Flexible packaging

Technical Innovation shines

Food packaging was well represented among the winners in the Technical Innovation category of this year’s FPA awards competition.

February 28, 2003

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Converting equipment

NARROW WEB PAVILION AT CMM 2003

CMM and the Flexographic Technical Assn. announced a new Narrow Web Pavilion to be launched at CMM International 2003. Made up of 10’x10’ booths, it aims to provide a “one-stop-shopping oasis” for narrow web and tag and label buyers.

January 31, 2003

Flexibles

J.L.Clark upgrades to computer-to-plate

J.L.Clark (Rockford, IL), a manufacturer in the fields of metal decoration and fabrication as well as plastic injection molding, now offers in-house computer-to-plate (CTP) technology.

December 31, 2002

Flexibles

Flexible splicing tape

Adhesives Research (Glen Rock, PA) introduces ARclad 9059, a thin, single-coated, pressure-sensitive, red acrylic splicing tape designed specifically for caliper-restricted applications.

December 31, 2002

Converting equipment

TAPPI's corrugated group more focused on packaging

In late October, the corrugated container division of The Assn. of the Pulp and Paper Industry became more aligned with packaging.

December 31, 2002

Conveying & accumulation

The "still water" filler

Blow-molder/labeller/filler bloc for handling non-returnable PET bottles.

December 31, 2002

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Debut for heat-set technology

Producing hot-fill PET bottles with the new Contiform H.

December 31, 2002

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

PET preform inspection

For high PET container quality.

December 31, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: AC drive/embedded controller

Rockwell Automation’s (Milwaukee, WI) Allen-Bradley PowerFlex™ 700S AC drive is said to provide an industry-first embedded standard controller option.

November 30, 2002

Flexibles

Barrier coatings for bottles

Two new barrier coating technologies for PET bottles will be featured at Nova-Pack Americas Feb. 3 - 4 in Orlando, FL.

November 30, 2002

Converting equipment

CORONA TREATER BENEFITS COLLEGE

To ensure that Fox Valley Technical College students have the newest surface treating technology, Enercon Industries (Menomonee Falls, WI) supplied them with a Universal corona treater and Compak™ 2000 power supply for a new Avanti printing press from PCMC (Green Bay, WI) that is being installed at the Appleton, WI, college.

November 30, 2002

Flexibles

FPA call for entries

The Flexible Packaging Assn. announced December 2, 2002, as the deadline for entries for its 2003 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition that honors packaging and converting excellence in flexible packaging.

October 31, 2002

Flexibles

Reclosable holo bag stands out (sidebar)

Converting technicalities

October 31, 2002