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Converter Preps for Digitally Printed Packages

Published: August 1, 2000
Darwin, with his adaptation theory of natural selection, has nothing on Stora Enso's research center in Imatra, Finland. The packaging board manufacturer

Anilox Rolls Are Key When Printing Corrugated Board

Published: August 1, 2000

Printing on corrugated board is like printing on air," says Fernando Jorge da Silva, production manager at AssiDoman Packaging Benelux B.V. in Eindhoven,

Innovation Drives Converter of Pressure-Sensitive Labels

Published: July 1, 2000
Sinel Systems S.A. is located about 30 miles from Barcelona's famous "La Rambla." The firm is Spain's leading manufacturer of pressure-sensitive labels

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

Published: July 1, 2000
"Cellophane brought about the first transparent...packaging concepts." So said Dr. Richard Podhajny, one of PFFC's contributing editors, in his feature,

Experts Scan the Future for Technologies with Impact

Published: June 1, 2000
In 1455 Johann Gutenberg printed the Bible with movable metal type and, in doing so, changed the world. His invention was ranked by The History Channel

Golden Cylinders Go to Gravure's Very Best

Published: May 1, 2000
The Gravure Association of America (GAA) started a new tradition when it presented the 2000 Golden Cylinder Awards at its annual convention April 6th

Variations on a FluteAICC Honors the Best in Corrugated

Published: May 1, 2000
Roaring into the Future!" was the theme of the 9th International Corrugated Packaging Design Competition sponsored by the Assn. of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC). AICC presented the awards at its annual meeting in Chicago, IL, November 6, as part of the joint AICC/TAPPI Corrugated Week '99.

Tape Converter Stands Up to Goliath with New Press

Published: March 31, 2000
A flexo press from Bell-Mark makes a large contribution to Filmex Corporation, a smal specialty tape converter.

Drupa 2000 Celebrates Change on a Global Scale

Published: March 1, 2000
Drupa 2000 has a new "byline"-- Print Media Trade Fair. It also has two new halls, many new features, and a new cycle. But not everything has changed.

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

Published: March 1, 2000
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke

Shorter Turnaround Time Drives Move to CTP

Published: February 1, 2000
Founded in 1928, Steketee-Van Huis (SVH), Holland, MI, produces high-end folding cartons for customers across the US

Clean Room Environment Makes Excellence a Priority

Published: February 1, 2000
In an aggressive effort to increase sales, the management team at Autotype Americas Inc. decided to make some bold moves that have paid off handsomely

Bringing a New Dimension to 3-D Imaged Packaging

Published: January 1, 2000
You're at the store pondering the many choices of toothpaste. Over the years you've sampled everything from tartar control types to baking soda brands.

Converting Coverage Grows at Graphics of the Americas

Published: January 1, 2000
Graphics of the Americas Global Printing & Converting Exposition will celebrate its silver anniversary February 4-6 at the Convention Center in Miami

Vision-Based System Wins the Battle Against Defects

Published: January 1, 2000
The technology currently being developed and utilized by the Israeli military is among the most sophisticated in the world. The transfer of this technology

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