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MMC Depot Expands Selection of Glass Containers for Seattle MMJ Dispensaries
MMC Depot, one of the US’s leading organizations for high quality medical marijuana storage products, has announced that they’ve recently added to their inventory of glass containers. The company’s latest updated catalogue of glass containers will help Seattle-area dispensaries... - July 27, 2013 - MMC Depot
comCables Releases New Cat 5e2 Plenum Cable
comCables is pleased to release its new Cat 5e2 Plenum Cable. From the design of the “Easy-Feed” box down to the engineering of the twisted pairs, the 100 MHz plenum cable is installer-friendly and its performance exceeds its 100 MHz rating. The rigid, thin design prevents bending and... - July 26, 2013 - comCables
Deacro Industries Launches New Website
Deacro Industries launches a new website after rebranding their image. - July 26, 2013 - Deacro Industries Ltd.
DanCo Décor Company Has Applied the Coating Technology for Vodka Bottles Decoration
Glass bottles were decorated for promotion of Ukrainian vodka brands. - July 17, 2013 - DanCo Decor Company
Storage Systems Midwest, Inc. is a Future 50 Company
Storage Systems Midwest Inc. has been named a 2013 Future 50 company by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s Council of Small Business Executives (COSBE). The Future 50 program, now in its 26th year, recognizes privately-owned companies in the seven-county Milwaukee region... - July 16, 2013 - Storage Systems Midwest, Inc.
Positive Promotions CEO Joins Congressman Steve Israel to Discuss Legislation to Require "Made in the USA" Products in National Parks
Nelson Taxel, CEO of Positive Promotions and Congressman Steve Israel met at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, the former home of President Teddy Roosevelt, to advocate proposed legislation to put American made products in official gift shops at the National Parks, monuments, and historic sites... - July 12, 2013 - Positive Promotions
SML Group Acquires Xterprise
The SML Group (“SML”) continues the expansion of its RFID ViziT™ program with the announcement today that it has acquired a controlling interest in Xterprise, Carrollton, TX, USA. Xterprise now becomes a part of the SML Group. As an industry leader in RFID item-level inventory... - July 11, 2013 - SML Group Limited
Diamond Wins Four Awards in 20th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition
Awards showcase Diamond’s decorative folding carton capabilities, including foil stamping and embossing. - July 04, 2013 - Diamond Packaging
Phoenix MMJ Dispensaries Can Now Access High Caliber Medical Containers Through MMC Depot
MMC Depot, a leading US wholesaler for packaging solutions, has announced the addition of several new medical marijuana containers to the organization’s wide-ranging product line. The company’s selection of leading quality containers now includes the CoolJarz™ Sealz™... - June 30, 2013 - MMC Depot
MMC Depot Offering CoolJarz™ Bowlz™ Medical Containers to Seattle MMJ Dispensaries
One of the leading packaging products wholesalers in the US, MMC Depot has announced they’re now offering several new medical marijuana containers to dispensaries in the Seattle area. The company’s new selection of containers includes CoolJarz™ Bowlz™ along with many other leading industry products. - June 30, 2013 - MMC Depot
IT Cosmetics' Bye Bye Redness™ Wins ICMAD 2013 Cosmetic Innovator of the Year Award
Innovative Technology Cosmetics (IT Cosmetics), a leader in the color cosmetics market, was recognized with the prestigious 2013 Cosmetic Innovator of The Year Award in “Package Design Innovation” in the skincare face category for one of its newest problem-solving products, Bye Bye... - June 26, 2013 - IT Cosmetics
IndustryIntel Announces i2partnership with Sustainable Packaging Coalition®, a Project of GreenBlue
IndustryIntel partners with GreenBlue’s Sustainable Packaging Coalition® (SPC), whose more than 200 members make a global impact on the packaging footprint. - June 21, 2013 - industry intelligence, inc.
