Flexible Packaging articles from October 2008

Flexible Packaging archives from October 2008

Are you tracking this?(EDITOR'S FORUM)
October 1, 2008... Track-and-trace is gaining ground in many markets for many reasons: safeguarding our food supply, preventing drug counterfeiting, discouraging diversion of high-end salon personal care products, automating shipping/receiving tasks and...

Fostering the future.(FPA UPDATE FLEXIBLE PACKAGING ASSOCIATION)
October 1, 2008... One of the flexible packaging industry's greatest challenges is how to find and develop the next generation of leaders and contributors to our success. FPA's Flexible Packaging Academic Scholarship and Summer Internship Program has become a...

Industry interns receive $15,000 in FPA academic scholarships.(FPA UPDATE FLEXIBLE PACKAGING ASSOCIATION)
October 1, 2008... Recently, FPA presented packaging and printing school students Jessica Baker of Western Michigan University, Emily Howe and Michelle Matrazzo of the Rochester Institute of Technology, and Jonathan Quinn and John Wrenn of Clemson University,...

Show your company's best!(FPA UPDATE FLEXIBLE PACKAGING ASSOCIATION)
October 1, 2008... Today, flexible packaging is used to preserve and protect products, increase consumer convenience and improve product distribution. Advancement within the flexible packaging industry include diverse applications, material enhancements,...

Correction.(NEWS BRIEFS)(Correction notice)
October 1, 2008... In our August issue, we misidentified Richard Schloesser's promotion. He was appointed president and chief operating officer of Toray Plastics (America) Inc. and senior director of Toray Industries Inc. Prior to the appointments he was senior...

New company services laser scoring, perforating needs.(NEWS BRIEFS)
October 1, 2008... LasX Industries Inc. has formed a new company, LaserSharp FlexPak Services LLC (www.flexpakservices.com), and opened a new facility in Vadnais Heights, Minn. LaserSharp FlexPak Services offers process development and contract manufacturing...

Report analyzes package lidding markets.(NEWS BRIEFS)
October 1, 2008... "Flexible Lidstock Packaging: Markets and Technologies 2008-2012," a new report from Packaging Strategies (a sister publication of Flexible Packaging), evaluates trends and technologies in flexible lids and lidstock in North America, and...

New software helps sonoco respond faster to customers.(NEWS BRIEFS)
October 1, 2008... To improve operational efficiencies, respond more quickly to customer needs and gain immediate access to critical management information across its facilities, Sonoco's Flexible Packaging group is replacing four legacy systems with the...

Cereplast starts installation at bio-based resin plant.(NEWSBRIEFS)
October 1, 2008... Cereplast (www.cereplast.com) has completed the mechanical installation of its first production line at the company's plant in Seymour, Ind., ahead of schedule. Located on a 63-acre site, the line is expected to produce 50 million pounds of...

Patent dispute moves forward between DuPont and MacDermid.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... DuPont and MacDermid Printing Solutions, which have been on opposite sides of a photopolymerplate patent infringement lawsuit that DuPont filed in 2006, continue to slug it out in the market for thermal flexographic plate processing equipment....

Coating excellence gets on the green grid.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... In the spirit of sustainability, Coating Excellence International (CEI) has started to replace part of its carbon-sourced electrical energy with energy derived from renewable and carbon-free sources. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On August 8,...

Globalization ... and the pursuit of business: converters are growing their business through global expansion for all the right reasons.(COVER STORY)
October 1, 2008... The world just isn't the same place it used to be. E-mail makes it so much easier to reach out and connect with people. Cell phones allow you to talk to anyone anywhere at anytime. New technology emerges faster than you can even say new...

'Stick' with water-based primers: converters might consider the environmental advantages of water-based primers to modify surfaces for extrusion laminations and ink adhesion.(TECH REPORT)
October 1, 2008... Primers are used to improve adhesion between two dissimilar substrates by modifying the surface chemistry. Several types of surface modifications can be used, including a chemical modification, a mechanical modification to increase the surface...

Higher line speeds, faster changeover optimize film converting: flexible packaging talked with John Sharood, chairman of the board of Gloucester Engineering, about trends in blown film and cast film.(UP CLOSE)(Interview)
October 1, 2008... Editor's Note: Gloucester's managers and employees acquired the company from the Battenfeld Div. of SMS GmbH last October. Today, Gloucester is 100% management and employee owned. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Q: GLOUCESTER MAKES EQUIPMENT...

Servo-driven press expands size range.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... The ELS-D is a new variant of the popular ELS servo press. It features dual-axis servo-driven print heads using cantilevered sleeved plate cylinders, automatic registration, electronic job storage and a robust remote diagnostics capability....

