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Praise for PackChat

PackChat is a great way for packaging professionals to share advice and perspective as well as build relationships and networks. With so many shared challenges facing the packaging industry today, it is an effective way for people to collaborate on common solutions.

—Mike Ross, IoPP Member
Senior Packaging Manager, Hair Europe
Unilever

Latest Discussions

  • RE: Recycled Paperboard

    By: Michelle-Lea Sivanesan , one month ago
    Posted in: All Member Forum

    Scandinavian FBB (Metsä, Stora, Billerud) would be worth reviewing - good stiffness at equivalent calipers and solid runnability on automated equipment, with strong surface performance. Michelle-Lea Sivanesan ...

  • Recycled Paperboard

    By: Evan Kamph , one month ago
    Posted in: All Member Forum

    Is anybody aware of any board material for unit cartons in Europe which are similar to Clearwater's ReMagine board, meaning that the board is suitable to run on automated equipment without needing to increase the board thickness and which does not exhibit ...

  • RE: Cartons that require Die-cutting

    By: Nikhat Sayed , one month ago
    Posted in: All Member Forum

    Hi Bethel, We give a bleed of around 3 mm to 4 mm; in some scenarios it is given up to 5 mm as well. The tolerances when the die board hits the sheet are considered to be anywhere between 2 pt and 4 pt mm. Tooling generally lasts for a million ...

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