On September 28, 2018, AMERIPEN and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation brought together more than 20 thought leaders from across the U.S. packaging value chain to discuss how to navigate the ever-changing packaging landscape and harness innovation and scale to achieve lasting improvements.
Comexi’s Manel Xifra Boada Technology Center, or Comexi CTec, is expanding its training programs for 2019 to include a new course focused on flexo presses.
M&As have brought together many plants producing a variety of work flows and packaging requirements. Flexo presses should be tailored to each individual plant’s requirement and niche market
Most machinery manufacturers design, engineer and build equipment according to how they perceive the overall market, and then competition follows suit. It is the old cookie-cutter approach.
Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America has named Josh Sigmon sales and technical manager for the eastern hemisphere, serving Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
In line with its commitment to lead the way toward a more resource-efficient society, Flexible Packaging Europe has issued a strong endorsement of the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
Typically, the catalyst that leads a converting production team to upgrade their tension-management or web-guiding equipment, or even to install new components for the first time, will be quality problems that are obvious in the finished roll or material.
From a packaging perspective, the legalization of marijuana — or more appropriately, taking it from prescription-only use to recreational — isn’t unusually complicated. Protect the product from moisture and oxygen. What about light? I’m not sure, but I guess there are those who will know.
When we think of household packaging we often think of laundry pods, disinfectant spray bottles, and surface cleaners in aluminum cans or rigid containers that include a trigger spray or aerosol. Not anymore.