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- Mutoh America Inc. Launches Recycling Program
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- April 12, 2011, ... transport the ink cartridges to a local recycling company. In addition to the recycling program, Mutoh has begun making 1,000 ml ink bags, which are reported more eco-friendly than a smaller, plastic ...
- Service Makes the Sale
- (Flexography)
- March 31, 2011, ... 2006. Scott Zgoda serves as its president. Their company supplies high-volume markets that comprise food, including bakery, seafood, snacks, and frozen foods; industrial, including plastic bags for ...
- Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2011, ... Winners The Flexible Packaging Assn. honors the following companies with Silver Awards for their entries in these categories: Environmental & Sustainability Achievement DanaFilms and Plastic Packaging ...
- Counting Clicks
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2011, ... steering guide, capable of guiding webs to 130 in. wide, is suited for plastic films, multiwall bags, laminating, and flexo printing applications. There is no electricity used in the system, only low-pressure ...
- Fresh Fruit, Fresher Air
- (Flexpack)
- November 30, 2010, Clear Lam Packaging Reclosable Bag with High Oxygen Transmission Rates Replaces Rigid Plastic Tray for Del Monte Fresh Apples Clear Lam Packaging, Elk Grove Village, IL, provides Del Monte with a reclosable ...
- Produce Packaging Outlook Reported
- (Trends/Management)
- September 30, 2010, ... to increase a below-average 2.5%/yr based on more moderate box price increases than in the 2004-2009 period, the maturity of most applications, and competition from reusable plastic containers. The ...
- Flexographic Printing: Super Setup
- (Inspection/Defect Detection)
- September 30, 2010, ... position.” Abascal consulted with Zol Plastics, a representative of BST Pro Mark in Mexico. The company recommended a Super HANDYScan 4000, with Smart Register and Automatic Color Monitoring. Says Abascal, ...
- High & Mighty
- (Flexpack)
- September 02, 2010, Pine Poly Partners with NextLife Packaging Group To Produce High Molecular Weight HDPE Bags & Film Using 50% Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic A line of sustainable, high molecular weight HDPE bags and film ...
- Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy
- (Flexpack)
- August 31, 2010, ... flexible packaging market with a new smartGPS-equipped Fischer & Krecke Model FP 26S press. The converter — a leading manufacturer of consumer and industrial plastic packaging — expects the press to deliver ...
- Bemis Reaches Agreement To Sell Menasha, WI and Tulsa Facilities to Exopack
- (News | New Products)
- June 15, 2010, ... to certain post-closing adjustments. Terms of the transaction, which include production equipment and intellectual property, were not disclosed. The two facilities focus on the production of plastic ...
- Spinnaker Coating Launches SureLock Adhesive
- (Adhesives)
- June 01, 2010, Spinnaker Coating introduces SureLock permanent adhesive specifically designed to adhere to textured surfaces without being gummy or leggy TROY, OH | Spinnaker Coating introduces SureLock permanent adhesive ...
- Flexpack: DuPont Honors Innovation
- (Flexpack)
- May 31, 2010, ... Function Berry Plastics, Evansville, IN, Rexam, Excelsior Springs, MO, and IDEO, Palo Alto, CA, team up for ConAgra’s Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers single-serve meal packaging. This creative ...
- A Weird Thing Happened on April 20
- (Yo's Yarns)
- May 24, 2010, ... 13, 1970, when he said “Houston, we have a problem.” Apollo 13 avoided a near-disaster when Earth ground crew engineers came up with a fix-it that relied on duct tape, plastic bags, and cardboard (all ...
- A Look at Protective Packaging
- (News Clips Archive)
- April 30, 2010, ... their conventional counterparts. Through 2014, the fastest growth is expected for air pillows, foamed plastics, and bubble packaging, with rapid advances also anticipated in the smaller molded pulp ...
- Guide Web with Air
- (Narrow Web Products)
- April 30, 2010, The RS2-10 all-air web guide double roller steering guide, capable of guiding webs to 130 in. wide, is suited for plastic films, multiwall bags, laminating, The RS2-10 all-air web guide double roller ...
- Techniques to Prevent/Minimize Die Lines
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- April 28, 2010, ... die land area, i.e., the area just before the plastic exits the die. The pressure drop across this area is in the range of 250-750 psi (1.72-5.17 MPa), so it is not possible for the carbon or other contamination ...
- Bagmaking: Cleaning Up on F/F/S
- (Substrates)
- January 31, 2010, ... packaging hygroscopic (moisture-sensitive) materials such as nylon, ionomer, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), adhesives, and other chemicals and minerals. Executive VP RIcky Gold says that it offers better ...
- Flex-Pack = Opportunity
- (Extrusion Coating)
- January 31, 2010, ... allow their use, and the comparatively high costs are likely to restrict further growth. There are also recycling issues, especially when “green” films are to be recycled with conventional plastics. A ...
- Roller Coverings: Built 'TPU' Toug
- (Bag Pouch Main)
- September 30, 2009, ... teams decided to investigate thermoset polyurethane (TPU) plastic-coated rollers to see how much additional longevity they could provide. They turned to Menges Roller Co. for the replacements. The TPU ...
- WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT
- (New Products)
- August 31, 2009, ... offer increased productivity and reduced waste. Enercon Industries Corporation | 262-255-6070 | www.enerconind.com Circle 422 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Renewable Bioplastic Biodegrades ...