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You Get what You Pay For, or Caveat Emptor.

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 15, 2010, ... the full gamut of quality in the blown film / cast film / extrusion coating and laminating / packaging / converting industries. The larger, more reputable companies offer excellent quality products and ...

Special Report: Covert Markers-Microscopic Markers

(Print)

June 30, 2010, ... The criminal element is highly sophisticated in its ability to visually replicate not only products but also the packaging elements manufacturers may be using to prove authenticity. Any type of anti-counterfeiting ...

People Making News in the Converting Industry

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2010, ... NC. Kendall Packaging Corp., Mequon, WI, adds Dan Brewer as product development manager. Novamelt-Jowat, Archdale, NC, adds Jim Auber as general manager; Carla Hartman as North American sales ...

Coating Adds Barrier to PLA

(Coatings)

June 30, 2010, NanoSeal coating technology is said to improve moisture vapor and oxygen barriers on clear, biodegradable PLA packaging films. The coating system also NanoSeal coating technology is said to improve moisture ...

Spartanics Establishes Laser Die Cutting Applications Lab

(Die-Cutting)

June 24, 2010, ... finishing plastic products and other converting/packaging applications that they can now determine if the materials they use can be handled by modern laser die-cutting technology. All that’s necessary, ...

HP Explores Flexpack, Certifies Media Partners

(Yo's Yarns)

June 22, 2010, ...  A session featuring speaker Hans Poortinga, owner of IML expert, offered insight on the graphics industry and opportunities that open doors for personalized packaging. Brand owners, he explained need ...

Bemis Reaches Agreement To Sell Menasha, WI and Tulsa Facilities to Exopack

(News | New Products)

June 15, 2010, Bemis Co., a supplier of flexible packaging materials, announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the company’s Menasha, WI, and Tulsa, OK, facilities to Exopack Holding Corp. Neenah, ...

Industry Is on a Roll

(Trends/Management)

May 31, 2010, ... company has been overwhelmed with a record number of orders for the past two months due to what he believes is pent-up demand for printed packaging. More than just a new seating arrangement at the general ...

Converting Industry News Clips

(News Clips Archive)

May 31, 2010, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Wilmington, DE, increases the price of all grades of Elvax resins by $0.05/lb effective June 1. Zenith Cutter DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Wilmington, ...

Events

(News Clips Archive)

May 31, 2010, JUNE 15-16 | AMI Multilayer Packaging Films Conference, Applied Market Information, Sheraton Newark Airport Hotel, Newark, NJ; www.amiplastics-na.com JUNE 15-16 | AMI Multilayer Packaging Films Conference, ...

Metallized BOPP Plant Producing

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, ... Toray Films Europe has achieved its first commercial volumes of BOPP high-barrier metallized film for packaging applications at its new manufacturing plant in Rhône-Alpes, France. The first sale of the ...

Drives Retrofit: More Space, Less Power

(Slit)

May 31, 2010, ... polypropylene (OPP) films and serves some of the world's largest consumer product companies. AET offers more than 80 product groups, including holographic films for promotional packaging and board lamination ...

Toray Plastics Announces Commercialization of European Plant

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2010, ... that Toray Films Europe has achieved its first commercial volumes of bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) high-barrier metallized film for packaging applications.   In September 2008, Toray Films ...

PennPac Expands with Bobst

(Slit)

May 05, 2010, Contract converter and film supplier adds capacity with new Titan and Atlas slitters MANHEIN, PA | PennPac Co., a flexible packaging film provider and contract slitting company, has installed a high-speed, ...

Frito-Lay names Toray its Supplier of the Year

(News | New Products)

May 02, 2010, Toray Plastics (America), Inc., recently was recognized by Frito-Lay North America as the 2009 Supplier of the Year in the Dave Rader Innovation of the Year award category NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI |Toray Plastics ...

Adhesives Aid Fast Manufacturing

(New Products)

April 30, 2010, ... to pasteurization, boiling water, and sterilization, system also can be used for general-purpose food packaging laminations as well as health care, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic applications. Henkel ...

Driving Speed

(Drives/Motors)

April 30, 2010, A30-year-old, 75-ft-long Black Clawson two-station extrusion laminator dominates the production floor at Amgraph Packaging. As customer requirements surpassed A30-year-old, 75-ft-long Black Clawson two-station ...

A time to celebrate

(Special Reports)

April 30, 2010, ... formed, it was really about the people who supplied the coated, laminated, and metallized substrates to the flexible packaging converters. That was what the term ‘industrial’ meant back then — the material ...

Member directory

(Magazine)

April 30, 2010, ... Dept. of Packaging Science Cloeren Inc. Commonwealth Laminating & Coating Inc. Convert-all Inc. Converting Today Cork Industries Inc. CoSo LLC CPFilms Inc. CPP EXPO Crown Roll ...

A future for photovoltaics

(Metallizing)

April 30, 2010, ... than for food packaging was required. This barrier performance target has proven difficult to achieve. The reasons why the deposited metal, glass-like, or ceramic coatings fail to meet the bulk barrier ...