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Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, ... provide unique alternatives to metal cans, primarily for single-serve portions. Retort pouches are making inroads for the same reasons this format is growing in popularity for human food. Making pouches ...

Brand Security Innovations Technical Report: Tamper Evidence

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... authentication technologies, the most ubiquitous track-and-trace technology. They deliver mass serialization, which can trace right down to an individual bar code, making it a unique identifier of a single ...

Laser Levels Playing Field

(Die-Cutting)

May 31, 2011, ... in a single workstation without the need for additional tooling or dies. This includes adding features such as perforations, slits, display windows, and easy-open tear strips in addition to traditional ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... levels with new air and oxygen ionization techniques. New ozone flow distribution technology also is allowing multiple extrusion systems to receive balanced ozone distribution from a single generator. ...

Nonwoven Laminations: Absorb Profit

(Controls)

January 31, 2011, ... at its slitter/rewinder station. This station operates on a single-shift schedule, five days a week. The slitter/rewinder typically runs 48-in.-wide rolls of laminate with material lengths up to 5,000 ...

Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... bags, industrial wraps, foodservice papers, food processing papers) Labels and tags (label facestock, release base, tags) Packaging wraps (single-ply wraps, multi-ply wraps) Taken as a whole, these ...

Press Meets Demands for Short Runs

(Flexography)

September 12, 2010, ... job can be completed in just two minutes and a single station sets up in less than 30 sec. The company reports that ease of operation is another critical result of the print station design. The load-and-lock ...

Paperboard Packaging: Packed for Style

(Carton Box)

June 30, 2010, ... aid single-pull dispensing, a 45-deg grain direction scoring profile, custom-designed interior flaps that form and seal on automated equipment, and a tear-out perforation that provides an easy-to-open, ...

TAPPI PLACE Trouble Shoots Interactively

(News | New Products)

June 13, 2010, An audience of approximately 200 people attended the Interactive Troubleshooting Session at the 2010 PLACE Conference recently held in Albuquerque, NM on April 18-21 An audience of approximately 200 people ...

Flexpack: DuPont Honors Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, ... Function Berry Plastics, Evansville, IN, Rexam, Excelsior Springs, MO, and IDEO, Palo Alto, CA, team up for ConAgra’s Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers single-serve meal packaging. This creative ...

Maxcess Univ. To Host Louisville Conference

(News | New Products)

May 10, 2010, ... detailed application of technology. Each day presents an opportunity to learn about a different aspect of web handling, and attendees can choose a single day of training or save significantly by staying ...

Driving Speed

(Drives/Motors)

April 30, 2010, ... Siemens drives. With Siemens DC bus lineup, all the drives fit in a single cabinet that was smaller than the space of one of the previous motor control systems. This upgrade simplified maintenance and ...

Trends in technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2010, ... programs in this area will be required for success; a single technology application will not be sufficient. Below are technologies that will need to be implemented to achieve energy reductions: Change ...

Speaking of Productivity

(Magazine)

February 28, 2010, ... to eight colors in a single pass utilizing Pantone's Hexachrome six-color system. Disc can print, coat, and apply specialized metallics on a variety of substrates including paper, paperboard, film, and ...

Keep Moving Forward

(Editorial)

February 28, 2010, ... the Disney-Pixar name — and in which Walt obviously had no hand — inspire many to keep moving forward. “Keep moving forward,” I like to think, is perhaps the single piece of advice that represented ...

FFTA Opens Registration for Annual Forum & INFO*FLEX Exhibition

(News | New Products)

December 10, 2009, ... Forum & INFO*FLEX is widely recognized as North America’s single largest gathering of packaging and printing professionals staged under one roof. Sessions include: Emerging Trends & New Technologies, ...

AIMCAL & PFFC Partner in Free Encore Webinar Series

(News | New Products)

December 03, 2009, ... converting processes move beyond a single tension zone to multiple tensioning element, involving added motors or a brake defining an additional tension zone. Discover why each added tension zone needs ...

The Bag Cycle

(Bag Pouch)

July 31, 2009, ... hard to make the job a little easier. Hudson-Sharp recently introduced the 750 Servo Pouch machine, which uses a single web of film to produce two-up, stand-up resealable pouches. Single web production ...

Narrow Web & Label

(Narrow Web)

June 30, 2009, ... 360 x 360 dpi and a 60-mpm production speed, press is said to provide efficient and economical single-pass inkjet printing of primary and secondary packages, labels, tags, and other applications. Atlantic ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: July 200

(New Products)

June 30, 2009, ... estimating solution allows users to employ their standards automatically. Features include printing from rolls and sheet stock with a single selection, and another feature automatically optimizes the number ...