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AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. bestows awards on four winners of its annual Sleeve Label Competition.
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More than 240 exhibitors from every facet of the package printing [ampersand] converting industries will meet more than 2000 attendees.
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News | New Products
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Smart Planet Technologies Starts Paper Cup Recycling Program
With support from Allan Company & Replenysh, company says reCUP Recycling Initiative takes a major step addressing global paper cup recycling problem
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Vetaphone Corona Units Installed at CeDo
The European company says it has used Vetaphone equipment for years and has always likes the quality and consistency it produces
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BALDWIN Acquires Digital Ink System
An agreement with Quad/Graphics results in the acquisition, allowing BALDWIN to continue development for packaging, corrugated, and more
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DowDuPont to Invest in Expansion
The company will invest $100 Million to expand manufacturing capacity of specialty materials at Sabine River Works
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Monadnock Announces Label Product
Envi 96 Label, part of company’s EnviPortfolio line of substrates, is said to offer high performance as well as graphics that “pop”
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New Era Partners with Adept Converting
New Era will service clients of Adept, a manufacturer’s representative, with both companies excited to bring their expertise together
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Flint Announces New-Generation Sleeves
The rotec Smart Sleeve and rotec High Performance Sleeve are said to provide easy mounting and superior performance
White Papers
• Designing a Successful Retort-Grade Packaging Structure
• Hermetic-Seal Performance of BOPP Laminate Structures in VFFS Pouch Applications
• Methods and Design Considerations for the Application of Hot Melt Coatings
• BOPP Laminate Structures for “Over-the-Mountain” VFFS Pouch Applications
Expert Advice
Is P&G’s New Freshies Packaging a Good Idea?
Innovation Station Archive Jackie Marolda's Bio
Brand Reputation on the Line?
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First Glance
- Published: April 27, 2006, By PFFC staff
Products
'Can-Do' Cartons
Canned coffee is so popular in Japan, Kirin Beverage Corp. had to find a way to differentiate its product. To that end, Rengo Riverwood Packaging (Graphic Packaging Intl.’s joint venture in Japan) provided two different fully enclosed carton styles. The Fridge Vendor, marketed as a retail unit pack, features cans in a 2x5 configuration to maximize refrigerator space. For individual cans, Rengo supplied a Tower Pack display/dispenser with a 3x5 configuration. This pack provides an easy-to-use dispenser that allows customers to select individual cans. Vertically oriented graphics provide an eye-catching “billboard” for shelf appeal and eliminate the need to face up individual cans on the shelf.
3-D Graphics Are Smokin’
A recent investment in a new laser studio facility is enabling Light Impressions Intl. to provide both security and brand image enhancement for tobacco products. Particularly in China and other developing areas, the company says, tobacco producers are looking for a value-added process to transform a simple paperboard stock into a creative package to stand apart from competitors. The holograms are “classical,” the company adds, using a split laser beam onto an object or model to produce what is said to be true 3-D imagery.
SUPPLIER INFO:
Light Impressions Intl.—lightimpressions.com
Graffiti Busters
Attention municipalities and advertisers! Integument Technologies, Tonawanda, NY, reports FluoroGrip fluoropolymer peel-and-stick clear films protect signs, steel and concrete structures, equipment, glass, and other surfaces in public places against paint, acid, dirt, and grime. The Teflon films are the result of a process that creates a permanent, chemical covalent bond between the film and adhesive while retaining the full transparency of the film. The bond is said to withstand a wide variety of stresses, including extreme temperature cycling, UV rays, and a broad range of aggressive chemicals.