Flexible Packaging articles from March 2004

Flexible Packaging archives from March 2004

You've gotta believe!(My Point is ....)
March 1, 2004... Let me get right to the point. Reality shows are all the rage on TV these days. Their sky-high ratings have dramatically altered television programming. In fact, seven out of the top ten rated shows this past month were reality shows. The...

CONVERTING[SM] 05 to debut at next year's PRINT[R] show.(new international showcase for package printing and converting technologies)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... PRINT[R] 05 will add significant new scope and value by delivering the debut edition of a new international showcase for package printing and converting technologies--CONVERTING[SM] 05. The shows will be held Sept. 9-15, 2005, at Chicago's...

Creo acquires US plate manufacturing facility.(News Briefs)(Creo Inc. acquires Spectratech International Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Creo Inc., Vancouver, Canada, has acquired a printing plate manufacturing facility in Middleway, WV, from Spectratech International Inc. Under the terms of the transaction, Creo acquires the assets of Spectratech for about $13.3 million and...

Zip-Pak named VersaPack's exclusive resealable zipper supplier.(Industry News)(contracts of VersaPack and Zip-Pak (Manteno, Illinois))(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Zip-Pak, Manteno, IL, has been chosen as the exclusive resealable zipper supplier for VersaPack.com, Fair Lawn, NJ. VersaPack's portfolio includes barrier pouches, rollstock films, and foil and paper laminates for the food, pharmaceutical,...

CEI selects Concord software for converters.(Industry News)(Coating Excellence International)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Coating Excellence International (CEI), Wrightstown, WI, has chosen Microsoft[R] Axapta for Converting from Concord Business Solutions, to manage its operations and improve upon its acclaimed customer service. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

CEMA, FTA gear up for CMM Intl. 2005.(Converting Equipment Manufacturers Association)(Flexographic Technical Association)
March 1, 2004... The Converting Equipment Manufacturers Assn. (CEMA), a division of AIMCAL, will hold its biennial Coating and Laminating Seminar along with its Slitting & Rewinding Seminar in 2005 in conjunction with CMM International. The combined seminars...

FlexSol to install third W&H extrusion line.(Industry News)(FlexSol Packaging Corp)(Windmoeller and Hoelscher Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... FlexSol Packaging, Pompano, FL, will install its third blown film extrusion line from Windmoeller & Hoelscher later this year. The line will be installed at the company's Nashville, TN, facility. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "FlexSol...

CPCC receives Comco flexo press.(Central Piedmont Community College)(Comco flexographic press)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC, has installed an additional Comco flexographic press in its Harper National Flexographic Center. The Comco press was acquired to accommodate the growing number of students participating in...

Praxair donates anilox sleeve covers to FVTC.(Industry News)(Praxair donates anilox sleeve covers to Fox Valley Technical College.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Praxair Surface Technologies, Charlotte, NC, recently donated twelve protective anilox sleeve covers to Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, WI. The covers will be used to protect the anilox sleeves for the school's new PCMC Avanti...

Milestones.(Salerno Plastics Corp. appointments)(Flint-Schmidt GmbH & Co. appoints Dr. Helmut Schmidt CEO)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Ian Johnston, Paperloop CEO, has assumed the presidency of CMM Events, organizer of the CMM International trade show. Also at CMM Events, Erich Herbert has been named sales director. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Manfred Grundke has been...

PCMC wins Environmental Leadership Award.(News Briefs)(Paper Converting Machine Company wins Environmental Leadership Award for its eXtreme Drying System)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Paper Converting Machine Co.'s, Green Bay, WI, eXtreme Drying System has been awarded the TLMI Environmental Leadership Award by the Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI). In order to be considered, the recipient has to excel in several...

Mocon to offer consulting services.(News Briefs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Mocon Inc., Minneapolis, MN, a manufacturer of instrumentation equipment, has expanded its offering to include testing and consulting services. The company's testing/consulting services for films or finished packages include odor analysis,...

