Bar Coding

Sonoco Presents Innovative WindowCan

(Carton Box)

July 25, 2017, ... A moisture barrier and resealing snap lid make the new packaging solution ideal for dry foods like rolled oats, muesli, chocolates, and sweets. With the new WindowCan, Sonoco combines plastic packaging ...

Highcon Is Having an Award-Winning Year

(Carton Box)

July 23, 2017, ... that feature an outstanding design. The Highcon Beam was awarded the Red Dot Award for Product design 2017 out of 5,500 entries. Amit Barak, CEO at Taga Design, who led the Highcon Beam product design ...

Domino Launches Workflow Solution for Labels

(News | New Products)

July 18, 2017, ... data, barcodes and 2D barcodes, offering the printer a wider range of options to work with. “With this new workflow, Domino is providing labelers with a comprehensive platform for managing integrated ...

Maxson Sheeters Have SCADA Capabilities

(Carton Box)

July 14, 2017, ... company’s management information system, reports or labels for pallet outputs to a customer-supplied printer or bar labeler, and the ability to schedule and recall customer orders for purposes of sheeter ...

Sun Chemical and acpo to Show Films

(Label/Tape)

June 28, 2017, ... inks, and acpo, a coater of flexible films, partnered in 2016 to meet the growing demand from brand owners and flexible packaging converters for high-barrier transparent packaging and ultra-high barrier ...

Roller Geometry | What Is Your Roller’s True Shape?

(Web Handling)

June 21, 2017, ... in Engineering Physics from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA, and a BS in Manufacturing Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Stephen holds domestic and international patents ...

Linx Enhances CIJ Printer, Launches Ink

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2017, The 8900 Series CIJ printer has new hardware and software, and a new ink is said to adhere to oily or greasy substrates CAMBRIDGESHIRE, UK | Linx Printing Technologies has introduced additional hardware ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold's 2017 Winners Span the Gamu

(Label/Tape)

June 12, 2017, ...  Judges (L-R) Linda Casey, Yolanda Simonsis, Hallie Forcinio. Awards competition, spanning from food, to industrial to glitz 'n' glam. This year's winners, as in the past, continue to raise the bar ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 2

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2017, ... three-layer lines are perfectly suitable for commodity, non-barrier products such as institutional liners, T-shirt bags, garment bags, stretch films, construction film, and agricultural films. They also ...

Innovia Films Launches BOPP Film

(Flexpack)

June 03, 2017, ... offering excellent machinability, also provides excellent clarity for visual impact and good moisture barrier for product protection. It is suited to a variety of applications and markets such as biscuits ...

CTI Technology Helps Food Companies Comply

(News | New Products)

May 31, 2017, ... Drug Administration (FDA) and was signed into law in 2011 by former President Barack Obama. The regulations are being phased in from 2017 through 2022 and apply to food meant for human or animal consumption ...

Trends/Management | Managing Change for Continuous Improvement in a Regulated Industry

(Trends/Management)

May 30, 2017, ... or represent a disincentive to change. The first is another regulatory risk while the latter is a barrier to improvement. For the documentation not to represent a threat to the culture of continuous ...

Mactac Debuts All-Temperature Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

May 27, 2017, ... designed for high-speed converting. It is ideal for barcode and human-readable labels in meat packaging, deli weigh scale, bakery label, or short-term shipping label applications that require a cold-temperature ...

Label/Tape | PolarSeal’s Custom-Designed Converting Machines Serve Diverse Industries

(Label/Tape)

May 24, 2017, ... materials for aerospace, military, automotive, and general industrial applications. Its aerospace products cover cargo fire barriers and materials for leading-edge protection and vibration and sound dampening. ...

PCMC Sells Wrapper to Sun Paper

(Flexpack)

May 22, 2017, ... of the Barry-Wehmiller family, reports the sale of a new XF800 wrapper to Sun Paper in Duncan, SC. The XF800 is replacing a reciprocating wrapper that was said to be a bottleneck on one of the existing ...

