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DUNMORE Announces New Aerospace Division

(Flexpack)

March 10, 2016, ... introduction to the aerospace industry began with a partnership with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop lightweight insulation for spacecraft. Our materials can currently be found throughout the ...

Metsa Board Wins Design Award for Knife Packaging

(Carton Box)

March 10, 2016, ... and full laboratory testing facilities. ”For over 60 years, the iF Design Award has been recognized the world over as a label for design excellence. The international high-profile jury assessed more ...

Corrugation Process Destroys Bacteria, Study Reports

(Corrugated)

February 08, 2016, ... sanitizers. The laboratory study, conducted by NSF International under the direction of Maryann Sanders, senior regulatory specialist and microbiologist at Haley & Aldrich, and sponsored by the Corrugated ...

Coating Matters | Considerations for Good Manufacturing Practice

(Coating/Laminating)

January 26, 2016, ... facility, testing consistency, raw material control, packaging and labeling, and laboratory control. Remember that these are worldwide concerns, not just domestic. Why is GMP important? For medical ...

ULS Report Issues Study on Packaging Efficiency

(News | New Products)

January 23, 2016, ... given amount of product. Study methodology gave credit for source reduction, recyclability, and use of recycled materials. The methodology, findings, and conclusions were reviewed by the Laboratory of ...

Screw Design for Film Extrusion

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

January 11, 2016, ... via computer simulation using Compuplast Virtual Extrusion Laboratory software. Gels are particularly problematic in film production, as they cause quality defects as well as cause breakage in films, ...

Clondalkin Develops Lidding Solution for Tea Capsules

(Flexpack)

January 06, 2016, ... the Intertek chemical testing laboratory, in The Netherlands.  “The end result is fantastic. Both the machine and the exceptional range of tea capsules produced are testament to the hard work and commitment ...

AIMCAL/SPE Recognize 10 Outstanding Technical Papers

(Coating/Laminating)

November 04, 2015, ... Solution-Based R2R Nanomanufacturing” by James Watkins of the Univ. of Massachusetts. Three honorable mentions in Web Coating: “Drying Laboratory Methods for Characterization of Limited Rate Drying ...

EcoCortec Produces Static Dissipative Bags in Record Time

(Bag Pouch)

October 19, 2015, ... time. This case is another example of its commitment to quality and excellence. The plant is the only VCI film producer in Europe that has a fully equipped ESD laboratory on its premises. Multifunctional ...

Barex Replacement Developed for Single Dose Application

(Flexpack)

October 18, 2015, ... to design a package that can hold some of the most challenging chemicals while still being user friendly. A technical team worked with the state-of-the-art R&D laboratory to create and analyze sealant ...

Iggesund Adds Services in Asia

(Materials)

August 24, 2015, ... the provision of product safety information and certificates, and access to the analytical services of company’s accredited Laboratory of Sensory and Chemical Analyses. Extensive environmental documentation ...

Tekni-Plex Launches Tri-Vin Liners for Wine Closures

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2015, ... by an independent laboratory comparing alternate materials currently in use. In addition, sensory organoleptic testing has been carried out by the Australian Wine Research Inst. “We invested significant ...

CPI Installs Atomic Layer Deposition Systems

(Coating/Laminating)

July 14, 2015, ... applications. Company says this continues its history of allowing companies working with CPI to develop and scale up a variety of device and encapsulation materials from laboratory scale through to roll-to-roll ...

ATP Opens Plant in Germany

(Coating/Laminating)

July 13, 2015, ... training places in various departments including the laboratory, engineering, warehousing, logistics, and customer service. The ATP Group is an international, independent group of companies that specializes ...

Specialty Papers Conference Coming in September

(Materials)

June 28, 2015, ... Service, Forest Products Laboratory “In addition to ample networking opportunities with over 200 key decision makers and exhibitors, attendees will also have access to an all-inclusive look at the specialty ...

Air Science Offers New Ductless Fume Hood

(News | New Products)

June 27, 2015, ... for both chemical and particulate protection over a broad range of laboratory and industrial applications.  Company says development is in response to an increasing worldwide demand for safe, cost-effective, ...

Iggesund Paperboard Expands in North America

(Carton Box)

June 26, 2015, ... materials, product safety information and certificates, and access to the analytical services of Iggesund’ s accredited Laboratory for Sensory and Chemical Analyses. The company’s environmental documentation ...

Pearl Technologies Partners with RIT

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2015, ... the new Pearl equipment has been installed. The center is a teaching, production, and research laboratory focused primarily on plastics and innovative packaging research, as well as teaching the engineering ...

Dow Opens Innovation Center in Italy

(Coating/Laminating)

May 23, 2015, ... global innovation hubs, the new Italian Pack Studios features a collaboration room to inspire solution-based thinking, state-of-the-art laboratory facilities for material development, and fabrication and ...

NPE 2015 Wrap-up

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 31, 2015, ... Dow displayed, via video, its Pack Studios, which is an elaborate network of pilot plant and applications laboratory with every manner of packaging equipment meant to speed up the development process with ...