Flexible Packaging articles from December 2005

Flexible Packaging archives from December 2005

Knowledge is power.(MY POINT IS ....)
December 1, 2005... Let me get right to the point. Manufacturing generates two-thirds of America's R&D investment and accounts for three-quarters of our exports. Converting is just another word for manufacturing, and converters of flexible packaging are a $23...

Industry associations.(A-W)(Directory)
December 1, 2005... ADVERTISERS ARE LISTED IN RED Adhesive & Sealant Council Inc. (ASC) 7979 Old Georgetown Rd., Ste. 500, Bethesda, MD 20814 ph: (301) 986-9700; fax: (301) 986-9795 www.ascouncil.org AIM Automatic Identification Mfrs. Inc....

2006 calendar of events.(Calendar)
December 1, 2005... Jan. 9-12: FFTA/FVTC Fundamentals of Narrow Web Press Operation; Appleton, WI; (631) 737-6020; www.flexography.org. Jan. 17: FPA Safety Conference, St. Petersburg Beach, FL (410) 694-0800; www.flexpack.org Jan. 18: FPA Environmental...

Equipment & machinery.(PRODUCT GUIDE)(Directory)
December 1, 2005... ADVERTISERS ARE LISTED IN BOLD ACCUMULATORS Ashe Converting Equipment Automated Packaging Systems, Inc. Converter Accessory Corp CTC International Inc Davis-Standard, LLC / Black Clawson-Egan Erhardt + Leimer...

Materials: film and resin.(PRODUCT GUIDE)(Directory)
December 1, 2005... ADVERTISERS ARE LISTED IN BOLD ACRYLIC FILM Adhesives Research Glen Rock, PA 800-445-6240 Amagic Technologies Avery Dennison Bi Ax International Inc FLEXcon Microseal Industries Plastic Suppliers,...

Supplies and services.(PRODUCT GUIDE)(Directory)
December 1, 2005... ADVERTISERS ARE LISTED IN BOLD ADDITIVES ANI Printing Inks Ciba Specialty Chemicals Clariant Masterbatches Cortec Corp. Environmental Inks and Coatings Corporation Equistar Chemicals, LP Michelman ...

Supplier directory.(A-Z)(Directory)
December 1, 2005... ADVERTISERS ARE LISTED IN BOLD A AAA Press International, Inc. 3160 N. Kennicott Ave. Arlington Heights, IL 60004 847-818-1100 Toll Free: 800-678-7222 Fax: 847-818-0071 www.aaapress.com ...

ABC Polymers.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Using optimized equipment designs, developed through years of reduction and compaction research, ABC Polymers has become a leader in plastic bulk reduction technology. Now the company will be adding polypropylene (PP) processing to its broad...

AccuWeb, Inc.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... With more than two decades of innovation, AccuWeb is a leading manufacturer of web guide systems for a broad range of converting industries, including package printing, coating/laminating, film extrusion, and for virtually every material that...

American Profol, Inc.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... American Profol manufactures cast polypropylene and polyethylene films in the 1.2 to 12 mil range. Profol's films exhibit excellent flatness, gauge control and they are east to heat seal, print and coat with adhesives. In-line slitting and...

Anguil Enviromental Systems, Inc.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc. is an air pollution control provider that has stood the test of time with over 25 years of experience and 1,600 installations worldwide. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Anguil has offices in Asia and an...

Aquaflex.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... From its earliest days, Aquaflex has been associated with exceptional productivity. Many industry-changing innovations, such as slide-out, easy-access print stations, first appeared on Aquaflex presses. In January of 2000, Aquaflex again led...

Advanced Vision Technology.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) develops and manufactures Automatic Inspection Solutions (AIS) for web applications in the packaging, labels and converting industries. Founded in 1992, AVT is the market leader in automatic defect detection and...

Bobst (Rotomec SPA).(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Parent Company/Subsidiaries/Divisions: Bobst Group USA Inc. is a subsidiary of Bobst SA in Lausanne, Switzerland. Following the acquisition of the converting operations from Finland based Metso Corporation earlier this year, the newly expanded...

Brampton Engineering.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Brampton Engineering (BE) is the world leader in multilayer blown film systems with more than 60 seven- to 10-layer systems installed worldwide. At the heart of these systems is the BE SCD-3 (Streamlined Coextrusion Die), a stackable pancake...

