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Pactiv to Buy Winkler Forming

(News | New Products)

May 21, 2002, ... Pactiv's already extensive rigid display packaging product line, consisting of oriented polystyrene, talc-filled polypropylene, aluminum, molded fiber, ovenable paperboard, and foam products." Winker ...

Converters Strike Back

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... packaging, specializing in premium quality paperboard folding cartons, rigid set-up boxes, and litho-laminated corrugated packaging. Staying abreast of the need for product security, AGI/Klearfold has ...

FPA Honors Both Flexible & Flashy

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February 28, 2002, ... Solution Specifically designed to ship temperature-sensitive and perishable products by expedited carrier, AirLiner is said to present the first viable alternative to polystyrene and polyurethane rigid ...

An Early Spring Fever Could Cure a Frosty World Economy

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January 31, 2002, ... another article on the outlook for aluminum foil packaging on p. 44. While household/institutional foil and semi-rigid packaging in the US are projected to grow 0.9% and 1.5% respectively through 2005, ...

Reclosability & Flex-Packs

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... elevated into new and more expansive markets by the introduction of a wide variety of novel package closures. No longer used solely for rigid containers, bottles, and tubes, the “flex-pack closure” has ...

The Future of Foil

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... foil, semi-rigid foil containers, and flexible packaging. Household/institutional foil still accounts for more than 40% of all packaging foil consumption. It is found in more than 90% of all households, ...

Control of Adhesion and Removal of Heat Sealable Tops on Polymer Containers

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December 31, 2001, ... balance of flexibility and rigidity, and ability to seal and peel properly. A multi-layer film can provide these combined properties. Sealing Principles The basic sealing process involves bonding of ...

Flexo Printing to Outpace GNP in 2002, Says FTA

(News | New Products)

December 09, 2001, ... market share as it replaces rigid containers in current product lines and is identified as the most viable option for new products. Above average growth levels are being credited to continued utilization ...

The Cadillac of Corrugated: Tri-Wall

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November 30, 2001, ... corrugated medium are fed from large rolls into the corrugator, where they are built up layer by layer with special adhesive and head dried to form a rigid paper product,” explains Everetts. “It's nearly ...

Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

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October 31, 2001, ... groups. The specific coupling of the glucose monomers gives the cyclodextrin a rigid, truncated conical molecular structure with a hollow interior of a specific volume. The hydroxyl groups on a CD can ...

Reporter Clips

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October 31, 2001, ... brands, Nescafé instant coffee and Nescafé Frothy cappuccino mix. The labels are part of a dramatic package that includes a glass or rigid plastic container, a plastic flip-top, fresh-lock opening system, ...

Many New Players Join India's Flex-Pack Boo

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... packages. The rapid expansion of the Indian flex-pack market has accelerated due to the conversion of the more traditional rigid packaging into flexible forms and a favorable government tax structure. ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2001, ... and medical packages and other specialty packaging containers at speeds to 100 packages/min, depending upon size. Containers are said to exhibit strong and rigid properties and to have outstanding insulating ...

Products

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, New from: Advanced Vision Technology, Advetech, ALS Ltd., Axcyl Inc., Barco Graphics, Chromas Technologies, Davis-Standard, Dover Flexo Electronics, Dri-Tec, Fife Corp., Honeywell-Measurex Corp., Independent ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... heart of the sphere. Supplier Information Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN; 423/229-4853 Retort Pouch Materials Meet Rigid Demands Kapak Corp., Minneapolis, MN, has a new line of retort pouch ...

Award-Winning Boxmakers Think Outside the Box

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April 30, 2001, Unique structures and eye-catching graphics grab the judges' attention in the annual National Paperbox Assn. packaging competition. A total of 27 rigid box and folding carton converters shared 133 ...

Is Change in the Air?

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... relief from rigid rules and overzealous regulators that remain an all too common occurrence at EPA. How far EPA will move in this direction remains to be seen. It is a safe bet, though, that much time ...

The Amcor Story Continues

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March 31, 2001, ... paper (Tyvek is used less in Europe) in combination with a semi-rigid, flexible thermoformed bottom web. The grid-lacquered paper allows for ethylene circle sterilization and ultimate peelability. According ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... squeezable, semi-squeezable, and rigid packaging needs. Coated with a high-performance, permanent acrylic PSA and backed with an ultrasmooth polyester release liner, stock is recommended for applications ...

E-Commerce Can Yield New Growth

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January 31, 2001, ... new challenges for the packaging industry. Will it represent possible growth for converters of packaging? That depends if you manufacture semi-rigid or flexible packaging. USA Chicago's CEO Patrick J. ...