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Masterwork Graphic Equipment Offers New Die-Cutter

(Die-Cutting)

June 14, 2014, The MK1060ERS automatic platen die-cutter has capability to strip, blank, feed, and convey waste   WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, UK | Masterwork Graphic Equipment announces the MK1060ERS automatic platen ...

Jindal Films Launches Three Films

(Materials)

June 09, 2014, ... label to remain intact and appear new even after multiple squeezes of the container. Company also says the printable surface enables point-of-sale impact to be enhanced for a wide range of products including ...

Avery Dennison Shows Off Graphic Solutions

(Materials)

June 09, 2014, ... said to meet both everyday and special needs, including products that can adhere even to plastic or rough surfaces. New product MPI 3010 was a highlight of company’s self-adhesive digital imaging films. ...

Flexcoat Labels Adds Another Gallus Press

(News | New Products)

June 09, 2014, ... both cold foil and hot foil embossing units for surface finishing. A new Gallus press will primarily be used to produce FMCG labels for cosmetics, food, and personal hygiene applications. A rotary embossing ...

FiberMark Offers Portfolio for Upscale Health/Beauty Packaging

(Carton Box)

June 08, 2014, Folding carton, turned-edge, and bag stock substrates are said to offer rich and consistent colors to enhance brand identity   WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA | FiberMark, a global manufacturer of paperboards, ...

Labelexpo Americas Coming in September

(Label/Tape)

June 07, 2014, The 25th anniversary edition of the show has several new features and will offer an enlarged focus on package printing and the brand owner   BOCA RATON, FL | Attendee registration is now live for ...

PCI Issues Reports on Stand-Up Pouches

(Bag Pouch)

June 06, 2014, ... on-the-go; • Attractiveness to retailers, including more visible display area with increased printing surface for effective graphics and economies of stacking space by usage in vertical display cabinets. ...

Diamond Packaging Wins 3 FSEA Golf Leaf Awards

(Carton Box)

June 04, 2014, ...  surface of the basketball (on the lid) reinforces the Michael Jordan brand. CALENDAR CATEGORY Diamond won a Bronze Leaf award in the “Calendar” category for its three-month corporate calendar, a long-standin ...

DuPont Adds New Cyrel Plate

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2014, The Cyrel FAST DFUV thermal process plate is designed for use with UV inks and is said to save time and money when running high-end substrates   WILMINGTON, DE | DuPont Packaging Graphics has introduced ...

Ceresana Issues Study on Bags & Sacks in Europe

(Bag Pouch)

June 01, 2014, ...  good properties sacks made from PE have the potential to gain additional market shares in these segments in the future. Yet, conventional heavy-duty sacks made from plastic films are faced with increasin ...

Coating Matters | Stop Defects Before They Start

(Coating/Laminating)

May 26, 2014, ... surface tension, curing requirements) Substrate (thickness, roll length, surface energy, thickness uniformity, quality) Analytical Techniques Always make sure that quality can be measured and agreed ...

AmeriLam Supply Group Material Feels Like Leather

(Materials)

May 25, 2014, ...  As a thermal laminating product, film is said to be applied easily utilizing standard one-sided laminating equipment. The film has a strong surface structure, and is scratch and scuff resistant, providing ...

Spear's Reverse Printed Labels Revitalize Cabreiroa Water

(Label/Tape)

May 21, 2014, ... with requirements for a premium look pack, Spear chose a hi-reflectance silver, printed sub-surface, to create a foil effect on which to display the beverage description. The result is an aquatic scene ...

Impreglon Cellramic Offers Corona Treater Rolls

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2014, ... spray provider, has expanded its line of surface enhancement coatings to include ceramic coatings for corona treater rolls. The company’s P-Series ceramic coatings are said to have excellent dielectric ...

MPS Expands Presence in North America

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2014, The Dutch press manufacturer is strengthening its NA presence in sales, installation, service, and assembly as well as hosting a series of seminars   BROOKFIELD, W | Dutch printing press manufacturer ...

Emerald Packaging Enters Digital Print Market

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2014, ... is also safe and suitable for printing on food packaging, under set conditions of use and compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for non-food contact surfaces.(1) “As the global packaging ...

Clear Lam Packaging Wins DuPont Award

(Flexpack)

May 19, 2014, Earns silver award for Fisher Roasted Party Peanuts PrimaPak ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL | Clear Lam Packaging has received a Silver Award for packaging excellence from the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation ...

DFE Announces Tension Indicator/Amplifier

(Controls)

May 18, 2014, ... the new FireGuard2 Intrinsically Safe Tension Indicator/Amplifier, an energy-limiting electronic interface between tension transducers and tension monitoring and control electronics. UL Listed for use ...

T.H.E.M. Reports Availability of High-Speed Cartoner for Zipbox Package

(Carton Box)

May 15, 2014, Completes Hartness 100 units/min machine to run innovative resealable package MARLTON, NJ | Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing (T.H.E.M.), a provider of flexible packaging solutions in North ...

Clear Lam Debuts PrimaPak System at Interpack

(Flexpack)

May 14, 2014, ... eing modified with Clear Lam’s PrimaPak equipment interface. The first-of-its-kind packaging is designed as a replacement for rigid cans, bottles, jars, trays, and select flexible packaging. It is lightweight,  ...

Inometa Offers New Plate Mounting Sleeve

(News | New Products)

May 13, 2014, ...  and resistance to inks and solvents that cause swelling and can reduce the accuracy and service life of traditional plate-mounting sleeves. The red outer layer features an polyurethane surface said t ...

Streak Formation

(Mark's Coating Matters)

May 13, 2014, ... get trapped in the lip opening, air trapped in the process equipment, or damage in the metal flow surface of the slot die. These particles, when combined with hang-up areas such as variation in shear stress, ...

DuPont Awards | Consumer Convenience Rates High Marks

(Flexpack)

May 12, 2014, Annual Packaging Innovation Awards honor 16 winners from 11 countries WILMINGTON, DE | DuPont presented 16 awards recognizing packaging excellence at last night’s 26th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation, ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 12, 2014, ... and inner flow surfaces be cleaned.  You should have seen the reaction...  "But we haven't done that in years"!!!  I wasn't surprised.  They eventually took the die apart, and the first thing that happen ...

PFFC WEBINAR: How to be Successful at Solventless Laminating—Best Practices

(Yo's Yarns)

May 11, 2014, An on-demand  Solventless Laminating webinar moderated by PFFC's Yolanda Simonsis addresses best practices. Did you know that variables such as machine design, adhesive mixing, and surface treatmen ...

Release Liner | Global Suppliers Must Meet Local Needs

(Label/Tape)

May 07, 2014, ... l PSI market leader for Dow Corning; Dr. Stefan Stadtmueller, VP Surface Technologies with Evonik Industries; Patrik Fransehn, director of global business development for Wacker Chemie’s Performanc ...