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Coating and Laminating: At the Heart of the Packaging Industry

(Magazine)

January 31, 2004, ... to Corey Reardon of AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., packaging buyers — particularly in the fast-moving consumer goods field — are moving away from the traditional approach to product labeling. “What we once ...

Synthetic Paper: The Real Deal

(Materials)

January 31, 2004, From labels for food packaging to children's books, synthetic paper applications are finding a niche within the converting industry and beyond. From labels for food packaging to children's books, synthetic ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, New products from: A.T.W. World Trade Group, Cham-Tenero Paper Mills, Hanovia, Labelmate, Omet, PCM Image-Tek, Pillar Technologies, and Sprinter Marking. Machinery, Accessories, Services, Materials  ...

KBA Broadens Business in ID Systems Printing with Majority Stake in Metronic

(News | New Products)

January 15, 2004, Koneig & Bauer manufactures printing presses for both commercial and industrial printing applications. Check out pffc-online.com/ar/paper_not_cartons_kba/index.htm for PFFC coverage of KBA's label printing ...

Agfa Expands into Digital Press Manufacture with Dotrix NV Acquisition

(News | New Products)

January 06, 2004, ... The company also says users of the.factory have praised the technology's ability to deliver high-speed, high-quality labels, flexibles, and cartons. Dotrix employs approximately 75 staff; the company' ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... substrates. The six-color, 15-in. Ko-Pack 400-F is designed for non-p-s applications, such as wraparound labels, shrinkable sleeves, and stretch labels for beverage bottling. Acquisitions X-Rite ...

Converting Less Ordinary

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... but ordinary. Known for its pressure-sensitive labels, aluminum nameplates, and polycarbonate panels, GSI is an ISO and QS9000-certified custom print house specializing in printing applications such ...

Products and Materials

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... pouch label applications, optiFLEX RESEAL resealable PP films are said to be ideal for use in personal care, household and chemical, and food applications. Films are coated with a new removable acrylic ...

Omet Celebrates 40 Years

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... company of 120 invited customers, agents, and journalists, including PFFC. The event served two distinct market sectors over the course of two days — one for labels, film, and folding cartons and another ...

The Power of Three

(Tapes)

November 29, 2003, Together Mark Andy, Creo, and DuPont create a second "triangle of strength" for one Canadian label converter. One of two corporate logos of Associated Labels, a Vancouver-area label converter, is a three-dimensional ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... (proprietary) gives the company an additional 30 million lb of annual capacity and helps the Films Business meet growing demand for white opaque films in the food packaging, labeling, and imaging markets. ...

Doctor Blade Systems: A Cure for What Ails Your Printing Process

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... and precision composite blade materials that have been a standard product in the flexographic newspaper industry since the late 1980s now are being used in corrugated, flexible packaging, and labels. Automatic ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, News from: Dri-Tec Mfg. Group LLC, Elite Cameron, Fischer & Krecke, Fox Cos. Machining Inc., Graph Expo/Converting Expo, Kraton, M-real, NAPIM, Tecscan, Treofan America, T.S. Converting Equipment, Valmet ...

Corona Collaboration

(Tapes)

October 31, 2003, Label Technology provides input to Corotec Corp. to improve its corona treater design and its productivity. Label Technology provides input to Corotec Corp. to improve its corona treater design and its ...

The Fundamentals of Being a True Leader

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... token, niche-oriented narrow web printers now are able to handle not only labels but they're also expanding into flexible packaging and folding carton applications. Let's face it, today's combo flexo press ...

Pilferers Beware

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... flexo facility also houses the company's pressure-sensitive roll label manufacturing equipment. Investing in Quality From 1998 through 2001, Colbert Packaging has spent close to $12 million on equipment ...

Foil Converter Changes Course

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... its client list soon included Marks & Spencer, ASDA, Sainsbury's own label, and Waitrose. The sale to Star Aluminium of FFP's aluminum foil printing and converting activities set the firm on a steady ...

Products

(Magazine)

September 29, 2003, ... co. says, and accommodate virtually any size web. Suited for small-diameter printing presses, tape and label slitters, and coating and laminating machines. Shafts run in diameters from 7/16-2 in. Meter ...

Breaking New Ground

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2003, ... about narrow web!). With a flair for customer service and a successful label business under its belt, this partnership is ready to take its rapidly growing flexible packaging venture to the next level. ...

Reporter Clips

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, News from: Akzo Nobel Inks, Aquaflex (Chromas), AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., Etiketka, Labelexpo, MACtac, Nilpeter, TLMI, TW Parker Ltd., Seal-It, Vivid Print Innovations Inc., and Xaar. TLMI Honors “Best ...