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Battenfeld Gloucester Says MDO Provides Enhancements to PE; OEM Spotlights K Show Offerings

(Archive)

July 05, 2004, ... MDO gives processors a powerful means of differentiating their films from competitors', a plus in commodity and special grades," adds the manufacturer. A recent development from Battenfeld Gloucester, ...

IR Industries Invests in ABB Motor Brake System for Retrofits on Coating Machines

(Rolls/Sheets)

April 29, 2004, ... production, has seen the company evolve from a New York-area shipping and receiving supply company to a nationwide provider of custom printed carton-sealing and commodity tapes. With 40,000 sq ft and close ...

Competitive Investment Strategies for Packaging Converters

(News | New Products)

March 08, 2004, ... an objective assessment? What Am I Selling? The first two questions to ask your sales and marketing departments are: What are we currently selling, and what do I want to be selling—commodity ...

COOL Rules!

(Magazine)

January 31, 2004, ... farm-raised and wild fish and shellfish; perishable agricultural commodities (PACs)2 (fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables); and peanuts. Any person engaged in the business of supplying a covered commodity ...

G Prime A Rheological Indicator to Predict the Extrusion Coating Performance of LDPE

(The Place)

January 31, 2004, ... has been considered as a uniform commodity. As evolution proceeds toward faster coating lines, detecting differences in processing performance between various LDPE grades has been possible. The parameters ...

AICC Resources to Help Your Corrugated Operation Increase Sales in 2004

(Corrugated)

December 22, 2003, ... "commodity trap." Member price: US $15; Non-Member: US $30 Corrugated Solutions Find out how four major US corporations have used corrugated to increase their sales, protect their products, and save ...

Labelexpo Europe 2003 Was 'Best-Attended Yet

(News | New Products)

October 01, 2003, ... and in-mold labels (IML), with roll-fed carton printing also figuring largely. "In addition," states Tarsus, "the show reflected a general move from commodity markets into higher-margin alternatives by established ...

Let's Talk Trend

(Tapes)

August 28, 2003, ... a similar majority were opposed to the concept since it seemingly turns labels into a commodity product. While the number of companies participating no doubt has increased since the survey was conducted, ...

Labelexpo Europe: Unparalled Access to Latest Label Trends

(News | New Products)

August 07, 2003, ... the need to move from commodity products to such things as multi-layer labels, small cartons, or film-based packaging products, for example. Multi-substrate production has encouraged the wider adoption ...

Hello DBS, Good-Bye Jaded Jewel

(Folding Cartons)

July 31, 2003, ... in-house.” Besides packages for specific recordings, McKnight says QC Packaging Systems makes packaging for other media, including the commodity packages used for VHS blanks, CD-R, and DVD-R media (the ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... as a way to differentiate products that are primarily commodity in nature. The best opportunities, says the report, are expected in the consumer market where an emphasis on eye-appealing and informative ...

Nashua Label Products Label$Dollars Agreement to Deliver Instant Savings to Supermarket Consumers

(News | New Products)

June 30, 2003, ... marketing systems are currently patent pending. Says Andy Greenberg, label product manager at Nashua, "Working with Label$Dollars, we transformed scale labels from a commodity to a value-added product. ...

First Quarter Performance Mixed

(News | New Products)

May 01, 2003, ... away from commodity papers to specialty products for the last two years. Because of that, we have been sheltered, to a certain extent, from the volatile pricing swings in the overall nationwide paper market." ...

Wraps, Wipes, and All that Jazz

(Disposables)

March 31, 2003, ... J. Hollinger, business manager at 3M Filtrete, offered an excellent example of this type of consumer awareness in his presentation, “Transforming the Residential Filter Market from Commodity to High Value.” ...

Brckner at BrasilPlast 2003 Brazil's Plastic Sector's Biggest Showca

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2003, ...  "Fast sequential stretching lines with up to 10 meters working width and a unique flexibility for commodity and specialty films," says co. "South America has the potential for such large lines and Brückner ...

An Uplifting Experience

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2002, ... does this one Pliant plant juggle so many things — innovative prepress service; exceptional printing; specialty customer service; commodity bag production; impressive safety practices; and its own film ...

What's Ahead for Bagmakers

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ...  Others keep open their supply lines to customers but produce or buy an increasing part of their commodity business in cheaper areas instead of making them at home. This will even increase. A third ...

PPC Fall Conference to Feature Consumer Packaged Good Experts

(News | New Products)

October 10, 2002, ... Jim Scott, director of packaging engineering, Eastman Kodak; and Craig Lozak, global commodity manager, Johnson & Johnson. Robert Heitzman, publisher of Packaging Digest will moderate. Speakers are ...

Integration Success

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... helps us sell our services more as a commodity. We're selling things cheaper today than back in '84. We've driven cost out of the system to make it more palatable for food and liquor packagers requiring ...

Turning Standard into Specialty

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... water jet does lend itself to some different markets.” Mastering Intricacies As a specialty converter, Budnick processes mostly high-end, pressure-sensitive coated materials, not commodity label stock. ...