2008 EXHIBITORS
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Thank you to our Supporting Organization!
The Fibre Box Association (FBA), whose members produce 95 percent of corrugated in the U.S., works to bring together the knowledge, resources and expertise of members to establish industry positions on broad-based issues to improve the North American corrugated industry's welfare. The FBA compiles the most complete statistical information available and conducts benchmarking studies that help members make better decisions. They also provide valuable networking opportunities to assist member companies to operate more effectively and efficiently. Fibre
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Adalis Packaging Solutions is a team of Certified Packaging Professionals providing outsourced packaging engineering services. Adalis engineers are supported by 20 Senior Associates, specialists having a wide range of industry experience combined with many years of practice in various packaging disciplines. Our mission is to help clients identify packaging opportunities and develop innovative, cost-effective solutions. Adalis Packaging Solution markets include: Medical, Consumer Retail and Industrial clients. Adalis provides: New packaging developments, cost reduction productivity programs, damage reduction and sustainability programs. Adalis
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Airdex International, Inc., makers of the fully patented 7 pound AIRpallet™ for import/export/airfreight use. With global availability, our pallets ensure your cargo arrives in perfect shape due to our patented shock-absorbing and feather-light construction. Capable of carrying 3500 pounds, this “green” pallet is also completely recyclable and prevents worker and consumer injuries, while saving you money and preventing cargo damage – totally ISPM-15 compliant and RFID compatible, too! Airdex
International, Inc. |
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Altair Engineering, Inc. strengthens client innovation and decision-making through technology that optimizes analysis, management and visualization of business and engineering information. Privately held, with offices throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia/Pacific, Altair has a 20-year-plus record for product design, advanced engineering software and grid computing technologies. Visit www.altair.com. Altair
Engineering |
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The ARCEL Advanced Foam Resin booth demonstrates how ARCEL resins can reduce cube size without sacrificing any of the protective properties found with traditional foam packaging. NOVA Chemicals produces plastics and chemicals that are essential to everyday life. Our employees develop and manufacture materials for customers worldwide that produce consumer, industrial and packaging products. Arcel
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DETAILS COMING - CHECK BACK SOON! Atlas
Box & Crating Co., Inc. |
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With 15 laboratories certified world wide by the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA), BVCPS has an extensive network of certified laboratories specializing in the consumer product and retail markets. BVCPS offers performance package testing to help reduce product damage and increase customer satisfaction. Evaluations are available for the ISTA Test Procedures: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1G, 1H, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E and 3A, 3E, 3F, 7A, 7B, 7D. Bureau
Veritas Consumer Products Services, Inc. |
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CAPE
Systems is an international provider of supply chainmanagement technologies.
CAPE Systems offers acomprehensive range of software systems and
tools forenterprise wide and collaborative supply chain optimization.We
will be highlighting the following at the Forum: CAPE
Systems Inc. |
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There’s nothing we can’t handle. Chick Packaging specializes in the design and management of products and services to help get your merchandise from here to there – on time, undamaged and within budget. We have dismantled, packed, shipped, stored, relocated and installed everything from mechanical assemblies, nuclear power plant components, machinery, livestock, transformers, air crafts, tanks and generators to specialized electronic components, computer circuit boards and chips, semiconductors and HAZMAT materials. Chick also serves as the primary packer for top companies within the entertainment industry. Chick
Packaging |
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DDL
offers package testing and material testing services including shock
testing, vibration testing, tensile testing, leak testing, compression
testing, seal peel testing, accelerated and real time aging, thermal
container performance testing and validation services. Additionally,
DDL provides package design, development and prototyping services
for those clients who desire to outsource their package development
function. DDL Testing Services maintains full service testing labs
in Minnesota and southern California. DDL, Inc, is a wholly owned
subsidiary of TCP Reliable is a complete packaging solution provider
specializing in the field of temperature controlled packaging. DDL,
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Esko Artwork is the world leader of packaging pre-production solutions, and a dedicated partner and system integrator to all participants of the packaging supply chain. Esko Artwork solutions are targeted at designers, trade shops, label printers, folding carton, flexible and corrugated converters, as well as consumer product companies and retailers. Esko Artwork's key product lines include a suite of software modules covering the entire supply chain and integrating graphic, structural and collaboration workflows from design to production. Esko Artwork also offers customers a portfolio of application support and consultancy services. ESKO
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DETAILS COMING SOON! Fibercel
Packaging |
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We are a full-service package and product testing company with facilities in Cincinnati, Ohio and Phoenix, Arizona. We also provide data acquisition services, expert package design and engineering services to customers worldwide. If you manufacture, assemble, and/or ship a product that can be damaged enroute, you can benefit from the type of services we provide. We test and certify the reliability of that all-important package that you use to ship your product. gh
Package and Product Testing & Consulting |
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ISTA (International Safe Transit Association) is an organization focused on the specific concerns of transport packaging, and ISTA test procedures define how packages should perform to ensure protection of their contents. ISTA pioneered the concept of package performance testing and certification 60 years ago and today our test procedures and certification programs are at the forefront of Transport Packaging. ISTA |
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L.A.B Equipment, Inc. produces package and product reliability test equipment to test for drop, incline impact, shock, rotary vibration, AGREE type vibration, as well as hydraulic sine and random vibration. Our systems are designed to meet related standards from around the globe, including the increasingly popular ISTA 3A. We are a team based organization with a global presence to serve and support customers world-wide. We are committed to manufacturing quality products on a consistent basis while maintaining a work ethic and attitude directed towards continuous improvement. L.A.B.
