Hole Punching

Winning with Covers

(Folding Cartons)

August 06, 2003, ...  Overall Converting Guidelines When Using Heavyweight Papers Prior to folding, wide-score the paper using a flat-bed press for best results. This will provide an even score on the whole sheet at ...

Ups & Downs of Business Make Escape an Attractive Option

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... positive week. Of course there were a few not-so-great things that also had occurred during this timeframe, but on the whole, it was a pretty “up” week, and I chose to write about these positive things ...

Packaging Groups Form Coalition to Fight FDA

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2003, ...  If a food packaging supplier produces even one of these food packaging items, the whole facility would have to be registered and records maintained. It is unclear if suppliers of coatings and inks would ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, New products for the narrow web converting industry from: FLEXcon Co. Inc., Gidue Intl., and Ko-Pack Intl. Machinery, Accessories, Materials, Services Servo-Driven Press Increases Versatility Gidue ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... Examples of bags that would be covered by the law include grocery sacks; dry cleaning bags; take-out food bags; retail, membership, or wholesaler bags; and service station bags. Retailers would be exempt ...

Folding Carton Shipments Up in 2003

(Folding Cartons)

June 08, 2003, ... of demand (measured in recent months), predicts PPC, "offers a promising sign for the economy as a whole, since many economists regard folding carton shipments as a leading indicator of customer purchases." ...

Converting Activity Strong in Middle East and Turkey

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, Favorable export taxes coupled with political stability have made the United Arab Emirates (UAE) a virtual hub of Middle Eastern flex-pack converting Favorable export taxes coupled with political stability ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... converter supplies Cadbury with two eight-color, rotogravure-printed flexible packages for three flavor combinations. The 189- and 354-g pillow bags include a peg hole that allows them to be hung on racks ...

Exopack Signs to Buy Plassein Flex-Pack Plants

(News | New Products)

May 15, 2003, Exopack LLC and Plassein International Corp. recently announced the companies have signed letters of intent with respect to Exopack's acquisition of Plassein's flexible packaging facilities in Thomasville, ...

Industry Responds to California Plastic Bag Tax

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2003, ... California retailers to pay a two-cent tax on every disposable plastic bag they use. Examples of bags covered by the tax include grocery sacks; dry cleaner, take-out food, retail, membership or wholesaler ...

Packaging Jobs Trackable with Dalim Web-Based Software

(News | New Products)

May 11, 2003, ... system for publishers and their prepress and printer partners. Dalim reports ProPack "unites the whole production chain, including retailers, designers, prepress and printers, in a shared workflow via ...

Tetra Recart Wins EAFA Award Makes Inroads for Retort

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2003, ... products and one that could change the picture of this sector considerably." Adds EAFA, "The new flexible pack saves significant space, weight, and logistical costs throughout the whole packaging and ...

Guts and Glory

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... 24 days a month, to four shifts 30 days monthly during 2003, and thus cope with the possible increase in sales, while getting more ROI [return on investment] out of our presses.” Tech Pak's whole story, ...

Think Lean

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... when the customer needs it, in the amount needed. If and When to Get Lean Who's thinking, “So, it's simple but not easy, counterintuitive, and it was developed to dig an automobile company out of a hole ...

Koerber PaperLink Helps Weyerhaeuser Record

(News | New Products)

March 11, 2003, ... January was 20-pound stock. However, the record is even more impressive because the plant also ran two days of three-hole punch, five days of smaller nine-pocket roll stock, and one day of 24-pound stock ...

Filtration Transformation

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... in place of the two lower-pressure cartridge filters — and they last longer. Plus, they're much easier to change, which makes the whole process safer and more efficient for operators,” he adds. “Overall,” ...

Leaders of the Pack

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, The Flexible Packaging Association has announced its 2003 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards. This year's winners are a testament to the fact that converters are using the latest and the best technology ...

Pouches on the Cutting Edge

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, CLP Industries supplies many markets in many countries. Sophisticated laser scoring equipment is one of the keys to its success.CLP Industries supplies many markets in many countries. Sophisticated laser ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... addition to co.'s SubZero (zero defect) range of inspection systems can be configured to spot missing coatings, damaged and scratched surfaces, contamination, streaks, and holes. Slitter/Rewinder Offers ...

Russian Revolution

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... packaging and converting industry as a whole. Our research for the new edition of the AWAreness Report on the Russian self-adhesive roll label market indicates that in 2001 growth exceeded 30% — a phenomenal ...

Satisfaction Guaranteed

(Disposables)

January 31, 2003, ... “essentially to get the company to a whole new level of operation.” LeCalsey has done just that. “Tufco has moved away from the past and into totally new applications,” he says. After recently closing ...

Five Paper Solutions to Improve Product Quality and Enhance Production

(News | New Products)

January 01, 2003, Converting involves a range of complex processes that add value to substrates. With a focus on optimizing processes such as printing, folding, cutting perforating, and gluing, converters often overlook ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... and deaerator mounted on a skid. Tester Helps Cut Coating Problems Capella Technology Inc., Pompton Plains, NJ; 973/248-1422 Stretch tester eliminates coated appearance problems such as pinholes, ...

Elections 2002: What's on Tap for 2003

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... in the production process based on “inherently safer technologies.” This could result in a whole new regulatory regime of significant proportion. Privacy Provisions of many homeland security bills ...

Neither Boom Nor Bust

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, The rocky road to economic recovery is pockmarked with ruts, bumps, and potholes; e.g., the stock market, consumer confidence, and employment to mention The rocky road to economic recovery is pockmarked ...

An Uplifting Experience

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2002, ... jobs flow together. It's a very, very efficient press.” Higher Service Pliant's high level of service also extends to its employees. The corporation as a whole has an extraordinary focus on safety.  ...

Opportunities in Academia

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... process to identify factors contributing to nonuniform etching of low aspect ratio holes to improve product quality. Characterization activities include scanning electron microscopy of water-based ink/paper ...

The Right Combination

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, With Glenroy's flexible packaging expertise and Pen & Inc.'s prepress know-how, the two team up for an award-winning association.With Glenroy's flexible packaging expertise and Pen & Inc.'s prepress know-how, ...

Prime UV Gets Gegenheimer Award for Industry Service at NPES

(News | New Products)

November 24, 2002, ... working for the good of the whole industry," states Prime UV's award-announcement release. These challenges happen to everybody, and this is why we started capelland.com for both instant payday loan online ...

PackExpo Packs McCormick with Materials/Equipment/News

(News | New Products)

November 05, 2002, Pack Expo International is the third largest trade show in North America. The 2002 edition offers its expected 50,000-plus attendees three giant halls full of new equipment, materials, and news for the ...