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H.B. Fuller Adds Next-Gen Water-Based Laminating Adhesives

(Adhesives)

April 28, 2013, ... performance they can count on. With these products, you can laminate, pouch, ship and fill packages in as few as two days.” Flextra PD2243 offers the highest performance of H.B. Fuller’s water-based ...

MOCON and Inspection Systems Establish Lab in Australia

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

April 28, 2013, Certified lab, designated IS Laboratories, tests for permeation, seal strength, and leak detection for food and pharma packaging   MINNEAPOLIS, MN | MOCON and Inspection Systems, Melbourne, Australia, ...

Constantia Flexibles Plans $12 Million Investment

(Flexpack News)

April 13, 2013, ...  The Blythewood facility manufactures custom packaging for the pharmaceutical and food industries, including packaging foils for blister packages, child-resistant packaging, and lids for portion-controlled ...

Offset Printing | UBS Sees Cold Foil Applications Grow

(Carton Box)

April 01, 2013, ... our customers are seeking a package that jumps off of the shelf. Since shelf space has been shrinking, manufacturers are reducing the size of their packages but still need to add enough razzle-dazzle to ...

Brewery's Color-Logic Packaging Increases Sale

(Uncategorized)

March 19, 2013, ... System from Color-Logic to produce packages that make their brand stand out on store shelves. According to brewery co-owner Gill Mellor, “The package designed by Color-Logic increased our gift sales by ...

PPC Calls for Entries to Paperboard Packaging Competition

(Carton Box News)

March 11, 2013, ... facility that is owned or operated by a PPC member and not outsourced to a third party and produced and sold for the first time between May 1, 2012, and May 1, 2013. The packages must be designed to distribute, ...

Mosca to Show Off Strapping Machines

(Corrugated)

February 23, 2013, ... automatically adjust to package size are said to make the machine very reliable. The configuration secures up to 30 packages/min with single or parallel strapping in perfectly aligned stacks, company says. ...

Pakiston-based Tri-Pack Films Installs Atlas Slitter/Rewinder

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2013, ... public limited company and is a joint venture between Mitsubishi Corp. of Japan and Packages Ltd. of Pakistan. The company was incorporated in 1993 and commenced commercial production in 1995. It is a ...

Glossop Cartons Orders Cutting & Creasing Machine

(Carton Box News)

February 03, 2013, ... the digital cutting and creasing capabilities of the Euclid will allow them to enhance their product offering and bring quality packages to the shelf even more rapidly.” Glossop Cartons has a strong ...

Innovative Handling Provides Overhead Systems

(News | New Products)

January 25, 2013, ... can be automatic based on the end-users design criteria. Typically the C-hook is used to sort rolls by diameter and web width. The sorted roll packages can then be moved by the C-hook onto pallets for ...

Flexible Packaging | Exopack Wins FPA’s Top Award for Kraft’s YES Pack

(Flexpack)

January 21, 2013, Winning entry one of 78 flexible packages submitted in the 2013 competition sponsored by the Flexible Packaging Assn. The Flexible Packaging Assn. (FPA), Linthicum, MD, presented 29 Flexible Packaging ...

Henkel Laminating Adhesives Help Package Resist Acid

(Adhesives)

January 15, 2013, Adhesives Liofol LA 3963-21 and Liofol LA 3643-21 reportedly increase the resistance of food packages to acidic and other aggressive contents   DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY | Henkel offers the solvent-based ...

Readers Choice: Top 11 New Products of 2012

(Coatings)

January 01, 2013, ... shelf life for products such as snacks, nuts, seeds, seasonings, candy, coffee, and tea packages. A clear, ultra-thin oxygen barrier coating uses 50% less water than previous coatings. With less drying ...

Industry Outlook | Packaging Predictions for 2013

(Trends/Management)

December 02, 2012, ... to numerous package examples designed and executed bearing the graphics and pride of Great Britain. The Union Jack and retro graphics have been retained on packages beyond the events. Personalized packages ...

Sun, ScentSational Team to Offer Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

November 23, 2012, ... scratch-and-sniff labels, the desired scent is applied directly onto the primary packaging, including flexible packaging pouches and other tamper-resistant packages that consumers cannot open on the grocery ...

New Recyclable Package from Colbert Packaging

(Carton Box)

November 10, 2012, ... formed paper tray with a trap card heat-sealed to the front of the tray. All packages are designed with a perforated bottom outer edge that enables the consumer to peel up and pull back the trap card to ...

Pankaboard Upgrades Cartonboard Lines

(Carton Box)

November 04, 2012, PankaBrite and PankaWhite cartonboard from Pankaboard are now thicker for better protected packages, and surfaces are improved for higher print quality   HELSINKI, FINLAND | Pankaboard reports it ...

Carton/Box | Stellar Entries Earn PPC Awards

(Carton Box)

October 15, 2012, ... discussing, and scoring each of the 143 entries,” said Ben Markens, president of PPC. “Their fastidiousness in considering every facet of these packages reveals the depth of their expertise…and makes for ...

MOCON Adds Options to Oxygen Test System

(Controls)

October 14, 2012, ... present in package headspace or dissolved oxygen in a liquid product. The upgrades include a portability kit to enable mobile testing away from the lab; the ability to test packages with very little ...

Sustainability | Q&A with Kyla Fisher

(Carton Box)

October 11, 2012, ... packages that reduce the product-to-package weight ratio, increase shipping efficiencies, and introduce new more environmentally friendly materials. True sustainability is a balance between environmental ...