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Welcome to Innovation Station

(Innovation Station)

January 16, 2016, ... customers so well that we supply them with the materials they need to serve their customers? What if we redesign how we think, so we can redesign what we make? What if we break down all the old school/not-invented-here ...

Freedonia Issues Report on Converted Flexible Packaging

(Flexpack)

December 05, 2015, ... helped by growth in food production, an expanding elderly population, and the importance of bags for bulk and other larger-sized packages in such markets as pet food, chemicals, building materials, and ...

Flexible Packaging | Child-Resistant Slider an Important Step Forward in Safety

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2015, ... chemicals put children at greater risk of ingesting poisonous materials in their immediate environment. Young children are especially susceptible to the ingestion of poisons, as they are inquisitive by ...

Economic Outlook | Growing with GDP ... or Not

(Trends/Management)

November 22, 2015, ... grow slower than GDP. Because of what economists call the “inventory bullwhip effect,” cyclical swings get bigger the further up the supply chain you get. Thus, for materials suppliers, growth rates can ...

Avery Dennison Announces Bio-Based PE Film

(Materials)

November 21, 2015, ... for goods and services will all contribute to an uncertain supply of finite non-renewable resources in the years to come,” says Xander van der Vlies, sustainability director at Avery Dennison Materials ...

Sleeve Labels | Technology Developments Drive Innovation and Sustainability

(Label/Tape)

November 17, 2015, ... device capabilities and printed electronics on inert materials; and deseamable shrink sleeves, which benefit from a coating in the seam area that permits their self-removal during the hot pre-wash step, ...

TLMI Honors Companies for Green Leadership

(Label/Tape)

November 14, 2015, ... high-value synthetic oil from these materials. Yerecic Label received special recognition for the company’s continued dedication to expanding TLMI’s message regarding sustainability and for its own exemplary ...

AWA Reports on Release Liner Seminar

(Label/Tape)

November 01, 2015, ... damaged, dirty material, and silicone release issues, for example—during the period. Film liners, however, exhibited a significant improvement trend across the same parameters. Buma adjured suppliers to ...

Defect Detection | Filmquest Enhances its Reputation with Surface Inspection System

(Controls)

October 21, 2015, ... any flaw in the material,” said Richard Farnsworth, performance film manager. “Before upgrading our current system, we were only able to identify most issues; the smallest defects in film could reach the ...

TLMI Awards | WS Packaging Wins Best of Show

(Label/Tape)

October 06, 2015, ... Printing, Plano, TX, takes the top spot in the Flexography & Letterpress–Promotional category for “The Curse!” This store handout promotional label is created on a pressure-sensitive silver board material ...

Label Industry Global Awards Winners Revealed

(Label/Tape)

October 01, 2015, ... highest percentage (80%) of recycled PET pellets. The new face material, said to have physical features equivalent to virgin PET films and has a lower production cost than other recycled materials, is ...

AWA Reports on Release Liner Markets in South America

(Label/Tape)

September 10, 2015, Study details the release liner supply chain, including profiles and projections of materials, end-use markets, and more AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson Associates reports the release ...

Mark Andy Works to Reduce Carbon Footprint

(News | New Products)

September 09, 2015, Company is now transforming its waste disposal with the help of Materials Lifecycle Management Company’s ENVIRO-Fuelcubes ST. LOUIS, MO | Mark Andy, manufacturer of globally distributed label and package ...

Shanghai World of Packaging Coming This Fall

(News | New Products)

September 07, 2015, ... show will include four professional exhibitions, including PacPro Asia 2015, which will showcase machinery and process technologies for all kinds of packaging solutions, including materials such as paper, ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2015 Grows To Eight Halls

(Trends/Management)

August 18, 2015, ... package print production offers. More than 600 exhibitors will display the latest label and package printing equipment and materials when Labelexpo Europe convenes September 29 to October 2 at the Brussels ...

Pregis Opens Facility in Mexico

(Flexpack)

August 04, 2015, New protective packaging manufacturing plant will produce Astro-Foam and PolyPlank foam for many industries DEERFIELD, IL | Pregis, a supplier of protective packaging solutions, has expanded operations ...

AIMCAL and SPE Join to Present Tech Conference

(Coating/Laminating)

July 21, 2015, ... Sessions cover a range of topics including supply chain traceability, troubleshooting converting problems, food safety, sustainability, coating and laminating advances, adhesives technology, barrier materials, ...

Flexo Printing | Mid-Web Press Answers Shift to More SKUs, Short Runs

(Print)

July 14, 2015, ... in the packaging industry with consolidation among converters, and increased material costs, has significantly added pressure on prices and margins. The cost of capital equipment and financing is an important ...

Green Bay Packaging Division Certified for Food Packaging Safety

(Carton Box)

July 13, 2015, ... of quality management systems. The BRC guides safety development and legal packaging materials that meet or exceed quality levels. “The BRC certification is validation of our long-term commitment to ...

Clear Lam Packaging Adds to Product Line

(Flexpack)

July 05, 2015, New PrimaPak structures, metallized rollstock, and PET lidding films are among the offerings ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL | Clear Lam Packaging, a manufacturer of rigid and flexible packaging materials for ...