Packaging Technology articles from June 1994

Packaging Technology archives from June 1994

Flexography in packaging. (Cover Story)
June 1, 1994... Flexography (flexo) started as a low-cost rotary printing process operating with rubber stereos and fast-drying aniline dyes. The process was then mainly used for printing billions of paper bags at bag-making speeds of up to 1000 per minute....

Cast extruded film. (Viking Packaging Ltd.) (Plant and Equipment)
June 1, 1994... Packaging Products with an Exciting Future Viking Packaging, with its UK headquarters in Ledbury, Herefordshire, is one of Europe's largest manufacturer of cast film and is faraway the UK's largest player in this field. As one of only a few...

Saving space at Lawson Mardon Can: how special drives help boost productivity on conveyor system. (Energy)
June 1, 1994... Can How Special Drives Help Boost Productivity on Conveyor System Leading food can manufactures Lawson Mardon Can have achieved greater reliability, improved production flow and more control from less space using IMO Jaguar DX 'bookshelf' AC...

Food packaging company wins power rebate. (Anson Packaging) (Energy)
June 1, 1994... Successful Cost Analysis Wins Savings Anson Packaging of Haddenham, producers of thermoformed plastics packaging for the food industry, have been able to maintain a continual growth even on the back if this current recession. This has been...

Protecting the packaging plant operator. (Safety)
June 1, 1994... Light Curtain Improves Safety Erwin Sick Optic-Electronic has introduced the FGS (Flexible Grid System) safety light curtain to protect operatives in hazardous environments. The system, together with optional LCU-P Safety Interface,...

National's adhesive handling is good for Guinness. (Labelling)
June 1, 1994... Guinness Find Strength in Adhesives at Reduced Costs Following the successful installation of a new semi-bulk adhesive storage and automatic flow line supply system designed and supplied by National Starch & Chemical's U.K. Adhesives Division...