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Ampac Acquires Sealed Air Business

(Archive)

June 26, 2007, Ampac Packaging has acquired Sealed Air Corp.'s Trigon Security Products business and related assets in North America and Europe. PRESS RELEASE CINCINNATI, OH—Ampac Packaging has acquired Sealed Air ...

New Product Digest

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... plastic bags; pinning heat-shrink wrapping prior to oven; interlayer adhesion by bi-polar charging of the web prior to roll winding for telescoping control; and more. Provides operating versatility in ...

Paper Bag Seminar

(Archive)

April 23, 2007, UPM Packaging Papers sponsored the first-ever seminar to address the production and converting of paper bags, as well as trends in the market, in September 2006. PRESS RELEASE UPM Packaging Papers sponsored ...

Specialty Film Demand to Approach $7.3 Billion in 2010

(Archive)

April 11, 2007, ... will improve processing methods in film coating and metallization. Demand will also benefit from emerging products and markets for specialty films, such as biodegradable trash bags and soluble oral delivery ...

A Scrappy Competitor

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... bags, labels, and packaging for such industries as fishing, tree fruit, and processed and frozen vegetables. From its 250,000-sq-ft, three-building complex located on 14 acres in Auburn, WA (between Seattle ...

John Baumann

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2007, ... specialty retail markets; specialty shopping bags; and disposable, tamper-evident security bags. What keeps you up at night with regard to your business? Thinking about velocity. Are we changing and ...

February First Glance: Part 2

(First Glance)

January 31, 2007, ... for improved palletization. The pet food comes in four varieties and three sizes: 5-, 20-, and 40-lb bags, plus treats and biscuits. Steamy Solutions Curwood Inc., Oshkosh, WI, offers four new steam-and-serve ...

Adding Up Additives

(Tech Reports)

December 31, 2006, ... the polymer if it is attacked by UV radiation. The latter maintain the integrity of bags stored or displayed outdoors, such as those for mulch, topsoil, or water-softening salt. The selection of additives ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

December 30, 2006, ... and transport. The tray pads are available in continuous roll form for high-speed padding machines and in cut-to-size packs for use in all types of trays and bags. Over the Rainbow Gilbreth Packaging, ...

RFID: Big Orders Imminent

(Archive)

November 27, 2006, ... an ever higher proportion of its two billion bags yearly and it will use RFID in other new applications as well.” This is a global phenomenon, not least in government applications. Dr Jimmy Li, deputy ...

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

(Archive)

October 30, 2006, ... Markets: medical/pharmaceutical (pouches and bags); industrial (bags, liners and drop cloths, covers and films), consumer goods (trash bags, pouches, storage bags), flexible packaging (films, bags, and ...

Capturing Growth in Paper

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2006, ... grades such as corrugated and folding/carrier carton as well as lighter-weight labels and paper bags still represent significant volume and share markets for paper-based materials. While paper lost ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... with Less Trim GN Packaging Equipment, Mississauga, ON, Canada; 905/670-0383; gnpak.com Bag machine produces quad bags with seals along the edge of the bags. Bags have a “K” seal and a wide seal across ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... cycles/min; the Vega Universal bagmaker (shown here) for production of zipper bags; the Vega 610 three-side-seal pouchmaker; and the high-speed, side-seal bagmaker said to run lower-thickness films at ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

September 17, 2006, ... of bagmakers created by the exclusive marketing, sales, and after-sales support alliance between Kliklok-Woodman and CMD Corp. The bagmaker runs at speeds to 225 bags/min with a twin-jaw sealing system. ...

Ink 101: Part I

(Process Management)

August 31, 2006, ...  Typical packaging applications for water-based inks include liquid packaging, aseptic packaging, cups and plates, corrugated containers, multiwall bags, beverage carriers, gift wrap, folding cartons, ...

DataLase PACKMARK Tested by American Bakers

(Archive)

July 25, 2006, DataLase PACKMARK laser marking solution has been trialed successfully by the American Bakers Assn. (ABA) for the marking of variable information on polyethylene bread bags. PRESS RELEASE WIDNES, CHESHIRE—DataLase ...

Converted Flex-Pack to Grow

(Archive)

July 08, 2006, ...  4.1 Bags 5,747 6,472 7,310 2.4 2.5 Pouches 2,895 4,210 5,790 7.8 6.6 Other 932 1,098 1,320 3.3 3.8 ® 2006 by The Freedonia Group Inc. Contributing to growth will be technological ...

Preco Expands Laser Packaging Services

(Archive)

July 05, 2006, ... of more laser workstations in a clean, controlled environment bay, with the capacity to handle rolls up to 50 inches wide to accommodate the growing demand for large bags and pouches used for pet foods, ...

Preventing Piracy Payoff

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ... over sales of fake handbags.” Charges allege Wal-Mart is “selling counterfeit handbags and passing them off as genuine at its Sam’s Club warehouse stores.” One could assume, should the Act pass and ...