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1950s

(News | New Products)

August 27, 2002, ... reports that a new resin -- polypropylene -- soon will be available and “is expected to compete price-wise and quality-wise with super polyethylene." November 1955 Joe Peacock takes over the reins ...

1970 - 1973

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August 26, 2002, ... Awareness Grows: The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) institutes an ecology category in its annual carton competition. February 1971 Pressure-Sensitive Grows in 70: "The tag and label industry was ...

Packaging Strategies Study Provides Barrier-Enhancing Analyses

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August 22, 2002, Packaging Strategies reports its new study Barrier-Enhancing Technologies for PET and Polypropylene Containers and Closures offers material, container, and manufacturing-cost analyses for barrier-enhanced ...

Converter's Niche: Innovatio

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July 31, 2002, ... Peter Mager KG. The name became Nordenia International AG in 1992, and by 1997 the firm had production facilities on four continents. One of the top ten flex-pack converters in Europe (approx. $300 ...

Packaging That Really Works

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June 30, 2002, ... packages using oxygen scavengers by 2004 in North America and more than 6 billion worldwide. Significant activity on the increased use of oxygen scavengers has been seen with PET bottles for beer and ...

Converting Industry News

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June 30, 2002, ... in Mississauga, Ont., Canada, was looking for a package that would give it an edge against its competitors. Explains purchasing manager San Di Santo, “In order to market the quality of the actual product, ...

Materials

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June 30, 2002, ... Product is applied by typical roller coaters, with rod coating the preferred method. Average MVTR barrier properties can be achieved with weights of 5-6 lb/ream, said to compare favorably with competitive ...

Flexo Fabulous

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June 30, 2002, The Flexographic Technical Association presented 127 prizes in its annual Excellence in Flexography Awards Competition. Winners were announced May 5 during the FTA's annual forum, held at the Marriott ...

In the Bag

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June 30, 2002, ... and items including pet food, sand, de-icing salt, fertilizers, and potting soil, among others. A common weight for a filled sack of these applications is 25 kg or 55 lb. Determining the Specs The ...

Spills Are Out with New Spout

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May 31, 2002, ... solid and liquid product applications for a variety of markets including food, beverages, coffee, medical, industrial, pet foods, health/beauty aids, agriculture, and chemical. Pouch Machine Opens Doors ...

FFTA Campaigns for Flexo

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May 31, 2002, ... His trip to Taiwan for CMM Asia prevented him from attending this year's forum. Results of the association's Excellence in Flexography Awards competition were announced at the banquet; with 32 gold medals, ...

AmeriStar Call for Entry Extended

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2002, ... medical-related industries, in the competition. Winners will be notified by October 1, 2002, and an award reception will be held during Pack Expo, November 6, 2002, at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. AmeriStar ...

PLGA Annual Conference News

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April 30, 2002, ... a report on the second annual competition, and a tabletop exhibit. PLGA president Norman Dow of Avery Dennison, Decorative Technical Div., welcomed 88 attendees and introduced a session addressing on-line ...

Beauty & the Box

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April 30, 2002, For the first time in the history of the Paperboard Packaging Council's carton competition, one entry took the top award the President's Award and scored For the first time in the history of the Paperboard ...

Need New Equipment or Accessories? NPD Is the Place to Look

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April 30, 2002, ... provides a sound alternative to petrochemical solvents. Sleeve-Type CI Press Is Reliable Nordmeccanica Spa, Piacenza, Italy; +39 (0)523 596411 The Sprintflex sleeve-type CI press features special ...

Products

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March 31, 2002, ... Printability Sun Chemical, Northlake, IL; 708/562-0550; sunchemicalink.com UltraPET solvent-based laminating ink reportedly offers excellent printability and high bond strength for use on treated PET ...

Every Trick in the Book

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March 31, 2002, AIMCAL rewards the brightest products and the best technologies in its annual competitions as members prove they know just how to use... Every Trick in AIMCAL rewards the brightest products and the best ...

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

(News | New Products)

March 12, 2002, ... options are supported, and the previous practice of labelling the plastic variants becomes superfluous. Another advantage of carton trays is the cost savings, as compared to their plastic competitors. ...

Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2002, ... which will be a 100% daughter of Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH. Dr. Peter Lechner and Mattias Nagy have been appointed managing directors. The new company expects intensive R&D work on new products will ...

Would You Eat That? Some Readers Say No to Edible Film

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February 28, 2002, ... all excellent reasons to make an edible package very unappealing to the appetite. The correspondent appreciated that finding a better way to eliminate packaging waste is laudable. He as well as the ...