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Modified Atmosphere Packaging shows potential for growth

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... to develop the role of central distribution centers. MAP is a technique in which the air surrounding food in a package is flushed out and replaced with a carefully formulated gas mixture such as carbon ...

Pressure-sensitive line utilizes all-vector drive system

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June 30, 1996, ... section. Drive functionality is accomplished through MagneTek's PAC (Programmable Application Control) software. As a Microsoft Windows-compatible software package, PAC software is extremely user-friendly ...

MSC Specialty Films reaches success down to the core

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May 31, 1996, ... Two proprietary coaters feature automatic splicing, fiber-optically linked drive packages, laser inspection, and ultraviolet coating capability. Off-line slitting is done in a separate department. "We ...

Flexo label printer grows by leaps and bounds

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April 30, 1996, ... right away -- I'd say within the next two or three months --and we already have the two Comcos with UV packages on them." Express Label houses its own Anderson & Vreeland platemaking system, an art department ...

Paperboard industry showcases its winning ways

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April 30, 1996, The Paperboard Packaging Council competition selects 80 outstanding packages from a wide field of entries.Eighty packages were honored for innovation The Paperboard Packaging Council competition selects ...

AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors

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March 31, 1996, The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminatots rewards outstanding packages and labels in its annual competition. The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminatots rewards outstanding ...

Water-based adhesives meet just-in-time demands.

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March 31, 1996, ... further process (such as form, fill, and seal) the lamination. Ultimately, a fully cured adhesive system will preserve the integrity of the finished package or lamination. In general, the more demanding ...

Flexo/screen proves to be a winning combination

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January 31, 1996, ... $1.5 million on a letterpress/screen combination press. Here, you can get six or seven colors and a couple of screen heads, and you spend considerably less than $500,000 for this package - and you're not ...

Improved paper chemistry provides multiple benefits

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December 31, 1995, ... of interest only to your paper supplier. If you convert paper, what you don't know can hurt you. If you effortlessly convert packages, cartons, or labels with high recycled fiber and high ash content ...

Viscosity system saves ink and improves print quality

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December 31, 1995, ... with the need for a new viscosity control system. Lally Pak provides printed film and bags to a variety of industries, including packaged frozen food, medical and pharmaceuticals, confectionary, and ...

KAPCO hits grand slam in pursuing custom markets

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November 30, 1995, ... the extruder head. After KAPCO has completed the Tack Tube manufacturing process, the tube is inserted in a hinged, self-locking thermoformed package with a paperboard color-printed "billboard" insert, ...

Bagmakers add a strong link to quality chain

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July 31, 1995, ...  A Stand-Out Operation Sengewald USA's goal is to "produce a package that stands out against the customer's competition," adds Quinn. The company's film converting capabilities include wicket bagmaking, ...

Company develops line of cost-saving packaging

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March 31, 1995, A Pennsylvania packager responds to the diaper industry's growing demands for high-performance compression diaper bags. These bags, which are tightly A Pennsylvania packager responds to the diaper industry' ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

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February 28, 1995, ... ht do the job. I think there will be more and more convenience packages like the Capri Sun. There will be some changes in the basic film structure that allow even more creativity with the types of structu ...

Holograms continue to gain in converting applications.

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February 28, 1995, ... for the flexible-packaging converter and packager to be successful, they must be very efficient with their manufacturing processes. "Most conversion is carried out in widths between .8-m and 1.2-m wide," ...

State legislative action includes removal of 2 bans: 1994

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February 28, 1995, ... recycled, recyclable or reusable by Jan. 1, 1996. AB 5758(A) sought to mandate that packaging must contain the product-to-package ratio on the label. AB 9965 would have required the label on packaging ...

Latin American industry remains untapped market

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February 28, 1995, ... areas of Mexico are remote and transportation is limited. Packages that can sustain the rigors of distribution and extend shelf life are of value to the Mexican consumer. Some of the packaging improvements ...

Pharmaceutical films designed for protection

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February 28, 1995, Two pharmaceutical grades of fluoropolymer film are available for barrier protection from Allied Signal Plastics, Morristown, NJ.Allied Signal has introduced Two pharmaceutical grades of fluoropolymer ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ... will continue because metallized substrates offer good, albeit imperfect, barriers to light, oxygen and moisture, and the visual impact of metallized packages on the retail shelf is striking. Strong growth ...

Controlling costs challenge label stock, liner suppliers

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December 31, 1994, ... is looking to plastic substrates for labels. "People are going away from film," Charles Robbins, manager, coated products, Fletcher Paper, said. "There's a question as to what to do with it after the package ...