October 2007  Welcome to Packaging IDeaS, Your Weekly Packaging Newsletter from Industry IDS 
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Title The ABC’s of Flexo for Folding Cartons
Author Jerry Henson, Michael R. Pfaff
Company Mark Andy Inc.
Synopsis
As all carton printers know, the business of folding cartons has become increasingly difficult in the past several years. Customers demand the highest quality printed products, while simultaneously hammering converters for lower and lower prices. The resulting squeeze has driven some out of business, and forced many others to consolidate to stay afloat.
 
Exhibitors Making Waves
Alcan Packaging Revamps the Look of IRN BRU Labels
Alcan packaging has been working closely with AG Barr, a Scottish company specialising in soft drinks, to deliver a stunning new look for their leading brand - without loosing the product’s identity or links to its heritage.
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Alcan Packaging
KUKA Robotics Introduces Robotic Layer Forming Palletizing Solution
Together with its system partner T-Tek Material Handling Inc., KUKA Robotics has developed a new versatile robotic solution for precise product positioning and gentle case handling.
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Multisorb Technologies Wins Patent Infringement Suit
Multisorb will continue to sell Transorb® sorbent packs, which are designed specifically for use within ocean cargo containers to protect products against moisture damage during international and domestic shipping.
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Multisorb Technologies, Inc.
New Generation of Thermoform Machines Sets Standard for Hygiene
Multivac is introducing a new generation of thermoform machines. This concept is supported by a completely new concept for thermoform packaging machines, offered for the first time exclusively by Multivac.
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Multivac
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Top Stories in RFID Technology
Device Embeds RFID Tags into Packaging
A new way of embedding radio frequency identification (RFID) tags into pack cases could reduce the cost of using the tracking technology, according to the companies involved in the project.
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Getting a Read on RFID Smart Packaging
Smurfit-Stone Container, the largest manufacturer of corrugated boxes, demonstrated smart boxes with Gen2-standard RFID inlays embedded directly in the paperboard, so no separate smart label was needed to identify the box.
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Updates on Digital Printing
DuPont Launches Customer Technical Center in India for Printing Technology
The DuPont CTC, through its state-of-the- art laboratories and innovative processing equipment, will offer DuPont(TM) Cyrel(R) flexographic printing technology and training to equipment manufacturers and industry partners in the domestic printing and packaging industry.
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Digital Proofing System Aimed at Packaging Print
Packaging printers can now proof printed jobs using the Opaltone printing system with what is claimed to be a versatile and accurate digital halftone proofing system. It is designed specifically for the saturated hues demanded by packaging buyers to improve their products'shelf appeal.
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Editorial

Packaging industry has been expanding virtually too! Umpteen number of packaging portals that have been burgeoning, supports the above mentioned. Our own company is a standing example! The good thing about packaging portals is that by means of acquiring value for themselves, they create millions of opportunities for packaging industries. So to speak, the business is reciprocally active and contributes a great deal to the industry itself.

Alcan packaging has been directly working with AG Barr, to bring a stunning new look for their brand.

KUKA Robotics has developed a new versatile robotic solution for precise product positioning and gentle case handling. Robotic layer forming virtually eliminates package damage caused by conventional palletizers.

For more updates read our next issue of Packaging IDeaS.

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