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The Fashion Side of Flex-Pack

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2005, ... are even fully commercialized. The stand-up pouch was developed and introduced in the mid 1960s—but it took another 40 years to become the “wunderkind” of our industry. And so it is with the retort ...

One Stop Shop

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2005, ... exclusive PFFC visit to all the Flex facilities in Noida, I saw its three 7.2-m-wide polyester film lines from Dornier, the first production of retort pouch stock slated for the Indian Army, a newly developed ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... or retort applications, including one- or two-lane plowed, bottom stand-up pouches; four-edge-sealed, side-gusset pouches; and three-side-seal pouches. Visit booth 1075. Imposition Software Offered ...

Wanted: US Markets

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... pouches, retort pouches, and thin-gauge, printed aluminum foil are all profitable markets. Other markets underserved by US converters are novel active packaging concepts, high-barrier meat/cheese constructions, ...

Packaging for the World

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ...  The same Lider store revealed the introduction of retort-pouched pet food packages. These “Whiskas” brand pouches represent the beginnings of a vibrant new market in stand-up pouches in pet food, seafood, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... or shape, the material reportedly saves time and reduces waste, inventory needs, box size, and freight expenses. Retortable Carton Gets US Application Tetra Pak unveils the first commercial application ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... Covering the Full Spectrum of Industry News, Events & Activities Reclosable Retort Package Comes to America Blue Star Food Products, Burlingame, CA, USA, selected the 1-lb Zip’n Store, a reclosable ...

Switzerland

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... sophisticated and highly developed. Wipf AG, a privately owned Swiss group, manufactures a full line of films and composites for retortable application valve uses and vacuum packages. The firm has won ...

United Kingdom

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... in the use of retort pouches and is a strong factor in the future growth of metallized films and aluminum foil. Because of its high fruit juice consumption, it's a nation where many novel juice packages ...

Germany

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... world leader in consumer packaging and maintains a plant in Germany that is a world leader in retort pouch production. Nordenia Intl. AG is among the top ten polyethylene film extruders in Europe and has ...

Italy

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ...  barrier material products, including retort pouch technology, are positive contributions. Safta SpA's pouchmaking ability and coextrusion films are highly regarded, as are all the many oriented polypropylen ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... talks about “On-Line Seal Inspection For Retortable Pouches.” The paper discusses the first technology to inspect a heat seal sample without sample preparation and to use special inks that non-invasively ...

Materials

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... PP Film Designed for Durable Pouches American Profol, Cedar Rapids, IA; 319/731-3316; profol.com ProTort-1 low-gloss, retort-grade cast PP film is engineered for use as the sealant layer in retortable ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... and fits most existing filling and emptying systems. Conferences Event Spotlights Retort Pouch MILLTOWN, NJ, USA — The Packaging Group will hold a two-day conference, Retort Pouch — 2004, April ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... (736 mm) wide. Single-, dual-, and multi-shaft versions are available in fixed or turret configurations. Zippers for Wet, Dry Retort Use Presto Products, an Alcoa Consumer Products co., Appleton, WI; ...

AmeriStar Awards Honor Best in Packaging

(Flexpack)

October 30, 2003, ... is honored for its Fall River Wild Rice entry. This no-foil, microwaveable retort stand-up pouch thrust wild rice into the booming and profitable ready-to-eat market, notes the company. As a result , wild ...

Adhesion of Coatings to Aluminum Foil

(The Place)

August 31, 2003, ... hydrogen bonds. The true reason in this case is unknown. Stand-up pouches usually use a two-component polyester-polyurethane laminating adhesive. During retorting of filled pouches, water vapor can ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... is colocating with Pack Expo. For more information contact PMMI at 703/243-8555 or visit packexpo.com. Alliances Exopack, RJR Team Up to Supply Retort Pouches SPARTANBURG, SC, USA—Exopack LLC and ...

Pliant Corp. Introduces New Films

(News | New Products)

July 15, 2003, Pliant Corp. reports the introduction of two new film products: a new Maxilene retort grade sealant film and Revolution film R410, a new hand-wrap film for securing pallet loads. SCHAUMBURG, IL, USA—Pliant ...

Why Do Flex-Pack?

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2003, ... your customers, usually the brand owners. This, in turn, serves their customers — the everyday consumer using case-ready meat, buying tuna and pet food in retort pouches, and investing in that reclosable ...