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CMYK=RGB - The Digital Color Revolution

(Technical Reports)

January 30, 2004, ... key to selling predictable and consistent print is to measure the ingredients. What's the first thing we (should) do when we bake a cake? Read the instructions on the back of the package. If we don't, we ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... will feature many consumer products already printed and packaged using UV and EB technology, as well as demonstrations of both technologies. The event will take place May 2-5 at the Charlotte Convention ...

Products and Materials

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... produces 0-20mA, 4-20mA, 0-10V, or 2-10V analog output. Strip for Easy-Open Packages Zip-Pak, Manteno, IL; 815/468-6500; zippak.com EZ Open Strip is said to be a faster way for food service staff ...

Totally Rockin' Metal

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... the Packaging category. The challenge facing Metalvuoto Pack, South Africa, and Nampack Flexible, South Africa, was to manufacture packaging to replace a composite package of aluminum foil, paper, and ...

Coming to America

(Folding Cartons)

November 30, 2003, ... Pan-European company at the heart of the folding carton industry. As Europe's third largest supplier of non-vertical, integrated, multi-pack packages, Å&R Carton supplies packaging constructions — sleeves, ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... MA; 978/281-1800; bge.battenfeld.com New Package Grants Henkel Its Three Wishes KELSTERBACH, GERMANY—The Henkel Group wanted three things when it sought new packaging for its Sil stain-removing powder: ...

The Power of Three

(Tapes)

November 29, 2003, ...  position as one of Western Canada's largest label converting operations. “I think the whole package we put together this year — with the Mark Andy LP3000 and the Creo and the DuPont systems — ha ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... development process. Environmental News Goods Packaged in 100% Recycled Paperboard HonoredWASHINGTON, DC, USA—Thirteen winners in the 60th Annual National Paperboard Packaging Competition featured ...

Award-Winning FlexiProof 100 to Debut in China at China-Labelexpo

(News | New Products)

November 20, 2003, RK Print Coat Instruments Ltd. reports it will show its award-winning FlexiProof 100 at Labelexpo in China, a growing geographic market for package printing and converting-related applications. HERTS, ...

Cast Film Lines for Barrier Films

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, ... chemicals with the goal of extensing shelf life and improving the hygienic conditions for handling the packaged products. Production of barrier films typically uses five- and seven-layer extrusion lines ...

Products

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... Produce Package Mockups Easily Intelicoat Technologies, South Hadley, MA; 413/536-7800; intelicoat.com Magic X-Vinyl is a cast vinyl product for the production of soft-package mockups. Said to provide ...

Ticona Topas COC Barrier Material Utilized in Joint-Development Folding Carton of VG Nicolaus and Henkel

(Folding Cartons)

October 16, 2003, ... GmbH reports that joint-development work with its customer Henkel (Düsseldorf, Germany) on a "novel type" of cardboard (folding carton) package saves the use of an additional plastic film wrapper and subsequently ...

Converter Panel Attracts Interest at Conference

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... technologies or chemistries.” One obvious solution is an electron beam coating mono-web approach that offers the following benefits: Reduce cost by 10%-20% Reduce package design complexity  ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... will include electronic article surveillance; radio frequency identification; smart inks and diagnostics; and polymer and other laminar electronics, e.g., the transparent electronic package. For more information ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, ... additive masterbatch reportedly eliminates cold-fog formation, enhances package aesthetics, and improves product appearance. Offering is said to provide longer efficiencies by as much as 35% improvement ...

Producing Coextruded High Barrier Heat-Shrinkable Packaging Films

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, Application: Examining and comparing high barrier polymers and structures provides guidelines for matching film performance with application. PEER-REVIEWED TECHNICAL PAPER: Following is an expanded summary ...

Esko-Graphics and Design2Launch to Develop Software That Cuts Packaging Cycle Time

(News | New Products)

September 11, 2003, ... final packaging materials, incorporating all critical steps in-between." Esko says, "The joint product development effort will help consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and the creative-services industry ...

A Cure for the Common Marketing Technique

(News | New Products)

September 07, 2003, ... associates, shelf talkers, and stand-out aisle advertisements, that would help attract shoppers to the product on the shelf. Creating such a package, however, was not without its challenges. The carton ...

Adhesion of Coatings to Aluminum Foil

(The Place)

August 31, 2003, ... failure. Note that particular components of package contents such as fatty acids can also enter into a coating. During pasteurization or steam retorting, fatty acids can react progressively with the upper ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... simple die-cut cards, hold the fragile portions of the product securely in place, eliminating the need for more expensive “fillers.” The contents of the package are fully visible to the consumer.  ...