Eco-friendly Zipper spools can cost less.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... With the Fresh-Lock Zipper Spool Reuse Program, converters can reduce landfill waste, do what is right for the environment and save money. Unlike conventional recycling approaches that create a cost burden for the converter, the Zipper Spool...

Press boasts high output and fast changeovers.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... The new Comco CI ProGlide servo press combines the best attributes of the ProGlide technology with the latest in other print technologies, to create a highly productive and efficient press for the flexible packaging and high-end label markets....

New films respond to high demands.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... Through recent expansions, new film lines and leading-edge film technology, the company has the capacity, capability and experience to fill high-volume, high-demand projects that meet the critical needs of the laminating, printing, coating and...

Subscription-based digital proofing is cost effective.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... AbsoluteProof is designed to meet demanding color-proofing requirements in any sector of the printing and packaging industries. Cost effective and flexible to meet the individual needs of the user, it also features the ability to drive any...

High-performance films target various applications.(HOT PRODUCTS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... The company's line of value-packed, high-performance films will be on exhibit, including the SteamQuick (pictured), a premium, printable frozen food packaging; GlideFast, an innovative film that reduces the friction and static associated with...

Adhesive portfolio delivers multiple solutions.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... The company will be showcasing its flexible packaging adhesives portfolio. The environmentally-enhanced products--including synthetic cold seals, medical packaging heat seals, retort adhesives, faster curing and non-outgassing solventless...

Extrusion coating systems range from entry level to largescale operations.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... The Synergy 300, 450 and 750 extrusion coating equipment provides processors with a total package from a single-source supplier to accommodate everything from basic applications to those with high-speed, complex requirements. The Synergy line...

Label maker prints flexo, screen or digital on the same machine.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... The ModTEch EDGE Laser Converting system offers high-quality flexo, screen or digital printing solutions for complex geometries, precision products and quick changeovers all on the same machine. The module has a servo-controlled robotic arm for...

Controller handles dancer roller and load cells.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... The new DTI-3400 combination controller can simultaneously process signals from both a dancer roller and a pair of load cells. The DIT-3400 features the company's Progressive PID circuitry (which regulates output to the unwind brake and...

Plasma treatment ensures dyne levels.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... The Plasma3 surface treater ensures long-lasting dyne levels for customers' converting needs. It has been successful in helping Victrex produce Aptiv films using its PEEK resin in a new properietary extrusion operation. The atmospheric treater...

Cost-effective core adapters clamp, release easily.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... New core adapters have the company's proven Cor-Lok core support technologies. The system uses sleeve-based technology featuring split brushing locking design. Cor-Lok core adapters handle core sizes from 2 to 18 inches in diameter. They are...

Label web cleaner saves time, money and improves quality.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... The Mini Web Cleaner (MWC) meets ultra-narrow web cleaning requirements and prevents contaminants from finding their way into the process, eliminating the need for re-working, the payment of penalties and product throwaways. The MWC is...

INK delivers screen-like opacities with a single flexo pass.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... Platinum White enables rotary screen-like opacities to be achieved with a single flexo pass at flexo web speeds. It delivers increased line speeds, faster changeovers, improved color separations and reduced costs. Platinum White technology was...

Camera inspects entire web width at print speeds.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... The new PrintScan line-scan-based camera verification system images the entire width of a print web. The system gives comprehensive print quality and data integrity verification of every printed piece at production speeds. The PrintScan can be...

Narrow-web plates print high-quality labels, packs.(HOT PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... The new nyloflex FAB and nyloflex FAB Digital printing plates are designed for use with ultraviolet (UV)-curable printing inks and smaller press cylinders, making them suitable for label printing, as well as flexible package printing. FAB...

Poly/paper hybrid bag makes a 'strong' statement.(EDITOR'S CHOICE)
October 1, 2008... The new HybriCore poly/paper hybrid bag delivers superior strength and high-impact, scuff-resistant graphics for a variety of applications, including the pet food, rice and seed markets. Compared to other bags, HybriCore offers significant...

Lidding technology morphs into easy-open pouch.(EDITOR'S CHOICE)
October 1, 2008... The new easy-open Sure-Peel Pouch Laminate integrates the company's Sure-Peel lidding technology into a 92-gauge proprietary pouch structure: polyester/low-density polyethylene/foil/LDPE/cohesive peel. The clean, easy peel allows full access to...

Mash-it-yourself potatoes steam in bag.(EDITOR'S CHOICE)
October 1, 2008... The Ore-Ida unit of Heinz has come up with a significant advance on the steam-in-bag concept. Steam n' Mash is frozen potato cubes that the consumer heats and softens by microwaving them inside their pouch, then mashes to the desired...