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Post Consumer Resin Gets New Life from Milk Jugs and Water Bottles

(Flexpack News)

May 18, 2011, ... in the future with a buried layer of PCR to allow use in food contact applications, employing its newer proprietary blown film lines. At present, says Harji, the plant is sending minimal scrap to landfills. ...

Atlas Sells Titan Compact Slitter to Mexico-Based Plemsa

(Slit News)

April 19, 2011, ... to buy our second ER610 slitter from the ICE USA show, as it was already in Florida!” The Plemsa Group was established in 1957 and produces a wide range of flexible packaging materials mainly for food ...

Big Mouth Closes

(Flexpack)

April 04, 2011, The Zip360 flexible pouch from Zip-Pak, Manteno, IL, has a wide-mouth opening to allow easy access to snack mixes, frozen chicken, cookies and crackers, and pet food. The Zip360 flexible pouch from Zip-Pak, ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... another award, this time for Technical merit in the Food Packaging category, is GPI's converted susceptor package for Red Baron Fire Baked Pizza Singles from Schwan's Consumer Brands North America, Marshall, ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... their purchase. No need to hide this Kleenex box under another decorative holiday cover! Waste Not, Want Not Snagging yet another award, this time for Technical merit in the Food Packaging category, ...

Capri Packaging Orders MIRAFLEX W&H Flexo Press

(Flexography)

March 07, 2011, Capri Packaging, a div. of Schreiber Foods, has installed a 10-color MIRAFLEX CM flexographic press from Windmoeller & Hoelscher at its newly expanded 120,000 sq ft facility in its Clinton, MO, facility ...

Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ...  Curwood Inc., Oshkosh, WI, a Bemis company, produces Liquiflex Advance films for bulk liquids, which merit a gold award from the judges. A replacement for metal foodservice cans and traditional bulk ...

Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... BioWare paper cups, with coating made from NatureWorks Ingeo bioplastic; International Paper Foodservce Div. sells Ecotainer paper cups with a similar concept; and Solo Cup Bare makes hot and cold paper ...

ICE-ing | The Best Part

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2011, ... for food packaging applications. Three solid mornings of concurrent conference sessions, starting at 9 A.M. and finishing at 12 P.M., will keep attendees focused and hungry by the time noon rolls around. ...

Show Preview - Forecast for Orlando: ICE

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2011, ... immediately following the conference program each day at noon in the Food Court at the back of the show floor. For more specifics on the ICE USA conference program, see p41. Ask the Experts & Allied ...

Materials Substrates: Building Blocks

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2010, ... customers to replace fossil fuel-based materials with up to 30% plant-based. Pentaclear, Pentaform, and Pentafood films feature the same performance properties as standard APET films, so there is no need ...

Looking South

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... markets present specialist challenges. Generally, the key requirements for liners in these segments can be a fiber-free surface, the ability to be sterilized (ETOX/gamma radiation), Food & Drug Administration ...

Coating/Laminating: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... the world. In 1972, Selig was formed as an independent company, wholly focused on sealing technologies. Its parent company, formed in 1889 by John S. Giles, manufactured glass food jars. In 2008, Selig ...

Cheer Pack Pouches & Cheertainer Bag-in-Box Selected to Exhibit at Nestle

(Bag Pouch)

September 13, 2010, ... with CDF1 Smart Seal Technology, ensuring the ultimate reliability of the package. The Cheer Pack is a flexible spouted single-serve retail pouch serving the food and beverage and cosmetic industries. ...

Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2010, ... markets, including pet food and treats, food packaging, fertilizers, lawn and garden products, salt, chemicals, insulation, and much more. “Our key customers are especially pleased with this new capability. ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... the privately held package printer utilizes ISO 9001:2000 practices to produce high quality printed labels and package decoration for the global beverage, food, horticulture, and household products industries. ...

Show Preview: Heroes Welcome-Labelexpo Americas 2010

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, ... and printing applications. Meech Static Eliminators, Booth 357, will display its ShearClean noncontact web cleaning system. It is suitable for label printing, converting, food packaging, and pharmaceutical ...

Figures Look Good For interpack 2011

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2010, ... Packaging Plaza and Save Food! The latter will demonstrate how each stage in the packaging value chain, including food transportation and logistics, can help in the worldwide initiative against food waste. ...

Flexpack: DuPont Honors Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, ... Renk, MeadWestvaco Gail Tavill, ConAgra Foods Here’s a look at a few of the winners. Safe Travels Entropy Solutions, Minneapolis, MN receives the prestigious Diamond award for its innovative ...

Range of UPM Raflatac Substrates Qualify for Xeikon Label Presses

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2010, ... colors and the fifth station for spot colors as well as opaque white and special security toner. Operating on the QA-I toner, the Xeikon 3300 is FDA-approved for indirect and direct food contact (dry ...