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Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch

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July 31, 2000, ... on market expansion, product introductions; and technological advances. Converted flexible packaging demand in nonfood applications will rise at a slower pace yet be stimulated by source reduction efforts ...

Innovation Drives Converter of Pressure-Sensitive Labels

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June 30, 2000, ... stock is sourced from coaters all over Europe, including Raflatec OY, Fasson, Ritrama, Jackstadt, and MACtac. Inks purchased from Akzo Nobel and Sicpa are mixed in Sinel's ink room. New developments ...

On-Line Purchasing Saves Time, Money, and Space

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May 31, 2000, ... and services directly over the Internet, is rapidly becoming big business-even for small companies. Just ask All Printing Resources (APR). Better yet, talk to its customers. APR, which offers a wide ...

Managing Your Way Through a ''Green'' Futur

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March 31, 2000, ... greater public scrutiny. For its part, EPA continues to work on shifting its resources toward programs that promote waste minimization and pollution-prevention activities. Many of the agency's "re-invention" ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, ... DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke new ground in technology, closures, substrates, and source reduction. The official awards were presented ...

Static electricity can be a very costly problem

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August 31, 1998, ... service, since no two applications are the same. On page 236 of our June '96 Buyers Guide, we list 46 different suppliers of static elimination equipment. Another excellent source of information is ...

Two states adopt regulations for rigid-container laws

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January 31, 1998, ... and source-reduction requirements or reusability/refillability requirements. Manufacturers of rigid-plastic containers used for food and cosmetics were given a temporary reprieve with the passage last ...

The role of barrier materials in packaging low-fat goods.

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October 31, 1996, ... testifies to the effectiveness of acrylic and high-barrier PVdC-coated OPP in comparison to co-extruded OPP. And, since it continuously provides this barrier to off-odors, the off-odor sources themselves ...

Popcorn packaging leads converter down new paths.

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October 31, 1996, ... desirable source reduction capabilities, says Jackson. Jackson also notes that this new structure offers cost reductions and advantages in roachinability due to its excellent layflat property. Since ...

Dutch converter retakes his company

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, ... built in-house) producing 400 million die-cut lids annually. At present, Bolding purchases most of its inks (solvent-based) from German sources, but plans are underway to begin in-house manufacture of ...

On-line gauging brings big benefits to coating operation

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July 31, 1996, ... to one-sixth the strength of conventional beta gauge radiation sources. The approach required a rethinking of old assumptions about the source size, data processing, and mechanical engineering. And ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

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June 30, 1996, ... pushing optical properties, like clarity. Of course, there's always a push for lighter films and source reduction. You always end up uncovering the bottleneck at some point." Test Lines Mimic the Real ...

Trim system in India to be first to handle sugarcane paper.

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March 31, 1996, ... to successfully use this material as its principal fiber source. The system is capable of coping with a maximum of 160 mm of trim coming off each side of the Voith winder, and the winder is expected to ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... that represent advancements in modified atmosphere applications, source reduction, packaging system innovation, product protection, and ease of use. For the first time since the competition began in 1956, ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

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February 29, 1996, ... sources to polyester but also getting better adhesion." The applications that are making metallizing grow, says Koopman, include security devices, electronics, anticounterfeiting applications, static-control ...

A new book on packaging is recommended reading

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February 29, 1996, ... of the US. The treatment of source reduction is particularly interesting. Source reduction has a powerful group of allies today, but, says Hine, it is in a sense, one of the constant themes of the entire ...

Opportunities abound in an emerging Indian market

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December 31, 1995, ... Industry Committee, has pointed out that "India, with her vast natural resources, very skilled technical manpower pool, and plenty of water and sunshine, has all the potential of becoming a gateway to Southeast ...

Pollution prevention makes good sense

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November 30, 1995, ... the generation of waste at the source - referred to in EPA parlance as "Pollution Prevention" - rather than focusing on waste disposal issues. Pollution prevention is not a new concept. In 1990 Congress ...

Bagmakers add a strong link to quality chain

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July 31, 1995, ... one of the engineers was able to help us out of a jam." In a Good Position Sengewald USA is well-positioned to meet the demands of new trends in flexible packaging. Quinn explains that source ...

Ceramic heater rollers an exciting new alternative.

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July 31, 1995, ... also superior to conventional systems due to the external heat source and solid-state electronics. Quite simply, the isolated ceramic heater element is close to the roller surface, and, therefore, less ...