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A Golden Opportunity

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2008, ... you know if digital printing is for you?” Dedman asked. The answer: Consider such factors as what the package is designed to contain; the materials that will be used; the regulations to which the package ...

Dyne Levels Part 2

(Process Management)

June 30, 2008, ... the bonding of virtually all plastics and some nonplastic materials such as foil and paper. All methods rely on combinations of chemical activation, surface roughening, and surface cleaning. Following ...

Sustainable Packaging for Specialty Meat

(Archive)

June 30, 2008, ... new packaging, produced with EarthClear earth-friendly packaging materials from Clear Lam Packaging, utilizes renewable resources derived from plant-based plastics, providing barrier properties that retain ...

Short-Run Labels: An Alternative View

(Archive)

June 17, 2008, ... presses have introduced solutions that assist workflow and cost control as well as putting down ink. Advances in materials, substrates, and tooling all add to the flavor of current production trends. Buzzwords ...

AWA Publishes North American, European Market Studies

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2008, ... Coated Materials – North American Market Study 2008,” which provides full market segmentation of the extrusion coating market in North America, and a new edition of its “European Release Liner Outlook ...

Cardpak President Named Chairman of PPC

(News Eclips)

May 04, 2008, ... growing sensitivity to the environment on the part of consumers and packaging decision makers represented a great opportunity for the paperboard packaging industry. “Bad ‘facts’ on our materials and ...

AWA Publishes North American, European Market Studies

(News | New Products)

May 01, 2008, AMSTERDAM, THE NEATHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. has published two new market studies: “Extrusion Coated Materials – North American Market Study 2008,” which provides full market segmentation ...

Emerging Nations

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2008, ... Rio Tinto Alcan, appears to have zeroed in on Russia by building two new plants in St. Petersburg. Although Russian producers meet as much as two-thirds of demand in the overall packaging materials market, ...

Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box)

March 31, 2008, ... controls for all production operations. Called ideal for boxes produced from litho-laminated board, solid board, and corrugated board to A flute. Handles materials from 200-800 gsm and blanks from 55-1,700 ...

Trail Blazing

(Green Converting)

March 31, 2008, ... entered the corporate vernacular. It started, he says, by identifying ways the company could be more planet friendly, using less hazardous materials and only “clean” sources of energy such as wind and ...

Certifiably Clean

(Bag Pouch)

March 31, 2008, ... convert polypropylene/low-density (LD) and linear LD polyethylene (PE)/high density PE materials from 10-100 microns. Fisher says production speed was a priority when choosing the Mamata because “it had ...

EskoArtwork Kicks Off Drupa Discovery Tour

(News | New Products)

March 26, 2008, ... graphic designers, prepress departments, engraving plants, print shops, converters, and brand owners reportedly save time, cost, and materials. Claimed to reduce errors, cut paper waste, and provide traceability ...

AIMCAL Elects New Board

(News | New Products)

March 19, 2008, ... Materials, Inc., Fairfield, California, (previously Applied Films & Leybold Systems). She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University and is an active member of the ...

No-Wait Welding

(Coating/Laminating)

February 29, 2008, ... Systems Group of Davis-Standard. The line, installed in June 2007, enables the company to produce a broad spectrum of films in-house, including material that may be used as a replacement for films that ...

Wal-Mart Scorecard Needs More Batters

(Green Converting)

February 29, 2008, ... announced the development of its “packaging scorecard,” which required each of its vendors to track and report their use of packaging materials in the more than 120,000 individual products it stocked. ...

Labeling Markets South American Market Study & Sourcebook 2007

(News | New Products)

February 18, 2008, ... Markets: South American Market Study & Soucebook 2007," providing a market overview and opportunities for labelstock producers, material suppliers, and all companies involved in the product decoration ...

Adhesives Multi-Client Study

(News | New Products)

February 13, 2008, ... marketing study following the technical and marketing developments in the adhesives business. "Adhesives VIII" is an investigation of markets, raw materials, technological advances, marketing trends, ...

Web Lines: Thinking About New Equipment?

(Web Handling)

January 31, 2008, ...  Specify core material and geometry; preferred core support (shafted vs. shaftless, core grabbing mechanism); splicing type and roll transfer needs; and preferred roll loading and handling plan. Include ...

Barrier Wanted

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2008, Vacuum-coated papers and films are enjoying dynamic growth levels. Brand owners' demands for flexible packaging, label materials, cartons, and cigarette Vacuum-coated papers and films are enjoying dynamic ...

headstart2cmm

(Archive)

January 30, 2008, ... Machinery and Materials Exposition will showcase the latest trends and technology, as well as provide a key opportunity to bring buyers and sellers together in one arena. According to Ian Johnston, ...