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Coding, Printing & Labeling

AET rejects Huntman proposal

Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. announced Aug. 14 that its Board of Directors had unanimously rejected the unsolicited and conditional proposal of Huntsman Packaging Corp.

September 30, 1998

Flexibles

CMM to feature CtP technology

CMM International, produced and managed by Miller Freeman, Inc. (New York, NY), has announced a special Computer to Plate Technology Center to be unveiled at the 1999 event in Chicago, April 12-15.

September 30, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Eight O'Clock tests canisters in supermarkets

Montvale, NJ-based coffee marketer Eight O'Clock Coffee is testing a composite foil/paperboard canister in New York City supermarkets for two flavors of Great Coffees of the World.

September 30, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Coors kicks off season with football bottle

Coinciding with the start of the National Football League season last month, Golden, CO-based Coors Brewing issued a limited-edition "Pigskin" bottle debossed with leather-like grain, dimples and stitching found on real footballs.

September 30, 1998

Flexible packaging

Innovations in plastics help foods flourish

Pinched-grip PET, an innovative pastry bag, a take-out bag for chicken, foamed CPET, and barrier beer bottles and food containers all win DuPont awards.

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Laminations: Paperboard edge protector

VBoard® Plus is a laminated paperboard edge protector with a soft, inner liner designed to prevent damage to shipments of wood or metal furniture, as well as plastic, steel and glass products with delicate surfaces.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Macro Engineering: Macro Engineering: High-capacity extruders

World Standard sheet extrusion systems from Welex (Blue Bell, PA) now incorporate either 5" (2겨 lb/hr) or 6" (3겨 lb/hr) vented Mark III extruders, take-offs with integral winders, hydraulic screen changer and a gear pump and static mixer.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

PLC Direct: HMI software

Lookout® Direct is an operator interface software package from PLC Direct (Cumming, GA). Priced at $1귏 for the development/run-time package and $995 for the run-time only package, Lookout Direct is a 32-bit application powered by Windows(TM) 95/98 or Windows NT.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

LIR-USA Mfg. Co.: Airtight compact

Polaris I from LIR-USA (Yaphank, NY) is said to be the first hermetically sealed compact. Made of injection-molded SAN, the stock compact is composed of a shell cover, a shell base, annular platform/airtight lid, mirror and push button.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Color control software

Datacolor (Detlikon, Germany) will release color control software that defines color quality standards. ColorTools QC provides macro-functions that make it possible to activate frequent commands or settings.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

GRAFCO PET Packaging Technologies: Gripped square container

Grafco PET Packaging Technologies (Hanover, MD) introduces a new 128-oz PET gripped square container suitable for packaging pet products and dry foods.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Dip Seal Plastics, Inc: Protective coatings

Custom-colored thermal plastic coatings said to provide protection to packages during shipment are offered by Dip Seal Plastics (Rockford, IL). The company says that besides offering protection, the coatings provide a way to set products apart from the competition at retail.

August 31, 1998