Flexible Packaging articles from August 2003

Flexible Packaging archives from August 2003

My point is....: just because you can, doesn't mean you will.(Editor's Forum)(flexible packaging is recyclable)(Editorial)
August 1, 2003... Let me get right to the point. Which state do you believe contains the largest number of health-conscious Americans? According to Self magazine, it's sunny California. Now, which state do you believe is #1 in terms people referring to...

W&H hosts extrusion open house.(Windmoeller and Hoelscher Maschinenfabrik Corp. )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Windmoeller & Hoelscher introduced new extrusion technology at a recent open house held at its corporate headquarters in Lengerich, Germany. In a successful presentation attended by approximately 450 visitors, W&H demonstrated four different...

ei3 increases focus on flexible packaging market.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... ei3 Corp., Montvale, NJ, has announced the creation of the Flexpac team of engineers and process consultants to reflect the company's increased focus on the flexible packaging market, ei3 is a provider of online engineering support and...

Pre-made pouch seminar provides in-depth information.(Industry News)(Comco Educator Series)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Comco Educator Series continued in the spring with two one-day, niche market focused forums "The Flexo Focus Seminars: Pre-Made Pouch Applications." On May 14, a complete day of in-depth presentations covering today's pre-made pouch...

Pliant receives Valued Supplier Award.(Pliant Corp. receives award from Imperial Sugar)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Pliant Corp., Schaumburg, IL, has received a Valued Supplier Award from Imperial Sugar for its outstanding work supplying flexible material to the nation's largest sugar provider. Len Azzaro, president, Flexible Packaging, Pliant, and Leroy...

Pack Expo Las Vegas announces Conference schedule.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... What's new with RFID technology What are the latest FDA packaging regulation initiatives? What are the trends in food packaging and closures? Packaging professionals attending the Conference at Pack Expo, Oct. 13-15, at the Las Vegas Convention...

Sun Chemical, InkSure form strategic marketing alliance.(Industry News)(InkSure Technologies Inc.)(Sun Chemical Group BV)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Sun Chemical Group BV, manufacturer of printing inks, and InkSure Technologies Inc., a developer of covert encoded-ink authentication solutions, have entered into a strategic marketing alliance. The two companies will offer revolutionary...

Avery Dennison sells European package label converting business.(Avery Dennison Corp. and CCL Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Avery Dennison Corp., Pasadena, CA, has signed an agreement to sell its package label converting business in Europe to CCL Industries Inc., Toronto, Canada. Cash proceeds from the sale are expected to be approximately $60 million. In addition,...

Comco to host Shrink Label seminar.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Comco International has announced the fourth in its Flexo Focus Seminar Series titled "Flexo Focus on the Future--Roll-Fed, Roll-Fed Shrink Labels, and Other Shrink Labels. "The seminar is scheduled for Sept. 3 at the Comco Advanced Training...

Packaging plays role in shelf life extension market.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The $500 billion worldwide food industry is dependent upon the scope and range of food preservation and shelf life extension technology. The main concern of food and beverage manufacturing and processing facilities is the preservation and shelf...

Labelexpo Europe: the wider world of narrow web.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The excitement is building for Labelexpo Europe 2003, which will he held Sept. 24-27 in Brussels, Belgium. The show will feature nearly 400 exhibitors of label, web printing, and converting technology and is expected to draw 15,000 attendees....

Flint Ink.(Milestones)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Flint Ink, Ann Arbor, MI, has named Linda Welty chief operating officer. She is responsible for the company's ink manufacturing operations on a global basis.

Biofilm, a worldwide supplier of BOPP films to the packaging and label markets.(Milestones)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Biofilm, a worldwide supplier of BOPP films to the packaging and label markets, plans to build a new plant in Altamira, Mexico.The facility is targeted for completion in the third quarter of 2004.

Alliant Co. LLC. Alliant.(Milestones)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Bruce Underwood has been appointed president of Alliant Co. LLC. Alliant, a manufacturer of reclosable technologies for the flexible packaging market, is a joint venture between Pliant Corp. and UK-based Supreme Plastics Group PLC. Sun Chemical...

Michelin North America.(Milestones)(Sonoco Products Co.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... James M. Micali, chairman and president, Michelin North America, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of Sonoco, Hartsville, SC.

Pechiney Plastic Packaging Inc.(Milestones)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Pechiney Plastic Packaging Inc., Chicago, IL, has named Gerald Bartz plant manager of its food business plants in Minneapolis and St. Louis Park, MN. Also at PPPI, Julie Suski-Gartrell has been promoted to product manager, Food Flexible...

Huhtamaki to construct new blown film facility.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Huhtamaki, will construct a new blown film and siliconizing facility adjacent to an existing flexible packaging plant in Malvern, PA. "This investment enables us to serve our North American customers locally, and to further expand our...