MMC Depot Offering Seattle MMJ Dispensaries Cost-Effective Wholesale Pricing on Glass Jars for MMJ
Seattle supplier for medical marijuana packaging, MMC Depot is now offering MMJ dispensaries wholesale pricing on high-quality glass jars from some of the market’s top manufacturers. The company’s new Cannaline™ glass jars will provide Seattle MMJ dispensaries with a product that... - June 02, 2013 - MMC Depot
Dow Corning and SÜSS MicroTec Report New Temporary Bonding Solution for 2.5D and 3D IC Packaging at ECTC 2013
Through their collaboration, Dow Corning and SÜSS MicroTec were able to develop a temporary bonding solution that met all of these application requirements. - June 02, 2013 - Dow Corning
TransGuardian.com Offers New Industrial Pricing with USPS Priority Mail
High-volume shippers can now enjoy significant savings using USPS Priority Mail with Industrial Pricing through TransGuardian. This program enables any business to save up to 50% on shipments sent via commercial carriers by 2-day, 3-day, and ground residential services. It is especially advantageous for e-Retailers. - May 31, 2013 - TransGuardian, Inc.
Industry Intelligence Webinar: Sustainable Packaging Trends in U.S. and European Markets
Packaging professionals are invited to hear about trends for environmentally preferable packaging as observed in the U.S and European markets in a June 12 i2live webinar with Jean-Baptiste Molet and Michael Richardson of SGS. - May 31, 2013 - industry intelligence, inc.
Outlook Group Packaging & Printing Solutions Certified as a G7 Master Printer for Flexographic and Lithographic Presses
Outlook Group Packaging & Printing Solutions has been re-certified as a G7 Master Printer by IDEAlliance. This certification includes Outlook Group’s flexographic and lithographic printing presses. This marks the first time Outlook Group Packaging & Printing Solutions has obtained G7... - May 30, 2013 - Outlook Group
EU Timber Regulation Update
Register now for the SGS global webinar titled "EU Timber Regulation Update" on May 16, 2013. The webinar is complimentary, conducted in English and free of charge. - May 08, 2013 - SGS
Eagle Consulting Celebrates 20 Years as QAD Strategic Partner
As QAD’s Explore conference opens in San Antonio today, Eagle is proud to announce its 25th anniversary in business, with 20 of those years committed exclusively to the QAD community. Today Eagle’s product, RF Express™ for QAD Enterprise Applications, is in use by 800+ QAD... - May 06, 2013 - Eagle Consulting & Development
Liquid Packaging Solutions Offers Turntable Special in May
Liquid Packaging Solutions, Inc., a LaPorte, Indiana based packaging machine manufacturer, has discounted prices for 45" stainless steel turntables through the month of May. Both loading and accumulating turntables are currently available from LPS for $3,300.00. - May 03, 2013 - Liquid Packaging Solutions, Inc.
MMC Depot Now Offering 420 Jars from Cannaline™ for High-end MMJ Storage
Leading supplier of high quality packaging products, MMC Depot has announced that the company is now offering distinct 420 jars from renowned manufacturer Cannaline™. These new additions to the company broad inventory of quality MMJ dispensary storage products are designed to offer a superior... - April 27, 2013 - MMC Depot
Pharmaceutical Shippers Adopt Radical New Pallet Protection
Leading shippers of controlled ambient pharmaceuticals are protecting temperature sensitive pallets with a revolutionary new solar material specifically designed to reflect direct sun and prevent air exchange during risk points and temperature spikes in the supply chain. The innovative new... - April 20, 2013 - TP3 Global
Royston Labels Announces Launch of New Website
Royston Labels, a leading label manufacturer in the UK, announces the launch of its new website. The website launch allows Royston Label’s customers and website visitors to see their corporate identity and industry expertise in product quality and customer service. - April 18, 2013 - Royston Labels
Global Packaging Alliance Holds Annual Meeting in Brazil
International partners strengthen cooperation in packaging design and sustainable development. - April 17, 2013 - Diamond Packaging
Western Industries, Leading Manufacturer of Blow-Molded Plastics, Brings First Large-Scale Blow-Molded Product to Market Using Oshenite® Renewable Performance Mineral
Oshenite®, naturally renewing ocean precipitated calcium carbonate successfully replaces expensive plastics resins for a new proprietary plastic product line from Western Industries Plastics Product Group. The renewable performance mineral presented significant processing improvements and worked seamlessly on the large blow-molding equipment. The company's "made with Oshenite®" Tough Tote is now selling at major retailers and plans are developing for a new line of sustainable plastics. - April 13, 2013 - U.S. Aragonite.com
Reminder to Register "FSSC 22000 with PAS 223 Webinar"
Register now for the SGS global webinar titled "FSSC 22000 with PAS 223 Webinar" on April 23, 2013. The webinar is complimentary, conducted in English and free of charge. - April 13, 2013 - SGS
Sunrise Packaging Releases Customizable NetBox™
Sunrise Packaging introduces NetBox™ as their newest customizable turned edge box. - April 04, 2013 - Sunrise Packaging Inc.
