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Evolving Ink Jet Technology

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... of the current trends in ink jet development is to increase the number of nozzles while simplifying the ink jet formulations. Pigmented systems clearly dominate the higher-performance package printing ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... a slider zipper in horizontal and vertical f/f/s applications to give consumers easy-opening and resealable features in one package. This is achieved by applying a continuous, controlled score to a multilayered ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... converters, paperboard manufacturers, and Clif Bar, a consumer product company. The purpose: to assess why companies are making the switch to recycled paperboard for their folding carton packages and to ...

A Universal Film for Flex-Pack?

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, Let us take the concept of universality one step further. Is there a universal film for flexible packaging? All converters and package designers know the answer to this question is a resounding no. PLC ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... product presentation, and sensory impact influence the commercial success of packaged consumer products. Consumer perception of aroma quality is very much context driven. A "flora"’ aroma character perceived ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

November 30, 2004, ... seal configurations due to gussets, sealing through multiple plies at package joints, sealing through package wrinkles or folds, or sealing through product contamination at the seal area. A new enhanced ...

Aniline printing - 100 Years Later

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2004, ... quality of flexography has proved to be competitive to rotogravure in some package printing sectors, as well as to some lithographic printing. Flexo is well suited for printing flexible packaging products ...

Maxcess Intl. to Give Away Daytona 500 Trip at Pack Expo Intl. 2004

(Archive)

November 01, 2004, ... travel package to the Daytona 500 will include tickets to the Daytona 500 race, accommodations for three nights, round-trip airfare within the Continental US, and a rental car for 3 days." Adds Maxcess ...

Supplier News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2004, ... Co-located at the facility is an Egan triplex coater with two modular coating stations and a three-zone oven that's especially suited for retort and condiment package development. Accommodating substrates ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... facility is an Egan triplex coater with two modular coating stations and a three-zone oven that’s especially suited for retort and condiment package development. Accommodating substrates to 24 in. wide ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, New from: Arjobex America, Arpeco, Avery Dennison (Fasson), Axicon CodeMaster, Better Packages, BST Pro Mark, Comco (Mark Andy), Davis-Standard Corp., Double E Co., ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Flexo Wash ...

Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ...  ProofMaster RIP software packages are multi-platform and are said to combine ease of use and flexibility with exceptional color accuracy. Certify Proof feature demonstrates to customers that each proof ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... productions, including litho, flexo, gravure, and silk screen. Says GE's technology manager Bruce Nielsen, “Artwork Systems' strong experience and heritage in label and package production technology ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... of its Tetra Recart package in the US by Hormel Foods Corp. for its Stagg and Hormel brand chilies. Tetra Recart saw its first commercial application by Nestlé /Italy in 2001. The structure is a six-layer ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... packaging. In addition to the expo and conference sessions, the Entertainment Packaging Summit featured the annual Alex Awards. Among the converters/package printers honored with an "Alex" for their ...

Converting Industry News, Part 3

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... Package Tagging Basics; Practical Applications of the "Smart Label"; The Dept. of Defense and RFID; and more. The conference program is wide-ranging, with many other topics of interest to converters. ...

New Clear Barrier Film Resin Technology Replaces Coated Films

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... of its unique combination of mechanical, barrier, and aesthetic properties. Common examples of foods packaged in PVdC-coated OPP films include tortilla chips, extruded corn snacks, pork skins, crackers, ...

Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... automatic press control package, which is an option for company's PrintVision/Jupiter platforms, comprises three modules: the pRegister module for automatic register pre-setting and control; the new Presco ...

Heidelberg to Show New Dymatrix Die-Cutter at Graph/Converting Expo

(Archive)

September 28, 2004, At Graph Expo/Converting Expo 2004 (October 10-13, 2004, McCormick Place South, Chicago, IL, USA), Heidelberg USA will unveil the new Dymatrix 106 CSB die cutter to the North American market. PRESS RELEASE ...

Eval Co. of America Expanding Resin Production

(Archive)

September 02, 2004, ... trusted as a food packaging material used to preserve the freshness of a product. EVAL keeps oxygen from migrating into a package, while simultaneously preventing aromas and flavors from migrating out ...