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Flexible Packaging

Feature Article

| March 9, 2011

Brazil's Rising Star

The Chinese packaging market is projected to surpass the U.S. packaging market volume by 2015. With the attention this news has attracted, packaging manufacturers may be overlooking equally attractive opportunities in another BRIC country, Brazil.

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Package Case Study

| March 9, 2011

Fifth-panel carton spotlights Microsoft's mouse innovation

Microsoft is synonymous with product innovation. Now the company is innovating through packaging as well by integrating product development with package development. A great recent example is the December 2010 introduction of the Arc Touch Mouse.

Talking palette. SI readers who reviewed 15 new packages were drawn to those that made product use easier, and one of them was S

Feature Article

| March 9, 2011

Taking innovation to the extreme

Product concept and package structure remain strong companions, and some recent packages take it further through waste minimization or added convenience.

ZERO LOSS. Deli Star ships most products in bulk bins, where pouches on the bottom of the containers must stand up to the weight

Feature Article

| March 9, 2011

Bulk-liquid packaging system serves up savings for Deli Star

Leading provider of protein salads, cooked meats, and sauces doubles productivity, improves versatility, and reduces packaging failure with new bulk-liquid packaging system.

Materials Product Brief

| March 9, 2011

Backlit films for eco-solvent printers

Two media products for their wide-format eco-solvent inkjet printers and printer/cutters are available from Roland DGA Corp.: Glossy Backlit Film (ESM-GBF) and Matte Backlit Film (ESM-MBF).

Materials Product Brief

| March 9, 2011

Directional-tear polypropylene sealant films for non-retort market

Torayfan® TreaTear™ LT52 and LT72 polypropylene films for non-retort applications, from Toray Plastics, perform as drop-in replacements for LDPE sealant films in stand-up pouch applications.

Feature Article

| March 8, 2011

Iconic candy meets stand-up pouch

Necco Sweethearts have been an American favorite since 1902, but even the most iconic confectionery can benefit from a packaging upgrade.

Package Case Study

| March 7, 2011

FPA winners are good as gold

Notable advances in sustainability, shelf impact, laser micro-perforation, and shelf life extension are all on display in the Flexible Packaging Association’s Gold Award winners.

Package Case Study

| March 7, 2011

New compostable snack bags are easier on the ears

Look out Frito-Lay! Boulder, CO-based snack food manufacturer Boulder Canyon Natural Foods may have cracked the compostable snack chip-package challenge.

News

| February 23, 2011

Plastic strapping and sustainability

Here's a look at how plastic strapping fares in the era of sustainability.

News

| February 23, 2011

LIVE FROM PHARMAPACK PARIS: A special report on future trends in pharmaceutical packaging

Drug delivery options, cultural preferences will help shape pharmaceutical packaging through 2020. Healthcare Packaging Publisher Jim Chrzan reports on Feb. 23 events from Pharmapack in Paris, France.

Feature Article

| February 15, 2011

Toward improved heat-seal performance

If you've signed on to a solid approach, your packages are being sealed and delivered with good consistency.

Package Case Study

| February 11, 2011

2011 FPA Silver Award Winners

The following award winners took home Silver Awards in the 2011 FPA Awards competition.

Package Case Study

| February 10, 2011

Snack portion olives 'packed loose without the juice'

“The pop-able olive that is unstoppable!” That’s how Plant City, FL, specialty food importer and distributor Mario Camacho Foods describes its new snack-size olive portions packed in portable, single-serve, stand-up pouches.

Feature Article

| February 8, 2011

Where have all the leaders gone?

Editor’s note: Mike Richmond was inducted into the Packaging Hall of Fame during this past Pack Expo International.

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materials: Flexible packaging

Automated Packaging Systems

Cliff Brehm,
President

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Form, Fill and Seal Baggers.
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Automated Packaging Systems, Inc. has been a global leader in designing and manufacturing flexible bag packaging systems for 50 years. We are the original inventor of genuine Autobag® bagging machines and pre-opened bags-on-a-roll.

Autobag® AB 180™ OneStep Bagger
FAS SPrint Revolution™ SidePouch® Bagger
Script Pack™ SPrint™ System
Autofulfillment™ SPrint™ System
Clear Lam Packaging, Inc.

Roman Forowycz,
Chief Marketing Officer

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Specialize in Flexible Film, monolayer/multilayer Forming Film, and Compounded Additives
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Our innovative flexible films, rigid rollstock materials, and compounded additives are developed to our customers' exacting standards to ensure quality and superior product performance. Visit www.clearlam.com and discover why Clear Lam is the industry's thought leader.

PrimaPak
Peel and ReSeal Lidding Film Technology
Renewable Plant Based Yogurt Cup Materials
Custom Compounded Additives
CP Flexible Packaging

Anthony F. Vaudo,
CEO

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Flexible packaging, roll stock, stand up pouches, resealable features and shrink sleeves
Fres-co System USA

Pat Rocchi,
Manager, Marketing Communications

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Complete flexible packaging systems for the coffee, food & beverage and specialty markets
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Click to learn how Fres-co System USA, Inc. serves Fortune 500 leaders in the coffee, food industrial/chemical markets by solving their packaging challenges rapidly and creatively, from our engineered materials, to our world-class equipment and superior service.
Printpack Inc.

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Bags, pouches, and rollstock for a large variety of food and non-food end use applications
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At Printpack, we use our expertise to create packages that combine consumer-friendly features with high impact graphics and superior performance. Every product that Printpack designs and produces addresses a real world marketplace challenge for our customers.

Shelf Stable Packaging
Pet Food and Care Packaging
Coffee and Tea Packaging
Medical Device Packaging
Selig Sealing Products

John J. Brown,
Vice President, Business Development

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Induction seals and closure liners for sealing plastic & glass containers.
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View our broad range of induction seals & closure liners, and download a copy of our PHT™ Manual - the industry resource for successful induction sealing. Our large range of products, global footprint, and consumer preferred Lift ‘n’ Peel™ make Selig the premier supplier.

Consumer Convenience
Two Piece Reseal
Full Coverage Printing
Consumer Interaction
Star Packaging Corporation

Brian Votaw,
Director Sales & Business Development

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10 Color Printed and Laminated Flexible Packaging Materials, Rollstock, and Pouches
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Check our Star Packaging's innovative line-up of packaging solutions including our TerraFLEX RP recyclable pouches, award winning spouted liquid pouches, rigid container replacement pouches, and 10 color printing via HD digital plate technology.

Spouted Stand-up Pouches
TerraFLEX RP recyclable Stand-up Pouches
Easy Straight Line Tear Barrier Pouches
Rigid Container Replacement Pouches