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New 'Field Guide' For Sustainable Print and Packaging Desig

(News | New Products)

July 16, 2008, ... Printing and Packaging Papers, Astrolite PC100 is made with 100% renewable electrical energy and is manufactured carbon neutral. The guide is available in PDF format and printed copies may be ordered ...

Suppliers Combine to Present "UV Flexo for Food Packaging" Project at Drupa 200

(News | New Products)

June 22, 2008, ... packaging at Drupa 2008. "UV flexo for Food Packaging" is said to provide the optimal solution for safe food packaging, meeting the critical requirements typical for this sector, GIDUE reports. The digitally-controlled, ...

Drying Part 3: Paste Inks

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

March 31, 2008, This column will review the two primary drying methods of paste inks. Oil-Based Inks The main application of oil-based inks is in litho printing, primarily This column will review the two primary drying ...

Diamond Packaging Recognized in Gold Ink Awards Competition

(Archive)

September 25, 2006, Diamond Packaging earned a Bronze Award in the 19th Annual gold Ink Awards Competition for the Redken "Color Gels" point-of-purchase display. PRESS RELEASE ROCHESTER, NY—Diamond Packaging earned a Bronze ...

Inks Keep Getting Smarter

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, Package Converting Over the years packaging technologists have paid scant attention to printing inks. They have used them only to identify the packaging contents and really not fully understood their ...

Sun Chemical Introduces Flexible Packaging Printing Process

(Archive)

June 14, 2006, PRESS RELEASE GIRONA, SPAIN—Sun Chemical's WetFlex printing process is designed to improve print quality and efficiency for flexible packaging using a new generation energy curable ink technology. The ...

Graphic Packaging Offers MetalFX

(Archive)

May 24, 2006, Graphic Packaging Intl. has become the first flexo printer to become an accredited licensee in the United States for MetalFX. PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA, GA—Graphic Packaging Intl. has become the first flexo ...

Personal Care Items & Packaging

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... and their attendant need for packaging, is the increasing global demand for such products. In many ways, the packaging required for personal care items is very similar to that used for food. For example, ...

Packaging 2006: What's Ahead

(Magazine)

November 29, 2005, As 2005 comes to a close, we review a few selected legal and regulatory developments likely to have an impact on the converting industry. Legal Briefs Packaging innovations continue to offer consumers ...

Testing for Toxins in Packaging

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, In September the Toxins in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH) is planning to commence a pilot testing program, funded by the EPA, to randomly test product packaging for toxic materials that violate state laws. ...

Packaging Must Open Up to Single-Pass Inkjet

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... printing in the form of a matrix of stationary print heads above a transport system for the material and into production and manufacturing lines in the converting and packaging markets. A number of factors ...

COF in Printed Packaging

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, Automatic packaging operations require a specific range of lubricity to process packaging products. Printing inks contribute to the package lubricity and affect both the static as well as kinetic coefficient ...

Sun Chemical Raises Prices, Produces MetalFX Inks

(Archive)

May 23, 2005, ... the MetalFX process. The company is offering MetalFX as an option for paper packaging, flexible packaging, rigid packaging and commercial printing. Metal FX technology enables thousands of metallic colors ...

A Look at Laminating Inks

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, Packaging inks come in all shapes and sizes and usually must meet unique performance requirements. Material Science Packaging inks come in all shapes and sizes and usually must meet unique performance ...

Water-Based Printing Inks & pH

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... reduce press-side odor from ammonia and improve press stability and performance. Dr. Richard M. Podhajny has been in the packaging and printing industry for more than 30 years. Contact him at 267/695-7717; ...

Food & Packaging Enjoy!

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... vegetarians enjoying a special lasagna recipe, most of us find eating a pleasant experience. Steaks, pasta, sauces, chocolate ice cream, etc., can please our taste buds because of the packaging that ...

Packaging for the World

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, With multinational clients and global suppliers, South American converter Alusa produces... Packaging for the World. With multinational clients and global suppliers, South American converter Alusa produces... ...

Inks, Coatings, Compliance

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, Packaging engineers are designing new products to meet the growing demand for food packaging items that can be prepared quickly and conveniently by the Packaging engineers are designing new products to ...

New Inks Have a High IQ

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, Well, we've heard a lot about smart packaging, so it was inevitable such packaging would require intelligent inks. With current packaging development Well, we've heard a lot about “smart packaging,” so it ...

Removing Packaging Odors

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, Packaging odors often are a result of residual solvents retained during the printing, coating, and laminating processes. Packaging odors often are a result of residual solvents retained during the printing, ...