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Sticking With It | Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives 101

(Coating/Laminating)

March 04, 2016, ... and bolts overview of PSAs in her inaugural column, which will focus on making the right adhesive choices. A key component of any self-adhesive product is the adhesive; it is what makes the whole product ...

Third drupa Global Trends Report Is Here

(News | New Products)

March 01, 2016, ... as a whole. Anyone visiting drupa this year will find the reports provide invaluable background information.” The research and writing of the reports were handled by Richard Gray and Neil Falconer of ...

Stafford Shaft Collars/Mounts Offered in Colors

(News | New Products)

February 29, 2016, Colors in collars and mounts are said to enhance product branding, esthetics, and safety WILMINGTON, MA | Stafford Manufacturing Corporation offers anodized aluminum shaft collars and mounting devices ...

Experience Speaks | Q&A with Brett York

(Trends/Management)

February 29, 2016, ... out, I didn’t understand the value of a clear strategy and vision. Over time, I’ve realized both of these aspects bring clarity to the whole organization. It’s important, at every level, to know why you ...

Economic Outlook | US Manufacturing: Dispersed Gains, Concentrated Losses

(Trends/Management)

February 28, 2016, The biggest risk to US manufacturing and the economy as a whole is that corporate management overreacts to declining stock prices or weak nominal earnings growth by cutting investments (or employees) that ...

Structuring an Effective Sales Conference, Pt. 2

(Marketing Mojo)

February 28, 2016, ... people enjoy spending a whole day in front of PowerPoint slide presentations. Get your content owner on board with recommending different ways for the presenters to communicate their topics. Outline, ...

Innovation for Solving Problems

(Innovation Station)

February 18, 2016, ... need to “make a square peg fit into a round hole.” The movie shows how a team of engineers quickly determined how to turn the available supplies in space into a workable solution. It's a great example of ...

iSys Label Offers White Toner

(Label/Tape)

February 15, 2016, ... short-run digital labels. Company says the ability to print white using white toner opens a whole range of markets and potential applications for labels and packaging. Toner is reported to be ideal for ...

Label PRomotion | Legal or Lethal? How Far To Go with a Label to Generate Buzz

(Label/Tape)

February 10, 2016, ... recent bbc.com article discusses the issue of trademarking product shapes, and what elements must be in place to do so. While the legal standards and thresholds for labels are a whole different game, the ...

Presto, Bemis Launch New Drug Package Format

(Bag Pouch)

February 02, 2016, ... Presto Products Company. “Today, each blister pack seen on a store shelf has the same basic carton over it.” The new pouch can also be converted with a peg hole for alternative merchandising options. “This ...

Show Preview | FTA’s 2016 Forum and INFO*FLEX

(Print)

February 01, 2016, ... men and women, with proceeds going toward various initiatives to support to the association’s young, aspiring leaders. Participants will enjoy lunch, 18 holes of golf with cart and greens fees included, ...

Squeezy Straw Is New Technique for Producing Standup Pouches

(Bag Pouch)

January 26, 2016, ... options including rack-hanging punched holes. Multiple compartments can allow for separate portions, different products, or even promotional inclusions, such as a small product or literature. The manufacturing ...

Flexo Printing for Bofrost Brand Earns EFTA Award

(News | New Products)

January 05, 2016, ... of the flexographic printing industry as a whole. Jack van der Heiden, sales and marketing director, says, “We are delighted to have won this award in recognition of the excellent results we have achieved ...

Scodix Demos Foil System at OFT Open House

(Flexpack)

December 19, 2015, ... capabilities now available via the Scodix Foil Station.  “The event targeted some of the most sophisticated yet demanding clients in all of Europe and introduced them to a whole new perspective,” says ...

Mamata Pouch Machine Has Many Capabilities

(Bag Pouch)

December 14, 2015, ... handle punch, V gusset in gusset and multiple hole perf. (1 lane from single web and 2 lanes with insert bottom gusset). Company says immediate delivery is available from its demo floor. CONTACT COMPANY ...

