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Competitive Investment Strategies for Packaging Converters

(News | New Products)

March 08, 2004, ... for the converter to make a rational transition to producing modern products encompassing these new technologies, which are being demanded by the packaging industry. Pitfalls in the Investment Process ...

Sonoco Purchases Paxonix Software to Streamline Package Design and Development

(News | New Products)

March 04, 2004, Sonoco, founded in 1899, is a $2.8 billion (US) global manufacturer of industrial and consumer products and provider of packaging services, with 295 operations in 32 countries serving customers in some ...

Migration of Fluorescent Whitening Agents from Food Packaging Made from Recycled Paper

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February 28, 2004, Application: A polyethylene coating can prevent migration of fluorescent whitening agents from food packaging made from recycled fibers. Email the author(s) at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Effort to increase ...

Gidue to Launch Unipro Packaging Press at Drupa; OEM Also to Showcase Other Converting Machinery

(News | New Products)

February 23, 2004, ... first 730mm wide, in-line, mid-web packaging press." Says the OEM, "[Drupa will be the] official European launch of the Unipro, and it will be demonstrated as a full packaging press using print cylinder ...

Schober to Showcase In-Line and Off-Line Converting Systems at Drupa

(News | New Products)

February 23, 2004, ... processing machines. Schober will be exhibiting the following at Drupa: For the in-line or off-line production of RCB cigarette packaging, the rotary converting system model PBO 650 is equipped ...

OMET to Show Converting Equipment for Folding Carton Packaging and Napkin Production at Drupa

(Archive)

February 16, 2004, ... of the fair for printers and converters of the label and packaging industry." According to the manufacturer, the Varyflex has a modular-configuration integrated line, outfitted with equipment for ...

Making Waves in Fragrance Packaging: Eastman Chemical's Glass Polymer Sleeve Creates Cool Effec

(News | New Products)

February 10, 2004, Risdon-AMS specializes in fine cosmetic packaging. Learn more about the company at risdon-ams.com. KINGSPORT, TN, USA—Talk about a package that makes waves! Thanks to Eastman Chemical Company’s Glass Polymer ...

Paperboard Packaging Council to Celebrate 75th Anniversary and Hold Spring Meeting at Drake Hotel in Chicago

(Folding Cartons)

February 09, 2004, ... history. ALEXANDRIA, VA, USA—This year marks a very special occasion for the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), reports its members. "It was 75 years ago that PPC’s earliest predecessor was founded."  ...

Precisia Presents Key RFID Developments at Intelligent Packaging USA; Packaging Supply Chains to Experience '(R)Evolution' of RFID

(News | New Products)

February 03, 2004, ... smart/active packaging and labeling, printed electronics, lighting, and displays. LAS VEGAS, NV, USA—Speaking late last month at the Intelligent and Smart Packaging USA conference in Las Vegas, Precisia ...

Coating and Laminating: At the Heart of the Packaging Industry

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January 31, 2004, ... to Corey Reardon of AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., packaging buyers — particularly in the fast-moving consumer goods field — are moving away from the traditional approach to product labeling. “What we once ...

Packaging Professionals Click with Nilfisk-Advance America on New Web Site

(News | New Products)

January 22, 2004, ... vacuum cleaner manufacturer Nilfisk-Advance America recently launched its new Web site—n-aa.com/info31. The site is designed to provide packaging professionals with all of the information they need to ...

Alcoa Sells Packaging Equipment Business to American Industrial Partners

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2004, ... and plastic wraps, Alcoa wheels, and Baco household wraps. The company has 120,000 employees in 41 countries. PITTSBURGH, PA, USA—Alcoa reports it has sold its packaging equipment business to American ...

Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. to Cover Competition and Cooperation at 7th Technical Conference

(News | New Products)

December 30, 2003, ... in the marketplace." —PLGA NEW MADISON, OH, USA—The Packaging Label and Gravure Association reports its Seventh Technical and Operational Conference, "Co-Opetition," is slated for February 18 through 20, ...

Blue Ridge Enters Gable-Top Carton Packaging Alliance with Italpack Cartons

(News | New Products)

December 21, 2003, Blue Ridge Paper Products is headquartered in Canton, NC, USA, and manufactures liquid packaging, coated bleached board for food-service packaging, and envelope and specialty papers. CANTON, NC, USA—Blue ...

Alcoa's Whisker Lickin' Label: Shrink Sleeves Provide Purina Packaging with Pop and New-Found Flexibilit

(News | New Products)

December 11, 2003, Alcoa Flexible Packaging, based in Richmond, Virginia, manufactures a variety of packaging materials—including extrusion and adhesive laminated pouch materials, overwraps and linerstock, blister lidding ...

Colbert Packaging's Senior-Friendly, Child-Resistant PharmaDial Gets Highest Rating from US Consumer Product Safety Commissio

(Folding Cartons)

December 08, 2003, PharmDial utilizes Colbert Packaging's BlisterGuard paperboard product, a sealed-end style of folding carton material using Valéron strength film (valeron.com). LAKE FOREST, IL, USA—Colbert Packaging reports ...

Latran Technologies Adds Premier Sales Ltd. to Distribution Line-Up, Opening Up East Coast Channel for Package/Label Printing Markets

(News | New Products)

November 16, 2003, Latran adds Premier Sales Ltd. as its new east coast sales channel for the packaging and label printing industries. The producer of digital halftone proofing systems also appoints business development ...

Society of Plastics Industry Plays Major Role in FDA Exemption of Food Packaging from Bioterrorism Rules

(News | New Products)

November 04, 2003, The Society of Plastics Industry Inc. (SPI) reports it's pleased with the US Food and Drug Adminstration's recent decision to exclude food packaging and other food-contact materials and articles from revised ...

TAPPI Sponsors Smart Packaging Event

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, TAPPI is sponsoring the Intelligent and Smart Packaging USA Conference with exhibition organized by Pira International and IDTechEx. The event is January 27 and 28, 2004, at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las ...

Cast Film Lines for Barrier Films

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, ... with polyethylene and polypropylene in layer configurations gives excellent barrier properties against water, steam, and moisture. Applications focus on packaging of food, pharmaceutical products, and ...