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MAN Roland, Agfa, and Others Give Global View of Package Printing

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March 21, 2002, MAN Roland says more than 1,000 packaging printers from all over the world converged at its graphic center in Offenbach, Germany, in late January. According to the OEM, Agfa and Artwork Systems were on ...

Interpack 2002: A Look at the Packaging Industry's Adaptabilit

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March 12, 2002, ... and More: The Packaging-Making Process Goes Digital "We are now making the transition from industrial production to digital production," asserted the manager of one of Germany's largest folded box manufacturers ...

Food Packaging and Safety: 9/11 Continues to Resonate

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February 28, 2002, ... changed since September 11. The destruction of the Twin Towers and the bioterroristic use of anthrax through our mail system have changed our sense of security. Today's food packaging products provide protection ...

CMM to Sponsor UV/EB Curing Sessions for Packaging at RadTech Intl. Event

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February 18, 2002, ... are scheduled for April 30, 2002, and will feature a full-day of UV and EB learning, available in three different sessions: "Food Packaging"; "Troubleshooting with UV and EB"; and "Conversion of Presses to ...

The Future of Package Printing

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December 31, 2001, Packaging must answer to many masters, including product manufacturers, retail outlets, consumers, and government agencies. As such, it is constantly Packaging must answer to many masters, including product ...

It's a Wrap: RIT's New Packaging Semin

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December 11, 2001, Rochester Institute of Technology now is offering a new seminar course on the rapidly expanding field of package printing, says the Institute. Introduction to Packaging Printing will be presented April ...

Flexo Printing to Outpace GNP in 2002, Says FTA

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December 09, 2001, ... the FTA's board of directors in early December. According to the FTA, the volume will be spread across several distinct market segments: flexible film packaging, paper bags and multi-wall sacks, labels ...

Perhaps It's Time to Redefine Packaging Odor Spec

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November 30, 2001, Printing and laminating of flexible packaging materials may involve the use of various inks, coatings, and adhesives. These materials inherently contain Printing and laminating of flexible packaging materials ...

Anthrax & Printing: GATF and /PIA to Help Calm Newfound Fears

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November 25, 2001, ... on our collective conscious. From developments in antimicrobial agents to "see-through" packaging components, the converting and printing industries will march forward and once again take up the vanguard ...

Packaging Mfr. Gets Efficient with Concord Software

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November 18, 2001, Packaging Personified Selects Concord’s Axapta for ConvertingATLANTA, GA--Concord Business Systems Inc. announced the Carol Stream, IL-based Packaging Packaging Personified Selects Concord’s Axapta for ...

IML Conference Transcends Packaging with Broader Range of Topics

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October 31, 2001, ... held September 24-26, at Marriott's Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, AZ, departed from the strong emphasis on packaging applications featured in previous years. The expanded program included injection in-mold ...

A Brief Chemistry Lesson On Printing Ink Pigments

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October 31, 2001, ... in packaging and is quite insoluble in water and organic solvents. As the name indicates, it is a blue pigment that includes copper. The rest of its structure is a highly complex aromatic structure of ...

CreoScitex Breaks into Asian Packaging Prepress

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October 09, 2001, ... pleased to announce the first Asian installation of a CreoScitex Trendsetter VLF platesetter for the packaging industry. According to CreoScitex, Shenzhen Wanda Color Printing & Packaging Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, ...

Exceptional Packaging Solutions: The FPA Wants You

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October 01, 2001, The Flexible Packaging Association is making its official 2001 call for entries for its annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards. LINTHICUM, MD, USA—The Flexible Packaging Association is making its ...

Test Protocol Adopted for Foodservice Packaging

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September 30, 2001, FALLS CHURCH, VA A taskforce of foodservice packaging manufacturers and suppliers, coordinated through the Foodservice & Packaging Inst. Inc. (FPI), has FALLS CHURCH, VA A taskforce of foodservice packaging ...

New Solutions for Packaging and Label Printers by CreoScitex and ScenicSoft

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September 20, 2001, ... the packaging segment of the print industry." For more information about ScenicSoft, visit "http://www.scenicsoft.com" target="_new">www.scenicsoft.com. Check out CreoScitex at "http://www.creo.com" target= ...

Electron Beam Curing in Flexible Packaging

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August 31, 2001, Application: Recent advances in electron beam curing chemistry and equipment encourage the increased use of this type of material in flexible packaging applications. PEER-REVIEWED TECHNICAL PAPERS Following ...

Package Printing and Prepress to Be Focus of MAN Roland and Agfa Events

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August 26, 2001, ...  Graphic Center in Offenbach. The meetings will cover package printing, prepress workflows, and computer-to-plate (CTP) developments. According to MAN Roland, the "Technology Forum Packaging 2001" wil ...

Digital Printing at Your Service: Keeping Customers Happy

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June 30, 2001, ... explains Don Bence, VP/general manager-packaging group, Xeikon America, Wood Dale, IL. For converters that aren't looking into digital printing (or already practicing it), he says, “I think there's a serious ...

All Zipped Up: Hard-to-Beat Valley Packaging Tackles New Zipper Technology

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June 29, 2001, Valley Packaging's investment in Hudson-Sharp's patented Inno-Lok technology is helping the contract converting operation win big in the zippered-packaging game. Valley Packaging's investment in Hudson-Sharp' ...