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Published: October 01, 2008
Coatings Resist Oil, Stains Capstone sustainable fluorotelomer products are used to make surface-protection products such as oil- and grease-resistant

Experience Speaks: Keith Dovel

Published: October 01, 2008
President and Chief Operating Officer, Plymouth Printing Co. Inc. Management style Results via good planning and execution Motto Make profits, and have

Graph Expo Growing In Stature

Published: September 01, 2008
Graph Expo returns to McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, October 26-29, having earned its best-ever ranking of 42 among the Tradeshow Week 200, an annual directory of US trade shows

Dirge for a Plastic Bag Part 2

Published: September 01, 2008, By Yolanda Simonsis Associate Publisher/Editor
There are more PFFC readers with an opinion on banning plastic bags since my last column in August. And there's still more positive news on the subject,

A Wealth of Accumulators

Published: September 01, 2008, By By Timothy J. Walker Contributing Editor
A good accumulator should be like money in the bank easy to deposit and readily available to withdraw when you need it. A web accumulator is like a bank,

Lightfastness in Package Printing

Published: September 01, 2008, By by David Argent Contributing Editor
When you take into account the time and effort spent on supplying packaging with precise colors, it follows the expectation that these colors should stay the same during the product use cycle

News Clips

Published: September 01, 2008
The Specialty Inks Group of Sun Chemical, Parsippany, NJ, reports an increase in prices by 6%-10% on all products sold in North America effective September

Martin, Labelmen Agree at Drupa

Published: September 01, 2008
ROCKFORD, IL Martin Automatic entered a licensing agreement with press manufacturer Labelmen Machinery Co. of Taiwan at Drupa 2008.

Paper Recycling at All-Time High in US

Published: September 01, 2008
NEW YORK, NY The American Forest & Paper Assn. (AF&PA) reports 56% of the paper consumed in America was recovered for recycling in 2007.

Gidue Restructures In France

Published: September 01, 2008
TURATE, ITALY Gidue and SMAG report the end of their cooperative sales agreement after five years. Gidue has decided to restructure its distribution network

AVT, GMI Unified Organization In EMEA

Published: September 01, 2008
HOD-HASHARON, ISRAEL Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) reports a new organization to manage the combined activities of AVT and Graphic Micrsosystems Inc.

Less Maintenance Needed With New UV System

Published: September 01, 2008
BRISTOL, PA With three facilities, Dunmore Corp. manufactures a variety of metallized, coated, and laminated films. Each line typically features both

Chicago Passes Recycling Law

Published: September 01, 2008
Chicago has passed legislation that requires the establishment of in-store recycling programs for plastic bags in certain retail stores, reports the Progressive Bag Affiliates of the American Chemistry Council (ACC)

Sun Ink an Award Winner

Published: September 01, 2008
Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation announced that Sun Chemical was awarded a 2008 InterTech Technology Award for its Platinum White technology

Kodak Acquisition To Aid Workflow

Published: September 01, 2008
Eastman Kodak Co. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Design2Launch (d2L), a developer of collaborative end-to-end digital workflow solutions. D2L provides turnkey solutions for “Graphic Lifecycle Management” to the consumer package, pharmaceutical, food/beverage, and automotive marketplaces

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Voluntarily

Published: September 01, 2008
The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) is the world's first and North America's only rules-based, voluntary, legally binding integrated greenhouse gas emissions reduction, registry, and trading system

Dymax, Partner Pak In Agreement

Published: September 01, 2008
Dymax Corp. has entered into an exclusive supply and support agreement with Partner Pak, Huntington Beach, CA, a company that designs machinery, robotic automation, clamshells, blisters, and the patented ClamCard.

Report Covers Brand Protection Opportunities

Published: September 01, 2008
Vandagraf Intl., in association with the Product & Image Security Foundation, has completed a market report entitled “The International Market for Brand Protection Solutions,” the 2nd edition of a report originally published in May 2004

Growth of SuperCorrExpo Driven By Need For Industry Improvements

Published: September 01, 2008
NORCROSS, GA SuperCorrExpo, the largest trade show in the Western Hemisphere catering to the corrugated industry, will be held September 22-26, at the

Flexography Brings Companies Together

Published: September 01, 2008
Nineteen companies have formed a strategic alliance called Flexo4all to promote flexographic package printing “before, during, and after Drupa 2008.”

Training Offered On-Site

Published: September 01, 2008
MADISON, NJ Sensor Products is now offering its Seminars for Engineers web handling and converting training services on-site at any company location.

Moving Green to The Next Level

Published: September 01, 2008
Heidelberg Druckmaschinen has released a study confirming that its “customers set great store by environmental protection,” reports Dr. Jürgen Rautert, director for engineering and manufacturing at Heidelberg

People

Published: September 01, 2008
Extrusion Dies Industries, Chippewa Falls, WI, appoints Rick Forbis regional sales manager for the southern US. The Paperboard Packaging Council, Alexandria,

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

Published: September 01, 2008
Pouch Product Added to Line MENTOR, OH The Fasson Roll North America division of Avery Dennison Corp. reports the expansion of its flexible packaging

Sticks to Flexo

Published: September 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Jason Grossman, president of Paragon Label Co., laughingly describes his custom wine label converting operation as a very bizarre label company. After

Weight Reduction

Published: September 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor

Coating Excellence Intl., a supplier of specialty flexible packaging, has made sustainable development an essential element of its business plan — and ultimately its business success — for the past decade

Earth-Friendly Print

Published: September 01, 2008, By By Dennis Curtin, The Print Suppliers Group
The Print Suppliers Group (PSG) is getting out the word on green print options. It is part of the growing movement in the printing industry making a demonstrable

New Product Digest

Published: September 01, 2008
Quick Delivery For Non-Adhesive Products Fast Face ordering program provides rapid delivery of lower volume, custom-slit orders of select non-adhesive

Experience Speaks: Robert A. Jessup

Published: September 01, 2008
President of Jessup Mfg. Co. Management style | Lead by example Personal motto | Work hard and play hard How did you get into this business? My grandfather

Green Program Expanding

Published: August 01, 2008
ATLANTA, GA Georgia-Pacific is extending its Packaging Systems Optimization (PSO) service program to noncustomers. The program is designed to help companies

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