Critical Trends

PPC Meeting Advises on Adding Value

(Carton Box)

May 15, 2018, An impressive range of speakers offered advice on how paperboard packaging manufacturers can avoid the commodity business SPRINGFIELD, MA | The Paperboard Packaging Council reports that its Spring ...

Converting Outlook | Flexo Is On The Go For 2018

(Flexography)

May 14, 2018, ... and high-quality, colorful results. For example, today’s water-based inks mean that moisture measurement and control are critical in-process as well as during windup where the web requires adequate dryness ...

Inks and Coatings | Catching Up With Sun Chemical’s Felipe Mellado

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

May 14, 2018, We caught up with the chief marketing officer at Sun Chemical, a manufacturer of printing inks, coatings and supplies for the packaging, publication, commercial, industrial, and digital markets. Converting ...

Slitting Rewinding | Waste Not, Want Not

(Slit)

May 13, 2018, ... f stock keeping units (SKUs),” Torrent says. “So, companies need slitters and rewinders that are able to deal with more complicated jobs and able to avoid being stopped and downtime. Changeover is critical.” R ...

Q&A Roundtable | How The Pouch/Bag Making Market Is Evolving

(Bag Pouch)

May 10, 2018, ... will then be identified as such on the package itself. This will be appealing to the consumers and will be critical to driving the industry growth. Without a doubt, the biggest growth will be in Box Pouch® ...

Avery Dennison Discusses Functional Packaging

(Flexpack)

May 08, 2018, A new white paper outlines consumer preferences affecting packaging today and explains what company says is the booming trend of functional packaging MENTOR, OH | Avery Dennison has released a white ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 2

(Coating Matters)

May 07, 2018, ... coating line can reduce variability or contribute to coating defects. For all equipment involved it is critical to maintain temperature evenly. Variation in temperature translates into variation in rheological ...

FPA Becomes a Sponsor of R2R Conference

(Coating/Laminating)

May 02, 2018, FPA joins AIMCAL and SPE in presenting the event, which focuses on roll-to-roll processing and flexible packaging FORT MILL SC | The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is joining forces with the ...

Toray Aiding CPG Companies in Mexico

(Flexpack)

April 25, 2018, ... are critical factors when customers are specifying packaging films. Structures must be barrier-stable and exhibit little or no barrier degradation as the temperature and humidity rise. Packaging also requires ...

Flint Announces New-Generation Sleeves

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2018, The rotec Smart Sleeve and rotec High Performance Sleeve are said to provide easy mounting and superior performance ARDEN, NC | Flint Group introduces two new-generation sleeves: the rotec Smart Sleeve ...

Iggesund Invercote Paperboard Used for Jimmy Choo Perfume Box

(Carton Box)

April 16, 2018, ... says Axel Marot, supply chain & operations director at Interparfums. For producers of advanced paperboard packaging involving many finishing stages, one paperboard property can be of critical importance ...

Klöckner Pentaplast Reports Expansion

(Flexpack)

April 15, 2018, The company says its Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Films Division has expanded converting capacity in China MONTABAUR, GERMANY | According to Klöckner Pentaplast, the Pharmaceutical & Medical Device ...

Grafikontrol to Show Press Controls

(News | New Products)

April 14, 2018, Company will feature the entire TQC-360° line of controls at the upcoming PRINT4ALL event MILAN, ITALY | Grafikontrol, supplier of press controls for the graphic industry, will introduce the whole ...

RDG Media Purchases Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC)

(Trends/Management)

April 04, 2018, PFFC will be the lead brand for RDG Media’s products. PFFC will be the lead brand for RDG Media’s products. FT. DODGE, IA | RDG Media, Inc., publisher of Plastics Hotline, Packaging Technology Today, ...

Contract Packaging Association Issues Report

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2018, ... insights with qualitative and quantitative primary and secondary research. Says Tim Koers, CPA president, “Our industry continues growing at double-digit rates and has become a critical part of food ...

