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- Teaming Up For Sustainability
- (Coating/Laminating: Green)
- December 31, 2010, ... a patented zero pollution pulping process; cups made of vegetable plastic from feed corn grown in the US, providing consumers with sustainable alternatives to petroleum plastics; and cutlery made from ...
- Xeikon partners with Yupo To Expand Substrate Range
- (Digital)
- December 06, 2010, Xeikon, an innovative leader in digital color printing, has tested and qualified synthetic substrates from Yupo Corp. of America for its Xeikon 3000 Series of digital label presses ITASCA, IL | Xeikon, ...
- Davis-Standard Equips New Jen-Coat Plant
- (Extrusion Coating)
- November 30, 2010, ... for cheese, pet food, medical uses, produce, and snack food, as well as pouch materials. A key feature of the operation will be tandem-head, multilayer extrusion laminating equipment custom-made by ...
- Materials Substrates: Building Blocks
- (Flexpack)
- November 30, 2010, ... Based on Clearfoil barrier-coated PET, plus an aggressive sealant, structure enables high-speed sealing. Oxygen barriers available to 0.0008 cc/100 in.2/24 hr, and moisture barrier properties to 0.0008 ...
- Biomass Packaging Goes Retail
- (Coating/Laminating News)
- November 09, 2010, ... USA, providing consumers with sustainable alternatives to petroleum plastics. They are even offering cutlery made from 100% natural birch wood with no chemicals, toxins or coatings. Naturally hard birch ...
- TLMI Awards: Challenges Met
- (Label/Tape)
- October 31, 2010, ... entries in TLMI's 2010 Awards Competition: Steve Lee, RotoMetrics Mike Buystedt, Flint Group Narrow Web J. Page Crouch, educator Jim Flynn, Gallus Gary Gordon, Comco Pat Hague, Actega WIT Ray ...
- In-Mold Breaks the Mold
- (Label/Tape)
- October 31, 2010, MIAMI, FL | Winners of the 2010 In-Mold Decorating Assn. Competition had no trouble breaking the mold with innovative, decorative submissions. Judges MIAMI, FL | Winners of the 2010 In-Mold Decorating ...
- Looking South
- (Label/Tape)
- October 31, 2010, ... collaboration in liner recycling.” Last year, Frost and Petri Tani joined forces to launch Cycle4Green — a “cradle to cradle” solution for paper release liner, based not so much on reuse but on repulping. ...
- Begging for Closure
- (Carton Box)
- October 31, 2010, ... Zip-Pak, we are constantly asked why many products, such as cereal and pet food, do not feature a resealable closure. With our new zipper profiles and packaging formats, we offer brand managers many ways ...
- Sitting/Rewinding: A Grand View
- (Slit)
- September 30, 2010, ... base wide-format rolls or wide rolls with small diameters,” says Kamps. “Running them on the Jennerjahn gives us a very efficient edge over our competitors. Consequently, we can be very cost-competitive, ...
- Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?
- (Flexpack)
- September 30, 2010, ... have a lot in common. This includes similar papermaking and converting operations in many cases, a common set of competitive substrates and materials, similar end-user/supply chain requirements, and similar ...
- C-P Adds Lamination Capacity
- (Coating/Laminating)
- September 30, 2010, ... unwind splicer. It produces laminated structures comprising extruded PE between two films, including OPP and PET. The films can be clear, printed, or metallized. “Over half of our business is in extrusion ...
- Produce Packaging Outlook Reported
- (Trends/Management)
- September 30, 2010, ... ready-to-eat produce. Preventing faster growth will be price sensitivity among consumers and competition from processed fruits and vegetables, which tend to be less costly than fresh produce and have ...
- Coating/Laminating: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
- (Coating/Laminating)
- September 30, 2010, ... to worry about.” Continue on Page 2 Better Lead Times & Higher Quality Product One of Selig's competitive advantages has always been quick turnaround. Since adding the new Faustel equipment, Seli ...
- Barrier Films: SiOx Barrier Benefits
- (Coatings)
- September 30, 2010, ... coating, Ceramis, comprises a thin inorganic layer of silicon oxide that has been evaporated in a vacuum environment to substrates like polyethylene terephthalate (PET), oriented polyamide (OPA) and biaxially ...
- Bag Making: Strength in Numbers
- (Flexpack)
- September 30, 2010, ... SuperTube pinch-bottom bags, which will be used for pet food, birdseed, lawn and garden products, and the animal feed industry. SuperTube bags are made with tear- and puncture-resistant, woven poly materials, ...
- US Demand For Biodegradable Plastics To Grow 16% Annually Through 2014
- (Flexpack)
- September 09, 2010, ... capacity growth, efforts to reduce pollution and US reliance on petroleum products, and consumer demand for sustainable, environmentally friendly packaging and manufactured goods. Polylactic acid ...
- Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy
- (Flexpack)
- August 31, 2010, ... in innovation, we are especially appreciative of the engineering creativity behind the smartGPS. This press has given us the competitive advantage to bring significant new value to consumer and industrial ...
- Green Converting: Leading the Pack
- (Flexography)
- August 31, 2010, ... change sleeves in seven minutes.” Flexo Expansion Along with recent investments in its web offset division, Hammer Packaging recently expanded its flexo division with the addition of a ten-color Nilpeter ...
- Mamata Installs Latest Pouch Machine at Diamond Flexibles
- (Bag Pouch)
- August 30, 2010, ... from laminates and coex poly structures. Said ideal for applications of pet food, fertilizer bags, agri/produce bags, etc., where inputs can be a lay-flat sheet, folded and formed to make a side-gusseted ...