For all of the rhetoric and publicity around “electronic packaging” and “smart labels,” there is a fundamental disconnect. Electronic manufacturing, which occupies its own ecosystem, is not naturally part of the brand or packaging manufacturing infrastructure.
Flexible Packaging recently caught up with Jim Cirigliano, Magnum Inks & Coatings marketing manager, to get his thoughts on sustainability when it comes to inks.
Clondalkin Flexible Packaging, Kirchberg, a subsidiary of The Clondalkin Group and specialist producer of shrink sleeves, die cut lids and lidding foils, has launched a new, ultra-thin shrink sleeve – a breakthrough development in down-gauging when it comes to shrink sleeves.
DCM North America, a 63-year-old manufacturer of printing and converting machinery for flexible packaging, will be hosting a two-day open house and product demonstration at its newly opened North American facility in New Berlin, Wisconsin, April 19 and 20.
Columbus, Ohio-based Atlapac has a balanced business model, consisting of three main pillars: toll converting, cellophane bag production and stock bags/pouches.
Within an industrial park on the outskirts of downtown Columbus, Ohio sits a quarter-mile long, 100,000 square-foot facility that produces hundreds of millions of packages each year.
An alternative to transparent barrier film containing PVdC (polyvinylidene chloride) has been on the wish list of food manufacturers, CPGs and converters for years.