Green Bay Packaging Inc: Reusable adhesive

Microsphere acrylic adhesive from Green Bay Packaging (Green Bay, WI) makes labels removable and easily repositioned. This adhesive features enhanced tack, making it suitable for industrial applications such as variable information printing on corrugated cases.

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Removes cleanly from smooth surfaces includ-ing glossy paper, glass, plastic and metal.

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Eticos refillable deodorant

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Paper Tube Differentiates a Unique Brand of Cannabis

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Exhibitor Sales Pushing PACK EXPO East 2022 to Near Record Size

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Zume fully compostable plant based packaging

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Kilmer Innovations in Packaging Tackles 'Wicked Problems' in Med Device Sterility

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When is a Retrofit Appropriate for Packaging Machinery?

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Report: Innovative New Robotics at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

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The Dawn EZ-Squeeze inverted bottle with no-flip cap technology enables it to stand on its cap and dispense from the bottom with a self-sealing valve that protects against leaks

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Solving Packaging Format Challenges: Communication is Key

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Leaders In Packaging 2022: A Thank You from the Publisher

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Sustainability Secrets from Tetra Pak & Compass Group USA

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Typical of the short-run projects Spectrum can handle with its new digital press is this carton for a dozen 4-fl-oz bottles of a brain boost supplement.

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Global Minute: Packaging and Machinery Updates from the UK, Iraq, Spain, and Mexico

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Jon Silverman, Vice President, Physical Products, Grove Collaborative

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PANTONE® 17-3938 Very Peri is described as a dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet red undertone.

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Based on online clicks and unique page views, we are counting down the Top 10 articles of 2021. Check out this March 2021 article, topping our countdown, on a durable, reusable packaging that can be returned for refill and reuse.