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- Slitting/Rewinding | Trim Loss as Low as 3%
- (Slit)
- March 14, 2012, How to improve performance and reduce material waste beyond trim loss. Reducing waste is always a smart idea. When “waste” happens to be your material and product, it is as much a matter of real ...
- AIMCAL: Tidland Gives Blades a ‘Sharper Image’
- (Film Mfg.)
- March 10, 2012, ... roller imperfections minimizes film finish irregularity problems like gloss and haze and reduces rejected material and waste. Fewer roller flaws are said to mean fewer roll changes and associated downtime ...
- drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products
- (Carton Box)
- March 08, 2012, ... (Hall 12/Stand 12-D67) will present its new CW Series technology platform for ATLAS primary and secondary slitter/rewinders for film & flexible materials, which introduces the next generation of more compact ...
- Mondi Stresses Innovation in Corrugated
- (Carton Box)
- February 29, 2012, ... and puts the customer at the center of strategic orientation. The corrugated portfolio comprises three clearly defined product lines: ECO, for efficient material use and waste reduction to help conserve ...
- DuPont, Collaborators Save Energy in Packaging
- (Coating/Laminating)
- February 26, 2012, ... to the end-user's home. The tailored skin packaging process helps prevent rejects and the corresponding raw-material waste. Reportedly, Surlyn also enables savings in terms of energy and raw material ...
- Erema Sells Recycling System to Jadcore
- (Green)
- February 04, 2012, ... for through its ability to handle more heavily inked and otherwise contaminated material than similar systems. "We have closely watched Erema's advances in technology over the years and are impressed with ...
- Coating Matters | How To Choose a Coating Site
- (Coating/Laminating)
- January 29, 2012, ... a lot of process and material variables can change as you scale up to manufacturing levels. So until the product has developed a place in the market, it would make a lot of sense to develop an agreement ...
- Precision AirConvey Corp. Baler Aids Environment
- (Green)
- January 25, 2012, ... environment. Ideal for baling edge trim, label matrix, and other converting, printing, and packaging waste, the unit collects and densifies the paper, plastic film, PSA, or other waste material conveyed ...
- Avery Dennison Wins TLMI Award for Green Initiatives
- (Green Converting)
- December 13, 2011, ... Materials Business Unit has received the 2011 Environmental Leadership Award from the Tag and Label Mfrs. Inst. (TLMI). The award, given by the TLMI Environmental Committee, recognizes the leadership efforts ...
- Jury Is Announced for DuPont Packaging Innovation Awards
- (Flexpack)
- December 08, 2011, ... jurors will consider excellence in one or more of these areas: innovation, sustainability, and cost/waste reduction. The deadline for entries is Feb. 24, 2012, there is no fee for entry, and DuPont materials ...
- Screw & Die Design Models
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- December 05, 2011, ... library of rheological data. In the end, this is what engineers are looking for... accuracy and simplicity for a wide range of materials at a reasonable cost. From my point of view, the price of his ...
- Slot Die Coating | The Pressure Is On
- (Adhesive Coating)
- December 01, 2011, ... thin, and precise converting operations, a customized coating system is necessary to have a technical edge. Building the system from the material up to the process sets the stage for a high precision tool ...
- Release Liner Market: Growth Projected, but Threats Remain
- (Label/Tape)
- November 10, 2011, ... as challenges due to environmental issues. Sustainability, raw material costs, and the relative use of paper- and film-based liners (http://pffc-online.com/search?searchword=release+liner) were the topics ...
- Acucote Installs Martin Automatic Splicer
- (News | New Products)
- October 26, 2011, ... variety of substrates, including paper, paperboard, film, and fabric. With many jobs averaging only about 5,000 ft, frequent material changes are necessary. “When we are adding adhesive to this range ...
- Web Handling: Top 7 Causes of Wrinkles
- (Web Handling)
- October 09, 2011, ... all kinds of problems. Excessive parent roll run-out can translate into vibration and web flutter. Inconsistent or poor quality web material can end up creating wrinkles through the whole process. No roller ...
- Inspection: Lighting the Way
- (Controls)
- August 21, 2011, ... within the press and be able to communicate with slitter/rewinder equipment for fast, efficient marking and removal of defective roll material. Finally, a system must collect and store performance data ...
- PCR Milked for Flex-Pack
- (Flexpack)
- August 21, 2011, ... substantive solution that meets both needs was resolved when one of Hood’s customers suggested it take a look into using post-consumer resin (PCR) as part of its converted packaging materials. At Hood’s ...
- Green Converting: Landfill Diversion
- (Green Converting)
- August 16, 2011, ... struggle with garbage. The root of our challenges with garbage and waste always comes down to one question: Where are we going to put it? Since the 1980s, population growth and advances in material and ...
- CPP Gets Converters on Track with Conference Program
- (Trends/Management)
- August 16, 2011, ... Large consumer product companies also have taken an active stance, sometimes in the absence of complete information, to produce lists of acceptable and unacceptable ink raw materials for food packaging. ...
- $2 MM Folding Carton Expansion at Menasha Includes Sheeting
- (Carton Box News)
- August 04, 2011, ... that's what we are here to do." With the expansion, Menasha can buy and store raw material, subsequently cutting six weeks of waiting for delivery of ordered materials, and carry out the sheeting process ...