Blue Beverage Group Hires Noted Food Scientist to Join Company
Growing New York Shelf-Stable Beverage Co-Pack Manufacturer Hires New Director of QA and R&D to Advance Product Development Capabilities and Create Innovative QA Standards - April 03, 2013 - Blue Beverage Group
PackagingConnections.com – Knowledge Sharing on "Printing Inks": An Informative Report for All Packaging/Printing Professionals
PackagingConnections.com “providing online packaging services and consultancy worldwide” has now focussed on a different vertical of Packaging. The company has released its first technical report on “Fundamentals of Printing Inks.” The report is a beginner’s guide on... - March 23, 2013 - Packaging Connections
Industry Intelligence Announces i2partnership with UW-Stout, Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University
Industry Intelligence Inc. partners with the University of Wisconsin Stout, Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University (UW-Stout), one of the few U.S. universities that offers a bachelor’s of science degree in packaging. - March 21, 2013 - industry intelligence, inc.
Smurfit Kappa Bag-in-Box Extends Pouch-Up® Range
Smurfit Kappa has announced that it is offering a more extensive range of Pouch-Up® products. - March 14, 2013 - Smurfit Kappa Bag-in-Box
Wood Fiber Costs for Pulp Mills Fell in Both North America and Latin America in the 4Q/12 Because of Weaker Pulp Markets and Increased Supply of Sawmill Chips
Lower pulp prices during last summer and increased supply of sawmill chips put downward pressure on pulpwood prices in North America and Latin America in the 4Q/12, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest declines occurred in Western US, British Columbia and Brazil. - March 09, 2013 - Wood Resources International LLC
SmartTruckRoute Cloud Based Routing for Commercial Drivers Expands Service from North America to Include UK
TeleType has expanded its cloud based truck routing service to include the U.K. The SmartTruckRoute service began in the U.S. a year ago and now supports the 50 U.S. States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and the UK for both Android phones and tablets as well as the iPhone and the iPad. TeleType... - March 09, 2013 - TeleType Co.
Packaging Provider Outlook Group Packaging & Printing Solutions Receives AIB Recognition for Food Contact Packaging at Wisconsin Plant
Outlook Group Packaging & Printing Solutions, a leading manufacturer of packaging products including labels, folding cartons, flexible packaging, direct mail, and contract packaging services announced today that its Neenah, WI, facility was awarded a Recognition of Accomplishment for Food... - March 03, 2013 - Outlook Group
Leadership Maryland Selects Peter A. Bugas for Its Class of 2013
Leadership Maryland, a significant statewide leadership program in the United States, chooses Interstate Container Cambridge General Manager for Leadership Maryland Class of 2013. - March 03, 2013 - INDEVCO Group
Timber Harvesting Magazine Sets Higher Standard
Timber Harvesting & Wood Fiber Operations magazine, a publication of Hatton-Brown Publishers, Inc., will improve and expand its graphics package, editorial content, and circulation in the spring of 2013. - March 01, 2013 - Hatton-Brown Publishers, Inc.
