bottom The CT60D+Q (large- and small-format bags) stand-up ...

Experience Speaks: Randy Nebel

(Trends/Management)

October 31, 2010, ... in chemical engineering at Montana State Univ., I started working in the brown part of paper, manufacturing boxes and bags. My 31 years of experience includes organizations such as Weyerhaeuser, Georgia-Pacific, ...

Outside Your Comfort Zone

(Trends/Management)

October 31, 2010, ... “Don't let failure go to your head!” A patient with amputated arms from the elbows down, whom Crawford encountered at Walter Reed Veteran Hospital, says it best: “People are like tea bags. You put them ...

Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... distribution channels to name a few. The ten major application categories that are detailed in a newly released study consist of three basic packaging formats: Bags and wraps (grocery bags, multiwall ...

Produce Packaging Outlook Reported

(Trends/Management)

September 30, 2010, ... Growth Item 2004 2009 2014 04-09 09-14 Corrugated Boxes 1,311 1,530 1,730 3.1 2.5 Bags & Liners 1,002 1,210 1,410 3.8 2.5 Plastic Containers 503 795 1,070 9.6 6.1 Trays ...

Flexographic Printing: Super Setup

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

September 30, 2010, Fifteen years ago, Envases Del Pisuea, located in the suburbs of Mexico City, started making shopping bags. Thanks to a dedicated print staff, the company Fifteen years ago, Envases Del Pisueña, located ...

Bag Making: Strength in Numbers

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, It was mid-2008, and Coating Excellence Intl. (CEI) was facing an unlikely dilemma: There was a greater demand for its woven polypropylene bags than the It was mid-2008, and Coating Excellence Intl. (CEI) ...

Handle That Cares

(Bag Pouch)

September 30, 2010, ... graphic design of the package. The top slider offers convenient opening and closing of the bag. Says Bill Burke, managing director, “Even bags weighing up to 55 pounds can be carried comfortably without ...

US Demand For Biodegradable Plastics To Grow 16% Annually Through 2014

(Flexpack)

September 09, 2010, ... with other biopolymers and an increasing number of suppliers. Opportunities are expected in compostable yard and kitchen bags, foodservice disposables and various types of packaging.   Degradable Plastics ...

High & Mighty

(Flexpack)

September 02, 2010, Pine Poly Partners with NextLife Packaging Group To Produce High Molecular Weight HDPE Bags & Film Using 50% Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic A line of sustainable, high molecular weight HDPE bags and film ...

Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2010, ... for liquid packaging and form/fill/seal applications. Converting capabilities include stand-up and quad-seal pouches, slider zipper and Inno-Lok bags, and a large variety of heavy-duty shipping sacks. ...

Plastics Recycling: Reclaim & Reuse

(Coating/Laminating)

August 31, 2010, ... centers is sorted, shredded, washed, and processed. To ensure quality bags, Hilex Poly worked with EREMA North America, a company dedicated to plastics recycling with more than 3,500 systems in operation ...

Foodservice Packaging To Grow

(Trends/Management)

August 31, 2010, ... less space in landfills and consumes less material than rigid alternatives. Pouches are expected to post the fastest gains of all flexible foodservice packaging types. Bags and sacks will remain the ...

Mamata Installs Latest Pouch Machine at Diamond Flexibles

(Bag Pouch)

August 30, 2010, ... from laminates and coex poly structures. Said ideal for applications of pet food, fertilizer bags, agri/produce bags, etc., where inputs can be a lay-flat sheet, folded and formed to make a side-gusseted ...

Laminating Corona Treating: Bond Boosting

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

July 31, 2010, ... flexible packaging to food, beverage, food container, and industrial companies. In addition to lidding films, Golden Eagle produces fresh-cut produce bags and film, vacuum pouches, shrink bags, bakery ...

Temporary Bonds

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, ... permanent/removable clear laminating tapes in standard and custom slit sizes. PB200 tapes are said to deliver exceptional reliability for the temporary bonding of labels, package padding, reclosable bags, ...

You Get What You Pay For, Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 27, 2010, ... film, etc., etc. Likewise with the bags made… each lot of bags should have a date and time stamp, and be able to trace which rolls of film went into that lot of bags. This requires time and effort to do, ...