SFE.(Industry News)(Southern Film Extruders Inc. to install Reifenhauser coextrusion system.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Southern Film Extruders Inc. Will install a state-of-the-art blown film coextrusion system at its new facility in High Point, NC, currently under construction. The Reifenhauser system with Reicotherm[R] automatic gauge control, Reicofly[R]...

Schottland delivers results of FPA's 2004 State of the Industry Report.(FPA Update)(Flexible Packaging Association)
March 1, 2004... Peter Schottland, chairman of FPA's Business & Economic Research Committee and president and CEO of American Packaging Corp., delivered the results of FPA's 2004 State of the Industry Report at the 2004 Annual Meeting. This year, 2004 State...

Wilding provides financial and M&A outlook for packaging industry.(FPA Update)(Flexible Packaging Association Update.)(Wilding provides financial and Mergers And acquisitions outlook for packaging industry.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Tim Wilding of CIBC World Markets provided Annual Meeting attendees with an overview of the packaging industry's financial and M&A outlook. Wilding's overview of the macroeconomic environment revealed that the packaging industry has proven...

Your industry, your association get involved, be committed, and participate!(FPA Update)(Flexible Packaging Association)
March 1, 2004... Held in February 2004, the Flexible Packaging Association's 2004 Annual Meeting was a tremendous success. More than 270 FPA members and guest attended two days of information-rich general sessions and heard from knowledgeable guest speakers...

Loop provides an overview of European flexible packaging industry.(FPA Update)(Flexible Packaging Association Update.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Roger Loop, director of Flexible Packaging Europe, the European Forum for the flexible packaging industry, gave a presentation on issues concerning the European flexible packaging industry, market and statistical information, and growth of...

Smith presents views on impact of trendlines on business.(FPA Update)(Flexible Packaging Association Update.)
March 1, 2004... Delos Smith, senior business analyst for The Conference Board, discussed the impact of economic trendlines on business. Smith noted that there are many economic problems that have no solutions, but there are options for dealing with these...

FPA to hold consecutive Human Resources & Safety Conferences.(FPA Update)(Flexible Packaging Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... FPA's has scheduled its Human Resources and Safety Conferences to be held consecutively from May 3-5, 2004, at the Hyatt Regency Downtown Chicago Hotel. A single registration fee of $195 for members, and $295 for non-members, covers...

Securing America's future through a strong manufacturing base.(FPA Update)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Stephen Gold, VP of the National Association of Manufacturers and executive director of both the Council of Manufacturing Associations and NAM's Coalition for the Future of Manufacturing, discussed how America's future could be strengthened...

CMM announces major enhancements to a re-energized CMM International 2005.(ADVERTORIAL)(Advertisement)
March 1, 2004... Organizers of CMM International have announced major new enhancements to the converting industry's leading package printing event. Ranging from new process-focused Pavilions and Solution Centers spread throughout the show floor to special...

Comexi: world leader in flexographic printing presses.(ADVERTORIAL)(Advertisement)
March 1, 2004... Comexi was founded fifty years ago by Manel B. Xifra as a family business in Girona, Spain. Over the course of these fifty years, the company has grown and evolved to become the largest supplier of flexographic C.I. presses in the world. ...

Drupa 2004 returns to Dusseldorf.(ADVERTORIAL)
March 1, 2004... From May 6 - 19, 2004, drupa 2004, print media trade fair, will be held at the fairgrounds in Dusseldorf, Germany. As the leading international trade fair for the printing and media industry, drupa 2004 will feature exhibits covering the...

An industry milestone: Esko-Graphics installs 400th Cyrel[TM] Digital Imager (CDI) at Southern Graphic Systems.(ADVERTORIAL)
March 1, 2004... In 1995, Esko-Graphics introduced the Cyrel[TM] Digital Imager (CDI), the first digital platesetter for flexographic plates. A GATF and FTA Award winner, CDIs represent 75% of all digital platesetters installed globally--imaging 90% of all...

