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As You Sow Praises McDonald’s Green Policy

(Flexpack)

January 23, 2018, ... Corp. This action follows several years of dialogue by As You Sow with McDonald’s as well as quick-service peers like YUM Brands, Dunkin’ Brands, and Chipotle asking for in-store packaging to be recycled ...

Prime Cook Joint Pack Makes Food Prep Easy

(Flexpack)

January 01, 2018, ... roast attainable for busy consumers.” The Prime Cook pack’s innovative vacuum skin pack (VSP) protects and preserves high quality joints from meat processor Dunbia, which are part-cooked (sous vide) ...

Konica Minolta Announces Digital Press

(Label/Tape)

October 29, 2017, ... AccurioLabel 190 full-digital toner press for Europe that was developed and manufactured in cooperation with Danish company Grafisk Maskinfabrik (GM). Shipping is expected to start in December. Elsewhere ...

Flex Films Launches Twist Wrap Film

(Flexpack)

August 29, 2017, ... catering to candy/confectionery brands had been asking for a white glossy substrate with low opacity for imparting superior esthetics to their packaging. The daunting challenge, however, was that if you ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 3

(Flexpack)

August 02, 2017, ... structure can utilize a lower-cost LLDPE in the second layer and an expensive, high-performance metallocene LLDPE as the skin layer, which has superior hot tack and heat seal properties. This structure, ...

Grafikontrol to Show Inspection System

(Controls)

July 24, 2017, The LYNEX control system, with a multitasking interface, will be featured at Labelexpo Europe 2017 MILAN, ITALY | Grafikontrol, a control systems manufacturer for the printing industry, will be attending ...

PPC Forms Digital Converting Community

(Carton Box)

July 18, 2017, ... customers are asking for low-volume orders. Digital printing, die-cutting, and finishing technologies may help folding carton converters, but the decision to go digital shouldn’t be taken lightly, says ...

Iggesund Paperboard Replaces Plastic in Blister Pack

(Carton Box)

July 12, 2017, ... with those using creased packaging blanks. Ski wax from Swix in an easily opened, plastic-free pack. The pack could just as well hold a deodorant or skin cream from a manufacturer who wants to move ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your P-S Medical Application

(Sticking With It)

May 15, 2017, ... capabilities or are worth the investment. So, let’s talk a bit about the range of applications where PSAs are used in the medical field. Let’s begin with the non-skin contact uses. This may be a great ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your Pressure-Sensitive Tape

(Coating/Laminating)

February 13, 2017, ... are also applicable to medical tapes. However, since there is the added complexity of both regulatory and skin contact to consider, I will cover medical tapes in a future article. MATERIALS Let’s start ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2016

(Flexpack)

December 01, 2016, ... SealTOUGH contribute to a sustainable solution through source reduction and recycling. SealTOUGH is available in four gauges: 18, 23, 30, and 40 μm. Featuring a treated skin on one side, SealTOUGH is ...

Label PRomotion | Questionable Claims Spur Need for Due Diligence

(Label/Tape)

November 15, 2016, ... [consumer] laws…. The plaintiffs are asking the court to order General Mills to change its labeling and ‘pay restitution to restore funds that may have been acquired’ by the company’s allegedly deceptive ...

Durst Label Press Builds on Flagship Model

(News | New Products)

September 26, 2016, ... printing mode at 720 x 360 dpi, press also offers HD printing at 720 x 1,260 dpi, reportedly enabling razor-sharp texts, fine graphic details, cleaner color transitions, and soft skin tones to be achieved. ...

Labelexpo Americas Is a Record-Breaker

(Label/Tape)

September 20, 2016, ... of a new platform, ‘the all-digital automated workflow.’ Delegates attending the conferences were asking great questions as they try to sort out the many choices of digital technologies presented at Labelexpo. ...

Rohrer Corporation Acquires CardPak

(Coating/Laminating)

July 25, 2016, ... of CardPak will operate under the Rohrer name. Founded in 1973, Rohrer is a supplier to blister/skin printed packaging and thermoformed packaging markets. Rohrer’s operations now consist of seven manufacturing ...

Ashland Announces Two New PSAs

(Coating/Laminating)

June 28, 2016, ... to be easily removed or repositioned, even after long-term aging. It is well suited for masking tapes, labels and graphics. It is also said to be excellent in resealable consumer and industrial packaging ...

DuPont Announces 2016 Award Winners

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2016, ... USA) Formpack Ultra blister packaging (Amcor Flexibles, Germany) Rust-Oleum SpraySmart Marking Paint Pouch (Printpack, USA) Never Miss a Spot Technology, extended wand sunscreen applicator (PHD Skincare, ...

IoPP Reports AmeriStar Winners

(Carton Box)

June 01, 2016, ... gum in a durable plastic package. Mega pack has over twice as much gum as a standard pack so consumers’ don’t have to worry about running out. CATEGORY: Health and Beauty Aids POGO Lip and Skin Balm ...

Zanders Announces Bright, White Board

(Carton Box)

May 29, 2016, ... high quality cosmetics and skin and hair care products as well as perfumes through to the luxury goods segment.  The newly launched Zanpack complements the Chromolux brand with a product line of three ...

AIMCAL Awards | Toothpaste Carton Is 'Touching' Winne

(Coating/Laminating)

March 16, 2016, ... Germany, on the highly elastic, thermally stable film, which is applied to the mold with vacuum to become like a second skin. Designed for production of fiber-reinforced plastic parts, the patent-pending ...