Equipment, Inc. |
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For more than 30 years, Laminations® has designed, developed and manufactured innovative edge protection solutions to safeguard products during shipping, handling and warehousing… ensuring that they arrive in customers’ hands in top condition. The proven, diverse line of VBoard® laminated paperboard products offers effective, renewable and recyclable packaging protection for a wide range of industries served from manufacturing facilities in California, Oregon, Florida, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Each product has been carefully engineered to provide maximum packaging protection for specific applications… including the hazards of transport packaging and the requirements of sustainable packaging. For practical, cost-effective packaging solutions that protect your products and preserve your profits, make Laminations your first call. Laminations
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Lansmont Corporation's Field-to-Lab® Methodology facilitates effective product and package designs by directly linking measured dynamic distribution inputs to actual laboratory simulation and validation tests. Lansmont's family of SAVER™ field instruments provide the basis for dynamic testing performed in laboratories equipped with Lansmont's shock, drop, impact, vibration, and compression test systems. Lansmont
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For over 70 years, the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) has been the industry source for motor freight classification, providing commodity descriptions, classes, packaging requirements and other standards. In the past, NMFTA has produced the NMFC in book form. Now we have produced ClassIT 2.0, an online version, providing exclusive content including embedded search terms, a robust search engine, multiple search parameters, easy to use density calculators, and much more. NMFTA also offers a wide variety of other products and services including SCAC, SPLC, and Training Programs. NMFTA
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The Nelson Company is a provider of transport packaging goods and services. We offer: Pallets, Plastic, Wood, Corrugated, and Metal. 7 Company owned Manufacturing Facilities; Domestic and International Programs; Cost Reduction Programs; Tracking and Return Logistics Services; International Pallet Recycling Programs. Plastic Pallets for under $10! Nelson…The Palletizing Solutions Company! The
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Corporation of America |
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Parameter Generation & Control (PGC) specializes in humidity control chambers and environmental chambers by providing precise relative humidity and temperature control (Including TAPPI 402 om-88 1988) with walk-in rooms, reach-in chambers, and relative humidity generators to serve existing structures. Precise humidity control systems are our specialty. Parameter
Generation & Control Inc. |
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Pira International is a leading testing, consultancy and information services business specialising in packaging, paper, printing and new/emerging technologies. Pira's vision is to provide our services on a global platform matching the needs of our customers base: clients include global raw materials providers, packaging converters, packer/fillers (finished goods suppliers) and retailers from the consumer goods and industrial supply chains. Pira is aligned with the key issues facing the packaging industry today: Pack Failure Solutions, Pack Development, Sustainability, Innovation, Future of Print and BRIC. Pira
International |
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Polyfoam Corporation custom designs and manufactures protective and thermal packaging using molded foams. A full line of stock items, including corner and edge protectors, perishable shippers and THERMALOK Insulated Containers, is available. Services include complete design and engineering, and assembly and pack-out operations. ISTA certified package testing lab. ISO 9001:2000 registered. Polyfoam
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As the leading provider of protective packaging solutions, Pregis manufactures a broad spectrum of packaging materials and systems: AirSpeed™ HC Systems; AirSpeed™ 9000 Air-Paq engineered inflatable packaging; PolyPlank® foam plank and profiles; AirSpeed™ 3000; AirSpeed™ 5000 and AirSpeed™ Smart inflatable void-fill systems; Astro-Cell® air cushioning; GeoSpeed™ paper packaging system; Microfoam® polypropylene and Astro-Foam® polyethylene sheet foams; HeftyExpress® mailers and Hefty® Slide-Rite® reclosable bags. Pregis
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QA International, Ltd. and QAI China have been providing package testing in China since 1993. We have helped introduce western package testing technologies to labs and factories alike. With our International Headquarters located in Hangzhou, we are the first 3A Certified lab in Eastern China. QAI offers a wide range of package related and lab testing services according to ISTA, ASTM, TAPPI, CONEG and many other industry and international standards.