Chicago Cutting Die.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... For more than 80 years, Chicago Cutting Die (CCD) has been a tool and die innovator specializing in the non-woven and soft goods converting industry. CCD's dies are used in medical, pharmaceutical, personal hygiene, household products, flexible...

CMD.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... A Passion for Technology As designers of high performance converting and packaging equipment, CMD Technology Teams design with an eye towards improving process and production efficiency. There are many new advancements being made in...

COIM USA Inc.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... COIM, a privately held Italian company founded in 1962, produces more than 1,000 specialty chemical products that include four main business areas: * Polyurethane specialty products; * Flexible Packaging specialty products; *...

Comexi North America.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Over the last 50-plus years, the growth of the Comexi Group has spanned the entire globe. This extraordinary record is due to a combination of key factors emanating from the vision and the dedication of the Xifra Family's commitment to the...

Com-Pac International.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... "Performance Plastic Packaging" Com-Pac International is a fully integrated extruder, printer and converter of flexible packaging products for the medical and food service industries. Com-Pac specializes in high-integrity, resealable...

Componex.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(WinertiaTM)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Componex is an innovator in the field of precision roll manufacturing for the web handling and converting industry. They lead the way in lightweight dead shaft idler roll technology with their patented WinertiaTM product line. WinertiaTM...

Douglas Hanson Company, Inc.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Douglas-Hanson Company, Inc. is a custom converter of film and paper liners specializing in silicone-coated release liners, extrusion-coated materials, and blown films. We are an ISO 9001:2000 certified company with state-of-the-art...

ELBA.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... ELBA is a world class manufacturer of thermoplastic welding machines for the production of bag, sack and pouch products. Founded in 1956, today after more than 30 years experience, ELBA holds a leadership position in the thermoplastic welding...

Enercon Industries.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Converters who take advantage of Enercon's free lab trials are able to test their application across several technologies. Can corona get the job done? Is atmospheric plasma the answer? What about Flame? Enercon offers the industry a single...

Exact Packaging, Inc.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... EPI is a top-notch company that manufactures a full line of high quality labeling and inserting systems for packaging and promotional needs. EPI designs equipment to integrate with most packaging systems, and include client industries such as...

Esko Graphics.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Esko-Graphics is the world leader of packaging pre-production solutions. Key product lines include a range of workflow software modules covering the entire supply chain and integrating graphics, structure and project management; flexo...

Filmquest.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Filmquest is the leading merchant converter specializing in Polyester Film. It supplies converters that either print, coat, laminate or metallize many grades of polyester film for the flexible packaging market. The success of Filmquest and its...

Harper Corporation.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... Harper Corp. of America is the leading innovator in anilox roll production and restoration for the flexographic printing market worldwide. Harper operates 18 lasers throughout its Charlotte, Green bay and Thailand facilities--we believe this is...

Hosokawa Alpine.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Alpine is proud to announce the addition of our latest, state of the art 7-layer barrier film line in our Natick Massachusetts Lab. This line is for customer trials. Hosokawa Alpine American is a fully integrated supplier of complete blown...

Hudson Sharp.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Hudson-Sharp Machine Company)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... The Hudson-Sharp Machine Company is a world leader in the manufacture of plastic bag making equipment, pouch machinery and pre-zippered film systems. With manufacturing plants in Green Bay, WI, Zellik, Belgium and Araraquara, Brazil. The...

intraFLEX.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... intraFLEX is the converting industry's first Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application designed for converters, by converters. Every module within the solution has been designed, developed, and tested to address the unique requirements of...

Jemmco.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... Jemmco, LLC is a leading supplier to the extrusion and web converting industries. We offer a complete line of products to help and improve the processing of papers, films and foils. Our lines of traction roller coverings offer unique...

Kiefel.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... KIEFEL underscores its leadership in technology with its KIRION[R] generation of blown film extrusion systems. Designed to provide a modular system approach required of a blown film system today, KIRION[R] systems meet the application needs of...

Kodak's Graphic Communication Group.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... The leading provider of graphic communications solutions worldwide, Kodak's Graphic Communications Group (GCG) offers image capture systems; professional color, copydot, and high-speed document scanning systems; inkjet printing and proofing...

Mamata USA.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... Mamata USA at Montgomery, IL is the American corporate headquarters of Mamata Machinery, India's largest manufacturer and exporter of servo-driven plastic Pouch- and Bag-making machines. Mamata USA provides both pre-sales and after sales...

Martin Automatic, Inc.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Retroflex has built a reputation for offering a flexographic press that would be affordable, yet offer the features of the more expensive presses and not sacrifice ease of operation or end product quality. Retroflex now offers our own line of...