Flex goes all out to master barriers--the world over .........!(ADVERTORIAL)(Company Profile)
March 1, 2004... The '80s saw the birth of a company on a mission to master barriers. By the dawn of the new century this had become our second nature! Welcome to Flex Industries Limited. Spread across 95,000 sq. meters, located in the suburbs of the...

FFTA's 4[6.sup.th] Annual Forum links critical thinking to powerful packaging.(ADVERTORIAL)(Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association's Annual Forum )(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
March 1, 2004... The Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association's Annual Forum is the industry's most targeted and highly-attended event for those working in the package printing profession. Forum, a four-day event, complete with announcement of...

BE emphasizes benefits of turnkey lines.(ADVERTORIAL)(Brampton Engineering)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Brampton Engineering has been instrumental in engineering successful single and multilayer blown film systems in its more than 30 year history. BE's new three-layer line is a good example of its focus on turnkey systems. The company's...

Join leaders in consumer products & converting at e/5.(ADVERTORIAL)
March 1, 2004... UV & EB Technology Expo & Conference 2004! May 3-5, 2004-Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC What is e|5? e|5 2004 is the UV and EB curing industry's conference and marketplace. At e|5 2004 you will learn about the use of UV...

Retort Pouches get hotter.(Targeting New Markets)(Column)
March 1, 2004... Nearly two and a half years ago, in this column, I declared, "Retort foodservice and consumer pouches will be the hot growth area of the 2000s". And truly it is! The question now for food companies and their suppliers is: "How do we...

2004 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards: "high tech" earns high honors.(Cover Story)
March 1, 2004... The winners of the Flexible Packaging Association's 2004 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition underscore the dramatic impact that technology and innovation are having on both the form and function of flexible packaging. In fact,...

Where is all of the active packaging? When it comes to active packaging, previous industry growth forecasts have been overly optimistic.(Special Report)
March 1, 2004... Consumer trends and retail trends have converged to create a new packaging reality. Simply put, the consumer often doesn't have the time to shop for the ingredients and then prepare meals the way it was done just a generation ago. ...

Surface treatment options for converters of Flexible Packaging.(Technical Report)
March 1, 2004... The purpose of surface treating is to improve the wettability and adhesion characteristics of plastic substrates to inks and adhesives. Plastic films are generally chemically inert due to their nonpolar nature and need some means of surface...

Water-soluble solutions: Flexible Packaging editors sat down with P. Scott Bening and Christian Rath of MonoSol LLC to discuss recent developments in water soluble films.(Up Close)(Interview)
March 1, 2004... Q:What's new in the world of water-soluble films? A:(Bening) It's a very exciting time--a brand new market is being born. Edible drug delivery films, like those used for breath strips, are being developed for the pharmaceutical,...

Calendar.(Calendar)
March 1, 2004... APRIL 2004 April 1: Machine Vision Seminar, Cognex Corp., Phoenix, AZ (508) 650-3140; www.cognex.com. April 6: Machine Vision Seminar, Cognex Corp., Miami, FL (508) 650-3140; www.cognex.com. April 13: Machine Vision Seminar,...

W&H to exhibit new flexo press technology.(Editor's Choice)
March 1, 2004... The Primaflex CS is W&H's latest economically priced direct drive sleeve press. This eight-color machine, also equipped with PROCONTROL[R] TS, will be running with a print width of 3[2.sup.1/2] inches, a maximum repeat length of 3[1.sup.1/2]...

Esko-Graphics rolls out updated Digital Imager.(Editor's Choice)(Esko-Graphics Inc. (Kennesaw, Georgia))(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Esko-Graphics has added a number of enhancements to its Cyrel[TM] Digital Imager (CDI) platesetters. Added features include improved optics that are said to make the CDI the fastest flexo plate imager in the industry, semi-automatic plate...

Fisher & Krecke to exhibit flexo press for package printing.(Editor's Choice)
March 1, 2004... Fischer & Krecke will exhibit the latest Flexpress 16S-10 central impression flexo-graphic press for package printing. The press will feature a number of significant new patents and developments and will be demonstrated in full production...