What Would PI Do?

Published: September 01, 2003

PI, or Packaging Innovators, will always service the customer. And the corrugated plant does it well with the divine help of SunGraphics.

NPA's Best of Show Packages

Published: July 10, 2003

Glowing from its successful production of the high-end Glominerals cosmetics package, Aurora, CO-based All Packaging Co. now has another reason to celebrate.

Retrofitting Older Sheeters

Published: July 01, 2003

A dual rotary knife retrofit on an older sheeter can improve equipment productivity and reduce waste effectively.

Delivering Quality on Time

Published: April 01, 2003

Ohio-based converter RiverCor competes at the "cutting edge" with the installation of an SHM 1450 dual rotary precision sheeter from Körber PaperLink.

Ergonomics: In a Box?

Published: May 15, 2002

Out-of-the-box thinking from Ergonomic Technologies Corp. has resulted in a cost-effective way for your operation to have an "ergonomist in a box."

Beauty & the Box

Published: May 01, 2002

For the first time in the history of the Paperboard Packaging Council's carton competition, one entry took the top award the President's Award and scored

Esko-Graphics Webcenter Helps Folding Carton Converter's Service

Published: April 10, 2002

According to Esko-Graphics, its online packaging design database, "WebCenter," is helping smaller folding-carton converters dramatically improve cycle times for packaging design and development.

Folding Carton Outlook Favorable: Study Says US Will Want More Non-Flexible Food Containers

Published: January 28, 2002

Demand for food containers is the US is forecast to increase more than three percent per year until 2005—to $12.6 billion (US) in 2005, according to "Food Containers," a new study conducted and composed by The Freedonia Group.

Corrugated Containers Serve & Sell

Published: December 01, 2001

Independent corrugator and sheet plant manufacturers apply a high level of skill and sophistication to create packaging that promotes and protect its

Hundreds to Attend TAPPI's CorrExpo

Published: October 04, 2001

More than 700 people are planning to attend TAPPI's 2001 International Corrugated Containers Conference and CorrExpo in Seattle, WA, USA, October 14-17, 2001.

Westvaco Launches Forte for Folding Cartons, "A Mini-Flute Alternative"

Published: September 19, 2001

A webcast and conference call provided the venue for Westvaco's Forte substrate launch Wednesday morning. The co. says the new packaging substrate (for folding carton applications) offers converters a superior, high-value alternative to mini-flute board for the construction of small- and medium-sized packaging.

Czech Carton Converter Model Obaly Upgrades with KBA Press

Published: August 29, 2001

Model Obaly, a flexible packaging printer in Opava, continues to make improvements to its facility. The recent acquistion of a KBA Rapida 142 is part of the upgrade, reports Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft (KBA).

Holograms Light Up the Jimi Hendrix Experience

Published: May 01, 2001

A quarter million oval onlay labels for The Jimi Hendrix Experience, the new acclaimed CD and LP collection of recordings by the late guitarist, were

Sheet-Fed Label Converter to Keep Winning Ways

Published: May 01, 2001

For one 88-year-old sheet-fed label producer, “Independence Day” has taken on a whole new meaning. And, it has a brand new date.

Award-Winning Boxmakers Think Outside the Box

Published: May 01, 2001

Unique structures and eye-catching graphics grab the judges' attention in the annual National Paperbox Assn. packaging competition.