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Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... glass jars. It is recyclable, reclosable, and requires no sharp tools to open, the company notes. Tetra Recart is said to accommodate unlimited particulate size and shape and to offer great retail presence ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... and product piracy worldwide now is estimated to be running about 20%/yr, while product tampering is growing at about 13% and retail theft at 3%. Best estimates for the total value of the market for Brand ...

Converting Industry News, Part 3

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... offer its Superstore showcasing UV- and EB-cured packaging and other items found in retail stores; and based on the success of its efforts at CMM 2003, the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters ...

The 411 on RFID, Part 1

(Archive)

August 30, 2004, ... to provide a complete physical layer solution of tags, readers, and reader infrastructure in the US. The relationship reportedly will offer retailers, product manufacturers, and packaging companies a seamless ...

The 411 on RFID, Part 2

(Archive)

August 30, 2004, ... Target plans to move to the EPC Class 1 second-generation protocol when products become available. Target is the No. 4 retailer in the US. Power Paper Ltd. (powerpaper.com), a provider of thin and ...

Protecting Brands

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... the supply chain, and data is relayed back to a computer. Costs are coming down, and Wal-Mart and other retailers are driving RFID's commercialization on cartons and pallets. Another technology — EMID ...

United Kingdom

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, The demands of major retailers and supermarkets in the UK spark novel, innovative flexible packaging. Previous 3 4 5 The demands of major retailers and supermarkets in the UK spark novel, innovative ...

The Digital Edge

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... digital off this machine has been superb. We don't just want to be the leader — we want be the leader in delivering and producing high quality.” Specifically, Einstein has his sights set on the retail ...

The Great Debate

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... spent on American-made products in their retail, service and/or manufacturing operations.” [Obviously Wal-Mart won't be among these.] The press release was accompanied by a pressure-sensitive label sporting ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... launched RFID Future Lab, Wincor Nixdorf is demonstrating how radio frequency identification technology can improve the management of goods within the retail supply chain while improving customer service ...

Chinaplas 2004 Breaks Attendance Record; More Than 57,000 Flock to Shanghai for Plastics Show

(Archive)

July 29, 2004, ... sponsor. Adsale Exhibition's Chinasplas 2004 stats include: 63.8% visitors were manufacturers 16.9% were importers/exporters/wholesalers/agents 6.3% were retailers 4.1% were from research and ...

Flex-Pack & Recycling in Japan

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, ... yen or with less than 20 employees, or retailers and wholesalers with annual sales totaling less than 70 million yen or with less than 5 employees, are exempt. The Packaging and Container Recycling ...

Wal-Mart Revisited

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... they go, they destroy what is around them, which is why towns do not want them. What is the benefit of having them if it is at the expense of downtown retailers? Wal-Mart demands and gets lower prices ...

Modified Clays May Boost Oxygen Barrier, Reports Piranet

(Flexpack)

June 27, 2004, ... consultancy, testing, and media business that specializes in retail supply-chain technologies related to industries such as packaging, paper, plastics, printing, publishing, and consumer goods. More information ...

Recycled Paperboard Packages Win Big in Paperboard Contest

(Archive)

June 06, 2004, ...  excellence in consumer product company environment; and retail consumer environment. According to RPA-100%, over the last ten years, increasingly sophisticated recycled paper processing and technological ...

A TEXAS-SIZED Flexo Forum

(Magazine)

May 31, 2004, ... clout, i.e., Wal-Mart, Target, etc. Wal-Mart's name came up again at the Tag & Label session during the RFID (radio frequency identification) discussion. The giant retailer has “mandated” its 100 largest ...

RFID Comes on Strong

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... and trials on both sides of the Atlantic, in major retail chains such as Wal-Mart (ASDA in the UK), and pan-European outlets Tesco and Carrefour, have proved positive. For logistics, RFID systems offer ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... designed to enable enhanced visibility of information about products moving through the retail supply chain. As a member, TI-Rfid is supporting the development and rapid ratification of a global, interoperable ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... at low energy settings with higher optical density, company adds. Films are well suited for on-demand variable imaging and bar code labeling in retail, industrial, and healthcare applications. Web Cleaner ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

May 30, 2004, ... trends, M&A trends, and opportunities for packaging professionals in flexible packaging. Panels addressed retail and mass merchandising, and two days of program tracks covered flexible materials. A flexible ...