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Canada-based IPL Inc. earned the  the highest honor from the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation. The company won the Diamond Award for its SkinnyPack Technology, used on a salsa container for Ana's Foods. The injection molded polypropylene container fuses a thin, flexible film and the advantages of a strong, rigid frame to create a structure that uses less material, enables recycling, and allows more message space.

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LAKE ZURICH, IL | DMS, a supplier of products and services for rotary hot stamping and embossing, offers an auxiliary unwind and rewind with optional mounting tower.

 
PARSIPPANY, NJ | Sun Chemical displayed a wide variety of products at the recent FTA INFO*FLEX, including SunUno Solimax multi-purpose ink system said to maximize pressroom efficiency while simplifying the overall print production process. These inks are intended for surface printing and adhesive lamination for a variety of end-use applications.   

 


DOVER, DE | Creative Edge Software announces a major upgrade to IC3D Suite, its real-time 3D packaging design and visualization software. Created for brand owners, packaging prepress, and package printers, IC3D Suite is said to simplify and speed up the creation and visualization of packaging products of all kinds, including flexible packages, cartons, bags, and more. 
 
 

"I can't say enough positive about Martin products, they're amazing--they run every day, they don't cause us trouble and when you're in a manufacturing situation, that's about the highest praise you can give."
Lee Timmerman, President, Precision Press

 
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NEWPORT, CA | Smart Planet Technologies Inc., a producer of barrier coatings that address sustainability challenges in packaging, announces the commercial availability of the reCUP, said to be the first commercially available paper cup for recyclability. 

 

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Read more about the Bobst open house held recently at the Cartograf production facilities in Mexico to present the LEMANIC RIVIERA ILS gravure printing and in-line converting production line. Visit the PRINTING content category on our website. 
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Dion Label Printing, Westfield, MA, installed two new HP Indigo WS6800 digital presses. The roll-red narrow web press offers increased output with faster speeds to 130 fpm in enhanced productivity mode (EPM). A wider image format is achieved with a print width of 12.59 in., and the press can print materials as thin as 0.0005 in. (0.5 pt) to as thick as 0.018 in. (18 pt) including pressure-sensitive labels and flexible packaging. An early detection quality control system alerts the operator to print defects during the production run to achieve optimal output. General Manager Randy Duhaime (pictured at right with owners John Dion Jr. and David Dion) says, "The upgrade to the WS6800 presses enhances our digital offering and allows us to continue to offer our customers the highest level of service and exceptional print quality. The investment in the new WS6800 presses shows our commitment to investing in technology that helps to better serve the needs of our customers."

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Coating expert Mark Miller offers a handful of variables and simple equations to evaluate your curtain coating so you can improve your speed and move into a new realm of coating capability. A good starting point: the Weber number.

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Hear what Joe and Ron from Maxpro Window Films have to say about New Era and their state-of-the-art clean room coating and laminating line.


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When expanding its services, Luminer Converting Group began to experience issues with short run flexographic printing. "It was a time-consuming process, not only when plate mounting and inking up the press, but most of all when color matching difficult or custom colors. We were frustrated with rejects and the reworks from jobs that didn't initially match the colors designers were requesting," said John Borrelli, partner and COO.

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PFFC Experts Present at CPP EXPO Conference          

CHICAGO, IL | When CPP EXPO comes to Chicago's McCormick Place September 13-16, among the attractions will be a wide-ranging conference program, featuring presentations by PFFC's expert contributors. 

Filmquest Signs Agreement with JK Materials
                 
BOLINGBROOK, IL |  Filmquest Group reports an exclusive agreement with JK Materials, South Korea, for distribution of its Nylon packaging films in the US. JK Materials started manufacturing Nylon film products after it acquired the South Korean-based BOPA plant from Honeywell in 2009.  
   

AUGSBURG, GERMANY and HOD-HASHARON, ISRAEL | Erhardt+Leimer and Advanced Vision Technology have announced their intention to form an alliance that will broaden product portfolios and strengthen services for customers of both companies. In the first step, AVT will acquire E+L's automatic print inspection solutions.  

 

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