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New Product Digest, Part 2

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November 29, 2004, ... Greenville, SC; 864/288-0128; techbarrier.com Three flexible packaging films are called ideal for food, medical, and consumer product packaging. Techbarrier oriented films are coated with SiOx to achieve ...

Vehicle Retention is a Drying Not a Driving Issue

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October 30, 2004, ... the roll to block. At the other extreme, retained solvent in a lamination in very small amounts can be a particularly vexing problem. For example, in a food packaging application, a level as low ...

OPP Film Peru Enters US Market with "Great" BOPP Product

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October 21, 2004, ... an array of products for various converter market needs. "We manufacture BOPP material that has proven to have great physical and optical balance, qualities that make it ideal for packed food preservation ...

Lasers Beam

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September 29, 2004, ... (PE) and polypropylene (PP) for applications such as flexible food packaging. One reason for this increasing acceptance is the advent of small sealed lasers, which offer higher reliability and a low ...

Products, Part 1

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September 29, 2004, ... dioxide analyzer measures controlled and/or modified atmospheres in food packages. Can be used in production, quality control, and R&D applications to verify residual percentages of O2 and/or CO2. Said ...

Reporter Clips

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September 29, 2004, ... in Center Line, MI, USA, specializes in Engineered Identification Systems for the automotive, durable goods, food, and related industries. Reports Kevin Hayes, Whitlam's executive VP of sales and marketing, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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September 29, 2004, News from: Anglian Flexible Coatings, Copol Intl., Curwood, Davis-Standard, Elopak, GEW, Hormel Foods Corp., New Pig Corp., Nordmeccanica, Polytype America Corp., and Tetra Pak. Covering the Full Spectrum ...

The 411 on RFID, Part 1

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August 30, 2004, ... learning up to 40 percent of RFID tag and label trials are failures. AIM NA Inc. (aimglobal.org) applauds the efforts of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as it issues a report highlighting specific ...

Keep Your Eye on the Gold

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August 30, 2004, ... at 8 A.M.) examining “The Future of Label Converting.” In another direction, Freedonia examines US foodservice packaging demand, which the consultant predicts will reach $7.6 billion in 2008 or more ...

Printing: Italian Style

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August 30, 2004, ... employees, €26 million annual turnover, and converts film and bags for frozen foods, vacuum-packed processed meats, rice, pasta, cheese, and baked goods. Key customers are Nestlé and Danone. It primarily ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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August 30, 2004, ... and converting. These people range from resin and raw material suppliers to end users such as the large food package suppliers. I look forward to serving my many friends in the industry and to making many ...

New Product Digest

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August 30, 2004, ... ideal for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, beverage, and medical packaging. Inks are balanced for use with company's Ink Miser computerized ink blending system. Test Release and Adhesion Testing Machines, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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August 30, 2004, News from: Battenfeld Gloucester, Blue Star Food Products, Contech USA, DiMS!, Eagle Envelopes, Gestel Holding Co., Imprint Business Systems, National Adhesives, Presto Products, and Pyramid Flexible Packaging. ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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August 30, 2004, ... purpose will be to promote paper for use in targeted end-use areas (primarily packaging and labeling of food and beverage products); produce relevant European trade statistics for its members; and lobby ...

Reporter Clips

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July 30, 2004, ... for food, drugs, cosmetics, aerosol, chemicals, and clothing. For more information on the encyclopedia or Labelexpo, contact Cordelia Hime at +44 (0) 20 8846 2700 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Adhesive ...

Chinaplas 2004 Breaks Attendance Record; More Than 57,000 Flock to Shanghai for Plastics Show

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July 29, 2004, ... technology centers In addition, visitors came from various industries and sectors, including plastic products manufacturing (durable goods); packaging; building materials; brewery and beverage; food; ...

EarthShell Ends Licensing Agreement with Solo Cup Company

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July 22, 2004, ... EarthShell licensees." Earthshell says it does recognize Solo's strong market presence, "In turn," adds the manufacturer of foodservice packaging "with the environment in mind," "EarthShell management intends ...

The Latitudes of LEAN

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June 29, 2004, ... packaging for fast food vendors. “We produce a lot of materials with not a great number of people. … We've implemented shop-floor reporting in production so that data entry is instantaneous with our raw ...

Retort Pouch Conference a Hit

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May 31, 2004, ... aspects of the retort pouch supply chain from converting to contract packaging of the food. All the major flex-pack converters and most of the multi-national food users were present, and the networking ...

Drupa Delivers, Optimism Returns

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May 30, 2004, ... own good news to share. The Foodservice & Packaging Inst. (FPI) in Falls Church, VA, proclaims, “more than 80% of manufacturers and suppliers of single-use foodservice packaging in North America said they ...