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Kodak Polychrome Graphics to Demo Flexo Plates at Drupa

Published: April 26, 2004
Kodak Polychrome Graphics reports it will demo its new line of Flexcel printing plates for the flexographic printing industry at Drupa (6 - 19 May, 2004).

Agfa's Sublima Screening Technology Garners Award from Flexo Prepress Platemakers Assn.

Published: April 23, 2004
Agfa says its award-winning screening technology, :Sublima, is an easy-to-use tool that improves print quality and gives flexo printers the edge they need to stand out.

Disposable DVD Requires More Than an 'Ordinary' Package Deal

Published: April 05, 2004
Evatone is leveraging a customized Multivac machine and oxygen-scavenging film from Cryovac to produce packaging for “time-sensitive” movies.

Foil Packs Offer Multiple Solutions

Published: April 01, 2004
DSSELDORF, GERMANY The European Aluminum Foil Assn. handed out Alufoil Trophies for four Foil Packs of the Year. Winning top honors were the following:

Waste & That Blue Box

Published: April 01, 2004
More local and regional jurisdictions are seeking to deal with litter and solid waste by embracing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws that place

The Mettle of Metallizers

Published: April 01, 2004
Published back in 1997, The Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology, 2nd ed., stated: The field of vacuum metallizing serving the packaging industry

A Secure Alternative

Published: March 31, 2004
Micro-optic films have been developed to respond to the ever-diminshing security provided by holograms and DOVIDs.

Bio Break Down

Published: March 31, 2004
Technological breakthroughs in biodegradable flex-pack products have created a very real competition with their non-biodegradable counterparts.

Novel Method for Testing the Grease Resistance of Plastic-Based Dry Pet Food Packaging

Published: March 31, 2004
Dry pet food packaging needing high resistance to staining from or migration of fat content requires rapid and reliable standardized tests for development and quality control purposes. New tests show high reproducibility and good correlation with field performance.

Paxar Announces Immediate Availability of RFID Implementation Kit for Wal-Mart Suppliers

Published: March 31, 2004
A member of EPCglobal, the agency managing the emerging standards for RFID, Paxar is a supplier of products that identify and track consumer products worldwide. (paxar.com)

The Family Breadwinner

Published: February 29, 2004
AIMCAL recognizes winners of its annual competition for opening new markets and for technological superiority.

Patent Pending

Published: February 29, 2004
Technology and innovation earn high honors in the Flexible Packaging Association's flex-pack competition.

Selling Quality

Published: February 29, 2004
A Schiavi gearless press adds its capabilities to Seville Packaging's flex-pack operations.

Success Personified

Published: February 29, 2004
With smart investing, including Ro-An bagmaking equipment, Packaging Personified Inc. is turning dreams into reality.

Data Sharing Made Simple

Published: February 29, 2004
Wisconsin Film & Bag goes live with a customer relationship-management system to provide sales reps with current, shared data.

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