Flexible Packaging presents its sixth annual listing of the industry’s Top 25 Converters, based on 2009 annual sales.

Automation features and increased output define the most advanced flexographic presses available to the market.

Static electricity, often minimized as a small hazard to production, can harm more than converters’ bottom lines.

One Kansas City, Kan., converter stands tall by keeping small, developing close customer relations and leveraging vertical integration.

Smaller run sizes, explosion of SKUs and stronger focus on lean manufacturing heighten the appeal of narrow web printing.

While improving product features is a virtually universal ‘green’ strategy across flexible packaging, some converters are also turning to process and plant improvements to achieve their sustainability goals.

The Flexible Packaging Association honors notable advances in packaging excellence, printing achievement, technical innovation and environmental/sustainability achievement.

Having mastered downgauging in a virtually endless spectrum of performance films, Next Generation Films continues to redefine what ‘next generation’ means.

Before joining Flexible Packaging magazine many moons ago, I worked in the railroad industry, both in the field and behind a desk. While I can draw many contrasts between that

As ominous clouds give way to rays of optimism, how will converters manage yet another world of continued uncertainty and potentially damaging legislation?