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14 COVER FEATURE BEST PRACTICES Converting Down the Vertically Integrated Line A strong business strategy and the implementation of best practices create a sense of what is expected in business.

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8 FPA UPDATE

6 EDITOR’S FORUM

Flexible Packaging Association Update Flexible Packaging Resource Recovery Research Conducted, Results Released…2011 State of the Industry Report…Second Quarter 2011 Pulse of the Industry Reports…New Members Announced…and more.

12 CONVERTER NEWS New Acquisitions Announced…Record Attendance at CPP Expo…and The End Result. 22 INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

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INSPECTION/DETECTION Reductions in Errors Means Reductions in Over-runs A flexible packaging converter can benefit from 100 percent print inspection technology, and here’s how.

26 SUPPLIER NEWS New CEO Appointed…Transforming Waste into Energy…and more.

20 INDUSTRY Q&A:

29 CLASSIFIEDS

STATIC CONTROL Overcoming Static Control Challenges Terrance Clark has been with TAKK Industries as sales manager for 8 of his 12 years of loyalty to the company.

27 HOT PRODUCTS

33 AD INDEX

34 Q&A ON TESTING AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS (SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)

34 CONNECT WITH FLEXIBLE PACKAGING NOW: FACEBOOK AND TWITTER

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Editor’s Forum

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BE THE PICTURE, NOT THE PUZZLE PIECE o you feel like your company’s offerings reflect that of an incomplete jigsaw puzzle – difficult to assemble, incomplete, unsure of the big picture – or do you see your company as the completed, assembled big picture? As businessmen and -women, it’s natural to be concerned with customer needs, product development, company growth, sales, earnings, etc. So I can’t help but wonder how many companies try to integrate this set of concerns into one intertwining, complete offering; and how many companies simply piecemeal these concerns together as they become a nuisance. Making sure your company is offering your clients and customers with the best products accompanied by the best services at the best price can be a frustrating jigsaw puzzle. But knowing the goal, having the plan in place, and seeing it through every single day can make that puzzle turn into the full, complete picture. That’s what Accredo Packaging did: With a vision for an end-to-end flexible packaging offering, Accredo built a vertically-integrated converting company with an emphasis on sustainability. The cover story’s theme is Best Practices from a Vertically Integrated Converter. Accredo is the company that is highlighted, which offers as high as 9-layer extrusion, exclusive extended gamut printing, and diverse bag-/pouch-making capabilities. Flip to page 14 for the company’s offerings and its success story.

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Do you intertwine the company, or piecemeal it? The Technology section of this month’s issue, on page 18, is titled Reductions in Errors Means Reductions in Over-runs. This article offers a solution to inspection and defect detection, which can help reduce overruns. Page 20 discusses the Static Control industry and how to overcome challenges with static controls. The monthly Special Advertisers Section offers a Q&A on Testing and Measuring Instruments, which can be found on page 34. This Q&A offers insight on this sector from Jemmco’s co-owner, who discusses options for measuring gauges. The Dow Chemical Company’s Scott Collick penned a column on Innovation as a Strategy, which can be found on page 22. And per usual, be sure to stop on pages 12 and 26 for our Converter News and Supplier News sections for the up-and-up of industry happenings. The Hot Products section highlights a few products that include Sensors, among a few other product innovations. Using this issue as another puzzle piece can help you achieve that big picture. See to it that the pieces are assembled, and actually fit, and your company will be recognized as one of those big-picture companies. FP Sincerely, ERIN J. WOLFORD (847) 740-2338 [email protected] 6

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Packaging Group Publisher Mike Barr, [email protected] Publisher Randy Green, [email protected] National Sales Manager Kristina Lorio, [email protected] BNP Custom Media Group Christopher Wilson, [email protected] EDITORIAL Editor-In-Chief Erin J. Wolford, [email protected] Associate Editor Elisabeth Cuneo, [email protected] Marketing Coordinator Cedric Brown, [email protected] Art Director Frank J. Mayeran Advertising/Production Manager Courtney Warnimont EDITORIAL BOARD George Thibeault, Constantia Hueck Foils LLC Michael Impastato, Flint Ink. Fredy Steng, Berry Plastics Marla Donahue, Flexible Packaging Association FPA OFFICERS Chairman John Baumann, Ampac Packaging LLC Immediate Past Chairperson James E. Love, III, Printpack Inc. Executive Vice-Chairman (chairman-elect) William Burke, Nordenia USA Treasurer Michael Impastato, Flint Group President (non-voting member) Marla Donahue, Flexible Packaging Association Executive Committee Members At Large Hans Deamer, Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp.; Jim Mize, Sealed Air Corp.; Ken Swanson, Berry Plastics Corp.; Rob Tiede, Sonoco Flexible Packaging AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Corporate Audience Development Director Rita M. Foumia Audience Development Manager Kourtney Bell Multimedia Specialist Katie Jabour Audience Audit Coordinator Carolyn M. Alexander For subscription information or service, please contact Customer Service at: Tel. (847) 763-9534 or Fax (847) 763-9538 or e-mail [email protected] List Rental Postal contact: Kevin Collopy at 800-223-2194 x.684 [email protected] Email contact: Michael Costantino at 800-223-2194 x.748 [email protected] BNP MEDIA CORPORATE OFFICERS Publishing: John R. Schrei Corporate Strategy: Rita M. Foumia Marketing: Ariane Claire Production: Vincent M. Miconi Finance: Lisa L. Paulus Creative: Michael T. Powell Directories: Nikki Smith Human Resources: Marlene J. Witthoft Clear Seas Research: Beth A. Surowiec FOR VOLUME REPRINTS: Reprints Sales Representative Jill DeVries Phone: (248) 244-1726 • Fax: (248) 244-3934 E-mail: [email protected] CONTACT FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Phone: (847) 405-4000 • Fax: (847) 405-4100 Mail: 155 Pfingsten Road, Suite 205, Deerfield, IL 60015 Internet: www.flexpackmag.com Circulation: (248) 244-6421