Grafotronic Upgrades Tabletop Rewinder

(News | New Products)

May 15, 2017, The Model HV250 has many new features, including ergonomic design and options for ease of use BARRINGTON, IL | Grafotronic announces a new version of the Model HV250 horizontal and vertical tabletop ...

NPES Announces New Strategic Plan

(News | New Products)

May 15, 2017, ... (NPES) reports it has embarked in a new direction, with a new 2017–2020 Strategic Business Plan for the industry. The plan is centered around two priority focus areas that comprise the goals of the three-year ...

ProAmpac Wins Two WorldStar Awards

(Bag Pouch)

May 15, 2017, ... spices, and flavoring extracts, based in Richmond, VA. A container for Germany’s JANS Marinade, a new company launching an entirely new barbecue concept: marinades that don’t dispense at all. Slide fresh ...

Vetaphone Corona Treater Installed at acpo

(News | New Products)

May 14, 2017, ... Dennis Liebman describes as his greatest asset. “We produce all food grade material so there can be no second chance to get things right. We must guarantee high air and moisture barriers, and test ...

BYK-Gardner Launches Film Applicator

(Controls)

May 14, 2017, ... The touchscreen display reportedly makes it easy to program the operating setting and save it in the applicator’s memory. The push bar assembly can accommodate a majority of applicator bars and wire-wound ...

Jospak Fiber-Based Food Tray Is Alternative to Plastic

(Carton Box)

May 14, 2017, ... minimal environmental footprint. Jospak was founded in 2014 to develop and commercialize a new packaging solution for the food industry. The company's innovation is a high-barrier fiber-based tray suitable ...

AWA M&A Forum Spotlights Innovative Packaging

(Innovation Station)

May 04, 2017, ... & L.E.K. Consulting. Keynote speaker at this year’s event was Joseph Bartolacci, Matthews Intl. Corp. Bartolacci shared that organic growth is getting tougher, and disruptive technologies can affect ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 1

(Flexpack)

May 03, 2017, ... for various end uses [3]. These properties include: Product protection Puncture and abuse resistance Vapor barrier Moisture barrier Grease barrier Light barrier Printability Heat seal ...

Dow Binders Offer Oil and Grease Resistance

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2017, RHOBARR Binders are said to offer fluorocarbon-free* alternatives to existing food contact compliant coatings for paper and paperboard packaging PHILADELPHIA, PA | The Dow Chemical Company announces ...

Specialty Papers Conference Coming Up

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2017, ...  Sustainability Pushing Forward the Specialty Papers Industry Barrier Developments for Specialty Papers Specialty Paper Coatings Printing Innovations for Specialty Papers To be considered, please ...

Constantia Flexibles Creates Goose Island Cooper Label

(Label/Tape)

April 30, 2017, ... 2017 that have been partially aged in bourbon barrels, albeit with decidedly less bourbon flavor. The beers – Scotch ale, blonde doppelbock, and porter – were chosen because they pair very well with bourbon ...

KM Packaging Offers Antifog Lidding Films

(Flexpack)

April 26, 2017, ... sealing performance and integrity. Product is available in both 42 and 62 microns, with standard or high barrier for extended shelf life—printed and laser perforation options can also be specified. This ...

ICE USA and InPrint Moving to Louisville

(Trends/Management)

April 24, 2017, Organizers point out many advantages to the new location, including a newly renovated downtown Convention Center CHICAGO, IL | Mack Brooks Exhibitions reports that ICE USA and InPrint 2019 (Industrial ...

Cosmo Films Plans New BOPET Line

(Flexpack)

April 18, 2017, Company says BOPET films are a fast-growing sector and offer many benefits in a range of applications NEW DELHI, INDIA | Cosmo Films Limited, a global speciality films company manufacturing multiple ...

Beverage Cups | Taking a Deep Dive into Embossing

(Carton Box)

April 17, 2017, ... bar. But it’s not just the coffee that’s received an upgrade; chances are the beverage cup looks—and feels—different too. What was once a ubiquitous—and nonrecyclable—synthetic, cold, plastic foam cup ...