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PET supplies increasing as markets expand

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May 31, 1996, ... drink market. Film labels that perform on the newly developed contoured PET bottles remain a major challenge to the supplier. Required are shrink film formulations that intimately clasp the walls of ...

Paper characteristics: starting the job right

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April 30, 1996, ... can vary from job to job. "It depends on what you're going to print, what your subject matter is," suggests Bruce M. Riddell, VP of engineering for Spectrum Label Corp., San Carlos, CA. "Based on the job ...

AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors

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March 31, 1996, The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminatots rewards outstanding packages and labels in its annual competition. The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminatots rewards outstanding ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... option for solving the respiration problem of precut produce. The package label doubles as a breathable membrane, allowing for the release of carbon dioxide and the re-entry of oxygen. A natural citric ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

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February 29, 1996, ...  paper "are unicomponent structures," Shea says. "They are repulpable. More than 99 percent is paper itself, and in most printed, metallized labels there's less metal than ink." Today's labels, he says, ar ...

Flexo/screen proves to be a winning combination

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January 31, 1996, ... client base. Customers ranging from Motorola and Black & Decker to Maybelline Cosmetics and the US Customs Service all, in turn, rely on Topflight for their high quality, color process labels. The company ...

Converting capabilities grow in Caribbean nations.

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September 30, 1995, ... the paper packaging industry produce multiwall bags, fibre drums, folding cartons and molded pulp trays for various domestic needs. Higher quality jobs, such as labeling, high quality corrugated boxes ...

Growing popularity of PET drives shortage to crisis level

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August 31, 1995, ... of factors. The industrial and packaging sectors saw a growth of 10% (most likely because of PET's green perception), while growth in labels, release and thermal transfer sectors hit 25%. Also, strong economic ...

Book details Japan's packaging industr

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May 31, 1995, ... wrap, household aluminum foil wrap, paper and plastic envelope, plastic closure, plastic shrinkable label, staple, plastic net, steel strapping, steel foil and among others. In contrast to this, the data ...

Flexographic Awards honor top industry achievers

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April 30, 1995, ... run litho, then converted to flexo. [] CITGO Eagle Sticker--film, process. Submitted by: Label Art Inc. Art techniques-used: electronic. Type of press used: in-line. Type of plate used: photopolymer. ...

Company develops line of cost-saving packaging

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March 31, 1995, ... and consumer. Hargro Packaging's, Boyertown, PA, plant had a request from one of its customers, who supplies the private-label diaper market, to develop these high-performance compression diaper bags ...

Innovative uses, creativity earn honors from AIMCAL

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March 31, 1995, Judges for the Package/Label of the Year Award, sponsored by the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators, praised new applications Judges for the Package/Label of the Year Award, ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

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February 28, 1995, ... published a comprehensive report on the industry. He projects "total demand for metallized materials will grow from 161-million lb. in 1993 to 195-million lb. in 1998. Packaging end-uses, including labels, ...

AIMCAL selects 3 finalists for technology award

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February 28, 1995, ... for a variety of new and existing applications. Some of these applications relate to segmented capacitor electrodes, microwave-food packaging, electronic article-surveillance labels, anticounterfeit currency ...

Holograms continue to gain in converting applications.

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February 28, 1995, ... embossing systems are the latest answer to the growing demand for holographic materials in the packaging section and in industrial-label converting, according to Alessandro Dondi, general manager of Diavy ...

Package, vehicle sticker earn holographic honors

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February 28, 1995, ... Security or Authentication - Holographic Dimensions Inc., Transfer Print Foils, FLEXcon, Holographic Label Converting and Standard Register for the Mexico State Vehicle Emission Control Sticker. For ...

Innovative uses earn honors from film supplier

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December 31, 1994, Two US and two Canadian packagers were recognized by a film supplier for innovative uses of oriented polypropylene in flexible-packaging and labeling Two US and two Canadian packagers were recognized by ...

Traditions fall as prepress moves into electronic age

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December 31, 1994, ... prepress has found its way into most segments of the converting industry. In some areas, such as flexible packaging and label converting, it's quickly becoming a way of life. Other areas, such as envelopes, ...