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Michael Frederick Oversees API’s North American Foils and Laminates Businesses

(News | New Products)

August 7, 2018, ... American foils and laminates businesses and will be responsible for driving forward API’s long-term growth strategy in the US. Frederick holds more than 30 years of experience in the paper and packaging ...

Brand Packaging | Foils & Laminates Deliver Outstanding Benefits

(Print)

November 1, 2017, ... ensure their products stand out from the crowd? As decorative foil packaging continues to advance, providing brands with breathtaking new solutions that until recently were unattainable, the answer is ...

The Importance of Monomaterial Polypropylene Laminates in Flexible Packaging

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2022, ... around 70 percent of the material is either Polyethylene (PE) or Polypropylene (PP) and that 20 percent is mixed plastic and aluminium foil plastic laminates. Currently the PE fraction is down-cycled to ...

Nanotechnology Foils | A New Packaging Design Vista

(Print)

November 7, 2017, ... packaging technologies and applications, particularly in the progress of advanced new printing materials and stamping foils. Developments in foils have progressed so far that the latest generation products ...

ITW Foils Issues Guide to Metallic Effects

(Metallizing)

March 26, 2012, “Designed to Shine” gives benefits of metallic effects for printers and converters, including ways to use the effects without hurting the environment   NEWBURYPORT, MA | ITW Foils, a global manufacturer ...

Web Lines: Wrinkling of Foils

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, In our everyday lives, our main experience with foil likely comes from wrapping a potato in kitchen-grade aluminum foil. Wrinkling thin aluminum foil In our everyday lives, our main experience with ...

Foil Capsules Launch Sales

(New Products)

August 31, 2009, Like many forms of packaging, the foil converted by Sparflex of California for use on wine, champagne, spirits, and water bottles provide both tamper evidence and decorative appeal. Capsule materials are ...

Foil Converter Changes Course

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... aluminum foil for the confectionery industry. Located in Northampton, about one hour from London's Euston rail station, its original name was Foilwraps Flexible Packaging. The company's first flexo press ...

Luxe Pack in Monaco: Luxury Packaging Shows Creative Foiling Solutions

(News | New Products)

September 12, 2002, ... highlights will include several press conferences and exhibitor-sponsored activities. Among the global companies exhibiting at this year's Luxe Pack is API Foils. According to the foil manufacturer, ...

Web Slitting: The Big Three

(News | New Products)

January 22, 2026, ... of Converting Expert, LLC Razor slitting is common for thin films, foils and notch sensitive materials like paper. Heat buildup causes premature wear. Improved metallurgies can provide longer life. Razors ...

Bridging the Disciplines: From Labels to Flexible Packaging

(Print)

January 11, 2026, ... Films, foils, laminates, and paper-based materials can be printed, laminated, and converted inline, enabling converters to produce flexible packaging formats such as stand-up pouches, sachets, shrink sleeves, ...

Pouch Packaging: The Flexible Film Converter’s Opportunity

(News | New Products)

November 2, 2025, ... and custom shapes that help products stand out. Windows that showcase the contents or metallic foils that convey premium quality give brands the flexibility to differentiate. For converters, this means ...

Labelexpo Rebrands to LOUPE

(News | New Products)

October 15, 2025, ... time a flexo press producing finished, printed and decorated folding cartons in a single pass with inline turnbar, foiling, cast&cure holographic decoration and inline flatbed die cutting. It is this inline ...

PRINTING United Expo 2025

(Surface Prep)

September 3, 2025, ... Discover new materials — from film and foil to nonwovens and composite laminates — engineered for high-speed print lines, enhanced barrier properties and lightweight packaging. Digital & Hybrid Printing: ...

Nobelus Launches Films for Digital Embellishments

(News | New Products)

July 14, 2025, ... PlatinumOPP™ 48 ga Gloss Film and PlatinumOPP™ 48 ga Matte Film are manufactured with a special coating that makes them highly receptive to JetFX, hot and cold foil stamping, overprint varnish, and many ...

IDEA25: Web Industries to Show Precision Converting Solutions for PPE, Packaging, Personal and Home Care Markets

(News | New Products)

April 15, 2025, ... papers, foils, foams and custom laminates. Packaging: Converting for consumer-packaged goods (CPG) brands, including flexographic printing and slitting of flexible substrates, tissues and nonwovens. ...

Minimizing Waste in Extrusion Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

December 8, 2024, ... cardboard, foil and a variety of films. After the application, the coated substrate moves through cooling rollers to solidify the polymer layer. This process results in a composite material with benefits ...

What Is Web Cleaning, and Why Is It So Important?

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2024, ... the materials which have a solid and smooth surface like film, foil, plastic or coated papers. This web cleaner will neutralize the electric charge on the web and remove dust and other airborne particles ...

Obtaining Barriers When Coating and Printing Flexible Materials

(Bag Pouch)

June 9, 2024, Thin flexible substrates of paper, film and foil are often modified, manipulated, coated or combined with other substrates, adhesives or chemical blends By Tom Kerchiss, Chairman, RK PrintCoat Instruments ...

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2024, ... slitter rewinders," according to this UK and Tampa Florida company. Equipment is available with razor, shear or crush cutting capabilities to handle papers, label stock, laminates, foils and films. AZCO ...