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TLMI Awards: Hardworking Labels & Tags Reap Their Reward

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... inserted into bags of snack food in Latin America. The piece had a thermochromatic back and a six-color process Hexachrome front. Hexachrome color separations were utilized to match the customer-supplied ...

BIG Fish Bows Out, Turning Tide for the Little Ones

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... the packaging areas in which Seal-Coat substrates can be used: food packaging (human and pet); specialty packaging; multi-layered bags; industrial packaging; medical packaging; and ream and roll-wrapping ...

Die-Hard Creativity Keeps Converter Growing and GROWING

(Office Products)

September 30, 2001, ... a lot of other product lines,” reveals Silverman. “Obviously, we're getting into regular poly bags, different types of reclosable poly bags, and even different types of air mail pouches. Essentially, we'r ...

Reporter Clips

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August 31, 2001, ... “piggyback” labeling. Extra-Large Bags Are “A” OK FARMINGDALE, NY, USA—Seal-it Inc. reports that extra-large, heat-shrink “A” Bags are now available in 12 sizes, in addition to a full line of “A” bags ...

New Product Digest

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August 31, 2001, ... co. reports. POUCH EQUIPMENT ADDS SLIDER HCI/Karlville Development USA, Miami, FL; 305/533-1051 The HCI single-web pouch machine can produce bags using the new Minigrip/Zip-Pak® Slider as well as ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2001, ... provides for quick changeovers and plug-in attachments. Maximum speed for conventional sideweld bags is reported to be 180 cycles/min. Maximum speed for conventional bottom weld bags is 100 cycles/min. ...

Single-Source Ink Supplier for Package Printer

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July 31, 2001, ... with a new converting challenge when launching its frozen chicken line. “This job,” says Dowgray, “required an ink with high flex- and crack-resistance to print white opaque PE bags. The ink would have ...

Materials

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June 30, 2001, ... Bags Polymer Valley Chemicals, Akron, OH; 330/945-6499 Carbon black is available in preweighed copolymer bags in weights to 60 lb. Low melt bags are offered in melting points of 85 or 98 deg C. Bags ...

All Zipped Up: Hard-to-Beat Valley Packaging Tackles New Zipper Technology

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June 29, 2001, ... bags and pouches has become much more than a niche at Valley. “This is an area where we've seen growth in the last five years; we've put in five or six zipper machines since then,” says Lance. Valley' ...

Converting Industry News

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May 31, 2001, ... There are no torn inner bags. No destroyed boxes. No spilled or wasted product. And the non-round canisters are easy for anyone to hold and handle.” Supplier Information Paper Machinery Corp., Milwaukee, ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

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May 31, 2001, ... will discuss how cyclic olefin copolymers as a blend component can dramatically improve the performance of polyethylene films in bags, pouches, and other packaging applications. “Use Of Oxygen Scavengers ...

The Missing Link: Plastics History Leads to Packaging

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... went right to work. “After two or three years, I invented a side-welded bag for packing toilet paper rolls. Previously, manufacturers had been using side-fold bags, which could not be printed on the side. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

March 30, 2001, ... PE business to strengthen its position in the specialty packaging industry. The business, which includes such products as industrial stretch film and institutional waste bags/can liners/food bags, has ...

Materials

(Magazine)

March 30, 2001, ... such as hot chocolate and soup mix bags. This metallized, non-sealable film comprises an aluminum-coated surface with a bonding layer, an OPP core, and a treated bonding layer. It is said to have excellent ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... “Genesis is an excellent addition to our group because of the complementary product lines, the high-end flexo printing capability, and the advanced converting of pouches and bags. This transaction highlights ...

Doctor Blades: Making the Most of Mission Critical

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ...  And this consistency is very important, notes Allison. “You need to have a very repeatable doctor blade system. Say you have a pile of printed fertilizer bags [displayed for retail]. This particular ...

Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2000, ... film is for bags and sacks, which account for about 40%, and shrink and stretch packaging, which account for about 25% of the PE film market. The study says the European film extrusion industry is expected ...

Flexible Packaging Committee News

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December 31, 2000, ... of form-fill-seal machines could add this new closure device. Another development from the same inventor addressed reclosing of gussetted bags or stand-up pouches with a single piece of molded or folded ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ...  A major source of potential contamination in the past was the metallized bags the converter used for shipping. Sometimes the foil would flake off during shipment or when the packaging was being opened, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... S. Carter, who founded the company in 1963, will retire. Randall D. Richardson, VP of Nordson's nonwovens systems group, will succeed Carter at EFD. Product Developments Foil Bags Suited for Export ...