PPC Report Sees Growth in Folding Cartons

(Carton Box)

November 28, 2015, ... and select wine and spirits. The study also predicts that the dry foods market should experience steady growth as consumers purchase more healthy yet more expensive products (e.g. gluten-free, whole wheat, ...

Economic Outlook | Growing with GDP ... or Not

(Trends/Management)

November 22, 2015, ... good benchmark for an individual company’s volume growth. First, some parts of the economy are more cyclical than the economy as a whole. In a good year, when GDP growth is above trend, these companies ...

TRESU Group Launches Care Program

(News | New Products)

November 15, 2015, ... when taking the whole process into consideration. [Our] Global Service Concept gives printers the reassurance of smoothly integrated systems that work to full potential throughout the product life, full ...

Smithers Pira Issues Study of Security Printing

(News | New Products)

November 14, 2015, ... for security printing in 2015. The report says any large-scale initiative in either of these countries or in the region as a whole disproportionately affects market assessments and forecasts. The market ...

Barry-Wehmiller Acquires Bielomatik

(News | New Products)

October 28, 2015, ... technology. BW Papersystems now employs more than 1,600 people throughout its international operations. As a whole, Barry-Wehmiller has more than 11,000 team members among 100 locations worldwide. “We ...

WPO Adds Save Food Category to Awards

(Flexpack)

October 20, 2015, ... Save Food Student Packaging Award end on November 6. According to WPO’s sustainability VP, Johannes Bergmair, “Save Food is a topic related to the whole supply chain. And there are many ways and technologies ...

EcoCortec Produces Static Dissipative Bags in Record Time

(Bag Pouch)

October 19, 2015, ... electrostatic discharge. Fortunately, the customer performed ESD testing upon receiving and rejected the whole lot. VpCI-125 bags were 100% tested for ESD and anti-corrosion properties before shipping. ...

SPGPrints Extends Line of Rotary Screens

(News | New Products)

October 19, 2015, ... to the embossing technique. Available on rolls to 565 mm (22.2 in.) wide, line comes as a pre-coated, nonwoven mesh that is assembled into a cylinder. It features welded nickel hexagonal hole-formation ...

Colter & Peterson Paper Cutter Is Automated

(Flexpack)

October 17, 2015, The Prism P80 is called durable and easy to operate, with state-of-the-art design PATERSON, NJ | Colter & Peterson offers the 31.5-in. Prism P80 paper cutter, said to combine outstanding design qualities, ...

Zanders Extends Line of Label Papers

(Label/Tape)

September 20, 2015, Zanabel range now includes options with surface treatment said to provide a natural look and feel for products BERGISCH GLADBACH, GERMANY | Zanders, supplier of specialty papers and boards for labels, ...

Pearl and RIT Sponsor Program to Interest Girls in STEM

(Flexpack)

September 20, 2015, ... of this region and for our country as a whole," says Linda Gillette, VP of operations at Pearl. “I think we were able to get the point across to these girls that they can succeed and have fun in STEM careers. ...

Badger Plug Products Speed Stacking & Palletizing

(News | New Products)

September 16, 2015, ... plugs with a cone tip to help speed stacking and palletizing of slit rolls, whether done manually or with robotic handling  Used in combination with divider sheets with pre-cut holes, the cone tip helps ...

Web Lines | Air Bubbles in Your Laminate

(Web Handling)

August 31, 2015, ... or leave a hole in your product that the customer doesn't want. I can't describe all the factors that determine when bubbles accumulate and delaminate, but clearly the pressure of the building air bubble ...

ALS Engineering Label System Is Fully Automatic

(Label/Tape)

August 29, 2015, ... unit, reportedly ensuring precise registration that accurately processes even the most delicate shapes. The whole system employs digital technology, so no plates or punching tools are required. The system ...

Show Preview | CPP Expo 2015 Adds 3D Printing Pavilion

(Trends/Management)

July 29, 2015, CPP attendees will have all-access admission to Graph Expo, Process Expo, and the co-located Intl. Dairy Show and InterBev Process shows CPP attendees will have all-access admission to Graph Expo, ...