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Packaging Machinery Demand in China to Grow 8.6% Through 2009

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September 07, 2005, By 2014, packaging equipment demand in China will exceed that in Japan, making China the second largest market in the world behind the US. These and other trends are presented in a new study from The Freedonia ...

Testing for Toxins in Packaging

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August 30, 2005, ... of a popular dietary supplement. The dietary supplement was marketed in a noncompliant carton with a blinking red light. The light was powered by a battery attached to a printed circuit board with lead-based ...

Converting Industry News

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August 30, 2005, ... friendly, high-speed technique for printing via a low-power laser light, Under the terms of this agreement, Siegwerk will use the DataLase concentrate specifically for patch printing.” EDUCATION ...

Curtis Packaging Launches Website

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August 16, 2005, Curtis Packaging has launched a new corporate Web site designed to provide its customers and prospects with a direct connection to the company's resources and capabilities. PRESS RELEASE SANDY HOOK, ...

Converting Industry News

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July 30, 2005, ... an agreement to sell its Industrial Papers Business, which includes the lightweight packaging papers and p-s papers segments and related converting assets, to Kohlberg and Co. for approximately $180 million, ...

Brand Security & Authentication, Part 1

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July 30, 2005, ... only with a UV light source. Simple heat-shrinkable, self-adhesive cap seals are another option. Customized Solutions Security label solutions based on special facestock treatments can be sourced from ...

Brand Security & Authentication, Part 2

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July 30, 2005, ... angles to incident light. Protect RFID Tags and Labels from Static Simco Industrial Static Control, Hatfield, PA; 215/822-6401; simco-static.com The fusION neutralizer is recommended for protecting ...

New Products

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June 29, 2005, ... on a light frame. Said to provide economic and quality benefits and to eliminate about 15 min of processing/plate. Reduction in handling avoids damage to the photopolymer surface, reducing plate waste. ...

Global Events & Trends

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June 29, 2005, ... deal value increased slightly. A study on the 9.2 billion Euro European converted flexible packaging market, from market intelligence firm PCI Films Consulting Ltd., indicates “continued downward pressures ...

18 Ways to Cut Coating Costs

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June 29, 2005, ... material handling and lab staff, and engineers. Utilizing a video camera to document what really happens during a typical changeover and then dissecting the steps can be very enlightening. Then list the ...

Always the Student

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May 30, 2005, ... finally materialized for me at the symposium. The light went on in my thick head: Apply new technology in the form of either new or upgraded equipment, if you can. At the very least, by employing lean ...

Positive Projections

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May 30, 2005, Paperboard packaging provides advantages in the distribution, marketing, protection, and preservation of thousands of consumer goods, reports the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC). These apparent advantages ...

Converting Industry News

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May 30, 2005, ... Light Control, & Other 596 725 935 4.0 5.2 Source: ©2005 by The Freedonia Group These advances will be driven mainly by expanding demand for conductive and other films used in the electronics ...

Truth or Myth?

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May 30, 2005, There are many proposed theories that might influence the slide angle. We tested extensively to determine if these postulations are true. Slide Angle The tendency for package cartons to slide past each ...

The Board Identity

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April 29, 2005, ... Steve Dunning, Smurfit-Stone’s strategist, who reviewed the half-year forecast update prepared for PPC by RISI. Highlights included expectations for the manufacturing sector to rebound (reportedly up 4%) ...

A Look at Laminating Inks

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April 29, 2005, ... requirements. For example, inks printed on the surface of packages must have good adhesion and be resistant to abrasion, water, heat, light if they are to be useful in providing information. Fundamental ...

US Specialty Film Demand Expected to Increase

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April 20, 2005, ... freshening, nutritional, or medical compounds. Light control, safety and security, and barrier packaging films will also record gains at or above the average through 2009. Decorative and breathable films ...

Clean Thinking

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March 30, 2005, ... out the light. All the stuff that collected on your film canopy would have otherwise fallen on your web and been shipped to your customer. Thankfully, the witness plates are a magnifier of what your ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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March 30, 2005, ... Co. estimates the North American plastic healthcare packaging market at about 2.5 billion lb for 2004. It is expected to increase to slightly over 3.2 billion lb by 2009, corresponding to a 4.9% average ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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March 30, 2005, ...  Said Warner, "Arkay has experienced Virginia’s tremendous workforce firsthand. I’m delighted the company has decided to reaffirm its confidence in the Commonwealth by expanding its business in Botetourt ...