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Removing Packaging Odors

Published: May 31, 2004
Packaging odors often are a result of residual solvents retained during the printing, coating, and laminating processes.

New Materials for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

Published: May 31, 2004
New material products from: Argotec, CPFilms, Klöckner Pentaplast, Sicpa NA, Techni-Met, Thin Film Analysis, and Toray Plastics.

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

Published: May 31, 2004
Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries —a Communication from the Polymers, Laminations, and Coatings Div. of TAPPI.

Tekni-Films Intros Ultra-High Barrier Film for Blister and Packaging Applications

Published: May 28, 2004
Tekni-Films says its new high-barrier themoformable film laminate, using 4 mil (100 micron) PCTFE in either Aclar or Vaposhield types, is the "world’s highest-barrier commercially available clear film for blister and packaging applications."

Nanotech The Next Big Thing

Published: May 01, 2004
Everyone seems to be talking about nanotechnology. While it is expected to become a multi-trillion dollar industry over the next decade, fears are being

UV Retrofit Adds Markets

Published: May 01, 2004
Green Printing and Packaging Co., a Lexington, NC, sub. of Chesapeake Corp., serves markets such as pharmaceutical/healthcare and technology that require

Pliant Adds Stretch Film Capacity

Published: May 01, 2004
SCHAUMBURG, IL Pliant Corp., producer of value-added plastic films and flexible packaging products, reports it has expanded capacity to support the increasing

Praise for Recycled Paperboard

Published: May 01, 2004
NEW YORK, NY Independent research firm Priority Metrics conducted a study on behalf of the 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance. The firm held 220 phone

RFID News

Published: April 30, 2004
The Latest and Greatest in Radio Frequency Identification Technologies and News

Proud & Proficient

Published: April 30, 2004
Peruplast takes pride in developing — then printing — metallized package constructions that stand out on a crowded shelf.

Internet Resources: Materials

Published: April 30, 2004

New Study Says Food Manufacturers Offering US Consumers Retort Packaging to Meet Conveniency/Lifestyle Demands

Published: April 29, 2004
The applications for retort packaging, in particular, are gaining more ground in the consumer food market, according to a new report, The US Market for Convenience Packaging and Serving Size Trends by market research publisher Packaged Facts.

Kodak Polychrome Graphics to Demo Flexo Plates at Drupa

Published: April 26, 2004
Kodak Polychrome Graphics reports it will demo its new line of Flexcel printing plates for the flexographic printing industry at Drupa (6 - 19 May, 2004).

Agfa's Sublima Screening Technology Garners Award from Flexo Prepress Platemakers Assn.

Published: April 23, 2004
Agfa says its award-winning screening technology, :Sublima, is an easy-to-use tool that improves print quality and gives flexo printers the edge they need to stand out.

Disposable DVD Requires More Than an 'Ordinary' Package Deal

Published: April 05, 2004
Evatone is leveraging a customized Multivac machine and oxygen-scavenging film from Cryovac to produce packaging for “time-sensitive” movies.

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