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FPA CONDUCTS FLEXIBLE PACKAGING RESOURCE RECOVERY RESEARCH, RELEASES STUDY RESULTS ecently, the Flexible Packaging Association released the results of two critical research studies examining flexible packaging waste management solutions: the FPA Identification and Assessment of Available Technologies for Materials and Energy Recovery from Flexible Packaging Waste Report, and the Flexible Packaging Resource Recovery Alternatives to Landfill Pilot Program Report. These reports are a part of FPA’s Flexible Packaging Waste Resource Recovery Program, which was established to identify new and emerging resource recovery technologies and examine how the flexible packaging industry can use them to develop alternative practices for the management of flexible packaging waste.

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Identifying Viable Resource Recovery Options The FPA Identification and Assessment of Available Technologies for Materials and Energy Recovery from Flexible Packaging Waste Report details the results of research conducted by Columbia University’s Earth Engineering Center (EEC) on behalf of FPA examining the best end-of-life technologies for difficult-to-recycle flexible packaging waste. Through this study, viable resource recovery processes for flexible packaging waste were identified. In addition, the economic benefits and costs of those technologies were analyzed during the study. The report details tertiary recycling options for flexible packaging waste including pyrolysis, gasification and engineered solid fuel. Expanded profiles of the processes and the companies that offer them including Agilyx Corporation, Envion Incorporated, Climax Global Energy Incorporated and Dongra, are also provide in the report.

Testing Promising Technologies The FPA Flexible Packaging Resource Recovery Alternatives to Landfill Pilot Program Report details the

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results of pilot studies, conducted by FPA, assessing the technologies identified in the EEC research. The pilots yielded valuable end-products including synthetic crude oil, condensed wax, fuel pellets and combustible gases. Pre-consumer flexible packaging materials, contributed by FPA members, and post-consumer materials, contributed by TerraCycle – an upcycling and mechanical recycling company, were utilized during the pilot trials.

Next Steps The collection of post-consumer flexible packaging waste is one challenge the research identified. Therefore, FPA has commissioned Columbia University’s Earth Engineering Center to further examine collection system alternatives for flexible packaging waste, in addition to the economic benefits and system costs. FPA will also conduct life cycle assessment of cradle-tograve with focus on end-of-life of several flexible packaging formats, and four resource recovery options including landfill, traditional waste-to-energy, recycling, and pryolysis. The results of these research studies will be available in early 2012. The FPA Identification and Assessment of Available Technologies for Materials and Energy Recovery from Flexible Packaging Waste Report, and the Flexible Packaging Resource Recovery Alternatives to Landfill Pilot Program Report are benefits of FPA membership and are available in the members only section of the FPA website. PDF copies of the FPA Identification and Assessment of Available Technologies for Materials and Energy Recovery from Flexible Packaging Waste Report are available to FPA non-members for $3,500. For more information about the FPA Flexible Packaging Resource Recovery Program, contact FPA at (410) 694-0900 or visit www.flexpack.org. FP

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Flexible Packaging Association. Helping You Succeed. Mark your calendar for these upcoming FPA events!

November 21, 2011 (Entry Deadline) 2012 FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition

FPA Headquarters - Linthicum, MD

The Flexible Packaging Association’s Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Program honors the best of the best in packaging excellence, printing, technical, and environmental achievements. FPA urges flexible packaging companies to enter their innovative packages into the 2012 competition. Entry deadline is November 21, 2011.

February 8-10, 2012 2012 FPA Environmental, Health & Safety Summit

TradeWinds Resort - St. Petersburg Beach, FL

The 2012 EHS Summit will be held February 8-10, 2012 and will explore regulatory issues impacting the flexible packaging industry. Open to both FPA members and non-members, these events offer attendees an excellent opportunity to network with U.S. EPA and OSHA officials, industry experts, and peers.

