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- FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex
- (Flexography)
- May 03, 2011, ... 32% lower, and energy consumption is 40% lower. The thinner plate is more flexible, offering better drape and reduced cupping for more even printing and reduced dot gain. They are easier to mount and ...
- Dry Efficiently at High Speeds
- (Coating/Laminating)
- April 30, 2011, The Macrowave radio frequency drying system is said to provide greater efficiency than conventional web dryers and to enable the high-speed drying of The Macrowave radio frequency drying system is ...
- Genpak Gets Productivity Boost
- (Flexography)
- April 30, 2011, ... energy-efficient drying system. Rick Sexton, print manager at Genpak, says, “When we saw the new XD press running in Italy during the K Show, we realized Flexotecnica had made huge strides in the area ...
- Control Power for Safety
- (Controls)
- April 30, 2011, The Dynamic Arc Recognition and Termination System (DART) is a dynamic power supply and control system for intrinsically safe fieldbus installations. The Dynamic Arc Recognition and Termination System ...
- DuPont Packaging Graphics Increases Price, Adds Fuel Surcharge
- (Print News)
- April 26, 2011, ... Graphics has announced a global price increase for all DuPont Cyrel products, effective May 16, 2011. The net increase is up to 7%, depending on the product. An energy surcharge, linked directly to the ...
- Big Mouth Closes
- (Flexpack)
- April 04, 2011, ... consumer to last use. A life cycle analysis study confirmed that resealable flexible pouches offer a superior product-to-package ratio, lower energy and solid waste footprints, and lower greenhouse gas ...
- AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition
- (Metallizing)
- March 31, 2011, ... Awards The Sustainability Awards honor equipment, materials, or processes that reduce environmental impact, minimize energy usage or waste, and/or increase recycling. Four companies received recognition. ...
- INFO*FLEX Show Preview: Full Speed Ahead
- (Flexography)
- March 31, 2011, ... Intl. Improving the Environmental Impact of Printing Inks — Scot Pederson, Siegwerk USA Controlling Ink Dynamics for Process Improvement — Ed Dedman, Graymills Corp. Surface Energy 101 — Scott ...
- Experience Speaks: Michael R. Pfaff
- (Trends/Management)
- March 31, 2011, ... doing our part as a concerned corporate citizen. The in-line machine systems we supply offer a very sustainable way to produce packaging. They use less paper, less energy, and less labor, and this is our ...
- Online Tool Studies WAGES
- (Trends/Management)
- March 31, 2011, MILWAUKEE, WI | Rockwell Automation is offering a free online tool that gives manufacturers a complete analysis of their current water, air, gas, electric, MILWAUKEE, WI | Rockwell Automation is offering ...
- AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 17, 2011, ... impactful three dimensionality. Continue to Page 2 Sustainability Awards The Sustainability Awards honor equipment, materials, or processes that reduce environmental impact, minimize energy usage ...
- Capri Packaging Orders MIRAFLEX W&H Flexo Press
- (Flexography)
- March 07, 2011, ... and ready to take on more outside packaging jobs. The press has also helped make our printing operation more efficient by reducing waste and energy consumption.” Plant manager Rick Heck adds, “The MIRAFLEX ...
- Coating Matters: 4 Steps to Resolving Coating Defects
- (Coating/Laminating)
- February 28, 2011, ... step in the process is to utilize the results so the defect does not happen again. You may laugh at this, but if you have taken the time to deal with a defect that required as much thought, energy, and ...
- Toray Turns to Solar Power
- (Coating/Laminating: Green)
- February 28, 2011, ... begin construction in Q2 2011 on a $2 million, 446-kW solar photovoltaic field on its 70-acre campus in North Kingstown. Toray estimates the efficient clean-energy system, which is designed to produce ...
- Green Converting: Is IML Sustainable?
- (Label/Tape)
- February 28, 2011, Although sustainability means different things to different people, it generally includes minimizing use of energy and non-renewable resources as well Although sustainability means different things to ...
- Carton & Box Reporter
- (Carton Box)
- February 28, 2011, Freedom Corrugated, Hazelton, PA, implements an energy management system from WPS Global, Milwaukee, WI, to achieve a 20% reduction in energy costs. Smurfit-Stone Freedom Corrugated, Hazelton, PA, implements ...
- Good Q4 for Flexotecnica
- (Trends/Management)
- February 28, 2011, ... waste, at its factory in Tavazzano, Italy, concurrently with K 2010 in Düsseldorf, Germany, and the Converting & Package Printing Expo in Chicago, IL. The company also introduced a compact, energy-efficient ...
- Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion
- (Surface Prep)
- February 28, 2011, ... the preferred level. So if the surface of polymer films and other non-polar substrates are made polar, how does corona treatment create the bond with solvent-borne, water-borne, and energy-curable inks, ...
- Print on Water
- (Print)
- February 28, 2011, ... According to the company, the printing equipment is said to offer high levels of efficiency, low energy consumption, and offers “limitless” application on almost all surfaces up to a thickness of 200 ...
- Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2011, ... space, requiring less energy to produce and transport. The Wallet reduces the volume of packaging components by more than 93% versus a thermoformed tray and uses less energy to produce. It is said to ...