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Flutes orchestrate smoother corrugated board

Single-facing machinery helps Longview Fibre's Milwaukee plant bond the medium to the liner without pressure marks. Meanwhile, the company's new six-color flexographic press produces images that customers say rival preprint.

June 30, 1997

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Horizontal wrapper

Cavanna U.S.A.'s (Sparta, NJ) new Easy Run® is an economical horizontal form/fill/seal machine that can wrap single or multiple products into pillow packs at speeds to 300 packs/min.

June 30, 1997

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

A truly Superior ink packaging line

Automated filling, lidding, labeling and case packing line lets Superior Printing Ink consolidate far-flung operations under one roof. Bar-coded labels are printed on-line.

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Flexibles

Supplier news: International agreements

UCB Films (Brussels, Belgium) plans to acquire the Tecumseh, KS, plant and other assets of Flexel, Inc. (Atlanta, GA).

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Flexibles

New tack on pack by Old Navy

A stand-up pouch that's not only spouted but peggable?

June 30, 1997

Flexible packaging

Haircare whipped into shape

Hair Research Labs of Santa Monica, CA, has introduced a new Hairobics line of haircare products that have a whipped-cream-like consistency. They require a high-barrier dispensing package from Advanced Monobloc (Chappaqua, NY).

June 30, 1997

Secondary Packaging

Boskovich tests microwavable vegetable pack

Fresh produce in convenient, value-added packaging was in abundance at the recent Food Marketing Institute show in Chicago. Among those entering this fast-growing category is Boskovich Farms.

June 30, 1997

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Zipper boosts sales of bagged carrots

After introducing a reclosable zipper for its 2- and 5-lb bags of peeled baby carrots last March, Grimmway Farms of Bakersfield, CA, saw its sales jump, says marketing manager Patty Boman.

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Supplier news:

Atlantis Plastics, Inc. (Atlanta, GA): Joseph J. Piccione, vp, gen. mgr., Stretch Film Unit.

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Flexibles

Web treatment, film making

Warner Electric (South Beloit, IL): New MCS 2000 digital tension control system provides a universal interface for all control products used in winding/rewinding, intermediate zone and unwind applications.

May 31, 1997

Flexibles

Easy-open feature applicator

Tearstrip's (Boyertown, PA) Peelwrap applicator applies Peelwrap pressure-sensitive material to shrink-wrapped packages to create a patented, easy-open feature.

May 31, 1997

Flexibles

Web treatment, film making

Montalvo (Portland, ME): The X/D-3000 CE load cell/dancer controller is for use with applications that employ a dancer arm. Designed to process imperfect rolls, its closed-loop feedback regulates air pressure on the load cylinder.

May 31, 1997