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The Conference at PACK EXPO | Educate, Innovate, and Advance

(Print)

September 19, 2012, ... Future—Trends and Innovations, Food Safety/Product Security and Sustainability/Packaging Materials. For a glimpse at this year’s conference highlights, see the list below. The full conference schedule ...

Accredo Packaging Places Large Order with W&H

(Flexpack)

August 29, 2012, ... just placed an order for a second VISTAFLEX CL 10, with a print width of 67 in. and speeds of up to 2,600 fpm with the fastest changeovers. W&H designed the VISTAFLEX to run at extremely high speeds while ...

Coating | The Movement Toward Thinner Films and Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

July 30, 2012, As consumer and industrial products continue to feature smaller, thinner, and higher performing attributes, there has been a resulting shift in the coatings industry for these products. As consumer ...

Polymer Industries Adds Davis-Standard Sheet System

(Film Mfg.)

July 09, 2012, Alabama company services niche market for dump truck liners PAWCATUCK, CT | A new Davis-Standard extrusion system is enabling Polymer Industries of Henagar, AL, to control in-house production of high ...

UFLEX Reports New Film Plant

(Flexpack)

July 03, 2012, ... be one of the largest film lines in the world and can turn out 36,000 MT/yr of film. It is supplemented by a plasma-enhanced high-barrier metallizer that can convert 6,000 MT of film/yr. The project, ...

Ampac Pouches Are FPA Winners

(Bag Pouch)

May 21, 2012, ... a high-definition quality and a unique matte finish both fit for use and commercially viable. Ampac‘s flexographic eight-color process printed design uses a urethane ink system. In addition, Ampac won ...

Extrusion Coating the Subject of Upcoming Course

(Coating/Laminating)

May 15, 2012, ...  Raw Materials: Polyethylene; Polypropylene; Adhesive, barrier, and high-temperature resins Substrates: Paper; paperboard; foil; film; nonwovens Processing: Startup and shutdown; solidification and ...

DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, ... strategically. There was a real focus on consumer insight on the impact of packaging at shelf and throughout the user experience.” Following are highlights of some of the top awards of interest to converters. ...

Ten Years of Success for FILMtech

(Flexpack)

April 24, 2012, ... include flexible packaging, board lamination, balloons, agricultural barrier films, high-barrier laminations, and industrial converting. "There are things we have not even considered yet, and we look ...

Nippon and Nanobiomatters Launch Composite

(Substrates)

April 06, 2012, An EVOH/clay composite marketed under the trade name Soarnol NC Series is said to offer notable improvement in barrier over conventional EVOH   OSAKA, JAPAN | Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., ...

Static Beat | Laminators Present Static Challenges

(Coating/Laminating)

April 05, 2012, Static control for laminators is complex because static charges can be sealed inside by the laminator. Multilayer products may be engineered to achieve high performance having excellent barrier properties, ...

On Print | Inkjet for Packaging

(Flexpack)

March 20, 2012, ... The challenges are not just the economies of run length and high volume productivity. The suitability of the imaging materials themselves can be a constraint. This is certainly the case for inkjet. Inkjet ...

Exhibitor News and More from NPE2012

(Substrates)

March 18, 2012, EVOH/clay composites, resins, bagmaking equipment, IML, and IMD are among the offerings awaiting visitors to NPE2012   WASHINGTON, DC | The upcoming NPE2012 will be a busy place! A highlight of the ...

HP Indigo Widens Flex-Pack & Carton Digital Options

(Bag Pouch)

March 12, 2012, ... Press are said to use the same market-leading, high-quality, versatile printing technology that top brands choose for label and packaging production on HP Indigo WS6000 series digital presses. The new ...

Smokin' Hot Cigarette Cartons Are Top Product of the Year

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2012, ... a bondable surface and excellent embossability and also die-cuts and scores precisely, all contributing to handling on high-speed cigarette packaging lines. The transfer-metallized paperboard is claimed ...

In-Mold Labels | How To Start an IML Project

(Label/Tape)

February 27, 2012, ... We have been able to establish a market leader position today, and we expect IML to be a highlight at NPE this year!” A team of IML label specialists from Verstraete will be available during the show ...

Contract Converting Services Directory

(Uncategorized)

February 12, 2012, ... 920-730-6888; www.cmd-corp.com | Company Buyers Guide Listing | High-Performance Bag and Pouch Converting Equipment • • Conductive Science Inc.; El ...

Clearwater Adds EarthCoating Resins

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2012, ... paperboard products, has signed a license agreement to extrude EarthCoating resins from Smart Planet Technologies for use in the full line of Candesce paperboard products. EarthCoating resins are high-performance, ...

Enercon’s Plasma Treatment Receives Innovation Award

(Green Converting)

December 06, 2011, ...  Reportedly, plasma offers converters a new surface treating solution providing  high and long-lasting treatment, low gas consumption, and the ability to switch from a plasma to corona mode. Electrode ...

Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, ... at the high end of a greatly increased variety of offerings. In superstores, position reflects quality and profit potential; it’s a walk to the back of the store past premium and super-premium products ...