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Inspection: Lighting the Way

(Controls)

August 21, 2011, ... food markets, inability to root out defects can have fatal consequences. Imagine missing a decimal point in dosage instructions or an all-important allergy warning. Now that packages feature information ...

Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, ... Trends The majority of pet food for dogs and cats is merchandized in traditional package formats: metal cans for moist, shelf stable food and multiwall bags for dry food; these familiar packages continue ...

Experience Speaks: Jim Streicher

(Bag Pouch)

July 31, 2011, ... in a bad economy? In our case, it is niche markets, specialty packages, high quality, and customer service. What do you know now that you wish you had known when you started out in business? At first, ...

Brand Security Innovations Technical Report: Tamper Evidence

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... — generally applied to packages via a pressure-sensitive (p-s) label — may be passive (generally read-only), or active (tag data can be modified or rewritten and can be transmitted over a longer distance). ...

Holographic Technology: Pattern Pressing

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... and, additionally, can make packages more recyclable by eliminating the laminated metallized films used in traditional holographic processes. The most significant benefit is this is all achieved at a fraction ...

Europe Faces Plastic Bag Bans

(Yo's Yarns)

June 21, 2011, ... any problems. They are commonly reused packages and eventually often end up as bin bags. This use immediately contributes to a reduction. In Germany, the consumer usually pays a fee covering the cost for ...

CTI Has Great 2010

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

May 31, 2011, ... also expanded its cold-temperature indicators onto packages of brewed products sold in Central and South America, while bottles and cans of Coca-Cola products in Latin America now include the cold designators. ...

Monster Energy Drink Gets Military Decoration

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

May 24, 2011, ... will turn to the ‘chilled’ art version at 50 deg F (10 deg C). CTI’s  innovative ‘thermochromic’ process is evidenced when cold or warm temperatures act upon select portions of packages coated with ...

Make Peelable Lids

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2011, Appeel 22D843 lidding solution is said to provide an easy and effective way to make peelable lids for retortable PP packages. Sealant resin is pellet-blended Appeel 22D843 lidding solution is said to provide ...

Silver Really Shines

(Magazine)

April 30, 2011, Amcor Packaging, LaChine, QC, Canada, is an International winner in the Overall Innovation category for Trident Vitality Gum packages. They feature seven Amcor Packaging, LaChine, QC, Canada, is an International ...

Service Makes the Sale

(Flexography)

March 31, 2011, ... to hit the retail packaging market,” says Streicher. “This technology allows many types of packages to add an easy-open, convenient, value-added feature at a non-cost-prohibitive expense, where no opening ...

Chromatic Technologies Names Distributor for Africa

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

March 03, 2011, Chromatic Technologies, a specialized inks company bringing thermochromic and photochromic inks to packages throughout COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | Chromatic Technologies, a specialized inks company bringing ...

Automate Workflows

(Trends/Management)

February 28, 2011, Print management solution software packages to help automate both conventional and digital printing workflows include GoPrint; GoProof; GoTicket; VersionControlSystem; Print management solution software ...

Advance Paper Box Partners with Solarsoft for ERP

(Carton Box)

February 28, 2011, ... quite a few software packages, all designed for the packaging industry, and for us the selection really came down to the people. We wanted to create a partnership, not a traditional vendor-customer relationship. ...

Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... Achievement Awards Competition — sponsored by the Flexible Packaging Assn., Linthicum, MD — will share its top honor: the Highest Achievement Award. The packages — ConforMIS Drill & Pin Kit Wallet and ...

Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box)

January 31, 2011, ... enable CPGs to source filled Zipbox packages from T.H.E.M.'s FDA-registered facility in Marlton for consumer insights, product shelf life, and other testing. The polycoated paperboard Zipbox carton format ...

Mocon Installs Permeation Units at High-Altitude Tibetan Lab

(Controls News)

January 10, 2011, ...  The Lhasa laboratory received a Mocon OX-TRAN 2/21 ML and a PERMATRAN-W Model 3/33 MG Plus unit. Both units have been engineered to test permeation of either flat materials or finished packages/devices ...

Plastic Packaging Technologies Purchased by Mid Oaks Investments

(Flexpack)

January 05, 2011, ... brand owners and private label customers to insure the packages also have the desired functionality. The company’s manufacturing capabilities include printing, solventless adhesive lamination, high-speed ...

Bacon Sliders

(Flexpack)

December 31, 2010, Zip-Pak, Chicago, IL, reports the first commercial application of Zip-Pak Slider Advantage for Plumrose 24-oz Hearty Country Style Thick-Sliced Bacon packages Zip-Pak, Chicago, IL, reports the first commercial ...

Tobacco Packaging: The Final Billboard

(Carton Box)

November 30, 2010, ... at point of purchase, leading packages to serve as the individual's “guide” through their purchasing decision. For companies to overcome barriers to entry and maintain market leadership positions, defining ...