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SYSCO Chooses Southern Graphic Systems for Package Design

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July 07, 2002, Southern Graphic Systems recently announced it has been selected the "Supplier of Choice" for packaging design and prepress services by SYSCO Corp., the largest foodservice marketer and distributor in North ...

Waste Not: Waste Management in Europe's Packaging and Label Industrie

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June 30, 2002, Waste management in the packaging industry as a whole, and the self-adhesive label industry in particular, is becoming a key issue in Europe. In 1994 Waste management in the packaging industry as a whole, ...

Digital Packaging World: PIRA Conference to Meet in UK

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June 11, 2002, Digital Packaging World, set for July 2 and 3, 2002, in Birmingham, UK, "aims to provide you with up-to-date information on how digital has developed over the last year," says event sponsor Pira International. ...

Pet Food Packaging Is Big Business Worldwide

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May 31, 2002, Recently Ahlstrom, the huge Finnish-based high-performance fiber company, sponsored a two-day seminar in Barcelona, Spain, on pet food packaging for dogs Recently Ahlstrom, the huge Finnish-based “high-performance ...

Packaging That Takes You Away

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May 31, 2002, ... a tropical-paradise scene on a coffee package to a game piece printed and embedded into the packaging itself, the winners of the Gravure Assn. of America's 16th annual competition revealed the eye-catching ...

Coating Control, Quality, & Paperboard Packaging

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April 30, 2002, ... can be another property of interest, especially for food packaging. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-compliant coatings can provide a barrier to cover the noncompliant ink. The coating prevents the ink ...

Interpack 2002: A Look at the Packaging Industry's Adaptabilit

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March 12, 2002, ... and More: The Packaging-Making Process Goes Digital "We are now making the transition from industrial production to digital production," asserted the manager of one of Germany's largest folded box manufacturers ...

Food Packaging and Safety: 9/11 Continues to Resonate

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February 28, 2002, ... changed since September 11. The destruction of the Twin Towers and the bioterroristic use of anthrax through our mail system have changed our sense of security. Today's food packaging products provide protection ...

xPackage: Web-Based Package Design

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February 27, 2002, ... Then xPackage might be the place for you. According to xPackage, it now provides MyDesign Center™, "a compelling new service that creates online design and collaboration between packaging companies and ...

It's a Wrap: RIT's New Packaging Semin

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December 11, 2001, Rochester Institute of Technology now is offering a new seminar course on the rapidly expanding field of package printing, says the Institute. Introduction to Packaging Printing will be presented April ...

Packaging Mfr. Gets Efficient with Concord Software

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November 18, 2001, Packaging Personified Selects Concord’s Axapta for ConvertingATLANTA, GA--Concord Business Systems Inc. announced the Carol Stream, IL-based Packaging Packaging Personified Selects Concord’s Axapta for ...

IML Conference Transcends Packaging with Broader Range of Topics

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October 31, 2001, ... held September 24-26, at Marriott's Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, AZ, departed from the strong emphasis on packaging applications featured in previous years. The expanded program included injection in-mold ...

Diamond Packaging, Gillette Team on Product Launch

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September 30, 2001, The Gillette Co. and Diamond Packaging teamed up to design, develop, and manufacture the packaging for the Gillette for Women Venus shaving system. Soft, The Gillette Co. and Diamond Packaging teamed up ...

Barco's Webcenter Lets Converters Create Central Store of Package Design

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September 20, 2001, ... the foundation for creating leading-edge web presence while fully leveraging a company's design data. With over 20 years of experience in delivering software to packaging companies, Barco will continue ...

CPSC: The Other Packaging Regulatory Agency to Watch

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August 31, 2001, [The CPSC] will evaluate whether packaging particularly packaging of toys has intrinsic play value requiring the package to be regulated as a toy. Everyone [The CPSC] will evaluate whether packaging — ...

DuPont Packaging Unveils Resin "Transcend" at TAPPI Conferenc

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August 30, 2001, ... pouches. Says Tim Kolakowski, DuPont Packaging's global market director, "In today's highly competitive marketplace, profitability comes from finding the package structure that meets all the packager' ...

All Zipped Up: Hard-to-Beat Valley Packaging Tackles New Zipper Technology

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June 29, 2001, Valley Packaging's investment in Hudson-Sharp's patented Inno-Lok technology is helping the contract converting operation win big in the zippered-packaging game. Valley Packaging's investment in Hudson-Sharp' ...

Antimicrobial Additives and Coatings for Food Packaging

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May 31, 2001, ... with food contamination. Recent outbreaks of contamination associated with meat products heighten consumer concerns. To this end, food packaging engineers and scientists are investigating new ways to ...

The Missing Link: Plastics History Leads to Packaging

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April 30, 2001, From fake flowers to hygienic-paper packaging, Germany's Böhme family has been in plastics for nearly 50 years. For almost as long, the company has linked its print quality to Fischer & Krecke presses. ...

High Clarity Linear Low Density Polyethylene for Packaging Applications

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April 30, 2001, ... paper available on the TAPPI web site at tappi.org. On the page, click "the PLACE" in the section designated "Journals." For most consumer items, “eye-appeal” is an important consideration in packaging. ...