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First Glance

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, Innovative packaging from MeadWestvaco, Intl. Tray Pads & Packaging, and Oracle Packaging. Packages Promoting Paperboard MeadWestvaco Packaging Resources Group, Stamford, CT, is offering a new portfolio ...

New Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... noncontact, requires no water or coupling materials, is non-destructive to package or product, and requires no sample preparation. Finds invisible defects, reducing or eliminating incubation of packages ...

Mastering RFID, Part 2

(Archive)

September 29, 2005, ... of ESD-sensitive devices from electrostatic discharge is provided by ESD-protective packaging materials such as bags, corrugated, and rigid or semi-rigid packages during shipping and by ESD-protective ...

A Menu for Thickness Control

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, ... cohesive. This may give a bond value that is too low for the intended application or a bond that fails cohesively when adhesive failure is desirable. Certain medical packages and some packages that ...

New Products

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, ... and pollutants. Modular design permits custom configurations. Extrusion Retrofits Available Kiefel Extrusion, Wrentham, MA; 508/384-1200; kiefel-extrusion.com Company offers retrofit packages to ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... Saini and Nicole Millick, OxySense Inc. APPLICATION: A new non-invasive method allows testing of packages in-line before shipment to the consumer. The method measures oxygen content within food packages ...

Packaging Must Open Up to Single-Pass Inkjet

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... used for mono marking and sensing applications today. It might be used for variable data color printing on labels and packaging—for example, to produce packages in different languages, list ingredients, ...

Obesity: Can Packaging Help?

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... Rulemaking (ANPRMs) this spring seeking comments on changes to the nutrition facts panel that appears on food packages. One of the ANPRMs proposes to make calories more prominent. The second ANPRM discusses ...

Brand Security & Authentication, Part 2

(Archive)

July 30, 2005, ... added to paper, film, coatings, inks, or molten metals and plastics at Additionally, the new system can track individual packages, bottles, or labels via an “invisible bar code”—a taggant image signature ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... unit will be in North America and will be headed by Mike Buystedt, director of market development. This is the first step in the global launch of this business unit. A series of supply packages will be ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2005, ... of surface modification for adhesion promotion. Results showed that packages subjected to flame treatment before coating and printing performed significantly better and gave substantial benefits. The subsequent ...

Seeking a Converting Superhero

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2005, ... The rationale behind this wish is that such films could expand the number and types of items that could be available in flexible packages. The best barrier film would be an invisible Superman—something ...

Winner's Circl

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... needs for easy fulfillment, which reduces costs. The end result is described as a sophisticated family of packages that stands out in the crowded retail food-packaging environment and represents the quality ...

The Design Supply Chain

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... data formats are widely used for graphic files: PDF: Adobe PDF is the preferred file format for graphics. From design packages like Adobe Illustrator through graphics workflows, PDF ensures graphics ...

Converting Industry News

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May 30, 2005, ... technologies to assist in developing food packages for the US military that will enhance the aroma and taste of field rations. Pliant has been awarded several R&D contracts from the US government to ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... SUMMARY A Novel Seal-Peel System by Alex Hayden, Amcor Flexibles Healthcare A new co-extruded product is available to make packages peelable. The product falls into the cohesive failure category of ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... manufacturers with the opportunity to address recent mandates from large retailers, such as Lowe’s, which now require bilingual copy (Spanish) on all consumer packages. ANI Acquires Macro Australia ...

Truth or Myth?

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ...  Package printers often use aqueous coating to control the slide angle of their packages. These coatings are formulated to give the desired slide angle for their substrate, along with other esthetic ...

Biodegradable Films Today

(Flexpack)

April 29, 2005, ... These include drugs and healthcare products packaged in blister packages, snack foods in flexible packages, and similar items. In fact, consumers want more and more items available in easy-to-use and convenient ...

Retort Pouch Causes a Stir

(Flexpack)

April 29, 2005, ... job—fighting an established metal-can instrastructure, consumer indifference, and slow machinability, but finally mainstream food products are "falling" into retort pouch packages. Products such as tuna ...