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- Wanted: US Markets
- (Flexpack)
- December 30, 2004, ... will take the simple way out and hire a distributor. This approach often works successfully with rigid packages such as bottles and cartons; they are stock items and can be warehoused, with small orders ...
- On the Move...
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2004, ... VA, manufacturing facility. An expansion in the company’s core business of rigid vinyl film calendering is expected to come on-line in July 2005. An expansion of tentering capacity for full-body shrink ...
- Dow Opens First Commercial Plant for Versify Plastomers and Elastomers
- (Archive)
- November 18, 2004, ... improve optics, sealing, and hot tack performance, elasticity, flexibility, and softness for flexible and rigid packaging producers, manufacturers of thermoplastic eleastomers and olefins, and converters ...
- Keep Your Eye on the Gold
- (Magazine)
- August 30, 2004, ... the ‘rest of the world,’ the growing preference for flexible over rigid, and the constant innovation in materials and conversion.” On another subject, this issue's special label report by AWA Alexander ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- July 30, 2004, ... performance metrics, and value drivers for target companies. The review of sectors includes rigid, flexible, paper, and board, as well as label converting and packaging machinery. The report suggests ...
- Retort Pouch Conference a Hit
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 2004, ... was truly outstanding. Keynote speaker Brian F. Fisher, retired chief operating officer of Menu Foods, discussed potential problems associated with converting from rigid metal cans to the flexible retort ...
- Less (Thinner) Film, More Uses
- (Magazine)
- May 31, 2004, ... an advantage and a challenge to converters, Bartholomay points out. “For example, if rigidity is a problem, thinner is an advantage because the product will be less rigid. On the other hand, films can ...
- Top of the Line
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2004, Premium products deserve premium packaging. NPA honors the year's best folding cartons and rigid boxes. Premium products deserve premium packaging. NPA honors the year's best folding cartons and rigid boxes. ...
- Products
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2004, ... Solid-metal mandrel design is said to provide high degree of rigidity, resulting in superior print quality. Custom Predry Nonwovens Glenro, Paterson, NJ, USA; 973/279-5900´; glenro.com Gas IR predryers ...
- Bio Break Down
- (Flexpack)
- March 30, 2004, ... limestone-starch blends, blends used for cutlery, and rigid packaging cartons [polylactic acid (PLA) blends]; however these are not flexible packaging products and therefore have not been included in this ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2004, ... On the operator side, each sleeve mandrel is supported and locked in three positions, reportedly ensuring perfect deck/sleeve alignment and rigidity. Says Uteco sales director Leonardo Gobbi, “Our R&D ...
- Dow Unveils Versify* Plastomers and Elastomers; New Technology to Generate Unique Performance for Flex-Pack Converters
- (News | New Products)
- February 26, 2004, ... and softness for both rigid and flexible packaging producers, manufacturers of thermoplastic elastomers and olefins, and converters in the consumer products sector. Dow says its new catalysts will be ...
- Products and Materials
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2003, ... bricks suitable for reprocessing or easy disposal. Compresses film, foil, polycoated paper, and other clean or dirty materials into manageable, 5x5-in., rigid bricks without adding heat to the material. ...
- Exercising Environmental Responsibility: Part 3
- (Unprinted Rolls)
- November 30, 2003, ... that make flexible packages. Everyone is familiar with recycling for glass, metal, and rigid plastic containers. Collection programs exist to accomplish this. In addition, consumers themselves often reuse ...
- Cast Film Lines for Barrier Films
- (The Place)
- October 31, 2003, ... resulting in the film becoming more rigid during storage. Incorrect settings of the winder or inappropriate winder specification may lead to excessive scrap rates. Modern winding systems feature a final ...
- Film Supplier Klockner Pentaplast Acquires Greenway Plastics, Slated to Open Brazil PVC Plant
- (News | New Products)
- October 21, 2003, ... for speciality barrier applications." Klöckner Subsidiary Ups PVC Production in Brazil In addition to the acquisition of Greenway, Klöckner reports it's installing rigid vinyl film production capacity ...
- The Bold & The Beautiful
- (Tapes)
- September 30, 2003, ... also receives honorable mention for its Quantegy entry in the Paperboard/Rigid Packaging category. Mastering the Possibilities Valley Forge Tape & Label Co., Exton, PA, places first in the ...
- Meeting the Need
- (Materials)
- September 30, 2003, ... line of pressure-sensitive film constructions is designed for package decoration. Custom and off-the-shelf products are called ideal for full-squeeze, semi-squeeze, and rigid containers. Reportedly perfect ...
- Pilferers Beware
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2003, ... Packaging, offering solutions is all in a day's work. With 50% of its business coming from the pharmaceutical market, Colbert Packaging manufactures high quality folding cartons, rigid paper boxes, and ...
- Products
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2003, ... promises higher accuracy during the process. Precision servo drives replace rigid mechanical elements such as gears, shafts, and cams to simplify the machine design and improve product quality and productivity. ...