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Sealed
Air is a leading global manufacturer of protective packaging materials
and systems. Our products reach nearly 80 percent of the world’s Sealed
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SGS
U.S. Testing is a full service packaging laboratory capable of performing
all ISTA and most ASTM packaging tests, with over 75 years of combined
experience and ISTA certified technicians. Analysis of paper, corrugated
and plastic materials, MOCON testing, UN/DOT certification, flammability,
heavy metals and other testing is also available. SGS
U.S. Testing Company, Inc. |
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Stress Engineering Services is an industry leader in the predictive analysis of product and package performance, process simulation and testing. We use sophisticated design, analysis and experimental tools to improve profitability and environmental sustainability. Development time is dramatically reduced along with trial & error rework. From consumer products and packages to toys, pharmaceuticals and medical products, we offer comprehensive engineering services. Stress
Engineering Services, Inc. |
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Sun Advanced Product Test Lab (APT) is a certified ISTA, UN/DOT-HAZMAT, DELL, ISO 9001 environmental test laboratory facility occupying 38,000 square feet. This independent test laboratory serves an international customer base from food products, beverage, medical, agriculture, sporting goods, telecommunications, electronics, aviation, aerospace, DOD and beyond. APT is a single source for mechanical and climatic testing, protective package consulting, design and test services. Applied testing ranges from materials, components, product and package systems. APT provides comprehensive test adherence to customer specific, Agency, Industry, MIL-STD and International protocols. These tests are accurately recreated on multi-axis capable vibration, mechanical shock, temperature, humidity and altitude test devices. Extreme ranges in test specimen size, weight and test severity levels are APT's specialty. Sun
Advanced Product Testing Lab |
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TechLab Systems (TLS) provides quality testing solutions for paper, board, and packaging including our Validator compression systems, laboratory testing equipment, and integrated software packages. TLS solutions have been tested under the toughest conditions and deliver the highest standards of quality… the true test of your performance. Stop by our booth to see why TLS is performance tested! TechLab
Systems |
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Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Techni-Corr Inc. has been at the forefront of package design testing for over 20 years. Certified by the ISTA (International Safe Transit Association) and the UN/DOT (Department of Transportation), Techni-Corr is able to provide our customers with various packaging certifications as well as product specific testing, thus allowing for the evaluation and improvement of package design, ergonomics, and line design. Techni-Corr,
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Innovative Engineering that delivers custom foam molding solutions. Protexic Brands is the premier manufacturer of molded expanded foam plastics. We custom develop over 20,000 new products for protective packaging, material handling and molded components for a variety of industries, utilizing the latest technologies in product design and testing. Protexic Brands is part of Tegrant Corporation and operates more than 30 manufacturing, design and testing facilities throughout North America and Mexico. Tegrant
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Unisource is proud to announce the formation of the Technology Packaging Group (TPG). The Global team is led by former Engineers from one of the largest Semiconuctor companies in the world. The team developed and deployed innovations in transport packaging that saved the company over $300M in materials and freight savings. Now at Unisource the team is focused on delivering innovative solutions for all its transport packaging customers worldwide. Unisource
Worldwide, Inc. |
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Vibration Research provides dynamic test instrumentation and control. The 8500 hardware establishes a new level of system performance which has not previously been seen in the industry. No boards in your PC make it a snap to install this control system. Recent innovations include Kurtosion, a newly developed and better method of testing than the present-day Gaussian mode of distribution of random data. Vibration
Research Corporation |
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Wiley-Blackwell - the scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons – publish the journal Packaging Technology and Science, providing an international forum for the communication of developments in the field. With 8 issues per year of original research papers, technical notes, meeting reports & book reviews, the journal provides a single source of valuable information for packaging specialists. A global editorial board ensures coverage of advances made worldwide, and regular commentaries by experts in the field keep readers at the forefront of the industry. John
Wiley & Sons Ltd |
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