Shrink sleeve labeling has become one of the fastest growing trends in packaging decoration over the last few decades. Shrink sleeves adorn a multitude of products across many industries, including food, beverages and pharmaceuticals, as well as personal and household items.
The quality found in flexographic printing today rivals both offset and gravure. There are many reasons for this, but one significant reason is flexographic printers are now optimizing their processes more effectively with the latest innovations like flat-top dot plates, UV LED exposure and screening technology.
Mars Edge, a new entrepreneurial arm of Mars, Inc., has launched a new product rich in protein and micronutrients in India, with a comprehensive brand and packaging strategy by Straight Forward Design.
Bixby International has added a gravure laminating machine at its operations center in Newburyport, MA. The new gravure laminator will allow the engineering team to expand Bixby’s capabilities to create composites and adhere materials that previously weren’t part of the company’s offerings.
Polykar, a Canadian manufacturer of flexible packaging including polyethylene film, certified compostable bags, garbage bags as well as food and industrial grade liner, has acquired a site to construct a state-of-the-art plant in Edmonton, Alberta.
The deadline to enter the 2020 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition is October 25, 2019.
October 21, 2019
The competition is open to FPA members. Non-members may enter a package if they have not participated in previous competitions, may only participate in the competition once as a non-member, and must be a flexible packaging manufacturer. FPA associate members that have contributed to a package may enter jointly with the package converter.
As both the U.S. and China pile on new tariffs in their escalating trade war, it is expected that the effects increasingly will be felt on both packaging and the products that are sold in packaging.
Glenroy, a privately owned converter based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., has built its reputation on providing flexible packaging that is consistent, reliable and delivered on time.