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EskoArtwork Kicks Off Drupa Discovery Tour

(News | New Products)

March 26, 2008, ... 4260 Auto for flexographic plates is built for fully automated plate loading, imaging, and unloading. Targeted at the flexible packaging and folding carton market, the unit is able to process three full-size ...

Metal Is in the Mix

(Metallizing)

February 29, 2008, ... polypropylene (BOPP)/ink/adhesive/metallized BOPP/adhesive/2.25-mil modified low-density polyethylene (LDPE). Unlike traditional pouch-in-carton packaging, this metallized structure uses less packaging ...

Barrier Wanted

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2008, Vacuum-coated papers and films are enjoying dynamic growth levels. Brand owners' demands for flexible packaging, label materials, cartons, and cigarette Vacuum-coated papers and films are enjoying dynamic ...

FTA Calls for Excellence in Flexography Submissions

(Archive)

January 06, 2008, ... providers, suppliers, graphic designers and students can submit entries in the following categories: wide web, mid web, narrow web, folding cartons, napkins, combined corrugated, preprinted linerboard, ...

FTA Seeks Entries for Excellence in Flexography Awards

(Archive)

November 26, 2007, ... their best print samples for judging in the annual Excellence in Flexography awards competition. Entries are broken down into the following categories: wide web, mid web, narrow web, folding cartons, napkins, ...

FIRST GLANCE

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2007, ... honors recently at the Packaging Starpack Awards in the UK. The package, developed by the Field Group subsidiary of Chesapeake Corp., Richmond, VA, features an embossed cartonboard with a corrugated internal ...

Heat Wave

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... “This hot surface, immediately next to the food, drives away moisture and heats the bread just right to an exceptionally fresh taste and texture, right in the microwave,” Gerstner says. Carton Collaboration ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... two-sided extrusion coatings for milk cartons and aseptic packaging for UHT milk and juices. Extrusion-coated/laminated materials also account for an estimated 20%-30% of all flexible packaging structures ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... at its pharmaceutical label converting operation in Pennsylvania. Crocker is a supplier of self-adhesive labels, flexible packaging, and cartons. The system will transform the preproduction workflow ...

News Clips

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... has added packaging and folding cartons printed on heavier board to its offerings. Aiding that effort is a six-color, 40-in. Mitsubishi Diamond 3000LX sheet-fed press that handles stock from 0.002-0.040 ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... to reduce or eliminate press downtime, set-up costs, printed waste, and dropped or lost jobs. PFFC-ASAP 402 Handle All Folding Cartons Heidelberg, Kennesaw, GA; 888/472-9655; us.heidelberg.com ...

Oui to Flexo

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... Awards Presentation held Tuesday evening. Judges selected 123 winners from a total of 608 entries in the following categories: wide web; mid-web; narrow web; folding cartons; combined corrugated; preprinted ...

CONVERTER CLIPS

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ...  The presentation contains examples for security and anti-counterfeiting solutions for laminated pharmaceutical labels; passport, ID, and security cards, cigarette carton security; and table coatings. ...

Preserve & Protect

(Magazine)

May 31, 2007, ... presented awards for its annual packaging competition, which received entries from 72 international rigid box and folding carton industry firms. Here is a look at the top two winners. Best Folding Carton ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

May 31, 2007, ... jars, tubes, and cartons. The shrink bond provides the consumer with fully visible 360-deg label access to each component, eliminating the need for pamphlets, outserts, and overpackaging. Labels can be ...

First Class

(Magazine)

May 02, 2007, ... owner and producer of CMM. Featured will be 340+ exhibits covering prepress, tags and labels, corrugated, folding cartons, finishing, flexible packaging, and materials. International pavilions for Brazil, ...

Cradle 2 Cradle

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... with 2%-3% growth in 2006 and a predicted record year for 2007; $10 billion in carton shipments is forecast. Ken Alston, CEO of MDBC, covered the principles of cradle-to-cradle product life cycles and ...

World View

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... PSA Labels Subcategory: Prime Label Paper Winner: Package Service Co. Entry: Mr. Clean International Winners Category: Cartons Subcategory: Paperboard-Topcoated Winner: Alcan Packaging (Montreal, ...

Converter Clips

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... cartons to plastic bottles in quick-service restaurants and school lunch programs. Marginal gains or declines are predicted in most competitive markets for paper packaging, though the study sees above-average ...

New Product Digest

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... carton sizes. Said to offer minimal color variations and excellent repeatability. Runs metallic, solvent-, and water-based inks, UV coatings, and varnishes. Visit Booth 3052. PFFC-ASAP 407 Guide to ...