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Amcor opens new Irish medical flex-pack facility
Amcor Flexibles opens its new US$7 million medical flex-pack converting facility at AF Sligo, Ireland. The 25,000-sq-ft plant feaures new printing, pouchmaking and slitting equipment... More |
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Accutech Films installs Gloucester coex-film line
Coldwater, OH-based Accutech Films installs a new 7-layer line from supplier Gloucester Engineering. The coex-film line adds to Accutech's state-of-the-art coextrusion and specialty-film production capability and increases its production line tally to 15. More |
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Free Flexographic Printing Troubleshooting Article
By controlling the substrate's surface energy printers can eliminate a variable from the ink to film equation. Enercon's team of application experts are equip with troubleshooting solutions. Learn how to quickly identify substrate adhesion issues and best practices for troubleshooting in Tom Gilbertson's newest technical article by
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DOC sets duties on imported, lightweight thermal paper
The US Dept. of Commerce has finalized its anti-dumping investigation of imports of lightweight thermal paper from China and Germany, setting duties on those products. More |
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Teas debut in metallized-cellophane pouches
Guayaki Yerba Mate's new San Mateo and Traditional Loose Yerba Mate teas hit store shelves this month in new metallized-cellophane pouches that are being touted as "100% compostable and biodegradable." More |
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IP shutters OR containerboard mill for three months
International Paper shuts down its No. 2 paper machine at the Albany Mill in Oregon for a minimum of three months. This machine produces approximately... More |
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CPP EXPO taking place in Chicago's McCormick Place Complex is part of the full packaging supply chain; co-located with PACK EXPO and PROCESS EXPO.
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Converting Curmudgeon: How not to participate in the recession
Let's move on to the other four ideas you can apply at your company to avoid getting swallowed up by the credit crunch, current financial crisis and/or impending recession.
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Substrate Secrets: PHA: Another sustainable polymer
PHA polymers are beginning to emerge commercially and appear to be another potential sustainable and biodegradable group of polymers.
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Canadian Packaging: Big little packages
I didn't always like to eat. I was quite the picky eater growing up—even had my parents talk to me about the starving children in India. As an aside, never say: "Let me get an envelope and a stamp."
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Marking and coding system tracks pharmaceuticals' journey to customers
The trend continues toward converters printing variable data on ethical-pharmaceutical cartons even before they reach the manufacturer. Now comes the story of Dutch pharma packager Tjoapack... More |
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