February 22-24, 2012 2012 FPA Annual Meeting

Fairmont Scottsdale Princess - Scottsdale, AZ The Flexible Packaging Association’s 2012 Annual Meeting will be held February 22-24, 2012 at The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, AZ. The meeting will include general sessions that focus on industry-specific issues, the presentation of the 2012 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards, the 2012 Annual Meeting Networking Luncheon, and the 2012 Annual Meeting Golf Tournament.

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INDUSTRY ISSUES & VISION

2010 GLOBAL PACKAGING BY REGION Asia Pacific (27%)

Rest of World (12%)

The cost and availability of raw materials continues to be a key issue for flexible packaging converters and suppliers. Flexible packaging companies also identified the economy, consolidation, growth/new products, and sustainability among their top ten issues for 2011. A two to three year outlook of industry opportunities, challenges, and trends, as stated by survey participants, is also provided in the Report. FP

RECURRING THEMES REGARDING RAW MATERIAL (COSTS & AVAILABILITY)

United States (27%) Western Europe (27%)

Latin America (7%)

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• Major impact on margins and overall profitability levels • Uncertain/Volatility in resin and films costs • Problems with raw material availability, particularly PET • Crude oil and natural gas price volatility

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he Flexible Packaging Association’s 2012 Annual Meeting will be held February 22-24, 2011 at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Arizona. During the meeting, the final results of FPA’s research study on the Opportunities Assessment of U.S. Flexible Packaging will be discussed. The meeting will also include great networking opportunities, general sessions that focus on industry-specific issues, and the presentation of the 2012 FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards and Innovation Showcase. Special thanks are given to FPA members including Ampacet Corporation, Berry Plastics Corporation, Bobst Group North America, Comexi Group Industries, S.A.U., Davis-Standard, LLC, DuPont Company, Flint Group, Nordmeccanica, NA, P&O Packaging, LLC, Reifenhauser Inc., Siegwerk USA Co., and Sun Chemical Corporation for their generous support of the 2012 FPA Annual Meeting Networking Events. Online registration for the 2012 FPA Annual Meeting is now available. Hotel reservations can be made by contacting the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess at (800) 441-1414. For more information, contact FPA at (410) 694-0800. FP

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FPA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS he Flexible Packaging Association is pleased to announce that Flexo Manufacturing Corporation and the College of DuPage, Graphic Arts Technology have joined the association. Following are descriptions of these new FPA members.

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Flexo Manufacturing Corporation As an FPA international converter member, Flexo Manufacturing Corporation provides products and services for the food, personal and home care, pharmaceutical, and agricultural markets. Flexo Manufacturing’s FPA official representative is William Pua, executive vice president and COO; and, the company’s FPA alternate representatives are Ricardo Leong, president; and, Edgar De Leon, executive vice president. For more information, visit www.flexo.com.ph.

College of DuPage, Graphic Arts Technology As an FPA academic member, the College of DuPage, Graphic Arts Technology program offers production/technical skills for the printing and publishing industry. The FPA official representative is Shaun Dudek, Coordinator. For more information, visit www.cod.edu/gat/index.html. FP

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FPA’S SECOND QUARTER 2011 PULSE OF THE INDUSTRY REPORT ecently, FPA issued the Second Quarter Pulse of the Industry Report, which examines the financial and economic performance of the flexible packaging industry. The report focuses on key areas of industry business activity including net sales, volume/output, profitability, inventory levels, capital spending, and capacity utilization. Data and information appearing within the Report is gathered through the Second Quarter 2011 Pulse of the Industry Survey. FPA is pleased to announce that 39 FPA converters members (67 percent) participated in the survey. Survey responses

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represent a broad cross section of flexible packaging companies. Participating companies are classified into four categories including small (below $25 million in annual revenue), mid ($25-100 million in annual revenue), large ($100-300 million in annual revenue), and very large (more than $300 million in annual revenue). Highlights of the Report note that 72 percent of survey participants noted higher net sales in second quarter 2011 compared to first quarter 2011, while 28 percent reported lower sales levels. The Second Quarter 2011 Pulse of the Industry Report is a benefit of FPA membership. For more information, contact FPA at (410) 694-0800 or visit the association at www.flexpack.org. FP

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Converter News

PRO MACH ACQUIRES

MATRIX PACKAGING MACHINERY ro Mach, Inc. announces that it has acquired Matrix Packaging Machinery, a leading manufacturer of vertical form/fill/seal machinery based in Saukville, Wisconsin. Matrix will join Pro Mach's Primary Packaging Business Unit. Matrix, founded in 1988, provides flexible packaging machinery for companies worldwide that require high quality, versatile pouch and bagging solutions. Matrix’s strength in vertical form/fill/seal packaging allows Pro Mach to reach new markets worldwide with its diverse brands of high performance equipment and integrated solutions. Pro Mach will also offer expanded flexible packaging solutions to its existing customers. FP