Maxcess International.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... Increase efficiency. Decrease downtime. Maximize throughput. Minimize waste. These objectives are easier said than done. Maxcess offers a full line of web components and accessories--slitting, winding, guiding, inspection & tension control--to...

MEGTEC.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Since 1969, MEGTEC Systems has developed a reputation as a leading supplier of web drying systems and VOC emission control equipment. With more than 7,500 installations operating around the world and more than 400 catalytic and regenerative...

MOCON.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... MOCON's mission is to be the global leader in analytical instrumentation and laboratory services for materials, gases, and liquids in selected markets. The company develops, manufactures and markets high technology instrumentation, as well as...

New England Extrusion.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... NEX is a manufacturer of consistent high quality converter grade monolayer and coextruded polyethylene film for demanding packaging applications. There are many specialty grades of film offered in the NEX product portfolio and each film has...

North American Manufacturing.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... North American is a premiere provider of innovative, engineered solutions to web guiding users around the world. Our approach is deeply rooted in the clear recognition that North American systems are critical to our client's quality,...

Pillar Technologies.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... For forty (40) years Pillar Technologies, an ITW Company, has been committed to new product development. As a testament to our commitment, we recently acquired the added responsibility of carrying on the good name of the Sherman Treater...

Plastic Suppliers.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... Plastic Suppliers is among the world's leading manufacturers of biaxially oriented plastic film and sheet. Plastic Suppliers manufactures under the product names of EarthFirst[R] PLA (polylactic acid) films, a 100% compostable PLA film...

Pliant.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... Pliant Corporation is a leading producer of value-added film and flexible packaging products for food, personal care, medical, industrial and agricultural markets. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Company operates 25 manufacturing and...

Praxair Surface Technologies.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Praxair Surface Technologies is the world's leading and most innovative anilox roll supplier, now in its 25th year of producing laser engraved anilox engravings. Praxair's Proline[TM] engravings can be customized for coating and print...

Prime UV.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Prime UV Systems is the worldwide leading manufacturer of high-speed UV curing equipment providing state-of-the-art Prime UV processors for the diverse needs of the flexible packaging industry. Eliminate Natural Gas Expenses With the...

Radius Solutions.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Radius Solutions is a global software company focused on the development, implementation and support of PECAS Vision II, the leading integrated manufacturing and business management system for the printing and packaging industries. Product...

Reifenhauser GmbH.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... Reifenhauser GmbH, an ISO 9001 Certified company, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of extrusion systems for the plastics industry. Represented in North America by Reifenhauser Incorporated, the company supplies high technology...

Retroflex, Inc.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Retroflex has built a reputation for offering a flexographic press that would be affordable, yet offer the features of the more expensive presses and not sacrifice ease of operation or end product quality. Retroflex now offers our own line of...

Rohm & Haas.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Rohm and Haas Company is one of the world's largest manufacturers of specialty materials. The company's chemistry is found in paint and coatings, packaging, household products, personal computers and electronic components, construction...

Siegwerk Ink Packaging.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... Siegwerk Ink Packaging, formerlly CCI Color Converting Inc., SICPA North America and SICPA Central America, has been a strong contributor to the North American packaging ink industry for roughly 75 years. Recently, Siegwerk Group International...

SIMCO.(SIMCO Industrial Static Control)(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... SIMCO Industrial Static Control is the world's largest manufacturer of static control products, web and sheet cleaning systems, and electrostatic charging equipment. The company has been providing static control solutions since 1936 and...

SuperCom.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... SuperCom, Inc. is a custom course developer and outsourcing partner providing training solutions for the aluminum, printing and flexible packaging industries. SuperCom specializes in the design and development of e-learning, technical training...

Totani.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
December 1, 2005... Totani America Pouch and Bag Making Machine Company is wholly owned by Totani Corporation of Kyoto, Japan. The company provides both customized and standard pouch machines and plastic bag machines with full parts, service and technical support....

Webex.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... While nearly any machine shop can make a roll, only Webex provides the total value of a firm dedicated to serving the roller needs of the entire web converting industry. Webex offers the support of on-staff professional engineers, a team...

Windmoeller & Hoelscher.(CORPORATE PROFILES)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation of Lincoln, RI is distinguished by a heritage of industrial innovation. Founded in 1869, its parent company, Windmoller & Holscher of Lengerich, Germany first established an international presence by...