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Transcontinental Acquires Flexstar Packaging

(Flexpack)

October 26, 2016, ... of Flexstar Packaging, a flexible packaging supplier based in the Vancouver suburb of Richmond, BC, Canada. The company specializes in converting high-barrier film, including printing, lamination, and ...

Sticking With It | What Is the Value of Technical Meetings?

(Sticking With It)

October 25, 2016, ... focused on flexible packaging and vacuum coating. There is also a joint new technology session that covers a variety of topics. At this meeting, the topics included papers related to barrier coating in ...

Uflex Offering Downgauged Film

(Flexpack)

October 24, 2016, FLEXALOXPROTECT F-PGX PET ALOx specialty film is said to offer lightweighting as well as barrier and transparency NOIDA, INDIA | Uflex, flexible packaging materials and solutions company, reports the ...

Toray Plastics (America) Film Takes the High Road

(News | New Products)

October 23, 2016, ... Seal strength and hermetic seals help to maintain the integrity of the package and protect the oxygen and moisture barrier that allow food to stay fresh. Studies reportedly have shown that these OTM films ...

Coating Matters | Vacuum Systems Offer More Capability

(Coating/Laminating)

October 18, 2016, ... does the operator gain by use of the vacuum system? First and foremost, the vacuum reduces the air barrier the fluid is trying to overcome when adhering to the substrate surface. This can reduce coating ...

Uflex Pouch Machine Adds Shelf Life to Milk

(Bag Pouch)

October 09, 2016, ... milk in a pouch that is formed of a five-to-seven-layer extruded/blown polyethylene film with strong barrier properties including a black layer for UV protection. As a fully integrated packaging solution ...

Innovia’s Wrap Rage Solution

(Flexpack)

October 04, 2016, Propafilm™ RCP is now available in 52 and 60 microns. This easy-to-open food packaging film now includes heavy duty, high barrier and snap wrap options ATLANTA, GA | Innovia Films is expanding its ...

Performance Pkg. of NV Launches Additive for Extended Shelf Life

(Flexpack)

October 03, 2016, ... which has a patent pending, will be available to food processors and packagers by early 2017. “AIRSHIELD provides oxygen ‘scavenging’ (the removal of oxygen) and an oxygen barrier all in one product,” ...

Show Preview | Pack Expo Intl. 2016 Largest Show To-Date

(Trends/Management)

October 02, 2016, ... a full range of solutions from advanced barrier film structures, special filling and dispensing fitments and high-performance aseptic bag technologies. The company’s liquid packaging technologies allow ...

Jindal Launches Coextruded Family of Films

(Flexpack)

October 01, 2016, ... “We are excited about this new platform that is being developed to provide packaging solutions through clear and white coextruded films, while adding metallization for barrier application and structure ...

T.H.E.M. Supports Launch of Beer Concentrate in Single-Serve Pack

(Flexpack)

September 28, 2016, ... uncompromised barrier properties for package contents. “It didn’t make sense to put our Foxboro Spirited Brews in a typical, everyday package,” adds Rai. “Our beer concentrate is a unique, disruptive ...

Dow Evercap Resin Caters to Aging Population

(Flexpack)

September 27, 2016, New PE resin offered for flexpack, caps, and closures MIDLAND, MI | Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics has unveiled its new EVERCAP PE resins portfolio for rigid caps and closures. Resins with the ...

Avery Dennison Adds Narrow Web Solutions

(Label/Tape)

September 18, 2016, ... Ultra and Ultra Plus structures, these flexible packaging laminations are said to provide the following benefits: Offer Barex-equivalent solutions for high barrier and chemical resistance Resist ...

FILMtech Expands with Training Center

(Flexpack)

August 30, 2016, ... near Knoxville, TN. The two-story building, attached to the current manufacturing facility, features a training center upstairs with offices below.  FILMtech, a supplier to the metallized and clear barrier ...

NDC Sensor Has Many Applications

(Controls)

August 28, 2016, ... costly barrier materials, such as Nylon, EVOH, or PVDC simultaneously with other polymers such as PE, PP, or Ionomer. Company says an issue confronting the accurate IR measurement of thin films is called ...

Show Preview | GRAPH EXPO 2016 Heads to Orlando

(Trends/Management)

August 24, 2016, ... of Harris & Bruno Intl., who will offer his insights and experience on "Breaking Barriers: Doing Business Internationally," and Erica Walker, instructor at Clemson University, will discuss an "ROI Report: ...

Zanders Paper Resists Oil and Grease

(Flexpack)

August 23, 2016, Zanbarrier OGR is designed for contact with products containing fat, and company says it will eventually be offered in other barrier variations BERGISCH GLADBACH, GERMANY | Zanders, a globally active ...

Aseptic Carton Bottle Wins WorldStar Award

(Carton Box)

August 23, 2016, ... latest win follows recent upgrades including new oxygen barrier properties, which make the Tetra Evero Aseptic package suitable for a wider range of products,” said Lars Bengtsson, VP carton bottle. “We ...

Cosmo Films Offers Film for Cement Bags

(Bag Pouch)

August 22, 2016, ... barrier but also enhances the quality of the print, making it more appealing for the consumer. Being a 100% polyolefin structure, it is environment friendly and further enhances the reusability of the ...

Ampac Wins AmeriStar Award for Mayo Pouch

(Bag Pouch)

August 22, 2016, ... pouch new to the mayonnaise and condiment aisle utilizing clear, barrier lamination for product protection. Ampac was also recognized for its E-Z SnackPak win in the WorldStar Awards Competition. The ...