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FIRST COMMERCIAL APPLICATION OF ZIPBOX TO HIT STORE SHELVES lantation brand natural “raw” sugar will be the first product to market in the new Zipbox resealable carton format. Zipbox, a joint venture between Zip-Pak and T.H.E.M., is a poly-coated paperboard carton incorporating an attached flexible film header containing a Zip-Pak Pressto-close solution. Zipbox is designed to facilitate direct-filling of products without the need for an inner liner. This permits the package to hold up to 40 percent more product, maximizing the product-to-package ratio and cube utilization to reduce transportation costs. FP

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CPP EXPO LAS VEGAS DRAWS RECORD ATTENDANCE onverting professionals from around the world congregated in the Las Vegas Convention Center hedging their bets on the economic recovery. Some 5,241, a record number of attendees to CPP EXPO Las Vegas, were preparing for their future business opportunities and saw the latest in converting machinery and materials on

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display. CPP EXPO Las Vegas featured converting and package printing conference tracks attracting almost 200 attendees to the sessions which focused on finishing as well as green initiatives in converting. CPP EXPO (201) 881-1632; www.cppexpo.com

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Cover Feature: e: Best Practices

CONVERTING DOWN THE

VERTICALLY INTEGRATED LINE Designed for Sustainability… Built for Success By Erin J. Wolford, Editor-in-Chief ccredo Packaging, Inc.’s slogan is Designed for Sustainability…Built for Success. As a verticallyintegrated converting company producing Æexible packaging with an emphasis on sustainability, Accredo seems to be living that mantra. One of the few facilities to offer up to 9-layer high-barrier extrusion, exclusive extended gamut printing and diverse bag-/pouch-making, Accredo sees to it that it is a nearly one-stop shop for any Æexible packaging needs.

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Accredo Packaging, Inc. offers end-to-end flexible packaging, from extrusion to printing to bag-/pouchmaking. A final Accredo product is shown here.

Executive vice president Rex Varn and director of sustainability Malcolm Cohn offered a snapshot into the business of Accredo, to explain the facility, printing capabilities, green initiatives and many of its successful offerings.

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Vertical Integration for Success Cohn explains that it’s not just extrusion or printing that the company offers: “Our products include coextruded, laminated, printed or unprinted barrier roll-stock, pouches, wicketed bags and bundling Ålm, or as value added pre-formed pouches, both conventional stand-up pouches and innovative square-bottom box pouches.” A fairly recent start-up, Accredo set its bar high from the beginning. “When you’re a start-up operation, the biggest concern is putting the necessary infrastructure in place to serve your customers. This we have accomplished as evidenced by the number of major brand owners now in the Accredo stable. What we’re doing now is to shift this strategy, looking to the future and not the present,” says Varn. “Developing marketplace credibility is a major focus. We’ve put a NOVEMBER 2011

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Cover Feature: Best Practices highly experienced management team in place to manage our growth. Together, they’re capable of leveraging an extensive network of resources.” Just 24 months after Accredo Packaging began its reduced carbon-footprint production of extruded Ålm and Æexible packaging, expanding sales warranted groundbreaking for a new 175,000-square-

foot corporate ofÅce, converting and warehouse facility. Like its 200,000-squarefoot sister facility, the new building is being constructed with LEED Silver certiÅcation in mind, to be completed in August 2012.

Printing for the Industry Accredo’s printing capabilities go beyond typical expectations with the

deployment of a proprietary printing process that brings new meaning to the term “extended color gamut.” Accredo’s 10-color presses are capable of running up to 2,000 feet per minute, and are so Ånely tuned that the company guarantees a consistent visual match from job to job, whether hours or months apart. Varn explains Accredo’s verticallyintegrated converting line: “Accredo Packaging runs exclusively extended color gamut process printing – no ‘line’ or ‘spot’ colors are used. Our proprietary, enhanced, extended gamut printing has a capability of reproducing near-inÅnite color shades. We primarily use a combination of CMYK for imagery plus our comprehensive, custommade process color portfolio, providing the Creative Designers and Brand Team with the very latest technologies and know-how to bring pop to the brand image.” “Accredo has quickly placed itself among the leading Æexible packaging extended color gamut printers globally. Our extended, (also known as ‘expanded’) gamut printing solution adds colors beyond CMYK to the process ink-set, to improve the ability to render ‘spots’, using only process colors. Our system allows for the enhancement of the color brilliance of the image itself, adding further value to our client’s custom packaging solutions,” says Varn.

