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Show Preview | PRINT 2017 Heads Back to Chicago

(Trade Shows)

August 16, 2017, ... with the industry-leading Microcut® electronics package that can increase production by as much as 50 percent. Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Booth #2302) has earned the most honors in the Print/Graph ...

POLAR to Exhibit Automated Label System

(Die-Cutting)

August 15, 2017, ... feature. Even cutting waste can be minimized. OnePunchRegister needs only one single package to correctly adjust the cutting die to the printed image. Ultimate die-cutting precision is ensured by locking ...

PPC Reports on Packaging Design Trends

(Carton Box)

August 14, 2017, ... out at retail. For example, many entries incorporated “arcuate” or circular scoring to create an additional panel on the front of their packages. This not only provides a unique bow-shaped structural element ...

Zip-Pak Opens Engineering Center

(Flexpack)

August 13, 2017, ... called attention to areas of consumer concern regarding confidence in a secure seal and a desire for a more positive experience when initially accessing the product contents of a flexible package. As a ...

PROTON Products Details Sensor Applications

(Controls)

August 08, 2017, ... as tissue and laminating lines, core waste losses can be reduced or eliminated. Accurate length delivery can also be beneficial for converting processes to reduce scrap for point of sale packaged products. ...

Durst to Show Upgraded UV Inkjet Press

(News | New Products)

August 07, 2017, ... new Web2Print workflow. The new Tau 330 RSC is a UV inkjet label and package printing press featuring a print width of 330 mm (13 in.) combined with print speed of to 78 linear mpm (245 fpm) at resolutions ...

Jet Label Reports Addition of United Label Company

(Label/Tape)

August 07, 2017, ... consumer packaged goods, pharmaceuticals, forestry, and industrial applications. In doing so, Jet Label produces a range of durable, reliably water- and weatherproof labels that stand up to the types of ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 3

(Flexpack)

August 02, 2017, ... the package designer more options. Figure 3. Seven-layer structures for various applications and uses Figure 3A. Cost reduction over the five-layer analog.                     ...

FPA Calls for Student Design Contest Entries

(Flexpack)

July 30, 2017, ... for the 2018 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge, now in its 14th year. The Challenge for students is to develop a flexible package solution that addresses a packaging issue, such as consumer convenience ...

Label PRomotion | Does Anyone Proofread Labels or Packaging Anymore?

(Label/Tape)

July 25, 2017, ... bean), each serving had equal carbohydrates and fiber—meaning that 3 grams of carbs were in essence negated by the 3 grams of fiber for net zero carbs. Later, another lupini product package revealed ...

Ceresana Issues Study of European Bags/Sacks

(Bag Pouch)

July 25, 2017, ... as well. One advantage of flexible plastic pouches is that they can adapt to the size of the packaged good, which helps to optimize the packaging size, says the report. Furthermore, this packaging can ...

Green Bay Packaging Adds Slitting Facility

(Slit)

July 24, 2017, ... Coated Products Operations is a manufacturer of pressure-sensitive paper and films for a variety of labeling applications, including primary package decoration and variable information. Headquartered in ...

Brandtjen & Kluge Launches Press

(Die-Cutting)

July 23, 2017, ... guards, a PLC Touchscreen interface, a multi-point LED lighting package, and high-performance Delrin work surface. Improved foil performance with a programmable foil system that can hold a tolerance ...

PPC Forms Digital Converting Community

(Carton Box)

July 18, 2017, ... nontraditional players like commercial printers and contact packagers beginning to use digital technology to enter the folding carton market. The workshop concluded that, at the time, digital was a complementary ...

Bemis Announces Cost Reduction Plans

(Flexpack)

July 14, 2017, ... to outline future capital spending, to explore ways to offset headwinds of the current economic environment in Brazil, and to reshape our go-to-market efforts to align with the evolving US packaged food ...

Parkside Launches Reclosable Lidding Film for Snack Pots

(Flexpack)

July 05, 2017, ... pack, a first of its kind in the US, has been created to tap into the developing on-the-go snacking market. According to market research group Packaged Facts, the US healthy snack market is expected to ...

FPA Issues Report on Flexible Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 02, 2017, ... for food packaged in flexible packaging, says FPA; Americans aged 35–44 are willing to spend 15.5% more; parents with children under are 18 willing to pay 17% more; and Americans aged between 18–34 are ...

Martin Automatic to Display Web Handling Units

(News | New Products)

July 02, 2017, ... additional roll handling equipment. The unit at the Brussels show will include a web guide and slitter package for in-line slitting; a portability package for easy relocation between press lines; and an ...

Sun Chemical and acpo to Show Films

(Label/Tape)

June 28, 2017, ... barrier coatings are chlorine free, easy to recycle, and highly resistant to flex cracking, which results in package barrier loss. They also offer converters cost-effective, durable, sustainable films ...

PPC Boot Camp Educates Industry Freshmen

(Carton Box)

June 27, 2017, ... an introduction to the inks used for package printing.  Beau Snider, director of corporate technical services at Wikoff Color Corporation, taught students how inks are made and then explained the difference ...