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Packaging Mfr. Gets Efficient with Concord Software

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November 18, 2001, ... by Dominic Imburgia and Phyllis Muccianti, Packaging Personified provides extruding, converting, design, and printing services to companies in such diverse industries as paper/plastic goods, bakery, frozen ...

IML Conference Transcends Packaging with Broader Range of Topics

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October 31, 2001, ... roundtable discussions at the meeting. In an example of the program's broader emphasis, Fred Abrams of Pinnacle Products Group Ltd. offered a paper on “In-Mold Decoration of Durable Products.” This application ...

Scandinavian-Based Stora Enso Forms Specialty Papers Group to Serve Globe

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October 09, 2001, HELSINSKI, FINLAND--With specialty paper production capabilities in three countries, Stora Enso announces the formation of the specialty papers business HELSINSKI, FINLAND--With specialty paper production ...

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 ...

Sonoco Increases US Paperboard Position with US Paper Mills Purchase

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August 26, 2001, Sonoco has completed its previously announced all-cash purchase of the privately held DePere, WI-based US Paper Mills Corp., reports the global packaging company. HARTSVILLE, SC, USA—Sonoco has completed ...

Tamper-Evident, Tamper-Proof Packaging Part of Life Today

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June 30, 2001, ... a screw-on lid. Unscrewing and removing the lid reveals a covering over the bottle opening. This covering of film, paper, or some composite construction adheres to the rim of the bottle opening with a ...

The Missing Link: Plastics History Leads to Packaging

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April 30, 2001, From fake flowers to hygienic-paper packaging, Germany's Böhme family has been in plastics for nearly 50 years. For almost as long, the company has linked its print quality to Fischer & Krecke presses. ...

High Clarity Linear Low Density Polyethylene for Packaging Applications

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April 30, 2001, ... paper available on the TAPPI web site at tappi.org. On the page, click "the PLACE" in the section designated "Journals." For most consumer items, “eye-appeal” is an important consideration in packaging. ...

FPA Celebrates Excellence in Flexible Packaging

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February 28, 2001, ... automatically vents it after heat and steam build pressure during the cooking cycle. By demetallizing the finseal, browning of the paper and subsequent overcooking of the product have been eliminated. ...

There Are Many Reasons for Packaging Peculiarities

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January 31, 2001, ... a package will contain paper or perhaps a cellophane film to make the package seem very inflexible. The reason for this is that consumers associate the freshness or crispness of the contents of the package ...

Flexible Packaging Committee News

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December 31, 2000, ... For the complete papers whose expanded summaries appear in the PLACE, go to the TAPPI web site at tappi.org/public/library.asp and click on the logo displayed here. Telephone inquiries are welcome at ...

UV Protection of Hot Melt Adhesives for Packaging Applications

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October 31, 2000, ... backing can consist of paper, polymer films, paper laminates, foil, or fabrics. The adhesive layer can be a pressure sensitive adhesive selected from many different types at coating weights of 2-12 mils. ...

New Packaging Technology Will Star at Pack Expo

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September 30, 2000, ... International Paper Co., and Francois Dutray, Motorola Smartcard Solutions Div. E-Business or E-Commerce...What Does It All Mean? , Erich Spencer, Packexpo.com Inc. Harnessing the Internet to ...

Assessing Real-Life Sealant Performance in Flexible Packaging

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September 30, 2000, ... pouches on a vertical form/fill/seal machine, and tested to determine leaker rates. The paper examines four comparisons. In the comparison of a POP material to a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), ...

Bringing Together the Many Benefits of Film and Paper

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September 30, 2000, Harrier Packaging is targeting the food industry as it converts PaperFeel, a coex PE film that reportedly combines the best of paper and film. Flour and sugar, conventionally packed in block-bottom paper ...

Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch

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July 31, 2000, ... most rapid growth based on their high-barrier properties. Cellophane demand will continue to decline because of cost and performance disadvantages compared to other resins, notably PP. Paper and Foil ...

Press Adds Flexibility of Film to Paper Operation

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June 30, 2000, After more than 20 years of converting paper-based packaging materials, Saugerties Packaging is discovering the benefits of "being flexible"flexible packaging After more than 20 years of converting paper-based ...

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

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June 30, 2000, ... to print napkins, paper, and wallpaper. 1930s (1933) Glassine paper waxed bag patented; especially useful for potato chip packaging. Single-color gravure press designed as part of continuous ...

Specialists in Interior Packaging Branch Out

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June 30, 2000, ... they were hunting for another paperboard slitter/rewinder. The executives of this "interior packaging specialist" converting operation were looking to expand the company's slitting/rewinding production of ...

Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary

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March 31, 2000, ... disposable paper products, audio/video products, consumer durables, and other retail products. Medical disposables lead the medical packaging category with 8% sales growth. As baby boomers age, healthcare ...