Green LEED Certification Accredo Packaging, Inc., a member of the API Family of Companies, is believed to be the Årst Æexible packaging manufacturing facility in the U.S. to be granted Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certiÅcation by the U.S. Green Building Council. Cohn is very proud of Accredo’s LEED Silver certiÅcation. “In order to achieve this notable certiÅcation, our owners and executive team made a longterm investment of time and resources to design, build and operate a facility according to stringent environmental requirements, from optimization of the procurement of materials, to energy usage, to waste management. As a result, everything we produce has a signiÅcantly reduced carbon footprint, even when

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Accredo's offerings includes wicketed bags, shown here.

manufactured to the same speciÅcations as at conventional plants.” Varn has also been dedicated to seeing this certiÅcation through. “From the outset, the company owners envisioned a new Æexible packaging division that, from the ground up, would embody the principles of business, social, and environmental sustainability. The attainment of LEED Silver certiÅcation was always the goal, right from project conception.” “At Accredo Packaging, Inc. we are committed to environmental mindfulness and stewardship in all our activities,” adds Cohn. “Our on-site plate manufacturing does not require the use of solvents or water in the platemaking process which, again, reduces overall energy consumption, emissions and waste. The processing waste rolls are recovered and incinerated for bio-mass energy. This displaces fossil fuel use.”

Plastic recycling system for processing heavily printed materials

Ultimate Product Goals Varn understands that a product is made better when environmental considerations are kept front of mind. “We’ve sought to integrate sustainability into every aspect of Accredo’s business model. As one of our core values, sustainability is a critical consideration in the products we create, our worker safety initiatives and our environmental policies. Our owners and executives take a leadership role in promoting a sustainable operating environment – whether that's looking at current day-to-day operations or forecasting future needs and requirements.” Converters can look to Accredo as an example of rapid growth and success. “Accredo Packaging, Inc. utilizes the latest technologies and state-of-theart equipment to bridge the gap from conventional packaging to a more sustainable, environmentally responsible product. From receipt of raw material to Ånished product out the gate, at Accredo Packaging, Inc. we demonstrate we are environmentally cognizant of the world around us,” says Cohn. FP Accredo Packaging, Inc. (866) 203-3554; www.accredopackaging.com

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Technology: Inspection

REDUCTIONS IN ERRORS MEANS REDUCTIONS IN OVER-RUNS How can flexible packaging converters benefit from 100 percent print inspection technology? By Bill English, Contributing writer nspection technology, in rotogravure and Æexographic package printing, usually occurs at the end of the process – when a printed substrate comes off the press. In post-press converting, these errors are revealed. Then, the printer/converter prints over-runs to compensate his customer for these errors. Consequently, margins are reduced. But today, inspection systems are available that eliminate the need for

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over-runs. One-hundred percent of the web-width and the entire repeat can be inspected – 100 percent of the time. However, for printers to gain a competitive advantage and reduce waste, his operators need accurate error feedback. Web printers can perform 100 percent print inspection with systems that enable their operators to monitor and improve the quality of the entire run. Although, as printers evaluate these systems,

they will want to invest in 100 percent systems that are modular; systems that have sufÅcient line-scanning capability; and in technology that can perform a twin-check . . . the twin-check of 100 percent inspection along with digital web monitoring, all in a single system.

System Functionality These types of inspection systems need high-power LED (HPLED) illumination. HPLEDs emit more light

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To inspect wider webs, up to four line-scan cameras can be configured within the image capture unit. Matrix cameras can zoom to dot level and will support some modules.

than other light sources. Their efÅciency is not affected by size and shape, like Æuorescent light. HPLEDs have the longest life compared to other light sources. The systems typically inspect opaque printing substrates, but the best systems have the ability to supplement the illumination source and inspect transparent or reÆective material. While evaluating 100 percent inspection systems, printers/converters should consider:

• Housing Module: The housing should Åt into a minimum space. The housing should be completely enclosed in order to prevent contaminants from accumulating on lamps and cameras. • Masking Function: Preferred systems have masking functions. This allows the inspection of distinct areas with different sensitivities. Using masks ensures that critical areas – like logos – are Ånely-inspected with higher sensitivity, and that insigniÅcant areas

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can be evaluated with lower sensitivity. • Line-Scan Cameras: The mostimportant variable in 100 percent systems is the ability to conÅgure it with the right amount of line-scan color cameras. This alone determines its effectiveness at inspecting wider webs. Small errors must be detected, whether in a narrow web or in a wide web. Some 100 percent systems have just one (1) camera – whether that system is installed on a label press, or on a gravure packaging press. Higherend systems can add up to four (4) high-resolution color cameras. The preferred systems add cameras based upon web-width. One-hundred percent print inspection technology enables printer/converters to print without errors and to save on waste. With a reduction in errors, there is less need to print over-runs, raising proÅt margins. All 100 percent inspection systems detect errors, but how these errors are handled and classiÅed is a major separation point between alternative systems. FP eltromat America Inc. (757)285-6527;www.eltromat-america.com Read exclusive bonus article content, including system operation and managing errors more effectively, at www.flexpackmag.com.

