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AIMCAL Awards

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2010, Graphic Packaging Intl. juices up AIMCAL’s metallized competition by winning the Peter Rigney Product of the Year award for its 10-count multipack carton for Disney juice pouches For two consecutive years ...

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2010, ... variety, speed to market, and increased demand for short runs are the key drivers behind narrow web opportunities. Narrow web printers can produce smaller quantities of flexible packages at very competitive ...

Breaking Boundaries

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2010, ... received 85 entries for the 117 categories covered by its 2010 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition. Judges culled the entries to 22 packages deemed worthy of recognition at the association' ...

Bagmaking: Cleaning Up on F/F/S

(Substrates)

January 31, 2010, ... granular products, pet food, and all other items that are packaged using form, fill, and seal (F/F/S) machinery. The F/F/S packaging is water and moisture resistant, and can be made with vapor- and ...

Flex-Pack = Opportunity

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2010, ... both for refrigerated case prepacks and for deli counter personal portion service. Powdered drinks, coffee (both ground and whole bean), dry mix pouches, and of course, pouched pet foods are some other ...

TAPPI Conference In India a Success

(News Clips Archive)

December 31, 2009, ... will enrich the domestic market but provide a chance to learn about expanding into new markets by employing new methodologies for a global competitive advantage. Companies represented by the speakers included ...

TAPPI Conference in India Deemed a Success

(News | New Products)

December 09, 2009, ... learn about expanding into new markets by employing new methodologies for a global competitive advantage. Companies represented by the speakers included Davis Standard, Enercon Industries, Pinnacle XL, ...

Film Has Nano Technology Layer

(Substrates)

November 30, 2009, NanoShield high barrier technology can be applied to PET, OPP, BON, and PLA films used for food packaging to resist moisture and oxygen from penetrating NanoShield high barrier technology can be applied ...

Slider Solution for Pouches Has Smaller Footprint

(News Eclips)

November 10, 2009, ... of sliced deli meats, cheese, snacks and dry goods, frozen foods, and pet treats. Zip-Pak marketing manager Elizabeth Sheaffer explains, “Today’s consumers are more aware of product packaging than ever ...

Hot Cup Combos

(Substrates)

October 31, 2009, ... combo pack introduced the fast food industry approach to retail trade. The concept was well accepted by supermarket customers, and Solo Cup, a major Dixie competitor, came up with its own concept version ...

Heat Seal Has No VOCs

(New Products)

October 31, 2009, Latiseal B7707AR water-based heat seal is said to provide perfectly bonded recycled RPET blister packages and will not crystallize over time. Reported Latiseal B7707AR water-based heat seal is said to ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: Narrow Web & Labe

(Narrow Web)

September 30, 2009, ... printing now include gold laser, silver laser, high-gloss laser, matte clear laser, white PET laser, and high-gloss inkjet. New options feature a coated, 50# liner for high layflat performance. Both lines ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

August 31, 2009, ... of petroleum-based resins, biobased bioplastic is biodegradable when disposed in natural soil and water environments, home composting systems, and industrial composting facilities but will not biodegrade ...

Functional, Barrier Coatings Global Growth is 2.7%

(News Eclips)

August 10, 2009, ... five-year forecasts to 2014. The study also provides an overview of technology developments, a competitive landscape analysis and explores key drivers and trends. According to the study, growth will ...

Breaking Barriers

(Digital)

July 31, 2009, ... devices to analog presses,” says Skelly. “But in the future there will be much more head-to-head competition because inkjet presses will be getting faster. The greater the throughput you can get with inkjet, ...

The Bag Cycle

(Bag Pouch)

July 31, 2009, On a recent visit to the neighborhood Target, I spotted something I hadn't seen before. Archer Farms, Target's private label, packages its potato chips On a recent visit to the neighborhood Target, I spotted ...

ISO Poly Adds Two W&H Film Lines

(News Clips Archive)

June 30, 2009, ... in markets that include food, medical, pet food, and other new markets. The first line is already operating at the 135,000-sq-ft facility and comprises a 63-in. wide, five-layer Varex line and Filmatic ...

Crime Stoppers

(Archive)

June 30, 2009, ... of authenticity. Fraud Protection Definitions: C Counterfeit | To create a copy of the original document in order to perpetuate fraud. F Forgery | To remove or alter document information in ...

ISO Poly Films Adds Two W&H Blown Film Lines

(News | New Products)

June 22, 2009, ... and converting markets, ISO Poly Films plans for the equipment editions to expand its involvement in markets that include food, medical, pet food, as well as other new markets. The first W&H line is ...

Growth Strategy

(Flexpack Main)

May 31, 2009, ... our customers' increasing requirements for high quality extrusion and flexible packaging at a price and delivery that keep them competitive in this quickly changing marketplace,” says Pellingra. “Our ...