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Film Opens New Markets

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... release is film packaging for chocolate and other heat-sensitive confectionary products, which cannot be easily heat-sealed or closed with conventional hot melt adhesives without causing the packaged product ...

New Products

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... quality by importing differential speed data into a statistical analysis package. Affordable Process Control Davis-Standard Corp., Pawcatuck, CT; 860/599-1010; davis-standard.com MESA III process ...

Time for a CMM History Lesson

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... overwhelming success went to Norm Abrams, industry consultant and a former contributor to PFFC with a monthly column entitled "Profit Probe." Norm’s roots were from the package converting industry, and ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... using pod packs expect the same rich flavor and aroma of a traditionally brewed cup of [our] coffee. We looked to Sonoco to supply a package that would protect the integrity of the coffee and our brand. ...

Why Tension?

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ...  Tensioning each wrap as it goes onto the roll creates the internal pressure and friction that is just right to hold the roll together. Too little tension and the roll package easily falls apart or sags ...

In Defense of Control Freaks

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... that may occur during the long road from manufacture of various raw materials to the assembly of the final package. In these processes, "control" means equipment performing any operation can operate only ...

Complex & Capable

(Flexpack)

January 30, 2005, Located almost midway between Madrid and Barcelona in Zaragoza, Spain, Polibol is one of the "jewels" in the expanded Alcan family of flexible packaging converters. Flexible Packaging Located almost ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... Printex will manufacture the envelopes in all sizes using a variety of clear plastic materials. Printex president David Heller says this is the first time his company has licensed a method of package ...

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 ...

Profit for Printers

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... such as metallics. However, in the long term, our company is looking at a dedicated UV flexo white ink, and we are working on that and its whole surrounding package—plate, tape, and anilox roller, too." ...

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 ...

Wanted: US Markets

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... I tell them first to establish a presence stateside. After about 12 months of image-building, it’s time to decide how to approach the US market. Package Converting Many foreign flex-pack converters ...

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 ...

Digital Gone Wide

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... print quality isn’t sacrificed. "The quality and color management have been excellent, and we’ve had that comment from people within our trade." The total package CORjet consistently offers Digital Highpoint ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 1

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... world of single serve and other packaged goods that require longer shelf life while maintaining freshness." AET Films recently introduced a product to meet this need: MPF-2, a metallized, non-sealable ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... to Integrated Waste Management, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover Energy, and Retention in landfill. Visit plastics.ca/epic. Explore GOA in Miami Beach MIAMI BEACH, FL—Package printing gets its ...

Model Mock-Ups

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... in the marketplace for "perfect" package prototypes in small quantities. Over a period of two years, Dan and Matt Haney developed the proprietary technology they envisioned would enable the creation of ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... packaging solution comprising an automatic cartoning machine, a novel package design, and a specially developed board material. The targets of the concept are the pharmaceutical industry, contract packagers, ...

Simplifying Holography with Wide Web Performance

(Archive)

November 29, 2004, ... and wider webs to help more converters move into holography. "We know what’s needed in the film design to make it become a good package," explains Aleksis. "So now we can combine our film and packaging ...

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 ...