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Exploring New Options in More Sustainable Packaging Formulations

(News | New Products)

August 30, 2020, ... that incorporate renewable materials. Replacing Common Chemistries With Renewable Formulations Chemical companies are developing new alternatives for paper packaging chemical formulations to help ...

BASF Products Enhance UV Light Formulations

(Curing)

February 09, 2013, Irgacure LEX 201 and Irgacure 290 TPC will be on display at uv.eb WEST 2013   WYANDOTTE, MI | BASF will introduce two new products said to enhance ultraviolet (UV) light formulations for the printing ...

Datacolor Upgrades Color Formulation Solution

(News | New Products)

May 02, 2012, ... launched Match Pigment 2.2, an upgraded version of its intelligent color formulation solution, Match Pigment, for plastics, inks, and more. It includes SmartMatch, a new exclusive color matching software ...

Orion S.A. launches bio-circular PRINTEX® Nature 35 for ink applications

(News | New Products)

October 09, 2024, ...  “PRINTEX® Nature 35 is an excellent solution for the growing number of customers who want to increase the biogenic content of their ink formulations so that they can fulfill their sustainability targets,” ...

Modern Drying and Curing

(Coating/Laminating)

September 18, 2024, ... formulation of inks, coatings and adhesives to align with LED curing requirements. Traditional UV inks and coatings rely on photoinitiators that react to specific UV wavelengths (absorption). However, ...

GMerix Expands Toll Coating Services with ETI Converting’s Cohesio 40” Coater

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 04, 2024, ... pioneering custom formulations and advanced products for their clients, GMerix selected ETI’s coater for its exceptional flexibility and robust capabilities. The production line features versatile adhesive ...

A Deeper Look at UV Inks in Label Production

(Surface Prep)

August 16, 2024, ... reliably getting digitally printed UV to resist cracking at 70 percent shrink can be a challenge. Ink manufacturers are actively working to develop thinner and more flexible ink formulations tailored for ...

TIPA and Fresh-Lock Collaborate to Enhance Home Compostable Packaging Market

(News | New Products)

July 23, 2024, ... closures for pouches. These new reclosable solutions for flexible packaging are designed with TIPA's proprietary home compostable resin formulation for various end-use markets including food, nutraceuticals, ...

Thermal Transfer Roll Performance Today

(Coating/Laminating)

June 30, 2024, ... lamination or coating. Heating the roller surface creates a condition for the web substrate to accept chemistry, change physical elasticity, or prepare for multi-layer formulation. In some unique applications, ...

Update on Paperboard Packaging Sustainability Trends

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2024, ... detergent capsules replacing HDPE. The forward-thinking packaging aligns with Uni-lever's Clean Future initiative, focusing on sustainability in product formulation and packaging while promoting brand ...

Measuring the Coating Window: Simplify the Concept with Mapping

(Coating/Laminating)

June 23, 2024, ... dimensional map at a fixed gap, surface tension and viscosity. We will repeat this at various gaps before changing the formulation and repeating the whole process. One convenient feature of slide coating ...

The Griff Network Invests in Upgrades to Adhesive Toll Coating, Private Label Division

(News | New Products)

June 20, 2024, ... coat in a wide range of tolerances and thicknesses -Adhesives: UV hot melt acrylics, butyl, rubber, SBS, PIB formulations -Upgraded solid, swirl, and pattern coating capabilities -Additional printing ...

Flexible Packaging — In a Constant Cycle of Evolution

(Flexpack)

June 16, 2024, ... chicken breasts appear fresh through the heat-sealed and crystal-clear packaging films. A perishable product's additives or natural formulation may be negatively impacted by many of the forementioned ...

Surface Tension and Wettability

(Surface Prep)

May 01, 2024, ... concentrations of distilled water and formamide; these formulations are not yet incorporated into the ASTM-D2578 specification. Various application methods for wetting tension fluid exist, which can ...

Why Cleaning is a Must in the Flexo Industry

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

April 28, 2024, ... printed colors. This will increase press downtime, material usage and overall labor costs. Ink costs, an expensive part of ink formulation, will also increase with a dirty anilox roll as the addition of ...

Recyclability & Circularity Consumers Support Sustainable Brand Packaging

(Print)

April 08, 2024, ... be downgraded to secondary plastic applications with lower commercial value. However, ink and coating innovation has seen rapid development in supporting circularity. This includes the formulation of ...

A New Era in Sustainable Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 26, 2024, ... to greener packaging solutions, new or updated films were designed for disposal in a commercial composting environment. The following represent the wide variety of formulations based on commercially compostable ...

ECKART Metallic Effect Inks: Championing Sustainability in the Printing Industry

(News | New Products)

February 21, 2024, ... a variety of ink formulations. From extremely dark to extremely bright, and from smooth to mirror-like effects, the design possibilities are nearly infinite. Product Testing Results ECKART's commitment ...

The World of Wipes® International Conference 2024 Opens Registration Tabletop exhibit reservations are being taken for the June event

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2024, ... insights in formulations, industrial and institutional wipes, alternatives to plastics, production technologies, recycling options, and regulatory issues. Preceding WOW will be three pre-conference webinars ...

Following Major Acquisition, TekniPlex Healthcare to Showcase Expanded Interventional Capabilities at MD&M West

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2024, ... company’s range of solvent-bondable thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) tubing produced with TekniPlex Healthcare’s proprietary compound formulations. An alternative to polyvinyl chloride (PVC), the product ...