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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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

Peak Performance

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

February 29, 2008, ... film (in the broader marketplace) if it was actively sold out there,” says Percy. “We also felt that we knew the material better, by far, than anyone in the world,” since Victrex controls 95%-98% of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Property Control

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2008, ... defect causes. It is preferable to identify defective coating solutions and scrap them before coating, since the cost of scrap significantly increases when it is a coated product. Since raw materials are ...

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, ...

New Green Company

(Green Converting)

December 31, 2007, ... the packaging value chain, including raw material suppliers, converters, contract packagers, brand owners, retailers, machinery manufacturers, logistics providers, trade associations, government and nongovernment ...

Brand Booster

(Print)

December 31, 2007, ... on the materials they have used previously or with which they are familiar, regardless of ongoing developments in the properties of inks, coatings, adhesives, and base materials. “We often find that clients ...

Medley of Media Announcements

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... Among the exhibiting materials and machinery exhibitors, Comco (a div. of Mark Andy) and Nordmeccanica were pleased with the full supply-chain concept that attracted top-level executive attendance. The ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... continuing rise in raw materials, transportation, and energy costs. Charter Films, Superior, WI, completes a major plant expansion on its existing manufacturing and warehouse facilities. The company, ...

Making the Cut

(Archive)

November 30, 2007, ... due to the presence of hair particles, dust, and scrap material that had accumulated during the cut. Ralph L. Clark, VP of Cowlitz Container, remembers receiving Kodak’s call for help. “When they came ...

Neff Packaging Hosts Sustainability Seminars & Open House

(Archive)

November 25, 2007, ... International Paper; and was moderated by Jim Younkin of Neff Packaging Solutions. Both seminars discussed achieving sustainability, certifications, scorecards, modeling software, materials, global ...

Release Liner Special Report, Part 1

(Tapes)

October 31, 2007, ... volume growth in film liner, which is perhaps restrained only by raw material cost issues. Material Costs Today material cost inflation is a key issue in the entire label industry, with raw material ...

CCP Expo 2007 Exhibitors

(Archive)

October 22, 2007, ...  American-Newlong, Inc. Appleton Applied Materials ARC International Arjobex America Ashe Converting ASI/Adhesive & Sealants Industry Automatic Handling International AVT, Advanced Vision Technologies ...

China & India: Flex-Pack Leaders?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2007, ...  Personally, I think flex-pack converters should look toward other areas for opportunities. Chile and Argentina produce superb materials that rarely enter worldwide markets. Nations as diverse as Mexico, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... Packaging Corp., Madison, MS, a manufacturer of industrial packaging materials. Heidelberg USA, Kennesaw, GA, says two Prinect workflow solutions, MetaDimension RIP and Signa Station, are certified JDF-compliant ...