Adhesives/tape

Examining cold-seal adhesives for medical and dental packaging

A look at cold-seal adhesives, and the role of the converter in creating cost-effective medical and dental packaging.

October 15, 2012

Package Printing: Page 16

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bottle manufacturer gains anti-counterfeiting evidence

The use of special UV-readable ink helps ensure the authenticity and traceability of a range of bottles produced by rigid plastics packaging manufacturer RPC Containers Llantrisant.

September 24, 2012

Adhesives/tape

Where Packaging comes together. Catch the Wave.

H.B. Fuller, a global leader in industrial adhesives, highlights the new wave of innovative solutions for applications spanning case and carton sealing, end-of-line, flexible packaging, container labeling and retail-ready packaging. Watch this video to find out which adhesive to use for each.

August 29, 2012

Additives, coatings & inks

Color-changing ink on Mountain Dew can reveals 'Dark Knight'

A new larger, 16-oz can for Mountain Dew is available for a limited time that uses color-changing ink that turns a bat image from grey to green when the can is chilled.

August 14, 2012

Adhesives/tape

A cool alternative to traditional hot melt can double your mileage

Liquamelt adhesive from H.B. Fuller is cool on delivery, hot on demand.

May 9, 2012

Additives, coatings & inks

VideoJet introduces three new inks for continuous ink jet printers

Videojet Technologies Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of coding, printing and laser marking products, announced the launch of three new inks.

April 27, 2012

Flexibles

Sealing technology

Dr. Jane Severin, vp of technology for Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging, demonstrates the company’s VisiSeal® technology for quick inspections of seals during MD&M West 2012 in Anaheim, CA.

March 19, 2012

Additives, coatings & inks

Medical-grade copolyesters

Medical-grade Tritan™ copolysters for blood management and surgical devices are introduced in this video taken at MD&M West/WestPack by Helen Sirett, business manager, medical specialty plastics business organization, Eastman Chemical Co.

March 1, 2012

Flexibles

Industry Watch

A quick run-down on the latest supplier news, mergers, expansions, and people.

September 29, 2011

Sustainability

BPA gets into court, too

Most of the discussions about bisphenol A, or BPA, in this column have been about how regulatory officials and governments have reacted to the chemical’s presence in packaging.

September 28, 2011

Additives, coatings & inks

DAK Americas completes acquisition of Wellman's PET business

DAK Americas LLC (DAK) has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the PET Resins business of Wellman, Inc., bringing DAK Americas total PET resin production capacity to more than 4.3 billion pounds annually (1,945 KTons) in the Americas.

September 13, 2011

Additives, coatings & inks

The Plastics Group of America

Woonsocket, RI

Coding, Printing & Labeling

'Lazy Larry' responds to FDA notification

A July 28 Warning Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration serves as a reminder of the power of the pen—or in this instance, the words printed on product packaging.

August 9, 2011