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Century Packaging Adds Mitsubishi Diamond

Published: July 08, 2009
Folding carton manufacturer Century Packaging has purchased a new 40-in. Mitsubishi Diamond 3000LX press to serve the cosmetics industry.

Smurfit-Stone Earns Safety Awards

Published: July 08, 2009
Three Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. box plants earned safety awards as a result of their ranking in the Fibre Box Assn. 2008 Corrugated Container Industry Annual Injuries and Illness Report.

ASC Unveils Adhesive CAD Symbol

Published: July 08, 2009
The Adhesive and Sealant Council, in collaboration with ASTM, has released a new ASTM International standard, D7447-08, Standard Practice for Symbolizing Adhesive Applications

TAPPI Accepting Abstracts For 2010 PLACE Conference

Published: July 08, 2009
TAPPI invites all industry professionals to participate in the 2010 PLACE Conference Technical Program, April 18-21, 2010, in Albuquerque, NM.

Slit/Rewind a Variety of Materials Economically

Published: July 08, 2009
The Dusenbery Genesis 700 center driven duplex slitter/rewinder offers high performance in a compact package that saves factory floor space.

Aerosol Procedure Combines Treating, Coating

Published: July 08, 2009
Lectro Engineering offers Calvatron corona treating systems from Kalwar Group that include an aerosol misting device that works in conjunction with corona treatment.

Flexo Press Has Linear Drives & Motors

Published: July 08, 2009
Converting Technology’s Flexo Elite Series flexographic printing press is equipped with patented Linearset Positioning System that utilizes linear motor technology

Mario Cotta Acquires Sigmala, To Offer New Product Line

Published: June 24, 2009
After Mario Cotta recently acquired UK-based Sigmala Technology, it announced it will now offer a new line of lower-cost, easy to use, all-electronic slitting and winding products.

Golf Balls by the Dozen

Published: June 24, 2009
Caraustar Industries is cited by DuPont with a Noteworthy Accomplishment Award in the DuPont Packaging Awards for Caraustar’s redesign of Callaway’s Dozen Pak golf ball packaging.

Understand Linerboard & Medium Manufacture & Properties

Published: June 24, 2009
TAPPI will host an introductory course on linerboard and medium manufacture on August 5–6 at the North American headquarters of Kemira.

Agnati Finalizes Reorganization, Includes New Investor

Published: June 24, 2009
Agnati S.p.A., established in 1932, has agreed to finalize its corporate reorganization and include the entrance of a new Italian investor, Messrs. Gruppo Brivio Pierino & C.

New Tray Erector Has Dual Functionality

Published: June 24, 2009
Matik Inc. announces the introduction in North America of Spain-based Boix Maquinaria’s combination tray erector

Programmable Core Cutter Increases Productivity

Published: June 24, 2009
Appleton Mfg Div.’s P510 Programmable Core Cutter offers automated core feeding and advanced programmable control for enhanced cut-to-length performance and integrated automation options.

Enhance Quality Assurance for Adhesive Lamination

Published: June 24, 2009
Mica’s CurePrime technology is a water-based primer and adhesion promoter that can be applied to plain and printed films prior to the adhesive lamination process.

Unprecedented Gravure Waste Reduction

Published: June 24, 2009
Rotomec’s TAPS (Total-Automatic-Pre-Register-Setting) system is claimed unique to the gravure industry for reducing waste at makeready and changeover.

ISO Poly Films Adds Two W&H Blown Film Lines

Published: June 23, 2009
ISO Poly Films, a Sigma Plastics Group co. has added two new VAREX blown film extrusion lines from Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp.

Tidland President Retires

Published: June 08, 2009
Tidland Corp. announces the retirement of its president, Quino Lorente, after 24 years of contributions to the industry.

Modular Folder/Gluer Is Versatile

Published: June 08, 2009
Adtech-Bernhardt offers the FKB 610 Series folder/gluer for small box production.

Reclosable Packaging in Pre-Zippered Rollstock

Published: June 08, 2009
Hudson-Sharp Pour & Lok resealable packaging is available in pre-zippered rollstock for f/f/s applications

Beta Sensor Unaffected by Flutter

Published: June 08, 2009
Mahlo America’s DFI (Dynamic Flutter Independent) Beta Sensor reportedly will sense, log, and control web process quality in spite of changes in loft, density, or thickness.

PSA Is Eco-Friendly

Published: June 08, 2009
Toyo Ink Mfg. America launched a line of environmentally friendly pressure-sensitive adhesives under the Oribain brand.

Web Measurement Carrier Holds Five Sensor Types

Published: June 08, 2009
Indev Precision Measurement Gauging introduces Smart Frame for continuous web measurement at a lower cost.

Charter Films Increases Coextrusion Capacity

Published: May 28, 2009
Charter Films announces that the new Windmoeller & Hoelscher coextrusion line it installed late December 2008 will increase its capacity to meet demanding delivery requirements.

Flexo Forum Fervor

Published: May 28, 2009
The hope of learning new strategies and technology that would sustain business despite a turbulent economy inspired approximately 1,200 fervent attendees to descend upon the Flexographic Technical Foundation’s Flexo Forum 2009

Class 10 Certified Clean Pouch Zips Close

Published: May 28, 2009
Fisher Container Corp. introduces Precision Zip Clean Pouches, believed to be the fiarst and only certified clean (Class 10) zip-lock pouch manufactured internationally.

Recycled Kraft Papers Meet Sustainability Requirements

Published: May 28, 2009
Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc. (LFPPI) introduces two versions of FibreGreen, a recycled kraft paper made with post-consumer and post-industrial waste to meet industry and consumer sustainability requirements.

Utah Paperbox Names New President

Published: May 28, 2009
Utah Paperbox (UPB)names Steve Keyser president to become the fourth generation to lead the 95-yr-old company.

Water-Based Barrier Coatings for Corrugated Meat Packaging

Published: May 28, 2009
Michelman can help meat packaging customers convert from waxed boxes to coated boxes with a variety of repulpable coatings

Predict, Produce Printed Packages Cost Effectively

Published: May 28, 2009
Kodak’s Flexcel NX Digital Flexographic System is said to reproduce predictably and consistently printed labels, sleeves, pouches, and cartons utilizing different presses even at different suppliers in different countries, while being cost effective.

Concentrated Roller Wash Exceeds EPA Requirements

Published: May 28, 2009
Printers Shopper announces the introduction of a new concentrated Miracle Blue roller wash–that meets or exceeds EPA regulatory requirements

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