U.K. converter ups productivity 50 percent with Titan slitter. (News).(Brief Article)

Brand Packaging Ltd., of Salford, Manchester, U.K., reports that its new Titan TS 350 slitter/rewinder from Valmet Converting, Biggleswade, England, has helped boost the company's productivity by almost 50 percent. One of the U.K.'s largest, privately owned converters of flexible packaging, Brand Packaging upgraded its slitter/rewinder capacity in early 2001 ......

In the process of taking products to market, oftentimes packaging can be the biggest unknown. It's an equation that contains a host of factors -- including adding shelf impact, extending shelf life, short production runs and long production runs, wide- or narrow-web press runs, line art or complex eight-color process ......

You shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but when it comes to things that we buy we often do judge them by their packaging. In the eyes of consumers, the quality of packaging is a reflection of the product inside. This challenges converters to deliver cost-effective packaging solutions that ......

Drawing on the myriad benefits of flexible packaging, the winners of the 1997 Top Packaging Awards improved product protection and consumer convenience, reduced costs and material use and delivered innovations to the marketplace. Sponsored by the Flexible Packaging Association, the annual competition honors the efforts of flexible packaging suppliers in ......

First Impression The package must convince consumers to take the product off the shelf if they are to fully realize the value and convenience that flexible packaging delivers," says Jay Gouliard, vp of package development for General Mills. Gouliard spoke March 25 as the opening keynote presentation during the Flexible ......

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Every few years, there have been excited predictions that oriented polypropylene (OPP) bottles would make a breakthrough in replacing PET and glass in a broad range of food and non-food containers. Today, OPP is re-emerging as a contender due to its high-heat capability, light weight, improved clarity, and ......

The United States has been making steady progress in overall productivity over the past several years. Unfortunately, even with these productivity improvements, our ability to compete in world markets remains severely constrained because of the pricing of goods and services. Simply stated, U.S.-based companies often are forced to pay more ......

The full IOM press release and the response issued by CMS Administrator McLelland are posted here: Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 million people every year, says a new report issued today from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. The ......