Flexible Packaging articles from May 2003

Flexible Packaging archives from May 2003

I think "I'm great", therefore I am. (My Point is...).
May 1, 2003... Let me get right to the point. The self-esteem craze originated in California during the mid-1980s and quickly spread into virtually every corner of our collective psyche. It started small but soon became the watchword for a generation of...

PACex trade show postponed until fall. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The PACex International 2003 trade show has been rescheduled due to concerns about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The show, originally scheduled for this month, will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 2 in Toronto, Canada. "The new fall...

US Justice dept. seeks to block MACtac sale. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Bemis Co. Inc., Minneapolis, MN, reports that it has received notice of the intent of the US Dept. of Justice to file a civil antitrust lawsuit to block a subsidiary of UPM-Kymmene from acquiring the Pressure Sensitive Materials Business...

Amcor purchases Flexoprint and Packaging. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Amcor has reached an agreement to purchase Flexoprint and Packaging Ltd., a private company based in Auckland, New Zealand. Flexoprint produces a range of printed and laminated flexible packaging products for the fast-moving consumer goods...

CMM show shines despite economic, global challenges. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Cautious optimism about the prospects for a recovery in the converting economy brought close to 23,000 motivated and focused buyers to the 14th biennial CMM Intl. conference and exposition, held April 14-17. Many of the more than 700...

Longhorn Packaging purchases first W&H Primaflex press. (Industry News).(Windmoeller and Hoelscher Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The first Olympia[R] Primaflex from Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp., Lincoln, RI, has been installed at Texas-based Longhorn Packaging. According to Longhorn Packaging president Joseph Carinhas, the new press continues to exceed his...

Rexam Healthcare Flexibles invests in pouch manufacturing. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Rexam Healthcare Flexibles has installed two state-of-the-art pouch machines in a newly constructed "white room" dedicated to pouchmaking within its Mundelein, IL, facility. "These investments address trends in industry requirements for...

Esko-Graphics moves into new headquarters. (News Briefs).(in Kennesaw, GA)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Esko-Graphics has moved to its new North American headquarters in Kennesaw, GA. The headquarters houses professionals in operations management, service support, administrative management, and sales and marketing. The new contact info is:...

Jetrion unveils new logo, brand. (News Briefs).(Jetrion L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Newly formed inkjet technologies and services company Jetrion LLC, Ann Arbor, MI, has unveiled its worldwide corporate brand. Incorporating the classic colors of its founding company, Flint Ink, the new logo and tagline are designed to drive...

Kapak, PPiT join forces to provide pouch solutions. (Industry News).(PPi Technologies; Kapak Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Kapak Corp., Minneapolis, MN, and PPI Technologies (PPiT), Sarasota, FL, have entered into an informal partnership to facilitate market entry for flexible pouch applications. "For many years, companies wanting to package their product in...

Inland Printing purchases Bobst gravure press. (Industry News).(Bobst Group Inc.; Inland Printing Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Bobst Group USA Inc., Roseland, NJ, has sold a Schiavi nine-color IDEA gravure press to Inland Printing Co. Inc., LaCrosse, WI. The press features on-press washup system, printing cylinder automatic changeover, Bobst Registron automatic...

Fixon Inc. (Milestones).(named North American and Mexican web sales arm for Cambridge Applied Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Fixon Inc., Charlotte, NC, has been named the exclusive wide web sales arm for North America and Mexico for Cambridge Applied Systems Inc., Medford, MA.

Stork Cellramic Inc. (Milestones).(hires Mathew Jones)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Stork Cellramic Inc., Milwaukee, WI, has hired Mathew Jones as sales and marketing manager for the anilox roll division of Stork Materials Technologies based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Megtec Systems. (Milestones).(promotes Mohit Uberoi and Kenneth P. Zak )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Mohit Uberoi has been named to the newly created post of executive VP at Megtec Systems, DePere, WI. Also at Megtec, Kenneth P. Zak has been named business unit director: Americas for the company's Industrial & Environmental Products Group...

Flint Ink sells key waterbased coatings assets. (Industry News).(to Noveon Inc., )
May 1, 2003... Flint Ink, Ann Arbor, MI, has sold key waterbased coatings technology and business assets to Noveon Inc., Cleveland, OH. The transaction covers Flint Ink's waterbased formulations with the exception of MVTR, tobacco and security coatings,...

Flexible packaging market continues dynamic growth. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Flexible packaging, and flexible plastic packaging in particular, is a multi-billion dollar business within the $100 billion-plus total US packaging market, according to a report from Business Communications Co. Inc. (BCC). A large percentage...

