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FPA Celebrates Excellence in Flexible Packaging

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February 28, 2001, The Flexible Packaging Assn. has announced the winners of its 2000 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards, which honor packaging and converting excellence. The Flexible Packaging Assn. has announced the ...

Specially Designed Metallocene Copolymers for Extrusion Coating

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February 28, 2001, ... had comparable heat seal strength except LDPE that was lower. Tear strength is an example of what these new polymers can provide in packaging structures. The tear strength imparted to substrates such as ...

Flexible Packaging Committee News

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December 31, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Committee met at the 2000 Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Division under the leadership of the new chairperson, Dante F. Ferrari. The Flexible Packaging Committee met at the 2000 ...

Battle of the Materials Is on for Blister Packaging Market

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September 30, 2000, ... in the flexible packaging industry for more than 35 years. His company, The Packaging Group, is an organizer of targeted conferences and a consultant to the international packaging/converting industry. ...

New Packaging Technology Will Star at Pack Expo

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September 30, 2000, Packaging and processing innovations will coexist harmoniously at Pack Expo 2000 and its companion event, the International Exposition for Food Processors. When Pack Expo International 2000 opens its ...

Assessing Real-Life Sealant Performance in Flexible Packaging

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September 30, 2000, ... to seal completely through the folds, contaminants, and wrinkles that occur in an actual packaging environment. Testing the integrity of flexible packages allows better prediction of "real-life" performance ...

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

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June 30, 2000, "Cellophane brought about the first transparent...packaging concepts." So said Dr. Richard Podhajny, one of PFFC's contributing editors, in his feature, "Cellophane brought about the first transparent...packaging ...

Specialists in Interior Packaging Branch Out

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June 30, 2000, Winter, Bell Co. focuses on interior packaging production for a number of markets. Now equipped with a Jagenberg slitter/rewinder, these "specialists" are becoming more diverse with additional contract ...

High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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January 31, 2000, Food retailers bank on the fact that consumers notice the "image" of a product-basically, its packaging. But what about the product's overall performance: Food retailers bank on the fact that consumers notice ...

Bringing a New Dimension to 3-D Imaged Packaging

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December 31, 1999, ... again. Packaging very often is the determining factor for consumers. In the fight to grab a browser's attention, end-users today know the importance of the printing, the color, and the design of a package. ...

Flexible packaging converter treats its customers right.

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October 31, 1996, When Flex-Pak purchased a new laminator for snack food packaging, it made sure that bare roll corona treating was included as a means of increasing quality When Flex-Pak purchased a new laminator for snack ...

Popcorn packaging leads converter down new paths.

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October 31, 1996, Himac helps Phoenix by downgauging its susceptor film, giving greater coverage for the material.Phoenix Packaging has parlayed its expertise in microwave Himac helps Phoenix by downgauging its susceptor ...

New possibilities for beer packaging in PEN and LCP

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August 31, 1996, ... brewing reduces the level of oxygen in beer down to 40-50 ppb prior to packaging. However, during the packaging process, atmospheric oxygen enters the package, and the level of oxygen contamination reaches ...

A look at the world of German Packaging today.

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March 31, 1996, I've just returned from Germany where I lectured, visited four flex-pack converters and several packaging machinery suppliers, and toured three large I've just returned from Germany where I lectured, visited ...

Independent Packaging: the "restart" of something grea

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March 31, 1996, Independent Packaging arose from the ashes, but it wasn't easy. Now, after only 18 months, IP is on track to produce 1 billion bakery bags this year.Perhaps Independent Packaging arose from the ashes, but ...

A new book on packaging is recommended reading

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February 29, 1996, ... sell us germ-killing soap or high-profile vodka. It was written not by a packaging professional but by an experienced journalist, giving the pro a view into an industry that is often not understood ...

Recovered materials content guidelines for packaging change.

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July 31, 1995, ... agencies by recommending recovered materials content specifications for paperboard and packaging products. These recommendations affect a wide variety of packaging products, including fiber boxes, folding ...

UK packaging markets expected to show growth in plastics, paper

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July 31, 1995, A PIRA international market report on UK packaging markets includes the chapter Industry Forecast, which states, "The overall market for packaging in A PIRA international market report on UK packaging markets ...

Paperboard Packaging Awards bring out the best

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May 31, 1995, "This year, the National Paper Paperboard Packaging Competition received more than 350 entries, a 25% increase from 1994, and the most in the last seven "This year, the National Paper Paperboard Packaging ...

Pharmaceutical films designed for protection

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February 28, 1995, ... excellent optical clarity, ultraviolet stability, chemical inertness, and nonyellowing chemistry. The films are readily thermoformable on existing blister packaging equipment and can reduce blister ...