Printing inks and pigments producer Sun Chemical is all set to introduce its portfolio of metal packaging ink solutions at Cannex 2013 in Atlanta on 1-3 May 2013. The portfolio includes tactile effects, color change inks, interactive ...
The chilled prepared food market is one of the largest and most important sectors in food retailing where consumers are offered a huge choice of convenience foods, such as; pizzas, pasta, curry sauces, soups and desserts. As a result of ...
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The National Wooden Pallet & Container Association introduced the Pallet Design System, or PDS, nearly 30 years ago. A first of its kind, PDS was conceived as a software tool that allowed pallet manufacturers who license the program to ...
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With its drum emptying system Viscoflux lite Flux-Ger te GMBH presents another variant of the Viscoflux family. Viscoflux lite is designed to transfer higher-viscosity media, which are just capable of flowing, out of ISO drums with lids ...
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Abstract: Solar terms originated in China. A solar term is any of 24 points in traditional East Asian lunisolar calendars that matches a particular astronomical event or signifies some natural phenomenon. Lichun refers to the spring and new ...
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Since breaking into the UK music scene in 2009 with three top 20 singles, Paloma Faith has had two platinum-selling albums. Currently in the midst of an extensive UK tour, her FOH engineer, Huw Richards, is working on a DiGiCo SD10 with SD ...
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According to a recent report, the global mar-ket for return-able trans-port pack-ag-ing (RTP) will grow at a CAGR of 6.1% over the next few years. By 2017, Priority Metrics Group projects the global RTP market to reach $6.75 billion. The ...
Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 2/25/2013 3:07:41 PM Demand for rigid bulk packaging is forecast to advance 3.9 percent per year to $7.0 billion in 2017, accelerating from the performance of the 2007-2012 ...
SABIC is all set to add new Bimodal high density polyethylene (HDPE) grades to its portfolio, targeted primarily for the producers of blow molded bottles for household and industrial chemicals and for personal care. The Saudi Arabian ...
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Bored of your living room end table? Consider outdoor tables. They add functionality to outdoor rooms or patios and are equally at home indoors. Outdoor tables constructed from a variety of materials that can withstand all kinds of ...
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Finnish supplier of pressure-sensitive label materials, UPM Raflatac’s self-adhesive label in Australia SynLite RP 77 received marine immersion approval. UPM Raflatac Oceania technical and product development manager Matthew Van Eck ...
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Industrial packaging producer Mauser Group has opened a new fiber drum plant in North America, which is located next to the company’s plastic drum facility in The Woodlands, Texas. According to the German company, the new site ...
The GuZang Festival is a great occasion for the Miao people to worship their ancestors. They sacrifice bulls, beat drums, and hold other exciting ceremonies. In the Chinese language, the word Gu means a bull, while Zang means viscera of an ...
Plastic pallet manufacturers were out in force at ProMat 2013, displaying a variety of new products. While replacing existing pallets to keep up with damage or growth has long been a market driver for the industry, the plastic market is ...
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Jamie Boggis at Technotrans Graphics examines special inks and how they can help packaging printers Much has been written on the science of colour, of the best means to measure and monitor it. Colour standards like ISO 12647-2 are very ...
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