Medical

Maxson Sheeter Converts Rolls of Tyvek

(Carton Box)

April 08, 2017, ... to convert rolls of Tyvek into precisely stacked piles for the envelope, industrial packaging, medical packaging, and graphics industries.  Outfitted with a dual-motor drive technology said to maintain ...

QuadPackaging Expands in Dominican Republic

(Carton Box)

March 21, 2017, ... capabilities that reportedly will deliver top quality packaging materials to clients in the cigar, pharmaceutical, medical device, apparel, and other industries. “Our clients’ industries in this region ...

SVC Technical Conference Is Coming Up

(Coating/Laminating)

March 19, 2017, ... Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY: Tribocorrosion of Orthopedic Implants: Mechanisms and Consequences Thomas J. Webster, Chemical Engineering Department, Northeastern ...

Flexible Packaging | Bemis Earns Highest Achievement in FPA's 2017 Competition

(Flexpack)

February 20, 2017, ... Gold Awards, among others. Amcor’s Fortis Manufacturer: Amcor Flexibles Amcor Flexibles earned a Gold Award for Technical Innovation for Amcor’s Fortis, a patent pending Medical Breather bag ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your Pressure-Sensitive Tape

(Coating/Laminating)

February 13, 2017, ... are also applicable to medical tapes. However, since there is the added complexity of both regulatory and skin contact to consider, I will cover medical tapes in a future article. MATERIALS Let’s start ...

PMMI Issues Report on Brand Protection

(Trends/Management)

December 05, 2016, ... suppliers of packaging innovations for pharmaceutical/medical device, food, beverage, cosmetic/personal care, chemical/household and other packaged goods, serving companies of all sizes. CONTACT ORGANIZATION ...

Sensor Films Contracts for Inkjet System

(News | New Products)

December 03, 2016, ... re-shape the world we live in,” says Jason Marsh, Nextflex Director of Technology, “from the electronic wearable devices, to medical health monitoring, to the ubiquitous sensing of the world around us—often ...

MOCON Testing System Cuts Time to Market

(Controls)

November 27, 2016, ... for film and resin manufacturers, converters, and brand owners in industries including electronics (OLED and thin film), solar, vacuum panel, food, pharmaceutical, and medical devices who benefit from ...

Schreiner MediPharm Develops Labels for Auto Injectors

(Label/Tape)

November 06, 2016, Multi-functional labels meet demand for user friendliness BLAUVELT, NY | Schreiner MediPharm has developed specialty labels for demo devices of various SHL Medical auto injector models in which safety ...

K 2016 Receives Top Reviews

(News | New Products)

October 26, 2016, ...  construction, automotive, packaging, electrical, medical device technology, and agriculture sectors. Reportedly, 97% reached their goal and 96% were impressed with the products on display. Also well re ...

Uflex Offering Downgauged Film

(Flexpack)

October 24, 2016, ... goods, drinks, pharmaceutical, and medical products. Pramod Sirsamkar, president—Technical & New Product Development (Films), Uflex, says, “PET ALOx is a significantly downgauged transparent barrier ...

WACKER Expands US-Based R&D

(Coating/Laminating)

October 13, 2016, ... MI, in 2017. Based at Michigan Innovation Headquarters, a co-work campus facility in Ann Arbor, the center consists of several labs for R&D and analytics. Early projects include health and medical care ...

AWA Reports on Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

August 28, 2016, ... and costs are high, notes the study. The end-use markets for PSAs reflect real-life technology innovations, according to the study. The medical market—for such uses as wound care, surgical incision films, ...

AWA Reports on Asian Release Liner Markets

(Label/Tape)

August 14, 2016, ... paper as the release base of choice, with a 29% market share. In terms of future growth—predicted to be approximately 7.6% annually in Asia in the next few years—AWA research shows that it is the medical, ...

Bemis Reports on Q2 and Latin America Restructuring

(Flexpack)

August 09, 2016, ... on a GAAP basis). On April 29, 2016, company acquired the medical device packaging operations and related value-added services of SteriPack Group. During the second quarter of 2016, the company initiated ...

