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Industry Outlook | Packaging Predictions for 2013

(Trends/Management)

December 02, 2012, ... can be assembled as a digital workflow. The speed in changeover time allows for fast turnaround of printed package materials. This allows brands to order on Monday what they will pack on Wednesday. Such ...

IADD·FSEA Odyssey Promises Top Line-up

(Carton Box)

November 30, 2012, ... converting platform and the MK21060SER Duopress foil stamping, embossing, and die-cutting press from Masterwork. The Odyssey's Techshop environment simulates a working production shop floor where technical ...

Semper Reports Industry Sales Rising

(News | New Products)

November 28, 2012, ... printing (47%). Pricing pressure on copy jumped up to 8% from 2%. • Referrals (44%) continue to be the most popular way to find employees. Social networks (14%) rose in popularity this quarter. • Respondents ...

POP Displays | Opaque Paperboard Solves Bleed-Through Problems

(Carton Box)

November 28, 2012, ... NJ. The product has superior print quality for digital, offset, and screen printing, and the standard clay coating works well for two-sided printing. Opacity II is a brighter white than its predecessor, ...

Sun, ScentSational Team to Offer Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

November 23, 2012, ... handle the package and trigger a release. Available for flexo, gravure, and offset coating units, coatings can be applied directly onto packaging as a spot coating and done in-line, working with any ...

Flexo Printing | Multiprint Installs Gallus RCS 430

(Label/Tape)

November 07, 2012, ... to our older presses.” Over the years Multiprint has consistently won awards for the quality of their work including TLMI (USA), EFTA (UK), FlexoTech, and the Irish Print awards. ISO 9001/2000, PS 9000, ...

On Print | Digital Print at Labelexpo

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2012, ... available to those with very limited budgets and a willingness to work with precut label stocks. Most OEMs assemble their own print engines, although they are outsourcing components more and more. Memjet, ...

MOCON Adds Options to Oxygen Test System

(Controls)

October 14, 2012, ... headspace—such as blisters and food packages with limited headspace; and the new ImPULSE sensor that has been engineered to work with opaque materials as well as with retort applications. The company ...

Magazine Printer Expands into Packaging with Screen Flexo Device

(News | New Products)

September 26, 2012, ... labels for brand name and private label wines. Lately, Publishers Label-Pak has branched out into heat-activated shrink tubing. “Currently, we use 150-line screens on all of our flexo work,” Miller said. ...

Sun Chemical To Showcase Ink and Plate Technologies at SuperCorr Expo

(Carton Box)

September 25, 2012, ... practices into their workflow can consider SunGraphics SunLite In-Position Plates. Shown to reduce a printer’s carbon footprint, these alternatives to conventional mounted plates are produced using up ...

INX Targets Corrugated Users at SuperCorr

(Carton Box)

September 25, 2012, ... imaging in excess of 1000 dpi where print quality is essential. Perfect for short run work, the MD1000 is great at creating samples or proofs and is more than capable of handling solid board, corrugated ...

The Conference at PACK EXPO | Educate, Innovate, and Advance

(Print)

September 19, 2012, ... p.m. Session Number: M04 Track: Food Safety & Product Security Session Title: IFS PACsecure, HACCP-based Packaging Food Safety Standard for Packaging Converters Speaker: Larry Dworkin, Government ...

UV LED Curing Symposium Coming Soon

(Curing)

September 19, 2012, Integration Technology Ltd. and IST America present a symposium covering UV LED curing, chips, light source design, safety, measurement, and more   ROSEMONT, IL | The first UV LED Curing Symposium, ...

A 4-Shift, Around-the-Clock Schedule that EVERYONE Will Love

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

September 09, 2012, Throughout my career, I have worked in industrial processes that operated on a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week, 365 days per year schedule.  I recently updated this blog, and it can be seen by clicking HERE. ...

On Print | Inkjet at drupa

(Carton Box)

September 03, 2012, ... press placement, these system bottlenecks had to be relieved. Hence they know they must provide systems that handle the work from end-to-end, from web interface to shipping. Fortunately in this field, ...

Management | 7 Rules for Selling Your Company

(Trends/Management)

August 26, 2012, ... the economic implications of the legal issues that are likely to arise in negotiating the Definitive Purchase Agreement, as the firm should control all negotiations with the attorneys working under its ...

All About Screws

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

August 26, 2012, ... Barr's ET (Energy Transfer) screws. Here is a schematic of how this design works:     In addition to manufacturing all types and sizes of screws for extrusion and injection molding, Glycon has ...

Spear a Clear Leader in PET Bottle/Label Compatibility

(Facestocks)

August 22, 2012, ... announces it has developed clear and white film pressure-sensitive label materials that are compatible with recycling PET beverage bottles. The company has worked in conjunction with the Assn. of Post-Consumer ...

Spear P-S Materials Aid PET Recycling

(Green)

August 21, 2012, ... has developed clear and white pressure-sensitive film label materials that are compatible with the recycling of PET bottles. Working in conjunction with the Assn. of Post-Consumer Plastic Recyclers testing ...

On Print | Electrophotography for Packaging

(On Print)

August 06, 2012, ... a wide range of dry food and cartons for many retail items were shown in the Indigo Supermarket. Obviously there is homework in this area for anyone contemplating this market segment. We do not see a ...