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The Metro New York Printing Ink Association (MNYPIA) has named Myron Petruch, president of Performance Pigments at Sun Chemical, the recipient of its 2017 “Anthony Mauriello Man of the Year” award.

Ortega is spicing up store shelves with the debut of two new must-try product lines: Ortega Good Grains Taco Shells, taco shells with unique, on-trend ingredients baked right into the shell; and Ortega Crispy Taco Toppers, crunchy toppings that add bold flavor to any dish.  

Flair Flexible Packaging is expanding its team to include William “Bill” Masterson, who brings more than 20 years of experience in packaging sales and project management as well as experience working with customers developing and optimizing processes that use peelable retort lidding, formable retort films, pre-made retort pouches and die-cut foil lids.

Consumers are growing more accustomed to seeing water-soluble, unit-dose pods on shelves in the laundry and dishwasher detergent aisles, but now they can also find these little pods next to cans of shaving cream.

Flexible Packaging recently caught up with Oliver Stauffer, vice president and COO of Packaging Technologies & Inspection (PTI), to discuss the benefits of non-destructive testing, the science and chemistry involved in packaging and why inspection/testing equipment shouldn't be an afterthought.

In the June installment of Roundtable, we sit down with Lin Lin from Smith Corona Corporation, and Todd Hunt from Franklin Adhesives & Polymers.

At Overnight Labels, a Deer Park, New York-based manufacturer specializing in custom-printed shrink sleeves, neckbands, flexible films, and both pressure- and non-pressure-sensitive labels, among other products, the packaging marketplace pushes their labeling capabilities and offerings.

Celebrating its 10th year, March’s 2017 Converters Expo boasted about 20 percent more exhibitors combined with an impressive growth in attendees.

Here’s a closer look at some of these products and innovations. Think of it as a little sneak peek of what to expect at the Forum this June.

The next FPA EHS Committee Meeting will be held July 19-20, 2017 in Chicago, IL, and hosted by Sun Chemical Corporation.