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Industry Q&A: Static Control

OVERCOMING STATIC CONTROL CHALLENGES Terrance Clark has been with TAKK Industries as sales manager for 8 of his 12 years of loyalty to the company.

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to the static eliminator bar, the range of the bar was extended from inches to feet. The user could position the device well out of the way of moving product, raw materials, machine operators, In our experience, areas of development in the static etc., but still hit the target area. It also allowed the user to reach control industry beneÅting the Æexible packaging indus- static laden areas in the process or on the product that a standard try are related to what I describe as a new generation shockless eliminator can not. pulsed DC static elimination But another part of the systems. This newer range of challenge arose: The cost of technologies can be generally compressed air and the struggle, characterized as static elimination often times, to maintain a clean systems that provide enhanced air source. To overcome these static neutralization performance concerns, electrical fans and and operational features that enblowers took the place of the air hance value for Æexible packaging tubes to provide a relatively low machinery and operations. cost, clean air source, which is SpeciÅcally, some characterisa leap forward in “air assisted” tics found in shockless pulsed DC static control devices. static elimination solutions include And yet another challenge: ultra high-ionization output, which Many applications could not and provides effective static neutralizacan not tolerate air movement of tion of today’s complex materials any kind. Light weight products, and accelerated speed processes; thin gauge sheets/Ålms, powders, long-range static neutralization etc. had to be treated in a differeffectiveness at a distances of up ent manner. Taking a technology, to 36 inches from a static laden the pulse DC system that had surface (without the use of combeen used solely in the electronic pressed air boost.) This capability industry, design changes were is particularly beneÅcial to Æexible made and the pulse DC system TAKK's IonStorm XR2 utilized in a polyethylene foam winding application. packaging applications involving was introduced to general indusweb conveying or winding protrial applications. cesses. This newer style of static control devices also incorporates non-shocking operation, which has long been cited by industry as What’s missing from this sector? an important safety feature. And lastly this range of static control What would you like to see improve? system often enables remote interface or control. What is increasing absent from the static control industry What kinds of problems has this overall is the range of selection from which Æexible segment solved in recent years? packaging consumers can select from. Mergers and acquisitions over the past decade have lead to steady erosion of choice for ÆexOne challenge that has been met and the solutions have ible packaging processors, Machinery manufacturers and allied evolved over time has been trying to control static elecindustry. The potential impact of dwindling supply options may tricity at long distances from the target area. A standard, the static lead to less competition and ultimately higher costing structures eliminator bar or ionizing bar, was and is normally limited to a for consumers. FP distance of up to seven inches (or less) from the target area. One way the challenge was met was with the introduction of TAKK Industries Incorporated (800) 792-8255; www.takk.com the static eliminator air bar. By coupling compressed air tubes What new features or technologies are being introduced to this sector of the industry?

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INNOVATION AS A STRATEGY: SIX STEPS TO GET THERE TODAY By Scott Collick, Contributing writer “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” – Wayne Gretzky ne of today’s biggest business challenges is staying ahead of the curve – coming up with innovative new ideas in a business and economic climate that is not only demanding constant change, but that is also under constant pressure to do more with less. With a global reputation as an “R&D machine,” The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) has a proven track record of innovation – leading one of the largest corporate R&D investment programs. Innovation is an important business strategy at Dow. It’s one that works, and it’s one that others can learn from for success. The following are sure-fire steps that packaging industry companies can implement to encourage innovation today – and see results tomorrow.

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Creators (people who freely generate creative ideas), Collaborators (people who make people and ideas better), Challengers (people who use critical thinking to thoroughly examine ideas), and Collators (people who organize ideas using logic). Everyone plays a role and team selection is critical to the success of projects. Look for those who want to achieve success; have an

Step 1: Assemble the Right Team – and the Right Leadership “I can find a hundred men who will tell me an idea won't work; what I want are men who will make it work.” – Herbert H. Dow Innovation is chaotic and messy – and every company needs a team that can easily handle the ebb and flow of a changing business. While everyone has different skills, attitude and aptitude, all can play a role in innovation. The key is assembling the right team with the right compelling leaders that lead and help make connections. Make sure the team is staffed with people who can play the roles of

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impact; take calculated risks; and find ways to get a project done, not reasons why it can’t be done. It’s also important to view innovation as a universal talent – innovation can be done by everyone but only certain people are accomplished at the sort of discontinuous innovative thinking that

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elicits radical change. People perform much better when their skill, attitude and aptitude match with the needs of their role.

