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    Flexible Packaging Solutions and Capabilities Overview

    APC Technologies

    Specialization enables us to deliver unmatched expertise and efficiency in our core competencies. We offer a range of flexible packaging solutions to customers throughout North America through our Centers of Excellence. This concentrated approach leverages our institutional knowledge and best practices by clustering common platforms within specific printing and manufacturing processes.

    While our products are unsurpassed in the industry, it’s our process that truly sets us apart. We start by listening—really listening—to your unique needs, your timelines and your budgets. From there, we work with you every step of the way to create a customized solution that respects your brand’s hard-earned reputation for quality. And we deliver—on time, on brand and on budget. It’s why we say with confidence that APC delivers the total package.

    FULL-SERVICE CAPABILITIES IN FLEXIBLE PACKAGING


    INNOVATION

    Inside the American Packaging Center for Packaging Innovation, the APC Solutions Team of subject-matter experts studies industry trends and develops unique approaches to commercialize tailored, innovative solutions for our customers. The APC approach is collaborative innovation where experts work with customers to find creative ways to rapidly bring ideas to market.

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    ENGINEERED LAMINATIONS & COATINGS

    Through APC’s advanced extrusion laminating and coating process, capabilities and expertise, our engineers design methods that combine substrates and resins to efficiently deliver the optimal barrier and required performance properties. We combine institutional knowledge, talent and technology for all customer applications.

    FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING & LAMINATIONS

    APC HPE Flexo™ combines cutting-edge print media technologies and processes with on-press expertise and transparency to deliver consistent, measurable and repeatable excellence in print output. APC HPE Flexo™ is a holistic ecosystem that creates a different experience—from initiation to implementation—designed to ensure brands stand out, on shelf or on screen, with uniform package identity that drives repeat sales and consumer loyalty.

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    ROTOGRAVURE PRINTING & LAMINATIONS

    As one of the leading rotogravure printers for flexible packaging, APC provides lifelike graphic reproduction that captures everyone’s attention. Roto printing and coating is optimal for delivering rich coatings and design reproduction for brands that value their image on shelf and on screen. The APC experience includes advanced engraving technology combined with the newest presses and laminators in the flexible packaging industry. Brands can be certain their image and design investment will capture the consumer’s attention and support their key messages at that first moment of truth.

    PREFORMED BAGS AND POUCHES

    Our preformed bags and pouches are designed to meet a wide variety of industries and applications, from food and personal care to agricultural and industrial packaging. Using advanced rotogravure, flexographic, and digital printing capabilities, we’re able to craft unique solutions that include extrusion and adhesive laminations, as well as coated structures. When it comes to preformed products, APC has the product selection and flexible capabilities to give your application a custom look and feel.

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    DIGITAL PRINTING

    We’ve linked digital technologies with traditional converting processes to enable custom laminations that can be quickly scaled for commercial sales. This hybrid approach allows for special coatings and finishes, as well as cold-seal and anti-fog applications with digitally printed graphics, enabling us to leverage digital printing with the same exacting specifications our customers expect in a commercial launch.

    Certifications
    • OSHA VPP Star Worksite (Story City since 2003)
    • ISO 9001:2015 Certified
    • ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Certified
    • GFSI: FSSC 22000 v.5.1 Certified
    • SMETA 4-Pillar Audit (SEDEX) (Story City)
    • Graphic Measures International (GMI) Certified
    • IMS Listed (Story City & Chili)
    • ISCC+ Certified
    • FDA DMF Maintained (Story City)
    • Ecovadis Assessed (Corporate Wide)
    • Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition Badge - Scope 3 (Corporate Wide)
    • Carbon Disclosure Project Assessed (CDP) (Corporate Wide)
    • ISO 94001:2015 Certified
    • ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Certified
    • GFSI: FSSC 22000 v.5.1
    • Graphic Measures International (GMI) Certified
    • SMETA 4-pillar Audit (Sedex Member Ethical Trade Audit)
    • ISCC+ Certified
    • G7 Master Certified
    • Ecovadis Assessed (Corporate Wide)
    • Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition Badge - Scope 3 (Corporate Wide)
    • Carbon Disclosure Project Assessed (CDP) (Corporate Wide)
    • OSHA VPP Star Worksite
    • ISO 9001:2015 Certified
    • ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Certified
    • GFSI: FSSC 22000 v.5.1
    • Graphic Measures International (GMI) Certified
    • IMS listed
    • SMETA 4-Pillar Audit (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit)
    • ISCC+ Certified
    • FDA DMF Maintained
    • Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition Badge - Scope 3 (Corporate Wide)
    • Ecovadis Assessed (Corporate Wide)
    • Carbon Disclosure Project Assessed (CDP) (Corporate Wide)

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