Medical

Klöckner Pentaplast Acquires LINPAC

(Flexpack)

July 23, 2017, ... d specialty solutions serving the pharmaceutical, medical device, food, beverage and card markets, among others. The transaction creates what company says is a worldwide leader in the rigid and flexible f ...

Web Industries Launches Large-Format Spool

(Flexpack)

July 13, 2017, ... for manufacturers of diapers, feminine pads, medical facemasks, adult incontinence, and related health and hygiene products. The LSF, which will be available the Q4 2017, is said to provide greater yield ...

AWA Issues Release Liner Review

(Label/Tape)

June 27, 2017, ... across all its end uses—from labels and graphics to envelopes, food and bakery, tapes, medical and hygiene, and industrial applications.  While pressure-sensitive labels remain the largest global market ...

Sticking With It | Overview of Radiation Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, ... use in the medical tape segment is viable if the proper non-migratory ingredients are selected; currently there are several commercially available products that are suitable. But are there limits? All ...

Tekni-Plex Reports Investment in China

(Flexpack)

June 13, 2017, A new $15 million facility in China will produce pharmaceutical and medical devices in the company’s Natvar, Colorite, and Action Technology units WAYNE, PA | Tekni-Plex is announcing a $15 million ...

Trends/Management | Managing Change for Continuous Improvement in a Regulated Industry

(Trends/Management)

May 30, 2017, ... it is required to have a process to manage changes. As an example, the FDA executed 2201 inspections in medical device manufacturers (national and international) and issued 3534 form-483 observations ...

Label/Tape | PolarSeal’s Custom-Designed Converting Machines Serve Diverse Industries

(Label/Tape)

May 24, 2017, ... including many prominent names and brands. The company supports multiple business sectors, with the medical sector accounting for a sizeable percentage of sales. In that area, the company produces wound ...

Toray Helps URI with New Engineering Complex

(Flexpack)

May 22, 2017, ... house seven of the eight university engineering programs: biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, industrial, and systems and mechanical. Toray’s gift grants the company naming rights for the ...

Label PRomotion | Marijuana Label Lessons To Brand By

(Label PRomotion)

May 16, 2017, ... a bunch of saber-rattling, from discussion of stopping recreational sales and allowing continued medical use right down to a total shutdown. In addition to federal action, states are contemplating their ...

Freedonia Study Looks at Barrier Films

(Flexpack)

May 16, 2017, ... for photovoltaic modules, flexible electronics, and other durable goods. The pharmaceutical and medical products packaging market will see healthy growth through 2021, says the study, due to increased ...

Dow Launches Nonwovens for Comfort

(Flexpack)

April 18, 2017, ... medical drapes and garments, and filtration products. “The quest for softer, more cloth-like nonwoven materials is a key driver in the ongoing development of health and hygiene products that combine ...

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 ...