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SPE's EUROTEC 2011 Scheduled in Barcelon

(Trends/Management News)

November 18, 2010, The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has reached an agreement with trade show organizer Fira de Barcelona to co-locate the first SPE EUROTEC plastics technical conference NEWTOWN, CT | The Society of ...

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 ...

ISO Poly Films Installs 8th W&H Film Line

(Flexpack News)

November 03, 2010, ISO Poly Films, Inc., a Sigma Plastics Group company, has purchased its fourth blown film extrusion line in less than 18 months from Windmoeller & Hoelscher (W&H), bringing ISO Poly's total film lines to ...

In-Mold Breaks the Mold

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ...  Judging the event were Clare Goldsberry of ProWrite Communications and senior editor at Modern Plastics Worldwide; Ashley Carlson, director of packaging, Plastics Div., American Chemistry Council, and ...

Color Separations

(Print)

October 31, 2010, When someone tampers with or tries to remove an AuthentiCal color-changing label manufactured by William Frick & Co., Libertyville, IL, the polyester film's pressure-sensitive adhesive hen someone tampers ...

New Static Control Cleaning Systems at Pack Expo

(Static Elimination)

October 03, 2010, ... these and other new systems that can be used to improve productivity and profits across a wide spectrum of industries, including packaging, converting, printing, plastics, and pharmaceutical. Meech ...

Flexographic Printing: Super Setup

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

September 30, 2010, ... position.” Abascal consulted with Zol Plastics, a representative of BST Pro Mark in Mexico. The company recommended a Super HANDYScan 4000, with Smart Register and Automatic Color Monitoring. Says Abascal, ...

Cure, Shrink With Many Features

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, No. 853 500-deg-F electrically heated belt conveyor oven is suited for curing coating and heat shrinking plastics. Safety and control equipment includes No. 853 500-deg-F electrically heated belt conveyor ...

Bobst Group to Present Latest Technologies at K 2010

(Flexpack News)

September 27, 2010, Bobst Group–Business Unit Web-fed will present its latest technologies for printing & converting plastic film and flexible materials at the K 2010 Intl. Plastics Trade Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany DUSSELDORF, ...

Torayfan PC3 OPP Delivers Barrier Durability for Metallized PET & Foil Apps

(Flexpack)

September 22, 2010, ... Plastics (America) Torayfan PC3 advanced metallized polypropylene film, which reportedly delivers twice the moisture barrier and three times the oxygen barrier of previous generations of Torayfan metallized ...

Response to PET Shortage

(Yo's Yarns)

September 12, 2010, ... are some alternatives, says Toray Plastics (America). The company says its Torayfan PC3 metallized OPP delivers barrier durability suitable for metallized PET and foil applications. Says Franco Chicarella, ...

Shortage of 48-gauge PET Film?

(Yo's Yarns)

September 10, 2010, ... John called me, he asked if I’d heard anything about it because none of the plastics magazines had reported a thing. I admitted not having heard anything either. So I started to ask around. John explained ...

People Making News in the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

August 31, 2010, ... commercial director and general manager of Flint Group Packaging and Narrow Web, Middle East. Kristy-Barbara Lange becomes head of communications for the European Bioplastics association, Berlin, ...

Show Previews: Three To Go

(Trends/Management)

August 31, 2010, ...  For more information, visit www.graphexpo.com. It's K Time K 2010, the 18th Intl. Trade Fair for Plastics + Rubber, by Messe Düsseldorf in Germany, takes place at the Düsseldorf Fairgrounds October ...

Converter Industry Events

(News Clips Archive)

August 31, 2010, ...  25-27 | South China Label Show, Tarsus Group, Jinhan Exhibition Ctr., Guangzhou, China; www.southchinalabelshow.com 27-Nov. 3 | K 2010 Intl. Trade Fair for Plastics & Rubber, Messe Düsseldorf, Fairgrounds, ...

James Sanfilippo

(Trends/Management)

August 31, 2010, ... holding PrimaPak, one of the Project EarthClear Lightweighting Technology initiatives How did you get into the converting business? We started out over 40 years ago as a small regional plastics ...

IMDA Announces Winning Entries

(Label/Tape)

August 15, 2010, ... winning entries were chosen based on creativity in design, engineering and innovation. The winners of the 2010 IMDA Awards are: Best IMD Durable Product – Distinctive Plastics for Spa Control Panel ...

Avery Dennison Names VP/GM

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2010, ... brings more than 20 years of business management and product development experience to his new position. He most recently was the president and general manager of SABIC Innovative Plastics, Specialty Film ...

NPE2012 Has Much To Celebrate

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2010, WASHINGTON, DC | When the NPE plastics and elastomers exposition greets visitors April 1?5, 2012, it will be celebrating a new venue, the introduction WASHINGTON, DC | When the NPE plastics and elastomers ...

People Making News in the Converting Industry

(Trends/Management)

July 31, 2010, ... and Mike Ream, technical sales and liaison to operations/R&D. Scott Van Winter is named VP/general manager of the Lumirror Polyester Film Div. of Toray Plastics (America) Inc., North Kingstown, RI. ...