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Inspection System Balances Print Quality with Economy

Published: January 01, 2001
A 1998 acquisition gave the Teich Group a foothold in Poland. Now, the addition of an AVT print defect detection system on a Schiavi press is saving time, reducing waste, and enhancing print quality.

Wide-Ranging European Converter Keeps on Moving

Published: November 01, 2000
Spain's flexible packaging market is booming, and Enplater S.A. is right there among the leaders.

Temperature Switchable Membranes for Packaging Fresh Produce

Published: November 01, 2000
Application: Temperature switchable membranes using a side chain crystallizable polymer have use in packaging fresh produce to create and maintain the specific atmospheres required to preserve fresh fruits and vegetables even with moderate temperature abuse.

Assessing Real-Life Sealant Performance in Flexible Packaging

Published: October 01, 2000
Application: Polyolefin plastomers exhibit excellent caulkability to deliver the sealing characteristics necessary for total package performance.

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

Published: September 01, 2000
Chemosvit's flexible packaging operation includes just about every aspect of converting, and it all comes together for award-winning products. Located

Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch

Published: August 01, 2000
Demand for converted flexible packaging in the US is projected to increase more than 2% annually to 7 billion lb in 2003, valued at $12.7 billion. The

Press Adds Flexibility of Film to Paper Operation

Published: July 01, 2000
After more than 20 years of converting paper-based packaging materials, Saugerties Packaging is discovering the benefits of "being flexible"flexible packaging

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

Published: July 01, 2000
"Cellophane brought about the first transparent...packaging concepts." So said Dr. Richard Podhajny, one of PFFC's contributing editors, in his feature,

It's Definitely a Bull Market for High-Performance Films

Published: June 01, 2000
When I was in college, one of my classmates who lived in my dorm tried heating a pot pie on a plastic plate in the oven. Needless to say, the oven and

Decorative Films Served by Multilayer Structure

Published: June 01, 2000
Allied Converters Inc., reportedly the largest sheeter of cellophane and polypropylene in the US, has just gotten bigger. The driving force behind this

Latest Gravure Technology Launches Converter into Fray

Published: May 01, 2000
Imagine you're a paratrooper. Your mission: to launch yourself out of a plane, drop to the earth, hit the ground running, and go into battle. Sounds risky,

Golden Cylinders Go to Gravure's Very Best

Published: May 01, 2000
The Gravure Association of America (GAA) started a new tradition when it presented the 2000 Golden Cylinder Awards at its annual convention April 6th

Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

Published: May 01, 2000
Ray Glenn, VP of Apollo Plastics, Jersey City, NJ, never went to medical school, but his company's approach to customer service sometimes makes him wish

Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary

Published: April 01, 2000
With improving technologies in materials and processing, flexible packaging plays an increasingly important role in many markets. Multilayer stand-up

Seventy-Five Years and Counting for Bancroft Bag

Published: March 01, 2000
With people living longer these days, a few of you actually may remember 1924. But if you don't (or if you weren't even alive yet), there are a few things

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