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CYRO Presents Heat-Aging Effects on Medical Packaging Materials at ANTEC in Chicago

(Archive)

June 01, 2004, ... compatibility with sterilization methods and the effects of heat aging on materials following sterilization. It is critical for medical packages to retain mechanical properties to endure the rigors of ...

Removing Packaging Odors

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, ... these challenges, packaging engineers are focusing their attention not only on meeting demand through increased barrier properties but designing packages to reduce the packaging odors actively.  ...

Precisia First Company to Produce Complete RFID Devices with High-Speed Printed Antennas

(Archive)

May 09, 2004, ... at pace with packaging throughput,” adds Rohrkemper. "We want to work with customers to produce RFID enabled labels, packages and tags at the source, as well as to support the current "slap and ship” method ...

Top of the Line

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... Dunhill Cigars cartons, manufactured for Murray Sons & Co., Belfast, Ireland. Scoring big in the Tobacco & Tobacco Related category, this innovative family of packages was designed for an internationally ...

Unique Issues of Laminating Inks

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... amines as well as residual monomers that can contribute to odor. Odors associated with laminated packages can be due to residual solvent retained in the laminated structure, or less commonly, to secondary ...

Fast & Flawless

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... instantly popular with manufacturers of tools and hardware as product packages and point-of-purchase sales tools. “We've been producing holographic film for 20 years, and our products traditionally have ...

Gussets Lead to Growth

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... In addition to Expand-A-Mailer, the company's primary product line includes folding cartons, corrugated and kraft packages, and Stayflats mailers like the ones used by the US Postal Service for delivering ...

Stora Enso and Xeikon Partner to Develop On-Demand Production Line for DBS Media/Entertainment Packaging

(Archive)

April 18, 2004, ... enhanced cost-efficiency, and personalized packages for all CD and DVD formats," states a Stora Enso press release. The DBS packs are made from paperboard, a material that combines excellent design ...

Disposable DVD Requires More Than an 'Ordinary' Package Dea

(Flexpack)

April 04, 2004, ... these packages on a customized R530 thermoform, fill, and, seal rollstock packaging system supplied by Multivac Inc. According to Evatone, the R530 incorporates in-line printing capabilities, equipped ...

Bio Break Down

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2004, ... ideal for cups, clamshell packages, molded containers, and laptop computers. However, its rigidity makes it a poor material for compost collection bags. Again, polyesters are very versatile. Polyester ...

Novel Method for Testing the Grease Resistance of Plastic-Based Dry Pet Food Packaging

(The Place)

March 30, 2004, ... staining of the package. With polymeric packages, a fatty film will form on the surface of the material. These are cosmetic problems, not product quality ones, but they still need attention. Judging the ...

Materials

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... a Treat for Ice Cream International Paper, Bleach Board Business, Memphis, TN; 877/922-5547; internationalpaper.com Fortress ice cream board, developed for 1/2-gal, brick-style packages, is said to give ...

Stora Enso Boards Div. Predicts Paperboard Cups to Take Slice of Snack Packaging Market

(News | New Products)

March 28, 2004, ... is part of the Dutch CSM Group, has paid particular attention to the development of its confectionery packages. The company recently re-launched "TV Mix", the popular candy mix in Finland, and Tupla, the ...

Stora Enso Boards Div. Predicts Paperboard Cups to Take Slice of Snack Packaging Market

(News | New Products)

March 27, 2004, ... is part of the Dutch CSM Group, has paid particular attention to the development of its confectionery packages. The company recently re-launched "TV Mix", the popular candy mix in Finland, and Tupla, the ...

CMM Announces Major Enhancements to a Re-Energized Converting Machinery/Materials 2005 Show

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2004, ... pricing packages for exhibitors, these new enhancements are designed to provide greater value to both attendees and exhibitors, says CMM. According to Ian Johnston, president and CEO of CMM and of parent ...

The Family Breadwinner

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ... With the combination of polyester and 18-pt board, score lines remain crack free while an ultraviolet topcoat provides scratch resistance on packages color-coded for different ball types. A three-dimensional, ...

Patent Pending

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ...  In its 2004 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) honors packages incorporating “first-of-their-kind” technologies that either have received or ...

20 Years of Excellence

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, GAA celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Golden Cylinder Awards. GAA celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Golden Cylinder Awards. From dazzling labels to show-stopping flexible packages, the Gravure ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... and three of the four packages have windows to display the tube or bottle of lotion inside. The “kit” cartons include printed images of the package's contents, and one carton includes images of the other ...

A Pharma Focus

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2004, ... include foil/polyethylene (PE) for strip packages, paper/foil/PE or PET/Aluminum/PE for pharma pouchstock, “Cold Form” base web either of PureAlu (Teich) or a conventional laminate, and a variety of Aclar ...