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- Techniques to Prevent/Minimize Die Lines
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- April 28, 2010, ... is subjected to in the extruder and die, we have a situation where the EVOH is receiving a minimum of 30 times more energy input than the original design specification. Let’s also say that this converter ...
- Multipack Juices It Up
- (Metallizing)
- March 31, 2010, ... energy usage or wastes, and/or increase recycling. Bryce Corp., Memphis, TN, received honors for a lamination with 33% bio-based content for Frito-Lay North America's (Plano, TX) 10.5-oz packs of five ...
- AIMCAL Awards
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 21, 2010, ... energy usage or wastes, and/or increase recycling. Bryce Corp., Memphis, TN, received honors for a lamination with 33% bio-based content for Frito-Lay North America’s (Plano, TX) 10.5-oz packs of five ...
- Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag
- (Flexpack)
- March 21, 2010, Label printers planning to expand into flexible packaging have the ability to service short-run requests, execute quick changeovers, and manage shorter lead times Innovative labeling and packaging increasingly ...
- Calculate Printing Carbon Footprint
- (New Products)
- February 28, 2010, Green Action Plan includes a Carbon Footprint Calculator that allows printers to estimate paper used, energy consumption, carbon footprint, and associated Green Action Plan includes a Carbon Footprint ...
- DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Announces Price Increase
- (News | New Products)
- February 10, 2010, ... This increase will take effect March 1, 2010. According to DuPont, raw materials continue to escalate as well as energy and transportation costs, necessitating the need for these increases. Specific ...
- 3M Selects KAPCO
- (News Clips Archive)
- January 31, 2010, KENT, OH KAPCO (Kent Adhesive Products Co.) has been selected as a Preferred Converter and Distributor of 3M's Renewable Energy Div. (RED), St. Paul, KENT, OH KAPCO (Kent Adhesive Products Co.) has been ...
- Flex-Pack = Opportunity
- (Extrusion Coating)
- January 31, 2010, ... However, as in all industrial sectors, the global financial crisis has impacted growth, and energy and raw material costs — for natural gas, crude oil, wood pulp, and maize, for example — continue to ...
- Paper or Plastic?
- (Archive)
- November 30, 2009, ... “under-utilized opportunity for recovering high quality fibers.” She added, “Using exclusively white super-calendered paper would make recycling easier. It would also save in dyes and reduce energy in ...
- Do It Yourself
- (Adhesives)
- November 30, 2009, ... to provide more detailed information about the composition of the inks and coatings they produce, along with other variables such as energy use and recyclability. “Frankly, a lot of that at this point ...
- Films 101: Back to Basics
- (Archive)
- November 30, 2009, ... surface energy needs to be greater than 38 dynes/cm2 for print receptivity, and BOPP surface energy is generally 31. To improve printability, a surface treatment, such as a topcoat, is applied, which allows ...
- Heat Seal Has No VOCs
- (New Products)
- October 31, 2009, ... roll coat application. Product is 100% VOC-free and approved for indirect food contact under FDA regulation 175.105. Low seal temperature results in reduced energy consumption, and lower coating weights ...
- TLMI Gives Members a Shot of Confidence at Annual Meeting
- (News | New Products)
- October 29, 2009, ... with 56 awards, including first and second places and Best of Show. Logmatix (www.logmatix.com), Marietta, GA, earned the distinction of being Best of Show with its Red Rain energy drinks decal for use ...
- Strouse Picked as Converter for 3M's New Divisio
- (News Eclips)
- October 13, 2009, The Strouse Corp. has become an authorized converter for 3M's Renewable Energy Div. (RED). WESTMINSTER, MD | The Strouse Corp. (www.strouse.com) has become an authorized converter for 3M's Renewable Energy ...
- WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT
- (New Products)
- September 30, 2009, ... company says, and provides sustainability advantages in cereal, snack, baking mix, and other high-barrier applications. Also said to use less plastic resin, energy, and landfill space. Offers savings in ...
- Iowa State Developing Bioplastics Software
- (News | New Products)
- September 16, 2009, ... of data, this software takes a simpler approach and only considers the direct energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, costs of raw materials and processing." Grewell chairs Iowa State's Biopolymers ...
- Coldpack Certified for ISO 9001:2008 Compliance
- (News | New Products)
- September 07, 2009, ... a US Dept. of Energy grant at a U.C. Lawrence Berkeley lab, has won numerous industry awards including the Flexible Packaging Assn.’s (FPA) Achievement Award, and the FPA Innovation Showcase’s Highest ...
- Business Development Advisory Offers Study of North American Paper Industry
- (News | New Products)
- September 02, 2009, Business Development Advisory announces a new in-depth study of energy use and opportunities in the North American Paper industry. MARIETTA, GA | Business Development Advisory, a specialized management ...
- Henkel Launches Water-Based Heatseal for Recycled PET at PRINT 09
- (News | New Products)
- September 01, 2009, ... desired; 100% VOC-free; approved for indirect food contact under FDA regulation 175.105; low seal temperature, resulting in reduced energy consumption, and more. Another addition to the Latiseal water-based ...
- Iowa State Develops Bioplastics Software
- (News Clips Archive)
- August 31, 2009, ... sort of analysis require the collection of an enormous amount of data, this software takes a simpler approach and only considers the direct energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, costs of raw materials, ...