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Self-Adhesive Labels: Past, Present, and Future

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... wet glue in the higher-volume areas of packaged foods and health and beauty products. This trend was aided by the development, in the late 1970s, of the first film label stocks, which — when used on squeezable ...

1990 - April 1993

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... we all just get along?” Macro Engineering & Technology reports it built the first commercial single-layer biaxially oriented PVDC film for use in food packaging. Johnny Carson retires after 30 years ...

Materials

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... FDA-certified for direct food-contact applications. Letterpress Ink Runs Smoothly Uvitec Printing Ink, Lodi, NJ; 800/478-6330; uvitec.com Uvion 39 Series universal ink is said to run smoothly on all ...

Flex-Pack and Brand Protection Journals Are Musts

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... breaking down all OPP usage. “OPP is set to remain a buoyant sector of flex-pack to 2006 thanks to predicted uses in demand for dried and baked food,” the journal reports. There is an excellent report ...

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 ...

1950s

(News | New Products)

August 27, 2002, ... Converter addresses the booming market of frozen food packaging in the article, “Frozen Foods…a Dynamic Packaging Potential,” by Gene Bremer, Containers and Packaging Div., US Dept. of Commerce. September ...

AWA News: Release Liner Line-Up; Self-Adhesive Labelstock to Slow

(News | New Products)

August 04, 2002, ... labelstock market -- mostly in non-food markets such as toys, hardware, electronic goods, and household cleaning goods; film labels now dominate." AWA sees the best opportunities for growth in functional ...

Materials

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, ... a new family of premium octene copolymer PE resins. The group currently comprises five grades. Resins were developed for use in premium film applications, including food packaging and specialty packaging; ...

PLGA Annual Conference News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... Flexible Packaging/Film-Film Lamination Winner Trophy Foods Delectables Converter Sonoco Flexible Packaging Category Foil/Film Lamination Winner Nabisco Strawberry Newtons Converter Printpack Inc. ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... Label is the 2001 recipient of the Hormel Foods Corp. “Hormel #1 Award.” Recipients of the award are chosen every five years by members of the corporation's supplier quality management committee. Selection ...

Need New Equipment or Accessories? NPD Is the Place to Look

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... “ears” (or feet, eyes, tails) that hold ketchup, dips, and munchies or can be used to keep foods separated. The heavy-duty plates are said to be sturdy, soak-resistant, and microwavable. Notes Richard ...

Every Trick in the Book

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... as did end-user Park Corp., which provided the graphic design. Food Category — Marketing Award Vacumet, Wayne, NJ, won the Marketing Award in the Food Category for metallized polyester (MPET) used ...

Helping Bring Home the Bacon

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... 14 years ago, Precision Label and Tag Inc., does about 70% of its business in the food industry, which Weller notes can be not only a high-volume market but also fairly “recession-proof.” “Even when ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

(Archive)

February 28, 2002, ... and foods; and industrial.   Self-adhesives are by far the largest application area. While the growth rates of the different sectors vary, the market still is growing overall, particularly in relation ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... production, and distribution of a full line of cold seal adhesives, marketed under the Coseal trademark. The primary application of such adhesives is in flexible packaging, mainly in food and medical markets. ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... provide outstanding durability in high-moisture envelopes and an exceptionally smooth printing surface. These new grades are FDA-compliant for food contact and complement co.'s substrate offerings for glue-applied ...

Bioterrorism Legislation Could Affect Converting Industry

(Magazine)

December 31, 2001, On December 12, 2001, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation expanding Food and Drug Administration authority to respond to bioterrorism. On December 12, 2001, the House of Representatives ...

Post 9/11 Activities Continue to Affect Converting Industry

(Magazine)

November 30, 2001, ... risk HazMats, such as some food additives or cleaning materials, could be affected. Companies that transport, ship, or receive HazMats likely will encounter delays and added costs as HazMat vehicles ...

Battling the Biothreats

(Magazine)

November 30, 2001, ... problem has waned, but the industry still is investigating ways to protect our mail and our nation's life-sustaining food supply. Thank Goodness for Converters, Indeed! A few months ago, I can remember ...

Pack-Secure: Critical Conference for Current Crisis

(News | New Products)

November 27, 2001, ... the US food supply. Security is something we're all paying a bit more attention to these days... MILLTOWN, NJ, USA—"Government officials and security experts say they believe the most serious threats are ...