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Barrier or Resistance? Understanding Functional Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

June 25, 2026, ... rates for gases such as oxygen or water vapour under specified temperature and humidity conditions. Barrier performance is typically characterised using: OTR (Oxygen Transmission Rate), expressed in ...

Reduced Resource Consumption with Zero Radiation

(Coating/Laminating)

June 25, 2026, ... environmental sensors capture parameters such as temperature, humidity, and air pressure to ensure stable measurement conditions and trigger an automatic recalibration to compensate for altering environmental ...

Q&A | UV Acrylic Hot Melt: The Coating Technology Converters Are Talking About

(Thought Leader Interviews)

June 22, 2026, ... consumes significant energy and space. Traditional hot melts are simple to run but have performance limitations in areas such as temperature resistance, chemical resistance and removability. UV acrylic ...

PACT Unveils Advanced Fire Containment Solutions

(Static Elimination)

June 22, 2026, ... and facilities improve safety amid rising lithium-ion battery fire risks. This summer promises to pack extra sizzle, not just in terms of hot temperatures and firework displays for America’s 250th birthday, ...

IPCO to Showcase Expanded Battery Manufacturing Capability

(News | New Products)

May 25, 2026, ... which apply controlled area pressure under temperature to consolidate, densify and laminate multi-layer electrode structures in a continuous pass. The result is an end-to-end solution suited to both dry ...

Quality. When It’s Wrong, You Will Feel It

(Converting Expert)

May 18, 2026, ... edges, and baggy lanes.   Root Cause A persistent cross machine direction (CD) variation of caliper, moisture, temperature, or residual strain from manufacturing is the most common root cause for poor ...

MoistTech to Showcase Moisture Sensors at Petfood Forum 2026

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2026, ... and color, as well as ambient temperature and lighting conditions, which often impact competing solutions. MoistTech software automatically compensates for small gaps, inert material, foreign objects, ...

Small Components, Big Impact

(Sustainability Forum)

April 12, 2026, ... flexographic inks, valued for its printability and film-forming properties. However, NC begins to decompose thermally at temperatures below those typically used in plastics reprocessing. During recycling, ...

The Role of Flexo in Battery Safety

(Flexography)

March 23, 2026, ... wrap designed to control thermal runaway, a phenomenon in which a lithium-ion cell enters a volatile and uncontrollable, self-heating state caused by extremely high temperatures, banging or puncturing ...

OEE: The Secret Behind Precise Pouch Production 

(Thought Leader Interviews)

March 10, 2026, ... settings, temperatures and physical unit positions. Image courtesy of Totani America. Faster Changeovers, Safer Adjustments Reducing changeover time is one of the most effective ways to improve OEE. ...

Analysis Projects Biodegradable Packaging Market to Reach $24.2 Billion by 2036, 6.1% CAGR 

(News | New Products)

February 25, 2026, ... PLA has a lower heat distortion temperature than PE or PP, requiring manufacturers to adjust film-blowing conditions, retrofit cooling systems, or modify screw geometries to avoid polymer degradation from ...

Measuring Flexible Packaging Film Thickness the Right Way

(Film Mfg.)

February 23, 2026, Minor deviations that were once acceptable may now result in seal failures, barrier loss or machine instability. By Rob Tiller, Managing Director at PennPac Company In flexible packaging, film thickness ...

Roll Blocking: Root Cause & Solutions

(Converting Expert)

February 23, 2026, ... improvements.  Improvement Options  There is a wide range of factors that result in roll blocking. The fundamental issue is web chemistry. Contributing factors include time, temperature, winding, roll ...

Web Slitting: The Big Three

(News | New Products)

January 22, 2026, ... delicate webs, adhesive laminates, surface coatings, dust, high temperatures, knife life, operator training, knife set up, web speed and guarding. Static is also common on slitters and trim systems, and ...

Advancing Sustainability in Flexographic Printing

(Sustainability Forum)

January 4, 2026, ... – stock.adobe.com  Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers RTOs offer an effective solution for capturing and destroying VOC emissions before they enter the atmosphere. These systems use high-temperature oxidation ...

Five Label Material Must-Haves for Market Growth

(Label/Tape)

December 30, 2025, ... drying equipment and longer processing times. Others may be vulnerable to loss of legibility from abrasions during storage and transportation, become brittle in low temperatures or lose adhesion when submerged ...

Flexible Packaging Pouches: The Future of Sustainable and Smart Packaging

(Flexpack)

November 2, 2025, ... algorithms can now monitor temperature, seal strength, film tension, and print accuracy, enabling fewer defects and faster turnaround times. This digital integration leads to more sustainable operations ...

Coating Master Class Involves Stepping Out of Comfort Zones

(Coating/Laminating)

November 2, 2025, ... a case in point. If not thermally controlled correctly, serious defects appear on a product surface. Drying defects can occur if the temperature exceeds that of the dryer temperature. Distortion, variation ...

The Future of Pharmaceutical Packaging: Between Sustainability, High Tech and Global Market Pressure

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2025, ... Bluetooth sensors to obtain real-time data on the location, temperature or condition of the packaging. Smart blisters can do even more: their sensors register the removal of individual tablets and thus ...

Lab-Scale Roll-to-Roll Battery Processing Foundation of Scalable Production

(News | New Products)

October 12, 2025, ... temperature profiles. These adjustments are difficult to make once a material reaches a pilot line. Getting the process right early reduces wasted time and resources later in development. A major advantage ...