Flexible Packaging Equipment - Articles - Page 73

Industry Q&A: Inspection & Testing

MAP Leak Detection Gets Faster, Easier, Data-Driven

December 12, 2018

Flexible Packaging caught up with Bill Burnard, INFICON’s vacuum control sales and business development manager, North America, for a chat about the company’s Contura S400 leak detector, which made its N.A. debut at PACK EXPO.

Technology: Pouch Making

Test and Verify: The Process Behind Custom Pouch Fitments

There’s a lot more that goes into creating custom pouch fitments than what may initially meet the eye.

Eric Fish

December 5, 2018

For several years now, HQC has been designing and manufacturing custom fitments for pouches. And despite the challenges involved in doing so, the Oswego, Illinois-based company has continued to move this sector of the market forward.

Cover Feature

Flexible Packaging’s Trending Topics

Cannabis. Sustainability. e-Commerce. The past year was a dynamic one in flexible packaging – and there are various trends and talking points that have shaped it and will continue to shape it moving forward.

Eric Fish

December 3, 2018

While the packaging industry is always changing and moving forward for the better, this past year has been a particularly exciting time to be a part of it. Here’s a look at some of the trending topics from 2018 that will certainly help shape things moving forward.

PPC Flexible Packaging Buys Temkin International

November 27, 2018

PPC Flexible Packaging, LLC, has acquired Payson, Utah–based Temkin International.

Roundtable: Special Advertising Section

November 2018 Roundtable on Static Control

November 16, 2018

We sat down and discussed static control with Matt Fyffe from Meech Static Eliminators USA.

Technology: Tension Control

How Do We Know When, How To Upgrade Our Tension Controls?

Mark Breen

November 12, 2018

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.

People in Packaging

HQC’s Joe Haske Instrumental in Launching and Growing Fitments Division

November 8, 2018

Historically, HQC is a custom molding company. However, as the Oswego, Illinois-based company grew out of a garage shop to an 80,000 square-foot facility, it only made sense for leadership to consider adding more services. One that Blair Pasternak, HQC president, has always had his eye on is flexible packaging – and that’s where Joe Haske enters this story.

Converter’s Corner

Coming in 2019: A Fully Recyclable PE Pouch

November 7, 2018

Mondi and Werner & Mertz are introducing a new, patented innovation in 2019: A 100 percent recyclable pouch with detachable decorative panels. The pouch replaces conventional flexible packaging for Frosch products and features a pioneering design that overcomes many shortcomings of the recycling process.

Cover Story: Women in Manufacturing

Women in Manufacturing: Charting a Path to Progress

Susan Stansbury

November 7, 2018

Today, about 30 percent of manufacturing employees are women. While you might think that this is a substantial representation, it’s actually a number that has stayed pretty consistent since the 1970s. In fact, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, though women make up nearly half of the overall workforce, they remain underrepresented in the manufacturing industry.