Flexible Packaging articles from January 2004

Flexible Packaging archives from January 2004

My point is .... FPA helps those who help themselves.(Editor's Forum)(Flexible Packaging Association)
January 1, 2004... Let me get right to the point. When it comes to gathering information for the many articles I write, I'm blessed with several advantages. First of all, I'm a college-trained journalist. I invested four years studying and refining my news...

New CMM management team in place.(News Briefs)(Ian Johnston, Ronni Potosky, Ria Vandenbogaert and Roger Halligan)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Paperloop has announced management changes within the company's Community Products division that operates CMM International and Tissue World Events. Effective immediately, the new management team will consist of Ian Johnston, CEO of Paperloop;...

NEX becomes approved dairy industry supplier.(News Briefs)(the FDA's Sanitation Compliance and Enforcement Ratings of Interstate Milk Shippers list approves NEX)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... NEX (New England Extrusion Inc.), Turners Falls, MA, is now an approved dairy industry supplier of polyethylene films and will appear on the FDA's Sanitation Compliance and Enforcement Ratings of Interstate Milk Shippers list, known as the IMS...

Pactiv purchases Rock-Tenn's Plastic Packaging Division.(News Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Rock-Tenn Co., Norcross, GA, has completed the sale of its Plastic Packaging Div. to Pactiv Corp. The transaction includes two plastic packaging manufacturing facilities and is valued at $60 million. The purchased assets are related to the...

Tidland to host online seminar on Shear Slitting.(News Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Tidland Corp., Camas, WA, will host an upcoming e-seminar on shear slitting for the converting industry. Slitting specialist Reinhold Schable will describe the fundamentals and latest elements of shear slitting processes and provide an...

Presto and Pliant reach Slider agreement.(Industry News)(Presto granted the right to use Pliant's Slider technology.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Presto Products Co., a business of Alcoa Consumer Products Inc., and Pliant Corp., Schaumburg, IL, have reached a mutual agreement granting Presto the right to use Pliant's patented Slider reclosable technology. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Comco presents Focus on Flexibles seminar.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Comco Educator Series ended the five-part Flexo Focus 2003 schedule with a one-day niche market-focused forum. The seminar topic "Focus on Flexibles--Mastering Multilayer Laminations" was held Nov. 19 at the Comco Advanced Training and...

FVTC celebrates one year with Avanti press.(Industry News)(Fox Valley Technical College )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... It has been one year since Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) in Appleton, WI, installed a new PCMC Avanti[TM] flexographic printing press. According to FVTC officials, the flexo teach staff fought hard to get funding from state, industry...

Pechiney adds four blown film lines.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Chicago, IL, has installed four blown film lines at its Neenah, WI, plant. The lines were installed to keep up with growing demand in the marketplace for multilayer high barrier films. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Bruckner to build BOPP plant in Russia.(Industry News)(Russian holding company Evromet signs contract with Bruckner)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Bruckner Maschinenbau GmbH, Siegsdorf, Germany, a supplier of film production and stretching machinery, has announced two major agreements with Russian companies. According to the contract with Russian financial holding group Evromet, Bruckner...

Klockner Pentaplast acquires Greenway Plastics.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Klockner Pentaplast of America Inc., Gordonsville, VA, has acquired Greenway Plastics Industries Corp., Wayne, NJ. Klockner Pentaplast will purchase substantially all manufacturing assets associated with the Barex[R] film business as well as...

Milestones.(Industry News)(Rob Weklar, Stefan Angwald, and Pete R. Hartman receive appointments)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Paul Gage has joined Exopack LLC, Spartanburg, SC, as VP and general manager, Performance Plastics Business. Rexam PLC, London, UK, has appointed Stefan Angwald to succeed Rolf Borjesson as chief executive. Shaughn Hanley and Paul E....

Texas Pacific Group to acquire Kraton Polymers.(Industry News)
January 1, 2004... Texas Pacific Group (TPG) and Ripplewood Holdings LLC have entered into an agreement to acquire the Kraton Polymers Group of Companies headquartered in Houston, TX. "We are enthusiastic about the opportunity to acquire Kraton Polymers. The...

FPA's Flexible Packaging Innovation Showcase 2004.(FPA Update)(Flexible Packaging Association)
January 1, 2004... The response to the 2004 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition was overwhelming! A record-setting 85 entries were submitted into the competition categories of Packaging Excellence, Printing Achievement, Technical Innovation and...

MAP case-ready red meat update: full steam ahead.(Both Sides of the Pond)
January 1, 2004... By early 2001, the market for case-ready red meat in the United States was growing dramatically, after many years of ebbs and flows. Wal-Mart had already made the decision to utilize case-ready red meat in all of its Supercenter stores, using...

