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- The Role of Corona in Flexible Packaging Lamination Requires an Understanding of Filmic Substrates
- (Surface Prep)
- January 29, 2023, ... and significantly, a lower investment level required for the capital equipment involved. Adhesion and Cohesion Often confused and therefore misused, the two terms mean something different. Adhesion ...
- A Leader in Printing Equipment
- (Equipment/Machines - Printing)
- January 23, 2023, ... of unwinds and rewinds are available for all applications from short run to continuous run. The ELS-MAX can run a wide range of material types and thicknesses ranging from thin films to board stock. ...
- For Composite Packaging Recycling, the Future is Now
- (Flexpack)
- December 04, 2022, ... GmbH, which develops wet-mechanical re- cycling processes for thin-layer composite materials made of plastic, metal and glass. At its site in Dessau in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, the company is building its ...
- Pregis Introduces the Performance Flexibles Renew Series Film Solutions
- (News | New Products)
- November 27, 2022, ... option within resin-based packaging alternatives as the brand continues to expand across product lines. The newest addition to the Pregis Renew Series is designed specifically for critical flexible packaging ...
- HOW TO: Mark Defects Safely and Automatically
- (Equipment/Machines - Converting)
- November 06, 2022, ... scrap. These systems work well until material is removed from the roll. If you slab off damaged material on the outside of the roll or you remove scrap within the roll, some physical marker is required ...
- Microhardness Testing Explained: Vickers & Knoop Testing
- (Coating/Laminating)
- November 06, 2022, ... testing. Microhardness testing is often used for evaluating hardness of very small or thin samples, irregular shaped samples, determining individual phases of a material, and surface properties of coatings ...
- Pregis Announces Senior Leadership Changes
- (News | New Products)
- October 05, 2022, ... company culture that strives to fulfill the Pregis Purpose to ‘Protect, Preserve, Inspyre.’ He was also the first CEO within the protective packaging industry to sign the Climate Pledge, a commitment to ...
- Cromex Presents New Act Green® Masterbatches Range with Sustainable Solutions for Plastics at K 2022
- (Upcoming Conference News)
- September 23, 2022, ... and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Cromex is associated with Think Plastic Brazil, Portfolio of Solutions for Exporting and Internationalization of Brazilian Processed Plastics Industries, created ...
- Michael Brandmeier Retires as President and CEO of Toray Plastics (America), Inc., and Assumes Leadership Role at Toray Industries America
- (News | New Products)
- August 15, 2022, ... Kurokawa is now Chairman and CEO of Toray Plastics (America). Kurokawa has 38 years of experience within the Toray organization, including assignments as the Executive Vice President of Toray Films Europe ...
- Atlapac and TIPA Partner to Produce Fully Compostable Packaging for Retail
- (News | New Products)
- August 08, 2022, ... due to its thin and multilayered films. As such, we are eager to continue the push toward compostable packaging practices, and are excited to have our product reach hundreds of thousands of consumers via ...
- Epson Installs 100th SurePress Digital Label Press in North America
- (News | New Products)
- July 27, 2022, ... high-speed printing of up to 2.0 million square feet per month.2 The new SurePress L-4733AW is the only digital press in its class with White Ink1 for prime labels and thin films. “Our 100th SurePress ...
- Increase Profits and Productivity with TAKK Static Control Solutions
- (News | New Products)
- July 24, 2022, ... What comes from leaning on this expertise is development of comprehensive long-term effective static control within converting and package printing operations. From extrusion and winding of converted ...
- Quality Control Tips for Corona Treating
- (News | New Products)
- July 17, 2022, ... printing, coating & laminating by increasing a film’s surface energy to enable wetting and adhesion. The most important thing you can do when putting together a quality control program for your corona ...
- GOEBEL IMS and Chinese BOPET producer, Zheijiang Yongsheng Technology Co., LTD. Project Shared
- (News | New Products)
- July 05, 2022, ... machine for converting technical films such as optical grade films. With the multi-functional slitting unit (including shear cutting) and optional by-pass spreader roller, the machine can convert thin ...
- The Importance of Monomaterial Polypropylene Laminates in Flexible Packaging
- (Bag Pouch)
- June 26, 2022, ... is leading some to poor environmental choices, often leading to increases in food waste and packaging with higher Global Warming Potential than flexible alternatives. Fortunately, things are changing. ...
- Material Properties, Testing & Applications: Part 2
- (Converting Expert)
- May 11, 2022, ... stress and strain within the roll. Thru-roll tests are required to understand the magnitude of change. For a given roll density your physical properties will display a unique thru-roll profile that should ...
- World’s First Dedicated Production Line for Sustainable and Floatable Shrink Sleeve Film Opened in Poland
- (News | New Products)
- May 05, 2022, ... facilitates easy separation of labels from PET, HDPE and PP bottles and containers in the recycling process to enable bottle-to-bottle circularity. This shrink sleeve material is mainly for use within ...
- Optimizing Contact Cleaning for New Web Applications
- (Surface Prep)
- May 01, 2022, ... which result in defects, is key to achieving high yields. As new applications involve thinner substrates and innovative types of coating materials the requirements placed on cleaning systems are much more ...
- Atmospheric Plasma Treatment
- (Surface Prep)
- March 31, 2022, ... on delicate and thin substrates and embedded circuitry and metals cannot be treated due to the electrical discharge of corona treatment. Figure 1. LinearPlasma from SOFTAL provides surface treatment ...
- The Fundamentals of Adhesive Coatings
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 27, 2022, ... be added to reduce or eliminate the potential for air bubbles to occur within the coating. Tints are often added to control opacity in white or clear substrates. This is a common practice for materials ...