Step 2: Walk Around With an Open Jar of Peanut Butter “You got your chocolate in my peanut butter!” – Reese’s Peanut Butter commercial When Harry Reese, a former dairy farmer and shipping foreman for the Hershey candy company, decided to start his own candy operation, his unexpected idea to combine chocolate and peanut butter proved a winner. Companies can create their own culture of innovation by adopting the same attitude – by encouraging and being open to new ideas and creating opportunities for “collisions” of ideas. In Dow’s case, the goal is always to have those “creative collisions” with customers – their product and innovative ideas plus our products and innovative ideas equal something great. Innovation requires a diverse, information-rich and interactionrich environment.

Step 3: Focus on the Emerging Trends “Trends, like horses, are easier to ride in the direction they are going.” – John Naisbitt, author of Megatrends The biggest barrier to new innovation is current success – what makes a company successful to a certain point doesn’t always guarantee its future. Change is good – and it spawns better innovation in the end. Consider the Sony Walkman versus the Apple iPod or Blockbuster versus Netflix. Each earlier innovation

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became more innovative because companies focused on what’s next – not what’s now. As a company, Dow takes a macro view and focuses on megatrends first – big societal issues such as health and nutrition, energy, transportation and infrastructure, and the demand

for consumer staples in developing economies – and explores ways to drive positive change, and therefore innovation, via new products.

Step 4: Brainstorm Until It Hurts “No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a

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used. Instead, keep an innovation folder (a “bucket list” of creative concepts you are waiting to try), generate lots of ideas – and listen to where they come from. Innovation requires many ideas which come from a variety of different sources. In fact, it is estimated that it takes 3,000 raw ideas to achieve one commercial success. For example, Dow’s groundbreaking Film Application Development Center (FADC), which opened in 2009, has hosted more than 100 different customers for more than 1,500 trials to invent, experiment and product the commercial-grade films that work best for them.

Step 5: Think Like a Scientist – and Create Prototypes “The thinking that got us to where we are today is not the thinking that will get us to where we want to be tomorrow.” – Albert Einstein Use good science and technology practices, including

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good documentation and knowledge management practices. Get customers involved early and clearly define performance requirements, and use outside experts for perspective. And always recall prior experience to avoid mistakes. Prototypes are critical in this regard. For example, at Dow’s FADC, the company helps customers develop structures that are specifically geared toward food manufacturers for testing and developing new packaging products. Prototypes are essential to better test the concept and work with various members of the value chain. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a prototype is worth a million.

protective packaging. Finally, and often most importantly, learning from failure is key to innovation. Truly innovative companies know how to deal with the ideas that don’t work. Keep a record of successes – and the processes used to get there – and repeat as necessary. FP

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Step 6: Design with Mother Nature in Mind “The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired in value.” – Theodore Roosevelt Sustainability is critical these days and it requires making every decision with the future in mind. It is about our relationship with the world around us – creating economic prosperity and social value while contributing to the preservation of the planet. Dow uses such tools as a Simplified Environmental Impact Calculator (SEIC) to calculate a product’s potential effect on the environment. It is very useful for evaluating different packages versus each other in terms key sustainability metrics. For example, in Dow’s case, the company views lifecycle thinking as an objective, scientific approach – a comprehensive view of a product from cradle to grave that offers a critical look at each packaging application and its function. At the end of the day, packaging is part of a product delivery system – not a separate piece. Reducing the amount of packaging and then throwing away the product because of damage or spoilage wastes more resources than what is used to make the original

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COMEXI APPOINTS NEW CEO omexi Group has appointed Jaume Martinez as their new CEO. Martínez, who had been acting managing director since January 2010, has been appointed by the Xifra family’s group of companies as part of an ambitious new strategic plan to consolidate its position as a leading global supplier of equipment to the flexible packaging industry. Martínez, an engineer with postgraduate business school qualifications in EADA and IESE, has extensive experience in the capital goods sector where he assumed senior positions in various companies and organizations. FP

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JOINT VENTURE TO CAPTURE, COLLECT AND CONVERT LABEL MATRIX WASTE INTO ENERGY onverting equipment manufacturer Precision AirConvey (PAC), Newark, Del. and pressure sensitive label rollstock supplier Channeled Resources Group, Chicago, Ill. have formed a joint venture offering a comprehensive, sustainable solution to managing label matrix waste that aims to divert the cumbersome material from the waste stream and convert it to energy. Developed to help label converters, printers, mail houses and other label matrix waste generators eliminate disposal costs for landfilling and/or incineration, the joint venture features a turnkey approach that encompasses capturing the label matrix waste at the press and conveying it to a baler via an automated label waste handling system, collecting the baled material and hauling it to a nearby Greenwood Fuels waste to energy processing plant for use as feedstock. FP

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ASHLAND CHANGES PRODUCT NAME o provide clarity to customers, Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., has introduced a new product name, PureRad, for its range of UV/EB coatings and adhesives previously sold under the NWC name. Ashland is currently working to complete the product transition to the new name before the end of the year. FP