FPA's Safety Conference delivers: life saving information. (FPA Update).
May 1, 2003... The Flexible Packaging Association held its second annual Safety Conference titled "Incidence Free in 2003" at the Sofitel Chicago O'Hare Hotel on April 29 and 30. Jack Knott, FPA Chairman and CEO of Pliant Corp., opened the conference by...

FPA promotes safety: through various valuable initiatives. (FPA Update).(Flexible Packaging Association)
May 1, 2003... Safety in the workplace has been of utmost importance to me throughout my career. I'm pleased to report that the Flexible Packaging Association is equally committed to this vital issue. On April 29 and 30, FPA hosted its second annual Safety...

"Customer Value Management": kicks off FPA's 2003 Forum Series. (FPA Update).
May 1, 2003... The Flexible Packaging Association kicked off its 2003 Forum Series on April 16 with a conference on Customer Value Management presented by Joseph Murdock, President of GALE Consulting. Formerly known as the Best Practices Network, the FPA...

Extending Shelf Life through Advances in Flexible Packaging. (FPA Update).
May 1, 2003... The Flexible Packaging Association conducted a conference entitled "Extending Shelf Life Through Advances in Flexible Packaging" at CMM International on April 15, 2003. Moderated by Flexible Packaging magazine editor-in-chief Andrew Mykytuik,...

Overview of Flexible Packaging Industry presented at CMM. (FPA Update).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... On April 15, 2003, FPA President Maria Donahue presented and discussed "The Flexible Packaging Industry...Creative, Innovative and Dynamic" at a CMM luncheon hosted by FPA member companies Bobst Group USA and Rohm and Haas Co. Donahue's...

Get up to speed on pouches. (Flexible Insights).
May 1, 2003... If you regularly read Flexible Packaging, chances are that you are already serving the rapidly growing global pouch and standup pouch packaging markets. If you re not presently participating, the time may be right to begin the development of...

Ultra Flex redefines quality with gearless press. (Cover Story).(Cover Story)
May 1, 2003... Ultra Flex Packaging is one of the first North American converters to order the new Fischer and Krecke 16 S/10 gearless flexo press. The installation has meant improved productivity, faster changeovers, and a new level of print quality. ...

It's all about...anticipating the customer's needs. (Up Close).(Interview)
May 1, 2003... Flexible Packaging editors sat down with Craig Compton, VP of printing, coating, and laminating for PCMC, for a frank discussion about issues of interest to anyone who prints on flexible packaging. Q: So many formerly value-added aspects...

Preventing and managing score lines on anilox rolls: This technical article offers several solutions to a vexing problem facing printers of flexible packaging. (Technical Report).
May 1, 2003... Though today's ceramic-coated anilox roll incorporates a great deal of technological advancements from the past 30 years, it still remains vulnerable to attack from simple metal shavings and preventable miscues that act in concert to create...

Corona treatment--An update for running waterbased inks. (Technical Report).
May 1, 2003... Waterbased printing inks have been run successfully on all printing presses suitable for paper, board, and polyolefin substrates. But certain problems must be addressed, more specifically with polyolefin-filmic materials than with more porous...

NPE 2003 is the place to be for plastic packaging: sponsored by the Society of the Plastics Industry, the World's Plastics Showcase will take place June 23-27 in Chicago. (Special Report).
May 1, 2003... Flexible packaging converters can expect to see a wealth of products and technologies on display geared specifically to their industry at the upcoming NPE 2003 show. Sponsored by the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), the World's...

Shrink film is tough, puncture-resistant. (Flexible Solutions).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 6HM is a high integrity shrink bundling film for tray packs of bottles, jars, and cans. Engineered as a down-gauged shrink film, 6HM ultimately minimizes unit cost per package for the end user. Film gauge can be reduced by as much as 50%...

New design improves air ring control. (Hot Products).(from Davis-Standard Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The WesJet[TM] AutoPro is the automatic model of Davis-Standard's WesJet air ring. The new design improves air ring control, gauge tolerance, and yield without sacrificing rate. The AutoPro features a simple operator interface, automatic...

Corona treating technology on display. (Hot Products).(from Pillar Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Pillar Technologies and Sherman Treaters will exhibit the latest in surface treatment for extruded blown film. Products on display will be blown film corona treating stations, flame treating stations, universal corona treaters, narrow web...

Digital imager produces fine details on plates. (Hot Products).(from Esko-Graphics)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The CDI Advance digital imager provides ease of operation and dual use of plates and sleeves. It will be available in three productivity levels: the CDI Advance 15 (1.5[m.sup.2]/hour), the CDI Advance 25 (2.5 [m.sup.2]/hour), and the CDI...

