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Polyester Film Supplier Helps Converter Grow

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... they are slit and shipped to end-users throughout the continent. "There is a science in being able to engineer the product properly, which gives us a competitive advantage," says Pomazak. "It's a competitive ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ... has opened an office in Shanghai, China, to serve as the focal point for services, information, and programs to end-users and PMMI members operating in the region. PMMI director Zhonghui Shen will head ...

Label Converter's Business Is Prime Labels & Prid

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August 30, 2000, ... hot foil stamping, rotary silk screen, and letterpress. Notes Magel, "We're kind of a supermarket for labels. End-users can get just about anything they want from us." In addition to a three-color ...

It's Definitely a Bull Market for High-Performance Film

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... stand-up pouch designed by Arkmount Systems. Packaging is currently the largest end-user market for both polyester and nylon films in the US. It is estimated to comprise nearly one-third of the revenues ...

Decorative Films Served by Multilayer Structure

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May 31, 2000, ... that would be cost-effective for the end-user." Ellenbogen actually began his search for a replacement for colored cellophane--which he had been importing from Europe and South America since DuPont ...

Converter Can't Seem to Stay Out of Busines

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April 30, 2000, ... capabilities is appealing to a growing number of end-users as they themselves try to reduce the number of vendors they utilize. "Another benefit we offer our clients," he notes, "is the ability to produce ...

Latest Gravure Technology Launches Converter into Fray

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April 30, 2000, ... The company recently announced it can provide end-users with custom-made, die-cut shaped pouches for medical and pharmaceutical applications (as well as for food, industrial/agricultural, and health/beauty ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, ...

Specialty Products Are Custom Made in the U.K.

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January 31, 2000, ... moving into the shorter-run, specialized realm. Where does an end-user, or a non-custom converter, go when he or she wants customized work? One place is Ferrisgate Ltd., Thetford, U.K. While specialized ...

Bringing a New Dimension to 3-D Imaged Packaging

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December 31, 1999, ... again. Packaging very often is the determining factor for consumers. In the fight to grab a browser's attention, end-users today know the importance of the printing, the color, and the design of a package. ...

Bag machine adds value to customer-oriented operation.

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November 30, 1996, ... converter, says Faletti, "so we're small enough to be customer-service oriented with quick turnaround yet sophisticated enough to service the larger end-user." All-Pak's 60,000-sq-ft facility houses a ...

Making Lemonade in the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... relationships that have traditionally existed between end-users and machinery manufacturers." Having this knowledge will allow packaging machinery manufacturers "to provide the best products and services ...

The challenge of formulating FDA compliance.

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April 30, 1996, ... are usually available from the end-user. Legal advisors can provide information on compliance with the regulations. There are more basic considerations, however. Do the FDA regulations influence the ...

AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors

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March 31, 1996, ... printable substrate is gravure offset-printed in five colors and a topcoat. The package was converted by Unifoil Corp. for end-user Smith-Kline Beecham. Unifoil applied the wave pattern, Crown Roll ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... cooking. They can be designed with a reclosable zipper. The package, which was flexo-printed in eight colors, was designed by end-user Mann Packing. Prepacked Apples Stay Fresh The packaging system ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

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February 29, 1996, ... in general is still growing in terms of the consumption figures that I've seen. Our focus will be - and some of the end-users of metallized film are going to be concerned with this - looking at alternative ...

Core selection - the difference between success and failure.

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January 31, 1996, ... quality has an impact on an end-user's perception of product quality. Core ends should be flat and square; free of burrs, dust, and other debris; and should be sealed when cleanliness is critical. * ...

Strong growth predicted for flex-pack industry

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March 31, 1995, ...  This growth rate is faster than the estimated 4.5% for 1994. New end-use markets, increased end-user demand, and the ability of the industry to meet technological challenges will drive this growth, ...

Innovative uses, creativity earn honors from AIMCAL

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March 31, 1995, ... Cap game pieces. * Labels (Technical) - American Decal, Chicago, IL, Ultra Leaf decal for State of Illinois police. Package/Label of the Year End-user objectives of the Microscan bar code scanner ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

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February 28, 1995, ...  costs and pressures from end-users for price stability. "If you look at North American expansion since 1989, the only new film production lines that have come onstream have been for the magnetics market. ...