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Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2002, ...  SPARTANBURG, SC, USA—Exopack LLC has acquired the assets of Specialty Films & Assoc. (SF&A), Hebron, KY, to bring what it says is a new level of service and quality to the stand-up pouch marketplace. ...

1974 - 1976

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... returning to normal growth in mid-1976. This downturn is believed to be more severe than the 1970 - 71 decline, reflecting the state of the national economy." "Growing use of stand-up pouches in Germany, ...

Materials

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July 31, 2002, ... very low retained solvents. Reportedly ideal for stand-up pouches, outdoor packaging applications, and food packaging and snack food packaging. Films Resist Moisture Klöckner Pentaplast of America ...

Converter's Niche: Innovatio

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... has been opened, the packaging can be closed over and over again. A new generation of composite films, the so-called “Flex-Zi-Box,” has been developed for use as mini-packaging in the form of stand-up ...

Products

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July 31, 2002, ... to tension. Transducers with the built-in amplifier module option are powered by 24VDC. Amplifier module provides easy-to-adjust zero and calibration pots, co. reports. Stand-Up Pouch Machine Is Modular ...

Converting Industry News

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June 30, 2002, ... to transverse zipper systems for vertical f/f/s (form/fill/seal) equipment. Supplier Information Presto Products Co., Appleton, WI; 920/738-1344; 800/265-0750; sigeasysnap.com Stand-Up Pouch a Sweet ...

Latest Industry Info at LatinPack

(News | New Products)

June 04, 2002, ... America's Plastic and Converting Industries; Resealable Options for Pre-Formed Stand-Up Pouches; New High-Barrier Plastic Materials; and more For more information contact: In the US: ...

Pet Food Packaging Is Big Business Worldwide

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May 31, 2002, ... in pet food packaging are bags, sacks, stand-up pouches, retort pouches, thermoformed PP/EVOH/PP trays with peelable lids, and a few “chubb” packs. Reviewing packaging types, Greg Wood (PIRA Intl.-U.K.), ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... Advances are expected to be stimulated by developments including breathable films for fresh-cut produce and meats; reclosable stand-up pouches; and microwavable wraps. The report says plastic films ...

Every Trick in the Book

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... for a rotogravure-printed, stand-up pouch for dry soup mix from Inn on the Creek Foods, Midway, UT. Judges cited the absence of stress cracks even in seal areas, where there is considerable variation between ...

Reclosability & Flex-Packs

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... and Sargento Cheese, “zippers” have rapidly evolved into a popular consumer requirement. The zipper has become the driving force for the current rage over stand-up pouches and the increasing use of ...

The Future of Foil

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... end-use. Pouch packaging (particularly stand-up pouches) offers the greatest opportunities due to its versatility, low cost versus rigid packaging, increasing consumer acceptance, and accelerating line ...

Materials

(Magazine)

January 30, 2002, ... physical properties may allow user to downgauge or replace more costly coextruded or laminated films without diminishing performance, mfr. reports. Applications include conventional and stand-up pouches. ...

Flexo Printing to Outpace GNP in 2002, Says FTA

(News | New Products)

December 09, 2001, ... migration of print jobs from offset, letterpress, and screen over to flexo. Whether it is stand-up pouches, in-mold labeling, thinner flute/higher quality corrugated board or fiber substitutes for the ...

Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

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October 31, 2001, ... Maxwell, Mica Corporation, as moderator. Questions from the audience led the group to make comments on subjects such as the future of stand-up pouches, environmental aspects of a package, possible elimination ...

Many New Players Join India's Flex-Pack Boo

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September 30, 2001, ... a Galileo metallizer; and a Waterline stand-up pouching machine. Positive Packaging was the last major entrant in the Indian flexible scene. The firm operates with absolute professionalism and a well-defined ...

FREE Mark Andy/Comco Flexo FeastWhere Flexo Printers Can Gobble Up Ideas

(News | New Products)

September 30, 2001, ... and stand-up pouches; live demos of folding-carton and flexible-packaging finishing equipment; technology presentation of DuPont Fast processorless flexo plate-making system; investment ...

All Zipped Up: Hard-to-Beat Valley Packaging Tackles New Zipper Technology

(Magazine)

June 29, 2001, ... quotes and talking to people about stand-up pouches and zippered pouches.” But as the technology and the demand for packaging with longer shelf life and better closures has increased, making zippered ...

Trends in Flexible Packaging Markets: Two Different Views

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... It's hardly the formula for top market growth by 2005. I believe the stand-up pouch for beverages is the top flex-pack growth market. Product volume is high, flex-pack usage is strong, and there are ...

High Clarity Linear Low Density Polyethylene for Packaging Applications

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April 30, 2001, ... stand-up pouches to high gloss form, fill, and seal packages for food items. Such packages require low haze, high gloss film for their sophisticated multicolor graphic printing. The haze and gloss of standard ...