AWA Summarizes Release Liner Event

(Label/Tape)

July 24, 2016, ... of the label market, which in 2015 grew by 4.5%, said to be a healthy figure but not comparable to the growth in the medical market, at 7.4%, or the tapes market, at 7.2%. He discussed trends and developments, ...

INEOS & MSM Poly Announce MOU for Barex Production Support

(Coating/Laminating)

July 18, 2016, ... in 1982 created and led Kelcourt Plastics, Inc., a leading supplier of custom extrusions to the medical device industry. MSM POLY is working with Tiarco Chemical at their Greenville, SC, facility, which ...

Sticking With It | PSAs for Labeling Applications

(Coating/Laminating)

July 11, 2016, ... may be necessary for machinery labels. Medical applications have a whole set of very specific testing. On the brand and product side, water bottlers may ask for data to assure no components will leach ...

Ampac Offers New Barrier Lamination

(Coating/Laminating)

June 20, 2016, PRO FlexiPURE low extractable barrier lamination addresses the amount of trace contaminants found in film structures in drug and medical uses CINCINNATI, OH | Ampac, a division of ProAmpac, announces ...

Klöckner Pentaplast to Add Lamination Line

(Coating/Laminating)

June 06, 2016, ... nd coating capacities to reinforce the company’s commitment to the global pharmaceutical and medical industries. Beginning in early 2017, the company will use a state-of-the-art system to produce Aclar  ...

IoPP Reports AmeriStar Winners

(Carton Box)

June 01, 2016, ... Medical Device Amara View Bubble Plastic Ingenuity The Amara View Full Face CPAP Mask with Headgear by Philips Respironics is a full face mask design featuring lightweight materials and core full-face ...

Bemis to Acquire SteriPack Packaging Operations

(Flexpack)

April 19, 2016, The manufacturer of sterile packaging solutions for medical device and pharma applications will become part of Bemis’s healthcare packaging operation NEENAH, WI | Bemis Company has signed a definitive ...

Bar Code Labels | Addressing Variability With Enterprise Labeling

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2016, ... a broad set of industries like chemicals, food and beverage, medical device, pharmaceuticals, and many others. The location where a product is made and where a product is shipped is a factor that further ...

AWA to Offer Release Liner Conference

(Label/Tape)

March 28, 2016, ... expert speakers across release liner’s many end-use market areas, from labels to graphics, medical, specialty tapes, and industrial applications, as well as supplier updates Rounding out the event will ...

Tekni-Plex to Acquire Sancap Liner Technology

(Flexpack)

March 20, 2016, ... packaging materials, medical compounds, and precision-crafted tubing solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire Sancap Liner Technology, Alliance, OH. Sancap is a producer of heat-seal, pressure-sensitive, ...

Freedonia Releases Report on Pouches

(Bag Pouch)

February 29, 2016, While most demand for pouches is in food and beverages, nonfood markets such as medical will be growing faster in the years ahead CLEVELAND, OH | A new study from the Freedonia Group says demand for ...

Flexible Packaging | Bemis Takes Top Prize in FPA's 2016 Achievement Awards

(Flexpack)

February 15, 2016, ...  Healthcare Packaging The Autoclavable Dispos-a-vent Barrier Pouch provides medical device manufacturers a flexible packaging option for devices requiring autoclave (steam) sterilization and moistur ...

Coating Matters | Clean Coating and Fluid Preparation

(Coating/Laminating)

February 15, 2016, ... is at the beginning. There are a number of industries where clean coating is required—medical, pharmaceutical, optical, printed electronics, and energy storage devices to name a few. There are a num ...

Schreiner MediPharm Introducing Flexi-Cap Protect

(Label/Tape)

February 08, 2016, ... of unnoticed illegal reuse. Flexi-Cap enables flexible use with different container types, forms and sizes. "Flexi-Cap Protect guards pharmaceutical manufacturers and medical professionals against possibl ...

Carestream Contract Manufacturing Adds Capabilities

(Coating/Laminating)

January 26, 2016, ... materials with growth in display and electronics materials, membranes and cast films, and medical films and device components. Company reports enhanced services and achievements include the following: ...