Sun Chemical Has Big Plans for INFOFLEX

(Print)

March 26, 2018, ... market offerings from the company. Water-based inks deliver the required critical performance attributes needed across a range of paper packaging applications to meet the needs brands have for sustainable ...

Print & Packaging Legislative Summit Is Coming

(News | New Products)

March 26, 2018, ... meetings designed to advocate for action on critical issues that impact the industry. Some of those issue are the following: Boosting long-run US GDP by making 100% Expensing permanent; Keeping rising ...

Poly Ploys | Why Wine 'Cries'

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 26, 2018, ... n in all coating operations. This is discussed briefly here with an analogy to wine. Surface tension is an important phenomenon and a critical consideration in coating operations, including solution coatin ...

Partners Join Forces To Develop RGB Printing for Packaging

(Carton Box)

March 25, 2018, Permits printing of images directly on a black substrate. Photo source: Istock and Kobrin_photo PARIS, FRANCE | Recently, Merck, Saueressig, Siegwerk and Vrijdag Premium Printing – all suppliers ...

P&M Corporate Finance Reviews M&A Activity

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2018, The company’s 2017 year in review shows continued momentum in packaging mergers and acquisitions CHICAGO, IL | P&M Corporate Finance (PMCF), an investment banking firm focused exclusively on middle ...

Innovation Roadmaps

(Innovation Station)

March 21, 2018, Just because you CAN build something, SHOULD you? Creating an "Innovation Roadmap" helps you visualize your strategy, projects, timeline, and resources. In 1989, actor Kevin Costner was hearing voices. ...

Industrial Pack to Debut Awards

(News | New Products)

March 20, 2018, The show will recognize winners in five categories of industrial packaging, as well as offering the latest in products and trends ATLANTA, GA | Industrial Pack 2018, scheduled for April 4–5 at the ...

Flexible Packaging | PPT Earns Top Prize in FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 05, 2018, ... ; (2) glitter effect; (3) embossing effect on the brand; and (4) provided a combination of gold and silver anti-counterfeiting 3D embossed effect bearing the logo of the client. All these critical para ...

RadTech Issues Agenda for 2018 Event

(News | New Products)

February 27, 2018, A wide range of presentations is on the agenda, as are networking opportunities and an exhibition CHEVY CHASE, MD | RadTech, The Association for UV & EB Technology, says Printing and Packaging, and ...

Fisher Reports Company Rebrand

(Flexpack)

February 24, 2018, ... for you,” organic, snack, produce, bakery, and pet food retail packaging, while the precision clean division focuses on healthcare, clean room, critical environment, and microelectronic packaging. Fisher ...

Press To Close Zippers Benefit Small Snack Packages

(Bag Pouch)

February 21, 2018, ELPLAST upgrades Sante's nuts and dried fruits pouch ZORY, POLAND | Established in 1992, Polish company, Sante, which translated from the French word, santé, means “health,” has been setting trends ...

Durst and OMET Announce Hybrid Press

(News | New Products)

February 14, 2018, The OMET Xjet hybrid printing solution powered by Durst provides digital inkjet printing, flexo stations, and many other capabilities BRIZEN, ITALY | Durst, manufacturer of digital production technologies, ...

OneBoxVision System Aids Inspection

(Controls)

February 13, 2018, ... says offers simple features to make inspection systems more useful and cost-efficient. Benefits are said to include the following: Tags to mark defects as critical or to ignore Live video with ...

Pregis Trains Through Virtual Reality

(Flexpack)

February 10, 2018, ... of these locations hiring seasonal employees and/or those without previous packaging experience, correct training is absolutely critical for a consistent, repeatable experience.” The company reports ...

Is P&G’s New Freshies Packaging a Good Idea?

(Innovation Station)

February 10, 2018, ...  into the on-the-go solution, a potentially confusing lip-balm like orb that leaves deodorant on my hands doesn’t impress. Freshies failed to be distinctive and fundamentally different—critical factor ...