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- AIMCAL and SPE Come Together for Tech Conference
- (Coating/Laminating)
- April 20, 2014, ... Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) and the Society of Plastics Engineers have agreed to bring AIMCAL’s Web Coating & Handling Conference USA together with SPE’s FlexPackCon technical program to make what ...
- FPA Honors FLOWPACK with Gold Award
- (Bag Pouch)
- April 16, 2014, ... uses less plastic than other spouted pouches, stepping up sustainability within an already "eco-friendly" category. FLOWPACK is single use—an ideal fit for today’s trend toward smaller and single-person ...
- Toray Pledges $2 Million to University Engineering Project
- (Materials)
- March 30, 2014, Company pledges money to University of Rhode Island’s Engineering Department to help school produce top engineering prospects NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America), manufacturer of precision-performance ...
- AWA Release Liner Event Coming Soon
- (Label/Tape)
- March 11, 2014, ... by Thomas Blaige, chairman and CEO of Blaige & Company, investment bankers specializing in the plastics, packaging, and chemical industries • A “label maker’s perspective” from Alan Hazlewood of the ...
- Ampac Products Wins Several Industry Awards
- (Flexpack)
- March 10, 2014, ... pouch displays excellently with improved stiffness and HD flexo graphics. It meets No. 2 SPI ASTM classification Designation D7611/D7611M-10. It is approved through Trex, the largest plastic bag recycler ...
- Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 08, 2014, ... paper-based substrates in West Monroe, LA. Toray Plastics (America), North Kingstown, RI, supplied the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film. The two smaller metallized Composipac Z-Flute cartons consist ...
- Domino to Demonstrate Digital Ink Jet at Show
- (News | New Products)
- March 08, 2014, ... v4.5 high-speed digital print system can be integrated onto high-speed webs, folder/gluers, plastic card, bindery, packaging, and wrapping lines. Capable of production speeds to 800 mpm (2,600 fpm), it ...
- Cartotecnica Veneta Adds QuadTech Color Quality
- (News | New Products)
- February 18, 2014, ... new business for Cartotecnica just 30 minutes after showing Nestlé Italy representatives a live makeready on its problematic multilayered substrate for its Buitoni range. That substrate includes plastic ...
- Atlas Celebrates 50 Years of Titan Slitters
- (News | New Products)
- February 17, 2014, ... to the huge development of extruded plastic film used for flexible packaging materials, which expanded rapidly worldwide during the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Company reports that, of all the Titan SR duplex ...
- INX and CTI Announce Ink Agreement
- (News | New Products)
- February 16, 2014, ... closures, plastics, and more, as well as printing in a variety of ways including offset, gravure, and with conventional and ultraviolet printing ink technologies. The two companies will continue to be ...
- Holography | Industry Developments Give Packagers an Edge
- (Trends/Management)
- February 12, 2014, ... no plastic and a minimal amount of aluminum—so it can be recycled as easily as printed paper—while striking source reduction means it carries 20 times less metal per square inch than metallic ink and can ...
- CCL to Acquire Sancoa and TubeDec
- (Label/Tape)
- January 20, 2014, The acquisition brings the label and plastic tube expertise of the two companies to CCL Label's global Home & Personal Care business unit TORONTO, ON, CANADA | CCL Industries, a provider of specialty ...
- Stafford Flange Mounting Collars Made to Order
- (News | New Products)
- January 14, 2014, ... aluminum, and thermoplastics in a wide range of flange designs, hole patterns, and sizes. Incorporating the Accu-Clamp non-marring and perfectly square clamping feature, these one-piece collars can be ...
- Turkish Flexpack Converter Installs Titan
- (News | New Products)
- January 14, 2014, ... is also a key consideration,” Ruchan added. “I have been extremely pleased with the support provided by FMS Plastics Ltd. who represent Atlas and Titan slitter/rewinders in Turkey. With both founders ...
- Maxcess Intl. Acquired by Bertram Capital
- (News | New Products)
- January 12, 2014, ... a global provider of guiding, winding, slitting, and tension control systems for web fed converting applications. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK, Maxcess marks Bertram’s fifth transaction in the plastic ...
- Barry-Wehmiller Acquires Arcil SA
- (Flexpack News)
- December 16, 2013, ... plastic film into custom-formed cups that are filled and then sealed within integrated, cost-effective lines. Arcil machines are found in more than 40 countries worldwide. “Arcil’s expertise in providing ...
- HH Global Announces Peelable Lidding for Ready Meals
- (Flexpack News)
- December 11, 2013, ... weights by more than 45% and packaging costs by at least 10% and Lidd can be used in any environment, ambient/chilled or frozen, on plastic, aluminum, or paper/plastic tray combinations. HH Global has ...
- Sleeve's Twin Perf Enhances Bottle's Recyclabili
- (Label/Tape News)
- November 20, 2013, ... in the recycling stream, increasing the probability the plastic will be used for a new bottle. The product also was made more recyclable on account of the bottle being clear rather than colored PET, unlike ...
- Exopack Holdings Rebranded as COVERIS
- (Flexpack News)
- November 17, 2013, ... Europe, today unveiled “COVERIS” as the organization’s new name. COVERIS is the sixth largest global plastics packaging company, with revenues in excess of US$2.5 billion and operations in 21 countries. ...
- Bemis Reports Third Quarter Results
- (Flexpack News)
- November 13, 2013, ... costs that are expected to end during the fourth quarter.” On July 1, 2013, Bemis acquired Foshan New Changsheng Plastics Films Co., a specialty film manufacturer located in Foshan, China. NCS is a supplier ...