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BOPP from Toray Plastics (America) Offers Matte, High-End Look

(Flexpack)

December 18, 2011, ... announces Torayfan KMS1 70-ga heat-sealable matte BOPP film designed to be used as an outer web in food packaging applications requiring a premium appearance. Film is said to provide a low seal-initiation ...

FX ExSpect Plates Are New Offering From PRPflexo

(Flexpack)

December 13, 2011, ... flexographic printing plate provider, has developed FX ExSpect,, a flat-top-dot plate technology reported to maximize print quality on flexible packaging. FX ExSpect is the fourth installment in the ...

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Inspection: Lighting the Way

(Controls)

August 21, 2011, ...  Key Properties of an Inspection System An inspection system must deliver consistent results when inspecting all packaging substrate types (paper, film, foil, and board). It must be able to inspect the ...

Digital Printing: Digital Meets Demands

(Digital)

August 16, 2011, ... that in packaging there are more and more niche markets requiring shorter runs, and that’s where digital can shine.” Contributing editor Deborah Donberg is the former managing editor of PFFC. She has ...

Green Converting: Landfill Diversion

(Green Converting)

August 16, 2011, ... packaging technology have put more pressure on companies and communities to answer this question. On the consumer side, municipal programs have started making it easier to recycle and compost in an effort ...

Package Design: Make an Impact

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, ... planet. Whew! Clearly, this kind of project requires collaboration throughout the process. But when great minds come together, look what can be done. Waste Reduction Scholle Packaging, Northlake, ...

Digital Printing Narrow Web & Label: One or Many

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

July 31, 2011, ... label and packaging printers to transfer jobs up to 13,000 linear ft from conventional printing to digital — at lower cost — while achieving superior quality, productivity, and profitability, says Dollries. ...

Metallic FX

(Magazine)

July 31, 2011, ... consistent cross-media programs, including collateral literature, packaging, labels, banners, and other materials — all with striking and dramatic metallic effects. “We know the digital presses can' ...

Education Training: School's in Sessio

(Trends/Management)

July 31, 2011, ... pace and on their own schedule.” The Center for Flexible Packaging at Clemson Univ. in South Carolina offers webinars and online courses both for college credit and continuing education, says Dr. Duncan ...

Multilayered Solutions: One Stop Shop

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... the complex needs of today's packaging engineers, brand owners, product and brand managers, and security professionals. The group is positioned as a specialist in developing cost-effective security features ...

Brand Security Innovations Technical Report: Tamper Evidence

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... packaging converters? The number of levels at which authentication, tamper-evident, and track-and-trace elements can be added to products — and particularly to their packaging — has grown exponentially ...

Holographic Technology: Pattern Pressing

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... of traditional costs, notes Wood. “We are already seeing how Cast & Cure's potential for applications in the decorative print market is beginning to emerge as more and more packaging designers and suppliers ...

Plates Reduce Dot Gain

(Prepress)

June 30, 2011, Developed for wide web flexible packaging printing with solvent-based inks, the nyloflex FAM digital photopolymer printing plate is medium hard and said Developed for wide web flexible packaging printing ...

FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 31, 2011, ... are racing to meet the forum's goal: To set the pace for flexo packaging excellence. FTA reports 1,600 package printers and their business partners attended this year's event, stating that long-standing ...

Michelman Expands Corrugated Chemicals Distribution

(Coatings)

May 15, 2011, ... a global developer of water-based barrier and functional coatings for flexible film packaging, paperboard, and corrugated cartons; and water-based surface modifiers, additives and polymers for numerous ...

Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, ... tools (advertising, coupons, etc.) at one’s disposal, there is mounting evidence that merchandising through packaging and point-of-purchase displays is the most effective in winning the proverbial “first-moment ...

FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 03, 2011, ... must be racing to meet the forum’s goal: Setting the pace for flexo packaging excellence. Benefits of Ultra-Thin Plates At a conference session on flexo quality, P.J. Fronczkiewicz, senior technical ...

Hot, Hot, Hot!

(Magazine)

April 30, 2011, ... judges comment that their first impression is that the packaging is “big and bold.” The impression of the rays draws the eyes to the product brand in a big way. The color of the background fits perfectly, ...

Silver Really Shines

(Magazine)

April 30, 2011, Amcor Packaging, LaChine, QC, Canada, is an International winner in the Overall Innovation category for Trident Vitality Gum packages. They feature seven Amcor Packaging, LaChine, QC, Canada, is an International ...