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Folding Carton Shows Off
Mar 1, 2007,
John D. Brown, Light Impressions Intl. Ltd.
Adding a special effect to a package is one of the best ways to get a new brand noticed among dozens of similar products and thousands of other items on the retail shelf. One sure fire way to obtain a “look-at-me” look is via holographic technologies offering geometric, shimmering, and reflective metallic effects that provide the consumer with an almost interactive experience....
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Please Touch
Dec 1, 2006,
Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Versatile equipment from the Bobst Group allows Hanover Packaging to capture the look and feel of products inside the box. ...
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PDFs for Packaging
Oct 1, 2006,
Edited by Claudia Hine Managing Editor
In response to ever-increasing consolidation in the pharmaceutical market, an alliance of package printers established Copapharm Europe in 1997. Formed...
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PPC Launches Total Cost Model Survey
Aug 2, 2006,
pffc-online.com
Paperboard Packaging Council will be conducting a Total Cost Model survey, a benchmarking survey for folding carton converters to assess their costs in comparison to their peers. ...
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Puttin' On the Ritz
Apr 1, 2006,
Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
Marketing glitz and glamour equally share the limelight with technical merit in this year's annual metallized and coated products competition, staged by AIMCAL, the Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators....
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Omet Hosts Open House
Mar 21, 2006,
pffc-online.com
Omet will hold an Open house at Innovative Folding Carton April 10-11, 2006. It will feature workshops, keynote speakers and an on-press demonstration. ...
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A Family of Possibilities
Mar 1, 2006,
Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Associate Editor
Family-owned Utah Paperbox finds the perfect mix of flexibility and quality with its MAN Roland 707 Plus....
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Diversified Carton Printing
Jul 1, 2005,
Nsenga Byrd Thompson Associate Editor
With more than 500 people at manufacturing sites and design and sales centers across North America, Specialized Packaging Group (SPG) designs and manufactures folding cartons and packaging machinery for the consumer products industry....
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Smurfit-Stone Earns Awards from PPC and PLGA
Jun 17, 2005,
pffc-online.com
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. has earned a Gold award and four Excellence awards in the PPC’s 2005 National Paperboard Packaging Competition, as well as two packaging awards and an honorable mention from the PLGA....
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Positive Projections
Jun 1, 2005,
Nsenga Thompson, Associate Editor
Paperboard packaging provides advantages in the distribution, marketing, protection, and preservation of thousands of consumer goods, reports the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC). These apparent advantages may be key to the positive sales projections forecast for the paperboard industry this year....
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Winner’s Circle
Jun 1, 2005,
Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Associate Editor
What happens when you cross elegance with form and function? The Best of Show winners of the 55th Annual National Paperbox Assn. Packaging Competition are a gleaming example....
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PPC Reports Folding Carton Shipments Show Sustained Growth in 2004
Feb 2, 2005,
pffc-online.com
According to the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), December was a strong month for folding carton shipments, which increased 4.3 percent by value and 2.8 percent by volume year-over year. For the full year 2004, folding carton shipments grew 4.4 percent by value, and 4.3 percent by volume. Based on projections, the folding carton market reached $9 billion in 2004. Measured by volume the market grew to 5,825 thousands of tons. ...
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Bemis Acquires Majority Ownership of Dixie Toga
Jan 19, 2005,
pffc-online.com
Bemis Co. has acquired majority ownership of Dixie Toga, San Paulo, Brazil, one of the largest packaging companies in South America. Bemis acquired the voting common stock and 43% of the outstanding, non-voting preferred stock of Dixie Toga for approximately $250 million, financed with commercial paper. ...
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Ghent PDF Workgroup Releases Base Line Format for Packaging PDF
Aug 4, 2004,
pffc-online.com
According to the Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG), during its late-June meeting, it welcomed a new member, set up a new subcommittee for Office Document Printing and Marketing, and released a 2004 Base Line Format for packaging PDFs....
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Tetra Recart Packaging System to Debut in USA
Jul 8, 2004,
pffc-online.com
Both part of the Hormel Foods Corp. portfolio of products, Hormel brand and Stagg brand chili will soon be available in Tetra Recart carton packages manufactured by Tetra Pak....
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RFID Experts Group Moves to AIM Global
Jun 28, 2004,
pffc-online.com
A group of RFID (radio frequency identification) expert advisors initially chartered by the US Department of Defense will become an expert advisory group within AIM Global, the industry trade association for RFID and the automatic identification industry, reports AIM Global, the trade association for RFID....
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A Recipe for Flexo Printing Success 
Jun 1, 2004,
Mike Huey, Harper Graphic Solutions
Harper Graphic Solutions' Mike Huey provides converters utilizing flexography for their printing applications with some tips— a recipe —for success....
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