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Special Report: Flexible Film

New Film Development Can Flag Contaminated Foods

June 15, 2018
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that about 48 million Americans fall ill from foodborne illnesses each year. Of these 48 million people, more than 125,000 are hospitalized.
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Toshiba Machine SCARA robot from TM Robotics
Machinery Technology: Robotics

Robotic Solution for Food Packaging

Reduced size, higher speeds optimize automated loading system.
Nigel Smith, CEO of TM Robotics
Nigel Smith
June 14, 2018
Fold it, seal it, tape it, box it, pick it, place it — automate it. These are the separate processes that Finland-based Orfer Oy needed to automate to speed up its packaging operations. However, automating these processes without expanding factory floor space proved to be a challenging feat.
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Labeling: Decorative Labeling

Decorative Labeling Starts with the Substrate

Eric Fish
June 13, 2018
Though Inland Packaging offers everything from shrink sleeves to various narrow web flexible packaging today, it got its start in the big beer and craft beer markets – markets that are riddled with competition and where various brands yearn to stand out.
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Metallized film for coffee, nuts, dried fruits and powdered drink packaging
Materials Technology: Films

Metallized Films for Foil Replacement

Considerations in redesigning a foil-based packaging structure with a MET film.
Tammy Williamson, Toray Plastics
Tammy Williamson
June 12, 2018
Given the U.S. Department of Commerce’s recent decision to impose tariffs on aluminum foil imported from China, Toray Plastics anticipates that end users will want to substitute foil with metallized films at an even greater rate.
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Show Recap: Converters Expo

Recapping the 2018 Converters Expo

Susan Stansbury
June 12, 2018
The 2018 Converters Expo held on April 18 in the heart of the “converting corridor” in the Lambeau Field atrium advanced the Expo’s reputation while exhibitors touted their own manufacturing advances.
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