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DuPont Awards Recognize Packaging Innovation

(News Eclips)

May 29, 2008, ... that uses only renewable and biodegradable materials in support of responsible sourcing, clean production and effective recovery. Redesigning a familiar food container for nearly 20 percent weight reduction, ...

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 ...

Drupa '08

(Trends/Management)

March 31, 2008, ... product groups include prepress and premedia, printing, paper converting/package production, and materials. All printing technologies will be on display, and the area for digital solutions has expanded ...

Rohm and Haas Announces Price Increase

(News | New Products)

March 24, 2008, Rohm and Haas Co.'s Packaging and Building Materials business announced a list and off-list price increase for all acrylic, vinyl acrylic and styrene acrylic based emulsions PHILADELPHIA | Rohm and Haas ...

Metal Is in the Mix

(Metallizing)

February 29, 2008, ... materials than frequently seen in the high-volume dry baking mix category. It also provides better graphic reproduction and better shelf life over paper or fabric bags. Grafo Regio provided design and ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

February 29, 2008, ... configuration and materials of construction. Featuring tolerances to 0.0005 in., collars can be machined from many materials. Available in I.D. sizes from ⅛-16 in. and can include one- or two-piece clamp-types ...

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 ...

February Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2008, ... speeds are to 250 fpm. Available die/anvil materials range from D2 to tungsten carbide. Schober USA | 513-489-7393 | www.schoberusa.com PFFC-ASAP 400 Foiling Counterfeiters KOLDfoil SX security cold ...

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, ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... in the auto industry, self-adhering mounting of rubber and EPDM materials, and decorative trim in the furniture industry. Software Makes Connections MILWAUKEE, WI Tailored Solutions reports its print ...

New Products, Part 2

(Archive)

November 06, 2007, ...  Part 1 | Part 2 Machinery, Accessories, Services Die-Cut Thin Materials The DLI eDrive reportedly allows die-cutting at higher speeds on thin p-s materials and laminates. Using advanced web transport ...

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 ...

CRI Increases Prices on Ink

(Archive)

October 15, 2007, ... that the price increases are necessary due to two major factors: elimination of refunds that Chinese exporters receive from the Chinese value-added tax (VAT) and a continuing rise in raw materials, transportation, ...

In Search of Tension Isolation

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... of statics. Imagine a large brick sitting on a table with two ropes tied to it. The brick’s weight and the COF of the two materials create an available frictional force between the brick and the table. ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... lbs at speeds to 3,000 fpm. Dual-knife technology allows for heavy cutting loads of material to 0.040 in. thick and requiring no squareness adjustment. Available in trim widths to 65 in. Maxson Automatic ...

Scoring the Scorecard

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... February 1, 2008. Wal-Mart developed the scorecard so manufacturers could track and report their own use of packaging materials. Ultimately, it measures the environmental impact of the packaging on ...

Be A Good Citizen

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... the purchase of raw materials to the disposal of packaging—has been a primary focus of sustainable operations. For example, major end-users are demanding lighter-weight packaging, which reduces shipping ...

News Clips

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... Church, VA, offers a new leaflet on “Foodservice Packaging and the Environment,” addressing issues related to solid waste, litter, recycling, waste-to-energy, and sustainable materials and packaging. For ...

Intl. Trade Shows Exhibit at Pack Expo, Present Awards Competition

(Archive)

August 13, 2007, ... For the first time, iF Intl. Forum Design will present the "iF packaging award" at interpack PROCESS AND PACKAGING 2008. Designers and developers of packaging, packaging materials, graphics and packaging ...

CONVERTER CLIPS

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... will be bustling with K 2007, the 17th Intl. Trade Fair for Plastics + Rubber. Organized by PlasticsEurope Deutschland e.V. and Messe Düsseldorf, the event’s topics will include high-tech materials, ...