Does your interview process yield profit or loss?(Business Resources)
January 1, 2004... Most managers would agree that hiring is one of their most important decisions. A decision based on wrong information or misinterpreted information can result in mis-hiring, a situation that is costly and painful to the organization and...

Hot growth areas in flexible packaging; converters are upbeat about 2004 because flexible packaging is poised to make big gains in market share at the expense of conventional, rigid packaging forms.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2004... It once took years to bring a new product to market, but today it only takes several months to take a product from the conceptual stage to store shelves. This rapid rate of new product development has jaded us into believing that this is the...

Roundtable on film extrusion.
January 1, 2004... Film is very often the single component that can make or break the success of a flexible package. Consequently film extrusion is a critical process in the converting of flexible packaging. We asked this diverse group of expert suppliers to the...

New technology enhances packaging's sensory effect.(Special Report)(CompelAroma)
January 1, 2004... ScentSational Technologies is introducing CompelAroma--a proprietary technology utilizing encapsulated flavor and aroma release. CompelAroma is an advanced approach to brand-building. CompelAroma compels consumers to use brands over and over...

Purchase the solution or pay the price.(Technical Report)
January 1, 2004... Rapid growth can be as frightening and dramatic as reductions in business can be. So many times we hear the stories of companies experiencing dramatic growth but cannot find qualified personnel. Transversely, the stories of downsizing and...

Absolutely Microclean International.(profile)(Company Profile)
January 1, 2004... Absolutely Micro*Clean International over the past seven years has proven that it has a superior system for cleaning anilox roll, utilizing soft-plastic media to clean anilox cells all the way to the bottom. The recyclable, nonabrasive material...

Filmquest group.(Corporate Profiles)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
January 1, 2004... 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...

PlastiSoft Corporation.(Corporate Profiles)
January 1, 2004... Dedicated to the Plastics Industry PLASTISOFT[R] is becoming recognized as a preferred choice for enterprise integration software for the plastic industry. After years of R&D and industry collaboration, today PlastiSoft offers a suite of...

Retroflex Inc.(Corporate Profiles)
January 1, 2004... 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...

Corona treating electrode deliers high dyne levels.(Hot Products)
January 1, 2004... The patented TNT (Touch 'N Treat) corona treating electrode was developed specifically for blown film, laminating, and extrusion applications. The electrode delivers high dyne levels and an even electrode gap--from one inch to 7.2 meters....

Valve bottomer produces small to medium sacks.(Product Focus)
January 1, 2004... The AD[R] 8320 valve bottomer is designed to produce small to medium sacks from 11 lb for packaging powdered products like grout, to large sizes measuring up to 23 1/2 inches wide by 45 1/2 inches long. The size range is smaller than the...

Idler rolls perform under elevated temperatures.(Hot Products)
January 1, 2004... Webex offers a line of custom-manufactured idler rolls designed to run at optimum performance in oven applications or elevated temperatures of up to 350 degrees F. These high temperature rollers are often used in powder coating, liquid coating,...

Automated bag handling saves labor.(Product Focus)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Model 1109 FAP provides complete folded bag automation and conveying into larger-count cartons. Designed to fill boxes up to 11 inches wide, 9 inches long, and 10 inches tall with folded bags or liners, the Model 1109 glues, closes, and...

Automated roll storage system reduces damage.(Hot Products)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... HarperScientific will supply the new PrintMaster VC automated roll storage system. The system allows printers one-touch pushbutton operation for easy roll retrieval. The carousel system can be expanded in height or width to fit any spacing...

Enterprise software designed for flexible packaging converters.(Editor's Choice)
January 1, 2004... Tori-Flex 6.14 is a full enterprise solution specifically developed to offer performance enhancements to extruders, printers, and converters of plastic flexible packaging. This new release of Tori-Flex has a series of new features including the...

Nestle Purina enters market with resealable cat food package.(Editor's Choice)(UltraSeal Zipper from Zip-Pak adds to shelf appeal and usage.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... To gain advantage in the French marketplace for 2-kg and 2.3-kg sizes, Nestle Purina PetCare recently relaunched its Friskies line of dry cat foods in resealable pouches. The new flexible package incorporates UltraSeal[TM] Zipper from Zip-Pak....

Starch biobased film offers strength, biodegradability.(Editor's Choice)
January 1, 2004... In the past, starch biobased garbage bags and lawn and leaf bags had limited strength holding moist and warm organic materials. Bags made from film containing starch could disintegrate from moisture in the form of rain and moist food or waste...