Environmental Inks to acquire Arcar Graphics.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Environmental Inks and Coatings (EIC), Morganton, NC, has signed an agreement to acquire Arcar Graphics, a subsidiary of Flint Ink North America Corp. Arcar Graphics, West Chicago, IL, manufactures water-based and UV-curable flexographic...

FPA members reveal continuing optimism about the Flexible Packaging Industry.(Update)(Industry Overview)
August 1, 2003... Industry analyses and projections are valuable business tools that can become virtually indispensable bellwethers during weak and uncertain economic periods such as the one the U.S. has been experiencing for the past several years. State...

Communicating innovation through the Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards.(Update)
August 1, 2003... I was recently reminded of the importance of communicating technological advances and innovation across the entire value chain of the packaging industry, from consumers to consumer product companies to converters and suppliers and to packaging...

FPA releases 2002 Compensation Report.(Update)(Flexible Packaging Association)
August 1, 2003... The Flexible Packaging Association released its 2002 Compensation Report earlier this month. The report offers data on wage and benefits for both hourly and salaried employees in the flexible packaging industry, with average salary details...

Flexible Packaging overview presented at TAPPI conference.(Technical Association of the Pulp And Paper Industry)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Ram Singhal, FPA Director of Regulatory and Government Relations, presented an overview of the flexible packaging industry at the 2003 TAPPI PLACE Global Hot Melt Symposium in Orlando, FL on Aug. 6. Fifty-one people attended the session,...

The Flexible Packaging community mourns the loss of Bill Love.(Update)(William Jenkins Love)
August 1, 2003... It is with great sadness that FPA reports the passing of William Jenkins Love, 41, his wife Elizabeth Brumley Love, 41, and their daughter Sarah Jennings Love, 12. All were tragically killed on July 19, 2003 in a plane crash in Kenya that also...

Stand out from your competition.(Flexible Insights)
August 1, 2003... Did you ever notice how sometimes we forget or lose sight of what our real advantages are over the competition? Perhaps it's time to revisit your company's basic sales and marketing fundamentals in an effort to energize sales, create new...

Extending shelf life: it's all about options, and today's converter can choose from a broad pallet of flexible packaging options all engineered to optimize cost while protecting the product.
August 1, 2003... Barrier, according to Craig Miller, technical services engineer for Toray Plastics (America), is defined as the ability to protect the integrity of a product from what it can pick up from outside or lose from the inside of the package. The key...

DuPont Awards honor innovation in packaging.(Special Report)
August 1, 2003... Flexible packaging was well represented among the this year's winners of the Sixteenth DuPont Awards Competition. The competition honors innovation in food processing and packaging from across the supply chain--from technology and processes to...

PET or OPP? That is the question: flexible Packaging spoke with John Holovach of Toray Plastics (America) Inc. to find out what converters need to know when choosing a packaging film.(Oriented polypropylene. Oriented polyester)(Interview)
August 1, 2003... Snack food, baked goods, and confection brand managers continually seek ways to be more competitive in the marketplace. Their strategies include new brand launches, brand extensions, and enlivening a mature brand. In each case, a new packaging...

NPE 2003 showcases plastics technology.(Special Report)(National Plastics Exposition)
August 1, 2003... The timing may not have been the best for a major trade exhibition, but the outcome was excellent, according to NPE 2003 organizers The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI). Held June 23-27 at Chicago's McCormick Place, NPE featured a wealth...

Corona power supply features Resonant load matching.(Product Focus)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The ISIS (Intelligent Switchmode with Integrated Software) corona power supply represents a quantum leap in terms of efficiency, reliability, functionality, standardization, and ease of use. Resonant load matching, IGBTs, and a new...

Heat-seal lidding provides superior adhesion.(Hot Products)(Torey Plastics Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... LumiLid[TM] heat-seal lidding provides a strong but peelable seal with superior adhesion to a wide variety of substrates. Applications incude dairy, refrigerated/frozen entree, pharmaceutical, dry and wet snack, dessert/ fruit cup, and...

Sealant film for retort pouches.(Hot Products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Maxilene[R] retort grade sealant film is a new monolayer cast film for converters producing retort pouches. The film serves as a final layer between the package and the food for a variety of applications. Available in a range of gauges, the...

Global market intelligence for foods and beverages.(Hot Products)(Euromonitor International Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Euromonitor has released its latest findings on the international markets for packaged food, beverages, foodservice, retailing, and consumer packaging. This analysis focuses on 52 developed and emerging markets with a thorough investigation of...

System facilitates proper roller crowning and alignment.(Hot Products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Auto-NIS[R] system is a portable, Windows-based automatic nip profiler. It is a sophisticated optical scanner and software system that reads and interprets Pressurex/Fuji Prescale nip impression films. The system uses improved mathematical...