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Hot Products ACCURATELY DETECT TRANSPARENT, SMALL AND GLOSSY TARGETS WITHOUT A REFLECTOR Pepperl+Fuchs introduces ML100-8-W divergent beam sensors. Wide beam technology enables these sensors to reliably detect clear materials, very small objects over a large area, as well as glossy materials that can otherwise be a challenge to sense, without the need for a reflector. ML100-8-W sensors are also well suited for use in assembly, automotive, printing and a wide range of other industries because they can reliably detect small objects such as wires, yarns or pins over a large area. Additionally, these divergent beam sensors are an effective sensing solution for glossy materials, such as foil pouches or shiny PCBs, that are often difficult to reliably detect with diffuse mode sensors. Pepperl+Fuchs (330) 486-0001; www.pepperl-fuchs.us

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POUCH-SEALING TECHNOLOGY ENSURES FOOD SAFETY Supermarket and deli operators now have an alternative to rigid dome and tray containers for their roasted chicken and meat offerings in the Permazip packaging technology from Flair Flexible Packaging. Permazip boasts a tamper-resistant permanent zipper on a flexible film pouch that ensures food safety while reducing waste and shipping expense. The Permazip closure eliminates concerns about steam pressure causing deli pouches to open and other tampering concerns. If a permanent seal is desired, the simple easy-to-close pouches eliminate the need for specialized sealing equipment in the deli. Upon sealing, food is kept air-tight and safe from contamination throughout its point of purchase. A secondary recloseable seal can be added below the Permazip for retail customers’ use. Flair Flexible Packaging’s vibrant 10-color custom reverse rotogravure graphics complement any combination of functional films and sealing alternatives. Flair Flexible Packaging (920) 574-3121; www.flairpackaging.com

NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH PAD THE NEW TITAN SR9-DT RAISES THE BAR IN TURRET REWINDING TECHNOLOGY The new Titan SR9-DT is the next generation of Dual Turret slitterrewinder technology from Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd. (UK). It includes the MD3 Modular Design concept, a Linear Tracking Slitter (LTS) section, Acceleration Speed Control (ASC), 850mm (33.5-inch) rewind diameter per turret and reduced power consumption for sustainability. Atlas Converting (704) 587-2450; www.atlasconverting.com

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CHOOSING THE RIGHT CONTACT GAUGE By Erin J. Wolford, Editor-in-Chief

What new features or technologies are being introduced to this sector of the industry?

also simpliÅed use, while creating more powerful data handling and manipulation, giving the user a much better understanding of the substrates being analyzed.

Opad: There are a number of commonly

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tested material properties, such as surface tension and coefÅcient of friction. With the increased use of more expensive multilayered constructions, every effort to insure reduced waste and simpliÅed processing becomes important. Once simply the concern of the material supplier, converters and printers are realizing the importance of gauge or thickness uniformity as a means of improving speeds and throughputs of materials, while reducing the likelihood of creating scrap. New technologies and features, combined with Åeld-proven platforms, are allowing converters to Ånd costeffective, reliable ways to perform such gauge checks. Traditionally used bench top gauges utilizing either hand-fed or auto-proÅling have advanced to LVDT sensor designs, tip conÅgurations, and parallelism-adjustment mechanisms, which have resulted in greatly improved accuracies. Computer advancements and software improvements have

With many options in this segment, in your opinion, what is the most reliable testing/ measuring instrument currently on the market?

Opad: There are many styles of thickness

gauge measuring devices on the market. Capacitance gauges offer the best resolution when evaluating styles. However, contact gauges are the most reliable and dependable. Contact style gauges are most often the method selected by printers and converters due to cost and reliability. The more dependable and accurate micro gauges are those that are designed for the types of materials they are to be measuring. Contact gauges are often used on a wide range of materials. I recommend that the device chosen should be one that is designed for that material and is set up accordingly. It is not uncommon to see units intended for paper being used on plastics. This may result in incorrect data being generated and increasing scrap unnecessarily.

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What kinds of problems has this segment solved in recent years? Opad: With contact gauges

getting more accurate and A thickness gauge can provide accurate measurement of caliper or thickness of flexible films. This model is the Jemmco MicroGauge Series Thickness Gauge.

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data becoming easier to manipulate, printers and converters are able to develop better SPC procedures and inspections on incoming materials, which in turn, should result in less waste and downtime. With the trend to constantly downgauge materials in order to reduce costs, improved sensors, and accuracies have enabled the printer/converter to better deÅne limits. The simpliÅed software and easy data manipulation has also reduced inspection and reporting times, as well as improved repeatability.

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What’s missing from this sector? What would you like to see improve? Opad: As Ålms and packaging materials

continue to get more complex with respect to coex/multi-layer structures and continued downgauging, the need for new and advanced individual thickness measurement techniques and overall (total) thickness measurement techniques that are capable of sub-micron thickness measurement, in an easy-to-use product package for production and incoming raw material inspections. FP

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