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- Packaging Recognized as Essential: Smart Packaging Enhances Food Safety and Security
- (News | New Products)
- March 25, 2020, ... have induced considerable delays in cargo flows, rendering perishables particularly vulnerable to spoilage and waste. StePac developed advanced Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) solutions which effectively ...
- Is it the End for Non-Recyclable Plastic Packaging?
- (Flexpack)
- March 02, 2020, ... on show – machine direction-oriented (MDO) polyethylene, biaxially oriented polyethylene (BOPE), biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) and cast polypropylene (CPP) – were the outcome of considerable ...
- Uteco Group and ESI Announce the Release of the DIAMOND HP CI FLEXO PRESS Now Configured with ESI’s Flexobeam for Printing Gelflex-EB Inks
- (Equipment/Machines - Printing)
- January 11, 2020, ... meeting customers’ needs," said Aldo Peretti, Uteco’s president/CEO. "GelFlex-EB has found its place in the market. ESI and Uteco have had a long and collaborative partnership bringing EB Flexo to market. ...
- TIDI Relies on Enercon for Custom & Standard Corona Treating Solutions
- (News | New Products)
- December 01, 2019, ... narrower than their standard two sided treater. Their engineering team did a great job making this fit,” notes Hallman. “Enercon was very responsive and understood what we needed, right down to the space ...
- FPA Announces Speaker Lineup for Upcoming Fall Executive Conference
- (News | New Products)
- July 23, 2019, ... 25 state capitols. Prior to joining Serlin Haley, he served as vice president of government affairs for the Toy Industry Association (TIA), where he oversaw TIA’s advocacy programs at both the state and ...
- Trends Driving Flexible Packaging
- (News | New Products)
- June 02, 2019, ... most promise on the truly materials side of the equation, and thermoplastic starch films on the petroleum replacement side, according to Smithers Pira. With the market showing so much promise, Converting ...
- Emerging Technologies Turn Converters’ Heads
- (News | New Products)
- April 01, 2019, ... metal-halide fixtures were the state of the art. Then came fluorescent, and now it is to the point where LED high bay fixtures are no longer emerging technologies. They would be considered a ‘best practice’.” ...
- Toray Plastics (America) Announces Plans to Expand OPP Film Manufacturing
- (Flexpack)
- February 10, 2019, ... is unwavering, and this expansion continues our path of innovation and growth,” said Christopher Roy, senior vice president and general manager, Torayfan® Division. This expansion project reportedly ...
- Will it Process?
- (Extrusion Coating)
- December 11, 2018, ... coatings, primers, protective coatings and release lacquers, etc., are all up for consideration. Quality control, test and product development devices have much to offer, reducing waste, speeding throughput ...
- Advancements of Bio-Derived and Bio-Degradable Technologies in the Flexible Packaging Market
- (Flexpack)
- November 25, 2018, ... materials side of the equation, and thermoplastic starch (TPS) films on the petroleum replacement side. Brazil’s Braschem Green PE has made significant strides on the latter, with much of the PE consumed ...
- Industry Supplier Q&A | Web Guiding and Tension Control with MAGPOWR and Dover Flexo
- (Web Guiding)
- September 21, 2018, ... Machine designers also must consider which type of control schemes should be used based on the process, roll quality, roll size and line speeds. Tension controls for load cell-based control systems and ...
- INDA & EDANA Offer Guidelines for Flushability
- (News | New Products)
- June 18, 2018, ... guidelines for flushable products to ensure continued compatibility with wastewater infrastructure,” says INDA president Dave Rousse. The Guidelines include seven flushability assessment tests related ...
- Labels and Labeling | A Moment With Colordyne's Taylor Buckthorp
- (Label/Tape)
- May 14, 2018, ... the label and labeling converting market. Converting Solutions magazine (CSM): What is the No. 1 concern your customers have when selecting a label production machine? Taylor Buckthorpe (TB): Outside ...
- Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 2
- (Coating Matters)
- May 07, 2018, ... the manifold design will not consider the complex nature of the adhesive rheology and internal flow characteristics developed in manifold geometries with a slot die. Unlike ambient liquids that have self-leveling ...
- 2018 Predictions
- (Marketing Mojo)
- January 20, 2018, ... to address their “long game” this year to keep themselves viable in the future. This means making commitments to investment in technology and talent. They may consider leveraging the Internet of Things, ...
- Tangent Shear Slitting | Reduce Edge Defects in Shrink Sleeve Film
- (Slit)
- December 04, 2017, ... be considered. Since the blade is dragging against the web, this frictional resistance must be factored in with the tension force. A general guideline is that the web tension in the slitting zone should ...
- Nanotechnology Foils | A New Packaging Design Vista
- (Print)
- November 07, 2017, ... new graphic vistas for melding fixed color print with angular variability of color in visually stimulating ways. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Glenn Wood, Ph.D., is COO of Fresnels Inc. as well as the president ...
- Dow Collaborates on Recycled Trash Bags
- (Flexpack)
- October 30, 2017, ... “We’ve taken on the challenge with Bemis and Polykar, alongside the Trash Free Seas Alliance, to increase post-industrial recycling and extend sustainable industrial practices to address a worldwide problem. ...
- Sticking With It | Launching New Products
- (Sticking With It)
- October 10, 2017, ... to begin the project should include consideration of questions such as these: Which current products have been tested? Where is the gap? What features does the new product need to be of interest ...
- Gallus Unveils New Version of Press
- (News | New Products)
- September 28, 2017, ... by two servomotors. Besides being provided with flexographic printing units, the press can also be equipped with a newly developed screen printing unit that enables users to make the most of high-end finishing ...