Zipper technology adds resealability to ice bags.(Zip-Pak)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... New zipper technology from Zip-Pak provides the convenience of resealability for polyethylene Dogs From Arctic Glacier[R] Premium Ice. Arctic Glacier was looking for a way to differentiate its Premium[R] Ice from other providers and increase...

Color inspection system is user friendly.(Hot Products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Three standard sizes of the CMB color matching system will accommodate nearly any sample size, with larger custom sizes available. Multiple light sources provide an essential tool for visual color assessment, comparison of color variation, and...

Low Friction roll for treating lightweight film.(Hot Products)(from Enorcon Industries Corp.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The ELF (Enercon Low Friction roll) is designed to eliminate problems associated with material handling in and out of the corona treater. Its lightweight design significantly reduces momentum and inertia. The roll turns more freely than...

Stroboscopic light optimizes inspection.(Hot Products)(from Unilux Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Guardian stroboscopic surface inspection light is designed to help winters and converters optimize their inspection viewing on narrow web presses, slitters, and rewinders. Designed to fit the footprint of the Lith-0-Light-10, the Guardian...

Tamper evident bands also ensure freshness.(Flexible Solutions)(Ameri-Seal Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Ameri-Seal Inc, is supplying heat shrinkable preforms for Disney*PIXAR snack tubs tied into the feature film "Finding Nemo," Just in time for summer, the plastic tubs are filled with 18-oz bags of Cheetos[R] from Frito-Lay end sealed with a PVC...

Narrow web splicer features small footprint.(Hot Products)(from Martin Automatic Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Martin STS splicing system was developed for narrow web converting applications. The STS incorporates a roll indexing system that allows for an extremely small footprint. This compact design is ideal for applications where conventional...

High barrier laminate provides oxygen barrier.(Hot Products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... TekniFlex MVO2 is a barrier film designed and engineered to offer both high moisture vapor barrier (MVTR) and high oxygen barrier simultaneously in one structure. Representing the next generation of laminates that uses the company's PVC...

Adhesive melter delivers durability and performance.(Hot Products)(from Nordson Corp.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... VersaBlue adhesive melters deliver enhanced flexibility, reliability, durability, and performance to high-volume, high speed operations. The precision melter technology provides precise adhesive add-on weights and reduces maintenance. The...

Corona generator is internet-capable.(Products Focus)(from Corona Designs Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The company's new corona generator offers Internet troubleshooting capabilities. This technology provides touchscreen controls, PLC Ladder Logic programming, SVGA screen, power factor correction, plus the entire instruction manual for instant...

Air-powered lug chuck reduces downtime.(Hot Products)(from Tidland Corp.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The three-inch air-powered lug chuck is designed for high speed printing, laminating, and sheeting applications on unwinding flying or zero splicers and other shaftless unwind/rewind applications. The chuck is designed to reduce downtime,...

Dual rotary knife cartridge makes maintenance easy.(Hot Products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The DirEXcut[TM] dual rotary knife cartridge features a design that allows the knife cylinder to be installed as a stand-alone component in an existing sheeter knife or as part of a complete new Webex knife including a slitting station and...

Improved hand proofer easy to use.(Hot Products)(from HarperScientific.com)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The improved Echocel Junior[TM] flexographic hand proofing system is based on the original design but incorporates fewer parts, making it easier to use and maintain. The combination of independent, linear loading of anilox to rubber roll...

Treater control panel links system components.(Product Focus)(Pillar Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The TFC--Total Functional Control--option gives customers a source for complete control, monitoring, and diagnostics of surface treating systems at one location and on one clean touchscreen panel. This control option allows users to control the...

Film is replacement for metallized paper.(Hot Products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Label-Lyte 85 LP-200M is a biaxially oriented polypropylene film designed to replace metallized paper in waterbased, cold-glue cut and stack patch labeling applications. Designed for use as a single web, the film provides excellent converting...

High-security foil prevents counterfeiting.(Editor's Choice)(from Hueck Foils L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Protecco[R] anticounterfeiting blister toil is designed for blister packaging that deters crime and provides product authentication. The foil offers one of the highest levels of counterfeiting harriers available on the market. Protecco can be...

Extrusion coater provides affordable short runs.(Editor's Choice)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Flex-Master 1300 extrusion coating machine is a cost effective option for smaller production capabilities. Engineered for short runs of one to two hours for common flexible packaging structures, the Flex-Master combines several widely used...

Resealable pouch makes marinating quick and easy.(EZ Marinader)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... To make marinating easier and less time-consuming, H.J. Heinz Co. has introduced EZ Marinader, touted as the first ready-to-use liquid marinade available in flavor-seal marinating bags. The marinade comes in a pouch large enough to hold meat,...