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- Michelman Solutions for Creating Sustainable Flexible Packaging on Display at PAMEX 2023
- (News | New Products)
- March 19, 2023, ... to next-generation barrier and functional film coatings that help customers achieve sustainability targets. They will also highlight the Michelman Innovation Centre for Coatings (MICC), a packaging incubator ...
- Achieving Sustainability: Q&A with Sun Chemical’s Dr. Nikola Juhasz
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 12, 2023, ... package. Sun Chemical has a full portfolio of inks and coatings across different print technologies that are formulated with significantly higher levels of bio-renewable resin content as compared to standard ...
- Understanding Dyne Decay
- (Surface Prep)
- March 12, 2023, ... Because the surface energy of the liquid is higher, the surface energy of the substrate needs to be increased by a treatment process, and this is known as corona. The process itself is relatively simple. ...
- Securikett Launches Fully Transparent Security Label
- (News | New Products)
- March 11, 2023, ... completely transparent security label with a particularly impressive opening effect. The so-called "HighContrastVoid" is a completely invisible label that blends seamlessly into any product or packaging ...
- Toyo Ink Group to Feature Packaging Solutions for Enhanced Sustainability at interpack
- (News | New Products)
- March 07, 2023, ... product portfolio is a new lineup of functional coatings used to replace plastic in paper or film packaging as part of the growing drive toward increased recyclability. Product highlights include oxygen ...
- At Pharmapack Paris, Schreiner MediPharm Showcases Multifunctional Label that Protects Prefilled Syringes
- (News | New Products)
- March 01, 2023, ... syringe while offering options for additional protective functions and features. For example, for even higher product and counterfeiting protection, overt, covert, or digital authentication features can ...
- FPA Publishes Annual Report to the Members
- (News | New Products)
- February 15, 2023, ... that support the success of FPA members and the advancement of the flexible packaging industry. The report highlights current and ongoing FPA programs that are ensuring that the environmental benefits ...
- The Path to Sustainable Growth
- (News | New Products)
- February 07, 2023, ... have become a much higher priority in recent years and there is broad consensus that the pace of change needs to accelerate. Concerns about climate change and pollution – particularly ocean plastics – ...
- How a Full Lineup of Coatings Can Transform Packaging
- (Coating/Laminating)
- February 07, 2023, ... packaging materials.” The pathway to a circular economy is to redesign packaging to reduce waste, incorporate a higher percentage of sustainably sourced bio-based products or use components that promote ...
- The Role of Corona in Flexible Packaging Lamination Requires an Understanding of Filmic Substrates
- (Surface Prep)
- January 29, 2023, All flexible substrates require two basic principles for high-quality lamination: high bond strength and no optical defects. By Kirsten Lykke, Consultant in Polymers & Flexible Packaging Technology, ...
- At Pharmapack Paris, TekniPlex to Showcase Cleanroom-produced COC Films, Among Other Solutions
- (News | New Products)
- January 18, 2023, Materials science company also highlighting recyclable polyolefin blister packaging with barrier PP lidding – a healthcare industry first. Materials science company also highlighting recyclable ...
- Aluminum Foil Trade Actions Threaten the Flexible Packaging Industry
- (News | New Products)
- January 18, 2023, ... industry as well as the product manufacturers who utilize our packaging. An increase in costs of this foil, if duties are imposed, would mean higher costs to these companies and their customers and could ...
- Sustainability Within Bags, Pouches and Emerging Films
- (Bag Pouch)
- December 21, 2022, ... a pouch machine. The question needs to be answered: How can we produce a sustainable package with the same seal integrity, low scrap rate and high production speed, as we can with traditional films? There ...
- The Versatility of UV Curing
- (News | New Products)
- December 15, 2022, UV curing is a versatile technology that enables inks, coatings, adhesives and extrusions to be set inline, in a small footprint and at high speed while also producing performance properties superior By ...
- Flint Group Supports Global CEFLEX Packaging Project
- (News | New Products)
- December 15, 2022, ... that does not inhibit the printing and converting process of today’s supply chain. In doing so, the project aims to ultimately recycle a higher percentage of PP in non-food contact film applications. The ...
- The “5R” Framework
- (Coating/Laminating)
- December 11, 2022, ... press startups and shutdowns. Renew is about designing products with higher biorenewable content, which immediately translates into CO2 emissions reductions. Recycle is about products that enable enhanced ...
- For Composite Packaging Recycling, the Future is Now
- (Flexpack)
- December 04, 2022, ... to industrial maturity. The potential strides to- ward a fully circular economy are enormous. The ability to recover polyolefin plastics at high quality, then produce film-grade recycled plastics for packaging ...
- HOW TO: Properly Handle Tri-Ply Adhesive Lamination
- (Coating/Laminating)
- November 06, 2022, ... to extend shelf life is accomplished mainly by higher barrier properties of the packaging. This is in act the driver for the growth in orders of 3-ply laminators single pass we have experienced in the ...
- The Pros and Cons of Flexo vs. Gravure Printing
- (Print)
- October 16, 2022, ... high-volume printing — though flexo can be cost-effective for shorter runs. Finally, both are able to produce exceptional results. Below, we dive into the basics of each type of printing, then call out ...
- Toray’s Commitment to Innovation Helps Forge the Future of Flexible Packaging
- (Upcoming Conference News)
- October 10, 2022, ... at the expo include: The next-generation Torayfan CB3 portfolio of transparent high-barrier BOPP films. CB3 films are available in 70 and 80 gauges in sealable and nonsealable versions. These films ...