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Obesity: Can Packaging Help?

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... several items, including possible changes to require a product that could reasonably be consumed at one time to be labeled as a single serving. While policy-makers continue to discuss causes of and ...

Narrow Web What's Ne

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, Narrow web new products from: Avery Dennison, Tailored Solutions, imaging Technology international, Labelblank, and S&E Release. Narrow Web Machinery, Accessories, Services Tamper-Evident Security Portfolio ...

Globally Speaking

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2005, ... in mid-2004, Frost explains the completely turnkey installation was “reasonably close” to the projected timeline. “As expected with any new equipment that takes weeks to put into service, there were a ...

Concave Rollers Pros & Cons

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... roller quickly by adding tape collars to either side. Use a tape that has reasonably good friction relative to your product. Look for a tape that has some roughness if you would like this trick to work ...

Food Contact Regs: a Global Look

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... follows: …any substance the intended use of which results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in its becoming a component or otherwise affecting the characteristics of any ...

Materials

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... a smooth tactile feel. Designed to use with a 200-line mesh. Product is said to be durable enough to be used in high-contact situations, will cure at reasonably high speeds, and will provide a good amount ...

Biodegradable Films Today

(Flexpack)

April 29, 2005, ... placed in water or exposed to sunlight. If the decomposition happened in a reasonably rapid time, the consumer might tolerate this approach. Some European communities have solved the problem of plastic ...

More History in the Making

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... Being located just outside O’Hare Airport boundaries, the newly renovated Donald E. Stephens Convention Ctr. in Rosemont also is near many reasonably priced hotels and restaurants. So you’ll want for nothing ...

Glossary of RFID-Related Terms

(Archive)

February 27, 2005, A glossary of terms related to RFID technology. See RFID: Beyond the Mandate. A Active Tag—RFID tags with a battery or other integrated source of energy see Transponder. Amplitude—RFID signals are ...

New Products

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, New products from: Plastisoft, Tidland, Precision AirConvey, Deacro, Dusenbery, Erema, ALS, Titan, Dienes, SCM, Independent Machine Co., Double E Co., W&H, Azco, Schober USA, Goldenrod Corp., American ...

CAN SPAM Laws & E-Mail

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... of the e-mail would be deemed commercial if (a) a recipient "reasonably interpreting the subject line of the message" would conclude the message advertises or promotes a commercial product or service; or ...

Food Recordkeeping Requirements

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... records but must nonetheless make available existing records to FDA for inspection in the event FDA reasonably believes an article of food is adulterated and presents a threat of serious adverse health ...

Die Options Explained

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, The wide range of specialty packaging items now being ordered by customers often makes optically registered die-cutting systems the better method for cost-effective and high quality die-cutting. However, ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 4

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, Elizabeth Park provides an overview of the current status of self-adhesive laminates in the graphic arts industry. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 Under Pressure: Self Adhesive ...

Aniline printing - 100 Years Later

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2004, Flexography evolved from a primitive printing process known as "aniline printing." In the early 1900s, this printing process took root to print flexible substrates using inks that were based on aniline-based ...

Good News Hunting

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, As the show and conference circuit winds down for the year with only the Packaging Machinery Mfrs. Institute's Pack Expo (Nov. 7-11 at Chicago's McCormick Pl.) to go before the holidays hit, I've heard ...

A Price to Pay

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... team and the presence of a reasonably paid, well-motivated work force. These factors combine to become a prime determinant of the multiple to apply to the company's expected future earnings. Will ...

Implications of Bioterrorism Act

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... foreign facilities manufacturing substances with both food and non-food applications, facility registration and prior notice obligations will apply if it is reasonably foreseeable the product will be used ...

Inks, Coatings, Compliance

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... packaging, holding, or transporting of food and have no functional effect in the food but reasonably may be expected to become a component of the food (also see p24). Inks and coatings fit within this ...

The Elusive Key to Success

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... Convention Ctr. The hall's proximity to Chicago's O'Hare Airport is advantageous to visitors and exhibitors alike. The fact that unions at this convention center seem a lot more cooperative and reasonably ...