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Uflex has developed a way for converters to achieve a metallic effect on a non-metallic substrate via its new reflective color communication technology that works with its pre-press software and special laser engraving hardware. 

In the Jan/Feb installment of Roundtable, we sit down with Eric Smith, Vice President of Technology for Charter NEX and Eric Bender, Market Development Manager, New Platforms for Jindal Films Americas.

For Fritz Yambrach, professor and director of packaging at San Jose State University in California, decades of experience in the packaging industry and concern for access to water in impoverished or disaster areas led to an idea for a simple, yet life-changing solution: the Fritz Water Vest.

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...

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.

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.

Flexible packaging continues to be a solution to societal challenges like food waste and changing consumer lifestyles, and 2017 looks to be another big year.

American Durafilm has introduced Duralok, a resealable FEP or Kapton film bag that solves a long-standing issue for handling sample bag materials. 

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.

Fairfield, New Jersey-based converter Custom Labels Inc. has listened to its customers well enough to know that the flexible packaging and film label markets are two areas slated for big growth.