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Competition

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

June 03, 2012, So much for the idea that film products made in the Far East are of lower quality than that in the USA.  And though labor costs are lower, so much for the thought that Asian factories are inefficient.  ...

AWA Offers Report and Workshop

(Label/Tape)

May 22, 2012, A study on glue-applied labels and a workshop with Chemsultants on pressure-sensitive/self-adhesive technology are available from AWA   AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | The worldwide market for glue-applied ...

Flex-Pack Converter Bema Enters Blown Film Extrusion Market

(Flexpack)

May 21, 2012, ... sq ft facility in St. Charles, IL, which is located close to the Elmhurst headquarters. In addition to film production, the building will house film testing, labs, and warehouse space. W&H introduced ...

DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, ... Innovation, the industry's longest-running, global, independently judged celebration of innovation and collaboration throughout the value chain. “The 2012 Diamond winner exemplifies the role packaging ...

Precision Color Pouches & Bags are BPI Certified

(Bag Pouch)

April 04, 2012, ... polymeric materials (via composting). BPI is open to any materials and products that demonstrate they meet the requirements in ASTM D6400 or D6868 standards, based on testing in a BPI-approved laboratory. ...

NPE2012 Has Exciting Opening

(Substrates)

April 01, 2012, ... that suppliers have brought to the show is attributable to the recovering economy and the cost savings and streamlined logistics available to exhibitors in the new Orlando venue. Among machinery exhibitors ...

Register Now for CPP EXPO Conference Program

(News | New Products)

March 08, 2012, ... programs will be the primer for additional technical sessions available through tracks presented over CPP EXPO’s show days. CPP EXPO’s president says, “The program was designed with the help of our converting/package ...

Expansion Announced at Radiant Energy Systems

(News | New Products)

January 08, 2012, ... offices. "The new production area will help [us] keep up with increased international demand," explains company president Bob Narang. The company already offers a range of lab testing services for new ...

Screen Printing Added to Color-Logic’s Process Metallic Color System

(News | New Products)

November 03, 2011, ... company says this broadening of capability allows brand managers and marketers to extend its special effects to a broad range of signage and structures not previously available. Color-Logic director ...

Sepha Awarded Leak-Test Contract

(Controls)

July 31, 2011, ... machines, EZ Blister II and Blisterscan, in a newly constructed “clean lab” at its Dundonald headquarters. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded the project leaders, the Univ. of Bristol, a $13 ...

New Intl. Standard Gives Color Image Reference for Various Outputs

(Print News)

July 07, 2011, ... of Part 1 (CMYK  data), Part 2 (sRGB gamut images), and Part 3 (large gamut images encoded as CIELAB  data). Part 4, available on DVD, includes 14 natural images and two synthetic  images (test charts). ...

R&D Center Adds Coating Line

(Flexpack)

June 30, 2011, ... our existing and potential customers access to innovative process technology and a pilot scale line to produce model film and sheet structures for lab and field application testing.” The line features ...

MACtac Stocks Ok'd For Immersio

(Label/Tape)

April 30, 2011, STOW, OH | MACtac Printing Products has received British Standard (BS) 5609 marine immersion testing approval and certification on five durable film label STOW, OH | MACtac Printing Products has received ...

Static Beat: Off-Line Charging Measurements

(Static Elimination)

March 31, 2011, ... grounded electrode. I have used plastic blocks or a quarter-inch-thick sheet of PVC to separate the two electrodes in a large Faraday cup. Coulomb meters used to measure charge are commercially available ...

Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... making it from recyclable or recycled material; and reducing its environmental impact during the manufacturing process. Even as the most economical approach might be a combination of “green” attitudes, ...

Pouchmaking: The Big Boost

(Bag Pouch)

February 28, 2011, ... — this time seeking insight from his vendors' engineering and laboratory staffs — on technical specifications and expertise pertaining to the nuances of their product line. Over the past two decades, ...

ETI Opens P-S Div.

(Label/Tape)

February 28, 2011, BOUCHERVILLE, QC, CANADA | ETI Converting Equipment opened a Pressure Sensitive Product Development division. Equipped with a modern lab for developing BOUCHERVILLE, QC, CANADA | ETI Converting Equipment ...

ETI Converting Equipment Opens Product Development Div.

(Label/Tape)

February 08, 2011, ETI Converting Equipment has announced the opening of its Pressure Sensitive Product Development division. Equipped with a laboratory for developing and testing products that constitute a p-s label BOUCHERVILLE, ...

People

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2011, ...  Chemsultants Intl., Mentor, OH, promotes Dr. Berry Decker to technical project manager and Cheryl Saqqa to testing project leader. Western Shield Label Co., Rancho Dominguez, CA, hires Kirk ...

Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box)

January 31, 2011, ... reportedly combines the stability of a carton with the convenience of a resealable flexible package. It incorporates an attached flexible film header containing a DoubleZip zipper profile. The proof-of-principal ...