Nov 04, 2015

The Value of Audits in Food Packaging Safety

Gary Kestenbaum authored a valuable piece on Food Packaging Safety: "Primary or “1st party” audits Primary or first party internal audits are typically informal walkabouts, evaluations and observations executed by members of a facility…

Nov 03, 2015

A Guide to O-Ring Materials

Courtesy of Gallagher Fluid Seals, here’s a guide to O-Ring materials, how they are used, and when to avoid using them: Nitrile (Buna, HBR): A widely used, economical material that has strong wear resistance and mechanical properties.…

Nov 02, 2015

Best Practices from Flexible Packaging Printers

While Melbourne, Fla.-based Palmas Printing certainly isn’t new to package printing, it is fairly new to printing on flexible film – and Jim Love, Palmas’ VP, has no issue admitting it. “We’re not a new company, but we’ve basically…

Nov 02, 2015

Managerial Tweaks That Make a Difference

Stuart Margolis, a financial expert in the printing industry, has a worthwhile piece in Printing News where he notes that, inherently, owners learn to watch out for signs of trouble before that can impact business and many times the school of hard…

Oct 30, 2015

Clean Water Reporting Gets…Cleaner

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting for municipalities, industries, and other facilities. The final rule will require regulated entities and state and federal regulators to use…

Oct 30, 2015

Candy Packages for Halloween Get Spooky

Clever graphics on stand-up pouches—along with traditional characters and color schemes—are helping to sell Halloween candy to a most-receptive audience. Americans are expected to spend a whopping $2.6 billion (with a B!) on candy for this…

Oct 30, 2015

US Converted Flexible Packaging to Hit $20.7 billion in 2019

Demand for converted flexible packaging in the US is projected to increase 3.3 percent annually to $20.7 billion in 2019. Although advances will decelerate from the pace of the past decade, converted flexible packaging will remain a growth area in…

Oct 28, 2015

Chinese Labeling Markets Slowing

The Asian label and product decoration market, and the parallel release liner market, are the subject of two new surveys this year from AWA Alexander Watson Associates. The developing profile of this major regional market is a current major focus…

Oct 25, 2015

How Big is the Market for Kitchen and Bathroom Linen?

The worldwide market for kitchen and bathroom linen registered an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 3.7% during 2008-2014. Till 2019-end, the market is forecast to grow at an average rate of 1.0% per year. Currently, kitchen and toilet linen of…

Oct 24, 2015

National Assoc. of Manufacturers Decries China’s Pollution

With the White House set to make a determination on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ozone proposal by October 1, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is launching its latest major ad buy. This ad highlights how air…

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