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The “5R” Framework: An Approach Designed to Reduce Packaging Waste

(News | New Products)

September 20, 2022, ... how to incorporate sustainable best practices throughout their operations, products and industry collaborations. Focus on a “5R” framework – reuse, reduce, recycle, renew and redesign – can help guide ...

How Closed-Loop Integrated Motors are Meeting the Demand for Higher Acceleration Rates and Faster Machine Cycles

(Drives/Motors)

March 08, 2020, ... move in much less time than the open-loop step motor. Closed-Loop Integrated Motors Decrease Space Requirements An integrated motor design incorporates the drive, power, communication and I/O electronics ...

SP Thermoforming Launches Carousel Design

(Flexpack)

June 26, 2018, ... Medical Packaging, has introduced a line of flexible and rigid blister thermoforming machines featuring what the company says is potentially a game-changing concept: carousel design. A departure from linear, ...

DALIM Software Simplifies Design Workflow

(Trends/Management)

September 28, 2017, ES 5.5 is said to coordinate all activities, both in-house and external, from design to final print KEHL, GERMANY | DALIM SOFTWARE recently introduced ES 5.5, said to simplify the design of a project ...

Packaging Films Target Longer Shipping, Storage Cycles

(Flexpack)

February 25, 2015, ... be Pregis’ toughest HC material offering the highest air retention properties and designed to protect heavy items. The HC Performance film is a lighter-duty option designed for packaging lighter weight ...

Servomotors Shorten Cycles

(New Products)

January 31, 2010, ... servomotors result in shorter machine cycles due to higher dynamic response, gained through a 30% shorter design and 4x overload capacity. Rigid vibration-insulated encoder mounting is said to reduce downtime. ...

Design & Color: Part II of II

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... production workflow. The primary purpose of calibrating the production workflow is simply to ensure that the final package is true to the original design. Easier said than done, especially with increasingly ...

Directing Design

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, Because design has become the No. 1 differentiator for product innovation among manufacturers, design life-cycle management (DLM) has gained prominence as a packaging system tailored to meet the needs ...

Extinguishing the Threat of Dangerous Battery Fires

(News | New Products)

May 09, 2023, ... a patented, fire-suppressant packaging wrap called PACT® Thermo ShieldTM, designed to control lithium battery thermal runaway, which causes dangerous and oftentimes deadly fires. It has passed the proposed ...

Back to Basics: Fundamentals of Successful Converting Companies

(News | New Products)

April 24, 2023, Companies that are most seen as leaders in designing and manufacturing converting machinery are known for high-quality excellence, an innovative spirit and state-of-the-art technologies. By Zeno ...

New ‘Value’ Zero Clearance Punching Units Give Pouch Manufacturers an Edge

(News | New Products)

April 18, 2023, ... and bag industries.  They are designed as non-sharpenable, single use units. In initial testing, these units have run over 4 million cycles and counting and have kept on punching (material and speed can ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... ‘Renew’ and ‘Redesign’. Taken together, these 5 Rs provide an excellent framework for building a sustainability-focused business that will create value in the eyes of its customers. Reduce YOUR PACKAGING ...

MHI Introduces Small-batch Blister Machine Ideal for Stability Tests and Other R&D Efforts

(News | New Products)

January 25, 2023, ... the Eagle-LP also is designed to accommodate a newer generation of more sustainable blister film substrates – ones that are typically more difficult to form and seal. The unit can easily accommodate PVC, ...

A Leader in Printing Equipment

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

January 23, 2023, Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of BW Converting Solutions, specializes in the design, manufacture, and service Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of BW Converting Solutions, ...

Winding: Part 2

(Roll Handling)

December 18, 2022, ... authority in web handling, process design and optimization. He worked with the Web Handling Research Center for 20 years. Currently serving as a technical advisor with AIMCAL, he can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...

Wound Roll Mechanics: Part 2

(News | New Products)

December 12, 2022, ... of Converting Expert is a well-known authority in web handling, process design and optimization. He worked with the Web Handling Research Center for 20 years. Currently serving as a technical advisor with ...

The “5R” Framework

(Coating/Laminating)

December 11, 2022, An Approach Designed to Reduce Packaging Waste An Approach Designed to Reduce Packaging Waste By Nikola Juhasz, Global Technical Director, Sustainability, Sun Chemical Serious environmental issues ...

For Composite Packaging Recycling, the Future is Now

(Flexpack)

December 04, 2022, ... packaging designs often combine different polymers such as PET, PA, EVOH and polyolefins, and complement these polymer films with metal layers like aluminum foil or vacuum metallization. In another study, ...

Mamata: Total Solutions for Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

August 21, 2022, ... We have designed it for optimal output and price combination. With speed up to 425 cycles / minute, we offer widths 600 mm (24”), 800 mm (32”) and 1000 mm (40”). You can make conventional bread bags to ...

Pros and Cons of In-line Slitting

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

April 17, 2022, ...  Ability to consistently spread and wind shippable quality rolls: The winder must have a properly designed slit web spreading system and the ability to use all three of the TNT (Tension/Nip/Torque) winding ...