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Gravure Rolls Up Its Sleeves to Do Battle with Flexo

Published: May 01, 2003, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
What's the hottest trend in narrow web printing today? Presses that are competitively priced, use lightweight sleeves, offer fast changeovers for short runs, and utilize electronic line shaft technology.

PLGA Offers Many Views of World of Gravure

Published: April 01, 2003, By Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
In these tough economic times, it's always nice to hear good news. At its annual meeting, the Packaging & Label Gravure Assn. (PLGA) reported an increase in membership from 51 to 71 in one year and an increase in award entries from 49 to 71.

India's Rising Star

Published: October 01, 2002, By Stanley Sacharow, Contributing Editor
Positive Packaging's reputation for quality is backed by a stable of Cerutti gravure presses.

Thriving on Gravure & Location

Published: May 01, 2002, By Stanley Sacharow, Contributing Editor
Located in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (pop. 430,000) Mipa S.A. is the only flex-pack converter in the entire nation. Its plant is comfortably nestled

PLGA Annual Conference News

Published: May 01, 2002, By Deborah Donberg, Assoc. Managing Editor

Fifth Conference Proves PLGA Growing Up Quickly

The Power of Gravure: GAA Annual Mtg

Published: April 15, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
ROCHESTER, NY -- The Gravure Association of America, Inc. (GAA) urges industry professionals to "experience the power" of gravure at its 2002 annual convention

GAA Calls for Entries for Annual Golden Cylinder Competition for Gravure Printers

Published: January 24, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Gravure Association of America (GAA) members (and even those of you non-members) only have until mid-February to submit your greastest gravure for 2001. "[We] conduct the Annual Golden Cylinder award competition to promote the gravure process and to provide peer recognition for technical achievements," says GAA.

Money-to-Be-Made: Gravure Tips Round Out GAA Annual Pressroom Conference

Published: January 04, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Gravure printers will want to check out the Gravure Association of America's annual Pressroom Conference in a few weeks—and the GAA is taking steps to make it easier for you.

GAA AWARDS: Gravure Is Golden for GAA Award Winners

Published: July 01, 2001, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
The Gravure Assn. of America (GAA) presented the 2001 Golden Cylinder Awards at its annual convention held May 22 in Milwaukee, WI. The association presents

PLGA Meeting Honors Gravure and Its Printers

Published: May 01, 2001, By Deborah Donberg, Managing Editor

With a brand new competition added to the agenda, the Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. gathers in Florida.

The Missing Link: Plastics History Leads to Packaging

Published: May 01, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
From fake flowers to hygienic-paper packaging, Germany's Böhme family has been in plastics for nearly 50 years. For almost as long, the company has linked its print quality to Fischer & Krecke presses.

The Amcor Story Continues

Published: April 01, 2001, By Stanley Sacharow, Contributing Editor

In the second of a two-part series on Amcor Flexibles Europe, Paper Film & Foil CONVERTER visits two plants in Belgium that are on the leading edge in their markets.

Flex-Pack Operation Likes to Convert the Complex

Published: March 01, 2001, By Stanley Sacharow, Contributing Editor
The Netherlands plant of Amcor Flexibles Europe already produces an impressive range of flexible packaging, but it isn't satisfied yet.

Inspection System Balances Print Quality with Economy

Published: January 01, 2001, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
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.

Technology Puts Converter "In-Line" for More Success

Published: October 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Phoenix Packaging, which made its name with in-line technology for producing popcorn bags, is taking its innovative ways into other areas.

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

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

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

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

Latest Gravure Technology Launches Converter into Fray

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

Converter Plays Key Role in Mercosur Trading Group

Published: March 01, 2000, By Stanley Sacharow, Contributing Editor
Uruguay's leading flexible packaging converter, ISMA S.A., is located in Montevideo, the nation's capital city and the center of Uruguay's industrial

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

Published: January 01, 2000, By Stanley Sacharow, Contributing Editor
Dixie Toga's flexible division—Itap Bemis—settles into a new home with top-flight equipment producing both gravure and flexo products.

Dutch converter retakes his company

Published: August 01, 1996, By Sacharow, Stanley
Daan Bolding has history on his side as the head of Bolding Verpakkingen, a converting operation started by his grandfather almost 100 years ago.Just

Gravure winners go for gold

Published: August 01, 1996, By Donberg, Deborah
Gravure printing continues to say "quality." Just check out the winners of the Gravure Assn. of America's Golden Cylinders.The Gravure Assn. of America,

A look at the status of UV/EB curing

Published: July 01, 1996, By Lawson, Kenneth
An expert in the field assesses the current state of ultraviolet and electron beam curing.RadTech '96 North America, the fifth biennial UV/EB Processing

Gravure gets easier

Published: May 01, 1996, By Boyle, Edward
Though gravure wasn't for you? Think again. With innovations in equipment and technique, costs are coming down, and the process is becoming accessible

Doctor blades are the right Rx for gravure

Published: October 01, 1995, By Weeks, John A.
A new doctor blade design, offering spring load tension and high contact angle, reportedly makes the quality printing afforded by gravure even better.The

Reynolds subsidiary in Spain benefits from technology transfer

Published: June 01, 1995, By Sacharow, Stanley
Grafiba SA, a subsidiary of Reynolds Metals Co., started as a manual converter of paper bags and has grown into one of the first firms in Spain to use

Company develops line of cost-saving packaging

Published: April 01, 1995
A Pennsylvania packager responds to the diaper industry's growing demands for high-performance compression diaper bags. These bags, which are tightly

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