New Indeck Watertube Packaged Boilers Meet Needs of Manufacturing Plants
Indeck has built state-of-the-art boilers for industries such as chemical, petrochemical, refineries, steel, food, dairy, and pulp and paper processing. The boilers include A-style design packaged watertube boilers capable of generating 250,000pph of superheated steam and D-style packed watertube boilers capable of generating 90,000pph of saturated steam. - February 28, 2013 - Indeck Power Equipment Company
MMC Depot Presenting Medical Marijuana Dispensaries with Great Range of Highly Durable Pop Tops
MMC Depot, a leading wholesale supplier of packaging products to MMJ dispensaries, is now offering a new range of storage products for air-tight storage of medical marijuana. The company’s recent catalogue updates include the exceptionally popular CoolJarz™ Flipz™ pop tops, which... - February 28, 2013 - MMC Depot
Industry Intelligence Announces i2partnership with National Association for PET Container Resources
Industry Intelligence Inc. partners with the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), the trade association for the PET plastic packaging industry. - February 27, 2013 - industry intelligence, inc.
Green Packaging Market Research Report
Transparency Market Research Add New “Green Packaging Market” Research Report to It’s Database. - February 25, 2013 - Transparency Market Research
John Alston Speaks About "Digital Printing, Enabling the Supply Chain of the Future" at the Pace Forum in Prague, 13 February 2013
Mr John Alston, Business Development Manager at Tonejet Limited, recently presented his views on how the packaging supply chain is a complex and changing how packaging is printed alone is not going to revolutionise it. Digital printing will open up the opportunity to improve it, acting as a... - February 23, 2013 - Tonejet Limited
Cheryl Browsky Named Marketing Manager for CardPak®
CardPak’s continued growth has resulted in the need for an experienced marketing professional to help catapult awareness of the paperboard packaging company’s latest creative products and services. - February 20, 2013 - CardPak, Inc.
FixLogix Introduces New Modular Fixture System for Shop Floor Robotic Measuring Machines
FixLogix LLC introduces a new modular fixture system for staging parts on kinematic robotic measuring machines. These flexible robotic measuring machines improve productivity on the shop floor. The FixLogix t-slot style fixture plates have (3) spherical locators on the base, allowing the plate to... - February 16, 2013 - FixLogix LLC
Five Reasons to Visit Interstate Container at International Production & Processing Expo 2013
Interstate Container will showcase Greencoat® wax-free boxes at Booth # 6565 from January 29 - 31 at IPPE 2013 in Atlanta, GA. - January 30, 2013 - INDEVCO Group
Veteran Paperboard Converting Manager Dave Burkhart Joins CardPak®
CardPak’s growing management team welcomes industry veteran, Dave Burkhart, as Converting Manager. - January 24, 2013 - CardPak, Inc.
Recyclable Greencoat® Wax-Free Boxes: Gerber Poultry’s Choice for Eco-Friendly Packaging
Gerber Poultry Inc. partners with Interstate Container to convert 100% of operations to Greencoat® wax-free recyclable packaging. - January 23, 2013 - INDEVCO Group
MMC Depot Introduce Cost Effective Concentrate Containers for Dispensaries in Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs
Denver-based packaging supplier, MMC Depot, has recently announced that the organization is offering Medicinal Marijuana dispensary clients in Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs access to a new range of cost-effective concentrate containers. The company’s new selection of containers will... - January 23, 2013 - MMC Depot
East Coast Packing, LLC Announces Price Break on Shipping Materials for Small Businesses
Wholesale pricing & free shipping on bulk shipping materials for small businesses. - January 19, 2013 - East Coast Packaging
Lisa Lisa Biber, CPA, Joins CardPak® as Senior Accountant
With impressive year over year organic growth, CardPak expands administrative team by adding Lisa Biber, CPA, an experienced Senior Accountant. - January 11, 2013 - CardPak, Inc.
FAKT Exhibitions to Organize the 9th International Plastic Printing & Packaging Exhibition from 8th to 10th March, 2013 at the Expo Centre Lahore
Plas Print Pack Pakistan 2013 is therefore committed to forge new as well as stronger business alliances between Pakistan and the rest of the world through an interactive showcase of cutting-edge tools and equipment, synergy of allied services for more networking opportunities and, most importantly, quality attendance of trade visitors from international and regional countries. - January 06, 2013 - FAKT Exhibitions