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Orion Engineered Carbons Announces New Distribution Partnership with ION Specialties in Mexico

Orion Engineered Carbons, a specialty chemicals company, has entered a distribution agreement with newly formed ION Specialties, based in Mexico City.

The Versatility of UV Curing

UV curing is a versatile technology that enables inks, coatings, adhesives and extrusions to be set inline, in a small footprint and at high speed while also producing performance properties superior

The “5R” Framework

An Approach Designed to Reduce Packaging Waste

The Value of Atmospheric Plasma

Improving Adhesion on Thermally Sensitive Materials, Thick Materials, Embedded Electronics, Foam and Panels from SOFTAL Corona & Plasma

HOW TO: Properly Handle Tri-Ply Adhesive Lamination

While the industry is working to sustainable solutions to serve the flexible packaging industry, the demand for conventional packaging is under constant growth.

Glue Tabs: Failures?

In almost 40 years in the containerboard and corrugated industry, I have never heard of a box failure due to the manufacturer’s joint that was properly die cut and had 100 percent adhesive coverage.

Thinking Inside and Outside the Coating Box

Packaging has evolved over the years to meet the demands of fast-moving consumer goods retailing, facing many masters and being answerable to all.

The “5R” Framework: An Approach Designed to Reduce Packaging Waste

Serious environmental issues and growing climate change concerns are resulting in an increased focus on sustainable packaging.

Maxcess Vision Inspection: The Benefits of Proper Vision Inspection

Print inspection systems are an easy-to-use solution that can be retrofitted to any printing press, enabling operators to setup and run faster, as well as locate and analyze defects before they become critical.

There’s More than One Way to Treat a Film

To most people, surface treatment means corona treatment. Corona treatment is the most popular surface treatment for good reasons, but it isn’t the only choice.

Optimizing Contact Cleaning for New Web Applications

For every coating process, removing particles which result in defects, is key to achieving high yields.

Corona Treatment Considerations for Your Company

A question-and-answer with Alyxandria Klein, Marketing and Sales Director, QC Electronics.

Atmospheric Plasma Treatment

SOFTAL Offers a Practical Solution for Improving Adhesion on Thermally Sensitive Materials, Thick Materials, Embedded Electronics, Foam, Panels and More.

The Fundamentals of Adhesive Coatings

Many adhesive coatings are custom-engineered to solve limitless application challenges.

H.B. Fuller Joins 4evergreen Alliance

A commitment to increase circularity and sustainability in packaging

How tesa’s Single-use Tape Offerings Can Improve Printing Operations

For press operators, efficiency, consistency and quality are of the utmost priority.

IMS TECHNOLOGIES: The Numbers Behind Remarkable Growth

IMS TECHNOLOGIES designs and manufactures slitter-rewinders for converting a vast range of materials.

ETI: Empowerment through Innovation

For more than 20 years, ETI has been a trusted partner with players in the narrow-web converting industry.

Leading Manufacturer of Print Finishing Solutions

D&K Group is a leading manufacturer of print finishing solutions including laminating films and equipment.

Solutions for Guaranteed Adhesion

SOFTAL Corona & Plasma is a manufacturer of surface treatment systems for foil, film, web, paper, foam and more.

Leading Manufacturer of Converting Machinery

Catbridge Machinery designs and manufactures innovative, high-performance converting machinery for a wide range of industries including flexible packaging

Vetaphone – the first and best in surface treatment

Vetaphone has more knowledge and experience of surface treatment than any other manufacture in the industry.

Sun Chemical Acquires SAPICI to Expand Customer Offerings in Polymers and Lamination Adhesives Market

Sun Chemical has acquired SAPICI, a global leading company in high-performance polyurethanes for coatings, flexible packaging, industrial adhesives and more.

Neograf Solutions’ New Advanced Graphenes Targets Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, and Elastomers Markets

NeoGraf Solutions, a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance natural and synthetic graphite sheet and powder

CCT Coating & Converting Technology is Becoming Part of Swiss ATP Adhesive Systems Group

The US-based adhesive tape specialist CCT Coating & Converting Technologies Inc. is becoming part of leading water-based specialty adhesive tapes manufacturer

Boost Folding-Gluing Efficiency with the New SPEEDPACK Automatic Packer from BOBST

Bringing new levels of automation and productivity to folding-gluing lines, BOBST has unveiled its latest breakthrough innovation for the packaging industry – the SPEEDPACK.

Lohmann Corporation Expands Their Range of Reactive Chemistry Products

Lohmann Corporation & Subsidiaries announces the expansion of its Reactive Chemistry Adhesives, which now includes UV-LUX®

FLEXcon Expands Eco-Friendly Packaging Product Line

FLEXcon Company, Inc., an innovator in adhesive coating and laminating, announced the expansion of its FLEXcon® optiFLEX® ecoFOCUS™ line

Pulse Roll Label Products Launches Unique UV PureFX Soft Touch Varnish

Pulse Roll Label Products Ltd has announced the launch of its latest product innovation, PureFX Soft Touch Varnish, extending its special effects range to offer a unique UV tactile coating in response to market demands.

Avery Dennison Advances Support for Circular Packaging with USDA BioPreferred Certification for Hot Melt Adhesives

Avery Dennison, a leading global manufacturer of pressure-sensitive adhesive technologies, announced that it has achieved BioPreferred Certification from the USDA for two new hot melt adhesives.

Safe-Slab™ Core Recycler(MD) - Blade Free Slabbing - an Appleton Mfg. Division Product

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