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PPC Calls for Competition Entries

(Carton Box)

February 11, 2012, The Annual Paperboard Packaging Competition is the time to shine for folding cartons and rigid boxes, and it’s time to get your entries in SPRINGFIELD, MA | Members of the Paperboard Packaging Council ...

Food Safety Expert to Address Conference

(Flexpack)

February 9, 2012, ... Impact on the Food Industry.” He will be joined by other food safety and packaging experts: • Tod F. Eberle, VP of quality and engineering at Amcor Rigid Plastics (USA) • Marc Cwikowski, director ...

Colbert To Close Louisville Manufacturing Facility

(Carton Box)

January 19, 2012, Company will cease operations at 33,500-sq-ft plant within 60 days. CHICAGO, IL | Colbert Packaging Corp., a manufacturer of folding cartons, rigid paper boxes, and paperboard specialty products, is ...

ERP Systems | The 7 Most Common Disguised Expenses

(Trends/Management)

January 2, 2012, ... often settle for a rigid system with little flexibility or industry specificity. A basic, “off the shelf” system or one that lacks necessary functionality means you will have to spend a pretty penny on ...

Eco-One Plastic Additives To Be Used for Food Service Containers

(Green Converting)

July 27, 2011, ... Corp., a leading supplier of foodservice packaging and containers, as well as rigid plastic containers. Letica will incorporate the Eco-One additive to make biodegradable plastic cold beverage cups ...

AICC To Focus on Independents

(Carton Box)

June 30, 2011, ... and rigid boxes with the key factor being that new members are privately held, independent companies. Equipment and consumable suppliers to this market segment also are being added. “The strength of ...

Multilayered Solutions: One Stop Shop

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... partnerships with other technology companies specializing in security features such as taggants, security inks, and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) — that are scalable to meet their clients' rigid ...

Touting Retort

(Bag Pouch)

April 30, 2011, Bemis Retort Flexible and Rigid Packaging Are for Shelf-Stable Foods that Require Self-Venting Features During Microwaving Bemis, Oshkosh, WI, is expanding its retort flexible and rigid packaging program ...

Combo Package

(Carton Box)

April 17, 2011, Colbert Packaging Corp., Chicago, IL, has unveiled the next generation of its EnviroGuard sustainable packaging, which was initally designed to be made entirely of tear-resistant paperboard. Colbert Packaging ...

Green Converting: Is IML Sustainable?

(Label/Tape)

February 28, 2011, ... different people, it generally includes minimizing use of energy and non-renewable resources as well as reducing the amount of packaging for ultimate disposal. When planning decoration of rigid plastic ...

Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... a growing industry, but the world economic crisis brought it to a halt in almost all sectors. Currently the growth rate of rigid post-consumer plastic container recycling in the US is near zero. Densely ...

Counting Clicks

(Magazine)

February 28, 2011, Adhesive Aids Fast Manufacturing The Liofol UR2790-22/UR5026-21 adhesive system allows converters to produce laminated films, then roll, slit, pouch, NO.1 HENKEL CORP. Liofol UR2790-22/UR5026-21 adhesive ...

The Bottle Reborn

(News | New Products)

February 14, 2011, ... the Flexible Packaging Assn. and was a third-place winner in the 2010 Pack Expo Selects competition. Because it ships flat, it takes nearly 90% less space and uses less fuel to transport than rigid water ...

Flexo Press Offers Premium Print

(Flexography)

January 31, 2011, ... bearings, and newly designed doctor blade chambers are engineered to ensure superior anti-vibration properties and rigidity, the company reports. Features include motorized web threading, Fast Blade on-board ...

Optimism Returns

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2010, ... advantages of paperboard. If we can successfully educate the consumer and the markets we serve that the recyclability and renewability of folding cartons and rigid boxes is unmatched by any other material, ...

Spouting Off

(Bag Pouch)

November 30, 2010, ... The standup pouch can be used for a range of applications, including olive oil, washing detergents, fertilizers, motor oils, or windshield washing fluids. Offers an alternative to rigid plastic packaging, ...

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 ...

SPE's EUROTEC 2011 Scheduled in Barcelon

(Trends/Management News)

November 18, 2010, ... technology: automotive & transportation; engineering properties and structure; extrusion for flexible & rigid packaging; failure analysis and prevention; product and engineering design; medical devices; ...

Looking South

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... layflat, and rigidity for all the converting processes employed, from traditional screen print through computer cutting and wide-format digital print. P-S Label Stock | The p-s label stock applications ...

Bag Making: Strength in Numbers

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... to where pouches can go, particularly when you look at all the rigid packaging that's out there and the fact that flexible pouches can be so much more environmentally friendly than the many hard shell packages ...