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Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... on the flexible packaging market, based on Blaige & Company’s comprehensive Twelve Year Plastics and Packaging Merger & Acquisition Consolidation Study. With consolidation activity showing strong momentum ...

On Print | Digital Printers for Real Converters

(On Print)

January 04, 2015, ... The best solution to produce flexible plastic packaging is aqueous inkjet that uses inks based on the ingredients of flexo or gravure inks. The food industry will have few issues to adopt this process. ...

Monadnock to Partner with Smart Planet Technologies

(Label/Tape)

December 31, 2014, ... partnership with Smart Planet Technologies,” says Richard Verney, chairman and CEO of Monadnock. “As consumers become more eco-conscious with a continued push to reduce plastic in packaged goods, and while ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2014

(Flexpack)

December 29, 2014, ... data from BCM into g/m2, determine wet and dry thickness of coatings, and more. CONTACT COMPANY    Toray’s Torayfan PC5 Metallized BOPP Toray Plastics (America), North Kingstown, RI, introduced ...

BOBST to Display Line at Plastindia 2015

(News | New Products)

December 21, 2014, The Indian plastics show will feature a wide range of BOBST equipment, including presses, coaters, laminators, and metallizers   BIELEFELD, GERMANY | BOBST reports it will participate in Plastindia ...

Hilex Poly Benefits From ShurTape Sealing System

(Label/Tape)

December 10, 2014, Installs ShurSEAL carton sealers on 8 bag machines HICKORY, NC |  Hilex Poly Co., Hartsville, SC, is a manufacturer and recycler of plastic bags and film products. At the company’s facility in Milesburg, ...

IMDA Holds 2nd Annual Educational Symposium

(Label/Tape)

December 01, 2014, ...  Winners of the eighth annual IMDA awards were previously announced in August, and the winning products were on display at the symposium. Judge Clare Goldsberry, senior editor of Plastics Today, covered ...

Clear Lam Develops Snap Apart Multipacks

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2014, ... acid) plastic with reduced density, making the cups lighter than those made from petroleum-based plastic and reducing the use of petroleum to minimize carbon footprint. Controlled atmosphere technology ...

Tekni-Films Offers High-Barrier Films

(Materials)

November 16, 2014, ... copolymer (COC) for enhanced barrier properties. In addition, Tekni-Films’ heat-sealable pouch/lidding flexible materials have been commercialized in a variety of paper/foil/plastic (PE, LDPE, PET) and ...

BI-AX Corn-Based Film Achieves Price Parity

(Materials)

November 15, 2014, Company reports Evlon compostable biodegradable plastic film, said to keep food fresh, is now comparably priced with petroleum-based products   WINGHAM, ON, CANADA | BI-AX International offers corn-based ...

Ceresana LDPE Study Offers Global Details

(Materials)

November 04, 2014, With global sales expected to rise by 1.5% p.a. until 2021, LDPE is seeing particularly strong growth in Asia and the Middle East   KONSTANZ, GERMANY | Ceresana, an international market research ...

AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference Packs 'Em I

(Yo's Yarns)

October 27, 2014, ... Marriott Grande Dunes Hotel, also included a fourth track of sessions co-located and sponsored by Society of Plastics Engineers' (SPE) flexible packaging interests; the other three tracks were dedicated ...

PPC Awards | Cascades Boxboard Group Scores Package of the Year

(Carton Box)

October 27, 2014, ... molded pulp or plastic cartons. Furthermore, with its non-glare finish, consumers can easily view the package displayed in bright supermarket refrigerators without the annoying glare generated by plastic ...

Screen USA Offers Digital Imaging System

(News | New Products)

October 04, 2014, ... FX870II digital imaging system. The system outputs narrow web flexo digital plates, letterpress digital plates, and thermal ablative film for the production of tags, labels, plastic bags, and specialty ...

Pack Expo | The Next Generation of Package Printing Solutions

(Trends/Management)

September 24, 2014, ... Labeling Innovation Nypro (Booth #N-5775) customizes differentiated plastics packaging, from conceptualization to design, for leading consumer product brands. Joe Stodola, Nypro’s VP for business development, ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO & GRAPH EXPO 2014 Cover Printing & Converting Technologies

(Trends/Management)

September 11, 2014, A PLASTIC Print Pavilion will make its debut at this year’s co-located exhibition Chicago’s McCormick Place is once again home to the upcoming CPP Converting & Package Printing Expo, which takes place ...

Ryobi Will Offer Live Demos at CPP

(News | New Products)

August 24, 2014, ... and industrial print marketplace.” The RYOBI 925 LED-UV press is said to excel on all paper, film, plastic, and other synthetics, ranging from ultra-thin substrates to 24-pt board. The Ryobi-Panasonic ...

Rethinking the Ban on EPS

(News | New Products)

August 11, 2014, ... “Impact of Plastics Packaging on Life Cycle Energy Consumption & Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the US & Canada Substitution Analysis” proves otherwise. Data from the report, which was compiled by Franklin ...

EU Project to Develop Gas Sensor Technology

(Controls)

August 10, 2014, ... non-transparent but translucent containers. What is new in the proposal is the possibility of measuring gas with laser spectroscopy within diffuse materials, such as paper, plastic, and food itself, with ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold Decorating Assn. Honors 2014 Winners

(Label/Tape)

August 07, 2014, ... IMDA proudly presents the winners of the 2014 IMDA Awards. Judges for this year's event were PFFC's Yolanda Simonsis (from left), Rob Neilley, RN Marketing, and Clare Goldsberry, Plastics Today.   Best ...