February 1, 2008
Articles
February First Glance: Making Plastics Glitter
Stacking Up Customers of Mondi Packaging, Vienna, Austria, made their wishes known: They wanted shelf-ready packaging (SRP) that was simple to erect,...
How To Find Information Fast
This past September we hope you noticed PFFC's new look. It was designed to allow quick access to information. We know that any number of management techniques...
Web Lines: Thinking About New Equipment?
A new year often brings new budgets and thoughts about new equipment. If you are lucky enough to be handed a project to buy new converting equipment,...
Process Management: Drying Part 1: Liquid Inks
In the next three columns, we will cover the basic mechanisms of ink drying. This month we look at inks drying primarily by evaporation and absorption...
February News Clips
National Adhesives, Bridgewater, NJ, implements a price increase in North America on all liquid and hot melt adhesives, effective January 2. Clemson Univ.,...
Film Line Is Cause To Celebrate
DUBAI, UAE Flex Middle East FZE, a 100% sub. of Flex Group, celebrated its second phase in late 2007 by commissioning an 8.7-m-wide polyester film line...
Slitter Meets Demands
LENGNAU, SWITZERLAND Peyer + Co. wanted a slitter/rewinder with high quality and fast speeds for the fabrication of hot stamping foil. The Swiss converter...
Doug Fife Passes Away
SARASOTA, FL Coast Controls reports owner Douglas G. Fife passed away from cancer this past June at the age of 80. Doug began his career working for Fife...
Nukote Adds Pilot Coater
FRANKLIN, TN The Custom Coating Technologies division of Nukote reports the acquisition of a new pilot coater to help customers develop solutions and...
People News
Maxcess Intl., Oklahoma City, OK, adds Craig Cooper to provide local service and support for Fife, MAGPOWR, and Tidland in Oregon, Washington, Idaho,...
Arlon Joins with Signtech
SAN ANTONIO, TX Arlon Engineered Coated Products (ECP), a manufacturer of PSA tapes, reports a consolidation with Signtech, also of San Antonio, a div....
Track-and-Trace Acquisition
WOOD DALE, IL Videojet Technologies has agreed to acquire PRISM, Duluth, GA, a developer of variable data control products in the packaging and printing...
CMM 2009 Calls for Papers
NASHUA, NH Converting and package printing professionals are asked to submit an abstract to be considered for the conference portion of the next CMM show,...
Faustel Heads to China Show
GERMANTOWN, WI Faustel, manufacturer of web processing equipment for the paper, film, and foil converting industry, will exhibit at the ICE China show...
February Narrow Web & Label Reporter
Convert Foil in Large Runs Part of company's new modular machine portfolio, System ROT is used to convert hot stamping foil and other types of foil in...
February Carton & Box Reporter
Colbert Gets Honor LAKE FOREST, IL Colbert Packaging Corp., a manufacturer of folding cartons, rigid paper boxes, and paperboard specialty products, has...
Offset Printing: Friend to All
Boxes may not have changed too drastically over the years, but the way they are customized to promote, display, and advertise their contents has seen...
Plying the Trade
With an internationally trained management team, complemented by highly experienced production personnel, Ultra Flex Packaging Corp. often leads in both...
Barrier Wanted
Vacuum-coated papers and films are enjoying dynamic growth levels. Brand owners' demands for flexible packaging, label materials, cartons, and cigarette...
Melamine Revisited
Barrier-coated flexible packaging, both metallized and clear, is a much-favored choice among brand owners and retailers across the globe today. It offers...
Property Control
Coater operability and the applicator's ability to apply coating uniformly as well as physical defects and final coating quality all depend upon the properties...
February What's New
Laminate In-Line on Offset Press The Alprinta-V continuously size-variable web offset press now features an in-line laminating station and new matrix...
Coating & Laminating Services Directory 2008
Company; Address; Contact; Website Web Type Coating Type Drying/Curing Other Capabilities Available Coating or Laminating Processes and Widths (in.) ISO...
February Products
MicroPunch Dust-Free Holes MicroPunching systems reportedly provide dust-free punching of holes as small as 0.020 in. Easy-to-operate modules have a long...
Experience Speaks: Terry Fullwiler
CEO of WS Packaging Group Management style | People-friendly Recommends | The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack How did you get into the converting...
