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MACtac Supplies P-S Material for USPS Commemorative Stamps in Wake of September 11 Terrorist Attack

Published: December 07, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
MACtac recently announced it will supply pressure-sensitive (p-s) material for more than 310 million "United We Stand" commemorative stamps. According to MACtac, the stamp was designed by Terry McCaffery of the USPS, has been available nationwide since November 5, and features a an "Old Glory" graphic.

CreoScitex and DuPont Promote Proofing

Published: December 06, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
CreoScitex and DuPont say together, they now offer customers a complete proofing system. According to CreoScitex, the companies have established a worldwide, strategic alliance "to promote and enhance thermal halftone proofing systems based on DuPont WaterProof thermal halftone proofing media for CreoScitex CTP (computer-to-plate) proofing systems."

Enercon Enters Japan

Published: December 06, 2001, By PFFC Staff
MENOMONEE FALLS, WI--Enercon has added a major operating center to its line-up. According to the co., the new addition is based in Osaka, Japan, and will

Packaging and the EnvironmentEarthShell Technology to Grow Green Pkg. in US and Asia

Published: December 06, 2001, By PFFC Staff
SANTA BARBARA, CA--Environmentally friendly packaging may sustain a big boost here in the US and in Asia in upcoming years--if EarthShell Corporation

BST Pro Mark Inspects on Clemson's Comco

Published: December 04, 2001, By PFFC Staff
ELMHURST, IL--BST Pro Mark has donated a web inspection system to Clemson University. reports the co. Installed on the universitiy's Comco (comcointl.com)

Korber NA Revamp Due to Market

Published: December 04, 2001, By PFFC Staff
HAMBURG, GERMANY & SHEBOYGAN, WI--Körber PaperLink GmbH (a member of the intl. Körber group) is reporting a "restructuring of activities due to the current

Preferred Systems Inc. Calls It Quits

Published: December 04, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Preferred Systems Inc. (PSI), announces it has discontinued operations as of November 30, 2001. All future correspondence should be forwarded to: P.O. Box 270049, Hartford, WI, 53027-0049, says the co.'s former president, Jeffrey Otto.

WIN 200 Best Buy Bucks from Prime UV

Published: December 04, 2001, By PFFC Staff
CAROL STREAM, IL--Log on to primeuv.com for a chance to win a $200 Best Buy gift certificate. According to Prime UV, its is running a holiday Internet

Post 9/11 Activities Continue to Affect Converting Industry

Published: December 01, 2001, By Sheila A. Millar, Attorney-at-Law, Keller & Heckman, Washington, DC
In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, efforts continue by both government and the private sector to adopt new procedures to protect people

What's New in Narrow Web

Published: December 01, 2001, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor

New products from: ADI International; Ashe Converting Equipment; KTI/Keene Technology Inc.; and Primera Technology Inc.

Will We Soon be Eating the Film Along with the Food?

Published: December 01, 2001, By David J. Bentley Jr., RBS Technologies
The May issue of TECHNOLOGY REVIEW had a brief article with the heading Edible Wraps. It described a new edible film made at the Agricultural Research

One New Treater, Many New Benefits

Published: December 01, 2001, By Deborah Donberg, Managing Editor

A new production line at Optimum Plastics is the impetus for a new, portable corona treater system from Corotec Corp.

Converting Industry News

Published: December 01, 2001
News from: Craig Adhesives, ERC Statistics, ExxonMobil, Freedonia Group, International Thermal Systems LLC, Rohm & Haas, Sappi, Venture Tape, and W&H.

Reporter Clips

Published: December 01, 2001, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
News from: Avery Dennison, Label Graphics, Labelexpo Europe, and TLMI.

The Cadillac of Corrugated: Tri-Wall

Published: December 01, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
In pop-culture terms, some might define 2001 as totally Yugo (apologies to you Yugo lovers). But while the mechanics of world relations continue in confusion,

Workhorse Winders Do More Than Ever Before

Published: December 01, 2001, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Winding technology has gone way beyond what it was in the '90s, says Bruce Butler, VP of sales at Independent Machine Co., Fairfield, NJ. The entire system

Yes, Virginia, There Is Good News

Published: December 01, 2001, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
The title of this column alludes tongue in cheek to a classic editorial that appeared during the Christmas season of 1897 in The New York Sun newspaper.

Wide Web Handling and the Problems It Can Bring

Published: December 01, 2001, By William E. Hawkins, Film Handling Solutions Ltd.
As new film casting machines have grown in width during the past several years, so have casting machine windups. One problem that arises with wider rolls

Getting On with Business!

Published: December 01, 2001, By Nsenga Thompson, Staff Editor
In light of this year's tragic events, many trade shows and association meetings were either canceled or suffered from low attendance. But as always,

Corrugated Containers Serve & Sell

Published: December 01, 2001, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Independent corrugator and sheet plant manufacturers apply a high level of skill and sophistication to create packaging that promotes and protect its

On the Move

Published: December 01, 2001
News from: ACIMGA, Bielomatik Inc., Bobst Group, Bomarko Medical Packaging, ChemQuest Group, Erhardt + Leimer, Flexotecnica, Lamberti S.p.A., London Litho, Paperloop, Rayonier Inc., Sartomer Co., Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., and Wausau Coated Products.

International Converting Industry News

Published: December 01, 2001
News from: Clear View Bag, CreoScitex, Danapak, Enercon, Ion Industrial, Nova Chemicals, Rexam, and Unilux.

Perhaps It's Time to Redefine Packaging Odor Specs

Published: December 01, 2001, By Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
Printing and laminating of flexible packaging materials may involve the use of various inks, coatings, and adhesives. These materials inherently contain

Products

Published: December 01, 2001, By PFFC Staff

New from: Ashe Converting Equipment, Azco Corp., Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Burton Group, Cleveland Motion Controls Torque Systems, Paul N. Gardner Co., Gerber Innovations, The Grieve Corp., Matik North America, Maxson Automatic Machinery Co., Nordson Corp., Paper Converting Machine Co., Pearl Technologies, Reifenhauser Inc., Sensor-Experts.com, Thomson Industries, Total Register, and Windmoeller and Hoelscher.

Automated Sortation System Boosts Customer Satisfaction

Published: December 01, 2001, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. Lithographics, a sheet-fed offset label supplier producing $50 million worth of labels annually for the food and beverage

Battling the Biothreats

Published: December 01, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
UPDATED 12/21/01—With its arduous R&D efforts and its innovative technology, once again, the converting industry is stepping front and center to face a national crisis. Fortunately, the anthrax-in-the-mail problem has waned, but the industry still is investigating ways to protect our mail and our nation's life-sustaining food supply.

Materials

Published: November 30, 2001
New materials from: Colorcon, National Starch and Chemical Co., UCB Films, Westvaco, and Yupo Corp. of America.

Smurfit-Stone Powers Efficiency with CreoScitex

Published: November 30, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Smurfit-Stone says its getting more efficient with CreoScitex's new Prinergy Powerpack workflow.

ScenicSoft Ranks in Washington's Fast 100

Published: November 30, 2001, By PFFC Staff
LYNNWOOD, WA--ScenicSoft is proud to announce its inclusion in the Puget Sound Business Journal's annual ranking for the fifth year in a row. The digital

Pack-Secure: Critical Conference for Current Crisis

Published: November 28, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
The converting industry continues to make significant strides toward making life safer; a prompt reaction to the recent anthrax problem and the potential of an attack that could use bio-agents to contaminate the US food supply. Security is something we're all paying a bit more attention to these days...

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