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1995 -1999

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... the American Mail-Well Co. March 1995 April 1995 A total of 10 companies receives 11 awards for outstanding achievements in flexible packaging in the 1994 Top Packaging Awards sponsored by the Flexible ...

1974 - 1976

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... (AMA) and Packaging Machinery Mfrs. Institute (PMMI) merge industry shows into Pack Expo. "[Groups] have agreed to merge the annual AMA National Packaging Conference & Expo and the PMMI Pack Expo into ...

1960s

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... of both a bag and a box. Paris is home to Autopac, the first international packaging show. The French Packaging Institute sponsored what made up the First International Packaging Machinery Exhibition. ...

1990 - April 1993

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... Fibre Box Assn. develops a new symbol to inform end users that corrugated packaging materials are readily recyclable. April 1990 Norman H. Abrams, a management consultant, author, educator, and packaging ...

1977 - 1979

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... any affirmative action on the President's proposals also looms as a large question." May 1977 E for Effort: "PMMI (Packaging Machinery Mfrs. Institute) and nine of its member companies have been recognized ...

May 1993 - 1994

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... 1974 - 1976 1977 - 1979 1980s 1990 - April 1993 1995 - 1999 2000 to present The Mid-1990s...May 199313th annual International Trade Fair for Packaging Machinery, Packaging Materials, and Confectionery ...

On the Move...

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... development — specialty packaging. The Garrity Group's Packaging Dept., Bloomington, MN, has named Robert Thibodeaux systems engineer and Julie Wachler engineering manager. Smurfit-MBI, Mississauga, ...

Corporate Responsibility: Congress Adopts Broad New Requirements

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, Prompted by a wave of corporate scandals, Congress has passed legislation imposing broad new corporate responsibility obligations on public companies, which the president has signed. Prompted by a wave ...

1970 - 1973

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2002, ... recent years." June 1970 "Aluminum in Packaging to Increase 68 Percent Between 1970 through 75. "More than 2 billion lb of aluminum will go into packaging products in 1975, [said] a long-range forecast ...

Supreme Court Decision Gives Employers Leeway in ADA

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, In the third of recent, important decisions involving the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled the ADA allows an employer to refuse to hire a person with a disability ...

Foiling Counterfeiters

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... buzzword of American society. It even has surpassed “digital” as the hot topic across some segments of the printing and packaging industry. That's because the need to authenticate even relatively common ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, ... a modified OPP film designed for the outside layer of laminations used in packaging fresh-cut produce. The patented technology is said to be ideal for foods and other products that require high oxygen ...

When Are Corporate Public Statements Commercial Speech?

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, On May 2, the California Supreme Court issued an important opinion concluding statements by Nike Inc. regarding its labor practices were not protected by the First Amendment. On May 2, the California Supreme ...

The High End of EDP Labels

(Office Products)

June 30, 2002, Pinnacle Label carves out a successful label niche in warehouse distribution and pick-and-ship applications, imaged on high-performance label printers. Pinnacle Label carves out a successful label niche ...

Hawaii Passes Container Deposit Legislation What's Next

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, Of interest to converters, Hawaii has become the first US state since 1982 to pass container deposit legislation. Of interest to converters, Hawaii has become the first US state since 1982 to pass container ...

EPA Wins Big Victory on Particulate Matter and Ozone

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, On March 26, 2002, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia handed EPA a resounding victory in its battle to promulgate revised national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone and ...

PLGA Annual Conference News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, Fifth Conference Proves PLGA Growing Up Quickly Fifth Conference Proves PLGA Growing Up Quickly CLEARWATER, FL — The young Packaging & Label Gravure Assn. continues to grow, as evidenced by the group' ...

Need New Equipment or Accessories? NPD Is the Place to Look

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... — from tissue to board. SW load cells can be mounted directly to a machine frame or may be foot-mounted. Twist Wrap Adds Shiny Appeal to Mints Multifilm Packaging Corp.'s metallized twist wrap adds ...

Converters Strike Back

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... shoplifters has been the use of source tagging, a method of applying thin RF (radio frequency) or AM (Acousto Magnetic) tags to folding cartons, labels, and other packaging during the converting process. ...

RFID Labels a Good Read

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... X-Ident's core technology is packaging the inlays using micro-chips produced by the likes of Texas Instruments and Phillips Electronics in a way that ensures the packaged inlays function correctly for the ...