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- Alcoa Sells Packaging Equipment Business to American Industrial Partners
- (News | New Products)
- January 11, 2004, Alcoa is a leading, global producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina. In addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap foils ...
- Digital Imaging Flexo Plates Paying Off for Label Converter Thanks to Esko-Graphics and Pitman Co.
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- January 08, 2004, ... the help of its new Esko-Graphics Cyrel Digital Imager Spark Flexo Platesetter, Northwest Label has gone from entry level platemaking to digital, says Esko-Graphics. The Lynnwood, WA-based tag and label ...
- Blue Ridge Enters Gable-Top Carton Packaging Alliance with Italpack Cartons
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- December 21, 2003, ... says Italcartons manufactures lithographic printed gable-top cartons for both Pure Pak and Rex style packaging. The Lacedonia-based converter also has the capability to produce gable-top cartons with liquid-tight ...
- Alcoa's Whisker Lickin' Label: Shrink Sleeves Provide Purina Packaging with Pop and New-Found Flexibilit
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- December 11, 2003, ... PVC 50 micron shrink film. The remaining four labels, for the Canadian market, are printed using the flexographic printing process. "All of the sleeves utilize seven colors, four process colors and three ...
- Sniffing Out the Sources of Packaging Odors
- (Materials)
- November 29, 2003, ... and moisture. Most packaging products are printed using flexographic or rotogravure products that use a soluble recipe that minimizes odor through an appropriate selection of materials that do not possess ...
- Northeast Graphics Show Drawing Increased Interest and Participation
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- November 06, 2003, Interest and participation in the upcoming Northeast Graphics Showcase for Graphic Communications is growing says the venue's sponsor. Northeast Graphics Showcase for Graphic Communications Worcester Centrum ...
- Esko-Graphics Launches Semi-Auto Version of Cyrel Digital Imager
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- October 01, 2003, Esko-Graphics reports the launch of a semi-automatic version of the Cyrel digital imager (CDI) Advance platesetter. According to the packaging software/solutions mfr., the new system features a trolley ...
- Agfa to Demo Packaging Version of Apogee at Labelexpo in Brussels
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- September 09, 2003, ... 24 to 84-inches wide, the system allows prepress houses to match specific press characteristics—both flexographic and offset. Agfa will also show its new screening technology :Sublima. Developed to increase ...
- Interest in Northeast Graphics Trade Show Grows
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- August 14, 2003, According to the Printing Industries of New England (PINE), interest for the group's upcoming Northeast Graphics Trade Show has been growing. Northeast Graphics: Showcase for Graphic Communications November ...
- Active Packaging Product Update
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- July 31, 2003, ... PFFC-ASAP 306 Holographic Film Has Embossable Base Unifoil Corp., Fairfield, NJ, uses LumBriteU6E from Toray Plastics to produce an elegant package for the Elizabeth Taylor “Forever Elizabeth” line. ...
- Active Packaging
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2003, ... for all geographical regions. European demand has been buoyed by the increased use of labels in eastern European markets, with total European pressure-sensitive consumption at around 5% ahead of regional ...
- Vertis Invests in Esko-Graphics' Flexo Platemaking Devices
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- June 15, 2003, Vertis, a provider of technology-based marketing and advertising solutions, recently announced the purchase of multiple Cyrel Digital Imaging Units from Esko-Graphics, a producer of computer-to-plate (CTP) ...
- Despite Problems, China Presents Hot Market for Packaging
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2003, ... factor in global economics, demographics, politics, and competition. To paint a small picture of the role China is playing in the converting and packaging industries, consider two areas: in-mold labeling ...
- Flexo Prepress for Boxes; SunGraphics in Bay Area
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- March 13, 2003, Equipped with what reportedly is the "West Coast's largest imagesetter," SunGraphics now provides prepress services for boxmakers. Situtated in the San Francisco/Oakland area in Northern California, SunGraphics' ...
- Graphics of the Americas Reports Strong Numbers
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- February 24, 2003, Despite unusually chilly weather, numbers were up at this year's Graphics of the Americas (GOA). Held January 24—26, 2003, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, the Latin American-oriented trade event drew ...
- Global Packaging Market
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- January 31, 2003, ... single largest end-user market, valued at around $145 billion, followed by the beverage industry at approximately $75 billion. Geographically, there are marked differences. Industry concentration is ...
- Opportunities in Medical Packaging
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- January 31, 2003, ... from plain or embossed films to polyethylene-coated paper or silicone-coated paper or film. The retail market is relatively stable, and demand is governed largely by demographic growth. In contrast, ...
- Creo Updates Packaging Software & More
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- January 21, 2003, ... ThermoFlex 2630 flexographic CTP device, was developed and priced to meet the needs of the narrow web market/tag-and-label converters. "All ThermoFlex CTP devices are equipped with 830nm laser thermal ...
- PIRA Study Breaks Down Security Packaging Outlook
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- December 12, 2002, ... identify the growth hot spots and opportunities," states Pira. Report highlights include: market size and five-year forecast by security device, end-user segment and geographic region technology adoption ...
- Luxe Pack in Monaco: Luxury Packaging Shows Creative Foiling Solutions
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- September 12, 2002, ... and combined materials and processes of API Foils and Laminates, which is taking the print industry forward with new eye-catching effects," says co. Holographics and Brand Protection on Agenda API ...