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INFO*FLEX 2009 Is 85 Percent Sold Out

(News | New Products)

March 08, 2009, ... innovations and service offerings to the expected international audience of more than 1,600 attendees. INFO*FLEX enables package printers and converters to network with leading industry suppliers while ...

Flexible Packaging Association 2009 Award Winners

(Flexpack Main)

February 28, 2009, The Flexible Packaging Assn. (FPA), honors 24 packages in its 2009 Achievement Awards Competition. Here is a look at the top award winners. Innovation in flexible packaging takes many forms. It comes from ...

What's New Products: March 200

(Magazine)

February 28, 2009, ... reducing costly product loss during distribution of frozen packaged goods. Film has a low seal initiation temperature, high seal strength, improved slip properties, and a broad sealing window said to provide ...

CMM Virtual Trade Show is Staged 8 A.M.-6 P.M. On February 11

(News | New Products)

February 10, 2009, ... discussion from the leading industry publications including Yolanda Simonsis (PFFC), Mark Spaulding (Converting), Tom Polischuk (PackagePrinting), Lisa Pierce (Food & Beverage Packaging) and Brendan O’Neill ...

Studies to Examine Flexo, Packaging Trends

(News Eclips)

February 04, 2009, ... environmental, or regulatory issues influencing the printing process, package preference, and the point of origin. The study will cover labels, folding cartons, corrugated, flexible and retort pouch packaging, ...

Flexible Packaging Wipes Out Waste

(First Glance)

January 31, 2009, ... offers a 6%-17% weight reduction compared to traditional PET/PE laminates. The material is said to process well on high-speed sealing equipment with clean die-cut areas, and the flat package is easy to ...

How To Find Green Projects

(Process Management)

January 31, 2009, ... to recognize a printer's sustainability efforts. One of the requirements is to validate and audit green projects. Now comes the question: How do I find such projects? On package construction, I have ...

February Carton & Box Reporter

(Magazine)

January 31, 2009, ... Corp. earned runner-up recognition in the cartonboard category at the UK Packaging Awards, sponsored by UK-based Packaging News magazine. Its Glen Moray Classic Gift Set package features a twist on the ...

Green Is Global

(Archive)

January 31, 2009, ... for roll-fed lamination or conversion mean less roll changes, less downtime, less handling. The cost of logistics and transportation also can be lower if the weight of the packaged products to be ...

What's Ne

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2009, ... web-fed flexo and gravure environments. Can be incorporated with anti-counterfeiting features and is said to be environmentally friendly if used with UV inks and coatings. Can make packages more recyclable ...

What's New Products: Februar

(Magazine)

January 31, 2009, ... trigger for web break prevention. ◆Dover Flexo Electronics | 603-332-6150 | www.dfe.com PFFC-ASAP 401 Brakes, Chucks Offer Safety The V-KL high-performance integrated brake/safety chuck package ...

The Color of Confidence

(First Glance)

January 31, 2009, ... Switzerland, are supplied as labels (and potentially as printing inks) to show whether a packaged product has been correctly stored and transported, i.e., whether it is safe to consume.  The label consists ...

Visual Pak Makes Norka Acquisition

(News Eclips)

January 20, 2009, ... executive of Visual Pak, “Top consumer products companies today are looking to outsource to contract manufacturers and packagers who deliver real value. That’s not just cost savings. It’s quality that ...

Color Control

(Label/Tape)

December 31, 2008, ... that they want to deal with,” says Brombacher. “It's not only that you have to learn to print on different IML substrates, but a lot of it has to do with the coatings, the inks, how you package it, how ...

A Host of Options for Brand Security

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

December 31, 2008, ... and packaging industries are part of this emerging brand security trend. Protection of the brand itself is only the beginning — repackaged or refilled products, alterations, or lookalikes may cause ...

Creating e-Pedigrees

(Print)

December 31, 2008, Variable data marking and coding isn't a foreign concept to most package converters. For years, many have been placing variable data on packaging materials Variable data marking and coding isn't a foreign ...

GOA Is Bilingual

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2008, ... Print Production, designed to enhance a new supervisor's skills. A two-day Brand Protection Conference will cover the latest technologies to protect packages, labels, and documentation from counterfeiting. ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

December 31, 2008, ...  PFFC-ASAP 401 Register Control for Offset and Flexo The AR4000 register control system for offset and in-line flexo presses has an ultra-compact CCD camera package with intelligent image processing. ...

Sweet Rewards

(First Glance)

December 07, 2008, ... was revealed when they opened the package, then enter the details on a website, allowing Wrigley's to capture valuable data about their consumers. Payne's tape combines the easy-opening benefits of tear ...

Ciba continues to foster innovation in 2008 with two R&D Awards

(News | New Products)

December 04, 2008, ... to show clearly whether a package product has been correctly stored and transported, i.e. whether it is safe to consume, by recording the effects on the product of temperature fluctuations over time. Every ...