Eric Fish

Special Report: Contract Converting

Contract Converters Flex Pouch-Making Muscle

May 1, 2017

Contract converters can help their clients – converters and printers – control their overhead costs and speed time to market. They can also leverage their expertise in particular processes, so that their clients can better hone in on what they’re good at.

Special Report: Contract Converting

Contract Converters Flex Pouch-Making Muscle

Eric Fish

April 26, 2017

As you might imagine, a successful contract converter is more than just a conventional converter’s business partner. They’re an extension of their client’s brand.

Cover Story

Back-to-Back: ICE USA & InfoFlex Ring in Spring

The biennial ICE USA returns to Orlando April 25-27, with InfoFlex following the next week in Phoenix, May 1-2.

Eric Fish

April 1, 2017

It’s an odd-numbered year, which means it’s an ICE USA year. The biennial trade show returns to Orlando, Florida’s Orange County Convention Center from April 25-27. The following week, about 2,000 miles west, FTA InfoFlex will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center May 1-2.

Technology: Printed Electronics

Accelerating the Adoption of Printed Electronics

The Canadian Printable Electronics Industry Association and Packaging Consortium have launched intelliPACK to help streamline smart packaging adoption.

Eric Fish

April 1, 2017

Smart packaging and printed electronics aren’t strangers to the flexible packaging industry, but to say that they’ve become widely adopted technologies in the field is quite the overstatement.

Special Report: State of the Industry

2017 State of the Industry Study

Eric Fish

March 3, 2017

What are the latest trends in flexible packaging? Biggest challenges? Anticipated change in sales? We wanted to know, so we partnered with BNP Media’s market research division in an effort to better understand the current state of the industry.

Labels & Labeling: Narrow Web

ChemControl Line Offers Barex Alternative for Narrow Web Converters

Eric Fish

February 1, 2017

Back in 2014, INEOS announced that they were halting the production of Barex resins, the acclaimed resins used in chemical-resistant packaging. The announcement shook the flexible packaging industry...

Digital Drive: QTL’s Investment Opens New Opportunities in Flexible Packaging

Eric Fish

February 1, 2017

Flexible Packaging caught up with Daniels following the purchase and installation of an Indigo 20000 press in fall 2016, which it plans to use for its growing shrink sleeve, flexible packaging and labels business in the microbrewery, supplement and nutraceuticals markets, among others.

Technology: Static Control

New Innovations and Extensions in Static Control

Eric Fish

February 1, 2017

While static-neutralizing equipment may be one of the more niche components involved in packaging, it’s still of great importance to creating a successful end product.

Cover Feature: Official Guide to Converters Expo

Converters Expo Marks 10th Anniversary with More Exhibits, Networking

Event expected to draw more than 700 attendees, 120 vendors.

Eric Fish

January 1, 2017

Converters Expo is celebrating its 10th anniversary on March 23 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and doing so with intentions of exceeding the record 650 attendees and 100-plus exhibitors that made the show a rousing success in 2016.

Labeling: Active and Intelligent Labels

Smart Packaging, Labeling Goes High Volume

One of the biggest factors prohibiting the widespread adoption of smart packaging is cost. New developments from Thinfilm aim to change this.

Eric Fish

December 1, 2016

While smart packaging is generating significant buzz in the packaging industry, there are a couple of big factors that are holding back the technology from mainstream adoption.