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Published: October 01, 2006
Flexo Print Tubes, Cores, More Bell-Mark, Pine Brook, NJ;973/882-0202; www.bell-mark.com Flexo printer for paper tube, core, and cornerboard markets is

Pack Expo Plus!

Published: October 01, 2006, By By Deborah Donberg Associate Managing Editor
Pack Expo has a new twist this year, and it's a twist tailor-made for converters.

Converting Industry News

Published: October 01, 2006, By Edited by Deborah Donberg Associate Managing Editor
Drivers for Pharma Packaging CLEVELAND, OH Demand for pharmaceutical packaging products in the US (including Puerto Rico) is expected to increase 7.0%

the PLACE

Published: October 01, 2006, By David J. Bentley, Jr., Editor
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Applications Of Novel Photo-Curing Oligomer Resins: Generation Twoby Michael L. Gould et al., Ashland Specialty Chemical Application:

Data in Detail

Published: October 01, 2006, By Edited by Claudia Hine Managing Editor
Tackling downtime in real time, a data collection system makes short work of pinpointing production errors.

The Changing World of Wine

Published: October 01, 2006, By by Corey M. Reardon AWA Alexander Watson Assoc.
In 2004-2005 global wine production totaled 291 million hectoliters the highest level of production since 1992. In Europe as well as worldwide, supply

Steve Fleissner

Published: October 01, 2006
President of Model Graphics & Media Hobbies: Two horses that are more pets than beasts of burden Personal Hero: Joseph, an Old Testament mentor and great

Packages that 'POP'

Published: October 01, 2006, By Edited by Claudia Hine Managing Editor
Growing demand for sophisticated point-of-purchase packaging leads York Container to a KBA Corrugraph flexographic press.

Clean Coating

Published: October 01, 2006, By Edited by Claudia Hine Managing Editor
Turn to a contract coater to resolve issues surrounding safe waste disposal and environmental compliance.

A Super Idea

Published: September 01, 2006
Celplast Metallized Products, Toronto, ON, Canada, has developed a process for metallizing standard 48-ga PET films that reportedly results in metal adhesion

Lid's a Showoff

Published: September 01, 2006
It's heat-sealable. It's FDA-approved for direct food contact. It has no solvents. And it can be printed. It's LumiLid XLS5 polyester lidding film from

One-Way Celebration

Published: September 01, 2006
In honor of its 50th anniversary, FLEXcon installed a four-panel, see-through window graphic inside its Spencer, MA, headquarters. The company's see-THRU-sign

Big Box Education

Published: September 01, 2006, By By Yolanda Simonsis Associate Publisher/Editor
There is a burning local topic in Chicago that begs for further debate even on a national level. Who would have thought our City Council could have spawned

Making Advances

Published: September 01, 2006, By By Edward Boyle Contributing Editor
Innovation. It's the secret behind the longevity of some of the world's leading companies. Ford Motor Co. virtually launched the automobile industry with

Difficult Winding: Part II

Published: September 01, 2006, By By Timothy J. Walker TJWalker & Assoc. Inc.
Last month I introduced you to roll modulus ratio, the first of the terrible trifecta of difficult winding. This month let's move on to the next two of

Bucking the Trend

Published: September 01, 2006, By By Claudia Hine Managing Editor
Exhibitors have booked more than 400,000 sq ft of display space at Graph Expo and Converting Expo 2006, which takes place October 15-18 at McCormick Place

Ink 101: Part I

Published: September 01, 2006, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
It is estimated the total North American (US and Canada) market for packaging materials is approximately $125 billion in annual shipments. Ink is a relatively

Driving Performance

Published: September 01, 2006, By By Edward Boyle Contributing Editor
Mondi Packaging Heerlen (formerly Akrosil Europe) is a vibrant example of how change and the subsequent growth it can bring is critical to a company's

If China Were Not To Blame

Published: September 01, 2006, By By David J. Bentley Jr. Contributing Editor
In the packaging world, China seems to be a common scapegoat. Indeed, this is true not only for packaging but for many other industries as well. When

What's New

Published: September 01, 2006
Servomotor Ships Quickly Cleveland Motion Controls, Cleveland, OH; 216/524-8800; www.cmccontrols.com Company announces a quick-ship program for the MDM-5000

The Place

Published: September 01, 2006, By David J. Bentley, Jr., Editor
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Barrier Testing And Comparison In Pouch Packaging Structures by Bill Minnich, AET Films APPLICATION: Metallized OPP structures can provide

People in the News

Published: September 01, 2006
Robert Poulos retires as marketing manager from Mississippi Polymers, Corinth, MS, and Kenn Moore is named to the post. Harper Corp. of America, Charlotte,

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

Published: September 01, 2006, By By Edward Boyle Contributing Editor
Serving Wine Label Demands ENDINGEN AM KAISERSTUHL, GERMANY VollherbstDruck, a company that specializes in the production and design of wine labels, took

LABELEXPO new product digest

Published: September 01, 2006
Synthetic Media is Durable Applied Extrusion Technologies, New Castle, DE; 800/688-2044; www.aetfilms.com SynCarta synthetic media for durable and water-resistant

Upgrade the Old, Bring in the New!

Published: September 01, 2006, By By Nsenga Byrd Thompson Associate Editor
Noven Pharmaceuticals may not be a household name, but the patented creation of this 500-employee company helped revolutionize the way people receive

Calvin Frost

Published: September 01, 2006
CEO of Channeled Resources Group Management Style: Loose, flexible, and entrepreneurial Bragging Rights: Winner of the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement

Automatic Roll Change

Published: August 15, 2006, By By Sharad Shah, Kusters Calico Machinery Ltd.

Adopting a Process Model

Published: August 01, 2006, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
The most important part of a converting operation is printing, because it governs both product appearance and production efficiency. At one time each

Are Universal Products Possible?

Published: August 01, 2006, By By David J. Bentley Jr. Contributing Editor
The question seems like a good one when we first hear it. Why is there not a universal adhesive, coating, or ink? Such a material certainly would make

Converter Clips

Published: August 01, 2006, By Edited by Deborah Donberg Associate Managing Editor
American Roller Upgrades UNION GROVE, WI American Roller Co. has expanded the capabilities of two of its manufacturing facilities. The Rock Hill, SC,

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