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Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Stand-Up Pouches for Laundry Detergent Pods — A LCA Case Study

(Case Studies)

May 01, 2019, ... pouch with zipper, and the package weight is 6X heavier. When taking current recycling rates into consideration, the rigid PET container results in nearly 4X more material ending up in municipal solid ...

Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Drink Pouch — A LCA Case Study

(Case Studies)

May 01, 2019, ... of packaging that ends up as municipal solid waste based on current recycling rates, the glass bottle results in more material ending up in municipal solid waste than the flexible drink pouch (1,213%). ...

INX International to Feature Natural-Based and Flexo Ink Products for Packaging at InfoFlex 2019

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 24, 2019, ... the Ernest N. Morial Center in New Orleans. “Our INXhrc natural-based flexographic inks are a solid choice for brand owners and food packaging providers,” said Renee Schouten, INX International’s director ...

Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Stand-Up Pouches for Motor Oil — A LCA Case Study

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2019, ... ends up as municipal solid waste in landfills compared to the stand-up pouch, leading to a larger end-of-life impact. A lighter package with a manufacturing process that is less energy intensive will ...

Avery Dennison Recognized on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies List

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2019, ... greenhouse gas emissions and human rights, workplace diversity and labor relations. “We continue to make solid progress toward our 2025 sustainability goals, with increased urgency to address plastic ...

BOBST to Exhibit at EXPOGRÁFICA 2019

(News | New Products)

February 10, 2019, ... has a presence in more than 50 countries, runs 14 production facilities in 8 countries and employs close to 5 400 people around the world. The firm recorded a consolidated turnover of CHF 1 529 million ...

Will it Process?

(Extrusion Coating)

December 11, 2018, ... that is going to be heat-sealed or for a packaging product that is going to be filled with a hot solid or liquid. Good housekeeping, that is cleaning cylinders and laminator after each run and routinely ...

Prairie State Group Gets Gravure-Like Quality at Flexo Costs with Esko Full HD and Pixel+

(News | New Products)

October 17, 2018, New Esko CDI Spark 4835 flexo plate imager easily delivers solid ink densities along with smooth vignettes. Ghent, Belgium | Prairie State Group invested in an Esko CDI Spark 4835 flexo plate imager ...

Flexible Stand-up Bags for Cat Litter: Discovering the Sustainability Benefits

(Bag Pouch)

August 31, 2018, ... because as a composite structure (paperboard with a film layer on top), it is assumed that the entire package will end up as municipal solid waste. Paperboard without the film layer is typically recycled ...

Koenig & Bauer Accelerates Role In Offset Printing Label Market

(News | New Products)

August 12, 2018, ... & Bauer due to the company’s history of solid and custom-built press manufacturing excellence, advanced sophisticated automated technology and a stellar reputation for fast service and quick responsiveness. ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

April 24, 2018, ... form of curing to solidify the liquid on the substrate. Extrusion coating utilizes cooling to develop a solid film coating, while hot melt adhesive coatings solidify from cooling or curing. In pre-metered ...

AIMCAL Awards | Holographic Carton, Metallized Film Are Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2018, ... 0.020 solid bleached sulfate. The holographic film with the eye-catching pattern sets the stage for a printed, stamped and embossed surface and stands out on the department store shelf. The Stardust pattern ...

Anderson & Vreeland Offers Processing System

(News | New Products)

February 10, 2018, ... print surface. Adding to this is the increased detail nyloflex XPH and XPM plates provide on film and on both smooth and rough paper surfaces while delivering greater solid ink density with fewer pinholes. ...

Coating Matters | The 6 C's of Roll-to-Roll Coating System

(Coating/Laminating)

January 18, 2018, ... combination with the other mechanical variables, determines the precision of the coated product. 4. Curing – Energy turns the liquid into a solid. Many forms of energy can be utilized, but heat, light, ...

FPI Grant Aids Foam Recycling

(Flexpack)

October 15, 2017, ... businesses in Madison County, NY, can now recycle more foam polystyrene thanks to a $42,925 grant from the Foam Recycling Coalition.  Last year Madison County Department of Solid Waste began a pilot ...

Show Preview | CorrExpo 2017 Tackles High Graphics

(Trends/Management)

September 11, 2017, ... SL/SLR Mini Series non-contact laser Doppler speed and length sensors. They are solid state instruments with no moving parts and are permanently calibrated and completely reliable. The compact InteliSENS ...

GMG Offers Upgraded Color Management Tool

(Print)

July 25, 2017, ... to create a color profile, OpenColor 2.1 enables the measurement of full-tone patches from a print control strip, or even solid patches and tint patches on the running printed sheet and to create a profile ...

FPI Kit Aids in Recycling Efforts

(Flexpack)

July 15, 2017, ... resources and tried-and-true verbiage and images for a successful recycling campaign,” says Dyer. “The District of Columbia has adopted a bold vision to divert 80 percent of all solid waste through source ...

Flint Digital Plate Suited for Corrugated

(News | New Products)

July 15, 2017, ... reproduced text and codes. Also said to feature excellent ink transfer, resulting in very smooth solids with even ink laydown, which allows for high and consistent print quality on a variety of substrates.  ...

Roller Geometry | What Is Your Roller’s True Shape?

(Web Handling)

June 21, 2017, ... in., and their repeatability between operators varies even more. Micrometers are good on solid surfaces but are very tricky to use on soft elastomeric roll covers. In either case, critical roller cylindricity ...