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Hazen's Envirofoil Package Finalist for Eco Awar

(Carton Box)

June 23, 2014, ... 200 of the “most innovative packaging suppliers in the world” were showcased. Jury members included George Beylerian and Dr. Andrew Dent of Material ConneXion; Dan Denisoff of Pernod Ricard; Jamie ...

On Print | Are You Cured? Proper Cure Is Up to You

(On Print)

June 22, 2014, How can you give a 100% guarantee that you will never ship any uncured or under-cured material? The 2014 Radtech UV & EB Technical Conference, held in Rosemont, IL, in May, had a focus on printing ...

AWA to Offer Manual for Heat Shrink Sleeve Labels

(Label/Tape)

June 18, 2014, ... labeling technologies, providing opportunities to designers, material suppliers, converters, packaging technologists, and all involved in the value chain for their conversion and use. The manual reportedly ...

Diamond Packaging Wins 3 FSEA Golf Leaf Awards

(Carton Box)

June 04, 2014, ... for Five Star Fragrance Company’s Michael Jordan Flight Sport Gift Set. The overall presentation imparts unusual depth and distinction through creative design, material selection, UV matte and gloss spot ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 4

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 12, 2014, ... guidelines that are applicable to most extrusion coating lines using modern equipment, processing low density polyethylene (LDPE).  Your equipment or materials may require special conditions not covered ...

Printing Trends | Emerging Technologies and Applications

(Trends/Management)

May 01, 2014, ... fairly new, this sector of the material manufacturing industry has already created a multibillion-dollar U.S. market. Nano matter is characterized by high-tensile strength, low weight, high electrical ...

Label Summit Latin America Has a Full Agenda

(Label/Tape)

April 28, 2014, ... development, product design, and positioning. Don Nolan, president, Materials Group, Avery Dennison, will deliver the keynote presentation, looking at new developments in printing and how technological ...

Pregis Is Acquired by Olympus Partners

(Flexpack)

April 21, 2014, ... to acquire Pregis Corporation North America, a protective packaging materials and systems manufacturer, for an undisclosed amount. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of May. “Olympus ...

Web Lines | Why Is Winding Optimization Difficult?

(Web Handling)

April 21, 2014, ...  Winding is time-consuming. Roll quality is time-delayed. Winder replacements or upgrades are big, expensive, time-consulting projects. Each data point is costly in terms of time, material, and customer ...

Agfa Graphics Named Supplier of the Year by ICG

(Carton Box)

April 18, 2014, ... its independently owned and operated member companies and negotiating vendor contracts as a group, the ICG can capture volume discounts on the raw materials, supplies, and equipment its members use every ...

Stick Pouches | Market Trends to 2017

(Bag Pouch)

April 07, 2014, ... package designs, packaging materials, processing techniques, competitive responses, and suppliers; A detailed economic and environmental comparison of ketchup packaged in a stick pouch vs a sachet; Market ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ... solid bleached sulfate (SBS) and sheeted the material into 24x36-inch sheets. OlymPak Packaging & Printing prints the sheets in register and converts the folding carton. The combination of holographic ...

Plastics are Alive and Well in Southeast Asia

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

February 19, 2014, ... and more.  In two days, I covered the basics of equipment, materials and processing.  I can also say the questions asked and the problems seen there are identical to those seen here.  The major difference ...

Atlas Celebrates 50 Years of Titan Slitters

(News | New Products)

February 17, 2014, ... to the huge development of extruded plastic film used for flexible packaging materials, which expanded rapidly worldwide during the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Company reports that, of all the Titan SR duplex ...

Holography | Industry Developments Give Packagers an Edge

(Trends/Management)

February 12, 2014, Advances in film coating and manufacturing open the door for innovative use of holographic materials Advances in film coating and manufacturing open the door for innovative use of holographic materials ...

BJK Flexible Packaging Expands with Blown Film Line

(Flexpack)

January 22, 2014, ... to Brian Krein, chairman and CEO of BJK. It features a 110-in. wide line with a 550 mm die, capable of running over 1,500 lbs/hr of material. “It’s our feeling that three-layer’s future for many film segments ...

AIMCAL Offers Online Courses

(Metallizing)

December 02, 2013, Video recordings, which offer the same information as classroom courses, include adhesives, web handling, winding, slitting, and more   FORT MILL, SC | The Assn. of International Metallizers, Coaters ...

The Packaging Conference 2014 Coming Up Soon

(News | New Products)

November 19, 2013, ... will be next-generation materials, business strategies, sustainability efforts, processing developments, and more. Discounted early registration is available until January 15. The conference includes ...

Frankston Packaging Chooses Heidelberg To Fuel Growth

(News | New Products)

November 05, 2013, ... the Speedmaster XL 106 will continue to fuel our growth,” Bullock said. Not only has Frankston already seen a material impact to its costs, but it is also entering new markets, confident in the working ...

Release Liner | What’s Next?

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2013, ... Group, examined the global trends impacting release liner, their implications for the business and its technology, and product and sustainability issues and innovations. The scarcity of some raw materials, ...