Gearless flexo presses maximizes output. (Hot Products).(from Bobst Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Bobst Omega gearless flexo press features maximum output and high print quality that is repeatable from run to run. The innovative doctor blade group affords the ability to print at top speeds with the minimum volume of ink in...

Gearless flexo press features direct drive operation. (Hot Products).(from Comexi)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The FB, FP, and FI gearless flexographic printing presses feature a design using cantilevered plate and anilox assemblies and automatic CNC positioning of the gearless print decks for the quickest possible job changeover. The press features...

Blown film line allows increased clarity at decreased cost. (Hot Products).(from Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Battenfeld Gloucester's three-layer blown film line allows converters to increase the clarity of packaging film while decreasing the production cost. By engineering a line specifically for this purpose, and concentrating on such features as...

Pouch machine uses single-sheet construction. (Hot Products).(from CMD Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The CMD 3200 Series pre-made pouch machine is designed with the flexibility to convert large pouches, up to 24x32 inches, using single sheet construction. The large pouch is gaining in popularity for many products traditionally packaged in...

AC servo drives feature compact size. (Hot Products).(Bosch Rexroth Corp. )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The compact Ecodrive Cs series introduces a new generation of system-compatible AC servo drives in the 100 to 750 watt power range, with 230V AV single- or three-phase power input. Among the most compact servo drives available, most units are...

Plastic bag for bone-in case-ready meat. (Flexible Solutions).(from Inovpack Vector Inc. )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Vector 80 is a clear, high abuse vacuum-packed, plastic shrink bag for bone-in case-ready fresh meat cuts such as spare ribs, turkey drumsticks, and picnic hams. Available custom-printed or in colors, Vector 80 is a visually appealing...

UV inks help improve productivity. (Hot Products).(from Flint Ink Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Matrixcure[TM] UV ink systems are designed to help printers improve productivity with shortened turnaround time and increased pressroom efficiency. These inks offer improved gray balance, density control, and enhanced ink/water balance for...

Anti-wrinkle technology delivers uniform spreading. (Hot Products).(from Converter Accessory Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Multi-lead Scroll Roil is an economical anti-wrinkle technology for web runs of foil, textiles, nonwovens, paper, and heavier gauge (10+ mil) plastics. The Scroll Roll is a straight not bowed, system that maybe submerged in liquids and is...

Surface treating system is easy to operate. (Hot Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Corotec Corp. will display its latest surface treatment products. The new blown film corona discharge treatment system is economically priced and designed specifically for the plastics market. The system features an open-frame design for easy...

Laminating adhesives are solvent-based. (Hot Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Rohm and Haas has released the latest additions to its Adcote[TM] line of solvent-based adhesives for packaging laminations. Adcote 812 and Adcote 577 laminating adhesives are designed to be distinctively different in comparison to...

Blown film extrusion line for high quality film production. (Hot Products).(from Windmoeller and Hoelscher Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... W&H Corp. will exhibit a three-layer Varex[R] blown film extrusion line. This line, designed for the production of high quality film, is equipped with Optifil[R] P-2 automatic die control with capacitive thickness gauge, multiple-component...

Inks designed to excel in shrink sleeve applications. (Hot Products).(from Sun Chemical Ink)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Spectrum[TM] gravure inks and Fidelity[TM] flexo inks are designed to meet the growing market for shrink sleeve packaging. Both systems are solvent-based inks designed for high performance on a variety of films, such as PVC, PET-G, and OPS....

TDO clip improves film handling at high speeds. (Hot Products).(from Marshall and Williams Plastics)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Model 475DJ high speed TDO/tenter clip is designed specifically to be used on either new TDOs or as replacements on existing machines for orientation of polypropylene, polystyrene, PVC, and specialty films. The high strength 4.75 inch...

Zipper technology for high barrier packaging. (Hot Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Zip-Pak has introduced zipper technology for barrier packaging that allows companies to use INNO-LOK[R] technology from Hudson Sharp to add resealability to packaging without modifying existing equipment or purchasing new equipment. By...

Calendar: 2003.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... June 1-4: International Web Handling Conference, Oklahoma State Web Handling Research Center, Stillwater, OK; (405) 744-9224; www.engext.okstate.edu June 2-4: EastPack, Canon Communications, New York, NY (310) 445-4200; www.cancom.com...

Portable dot meter for flexo printers. (Editor's Choice).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The X-RiteDot [TM] FlexoDot is a portable dot meter for flexographic plates and film. The device allows printers to measure exact dot sizes and screen rulings on CTP and conventional flexo printing plates. Printers and converters can use...