Green Converting

Successful Staging: SWOP 2023 Paves Way for Annual Event

(News | New Products)

December 03, 2023, ... a focus on sustainable packaging and the reduction of CO2 emissions, a new themed area was introduced at swop 2023 : the "Green Power Zone". More than 150 exhibitors presented a variety of eco-friendly ...

Treating Your Business (and Your Customers) with Corona Treatment

(Surface Prep)

November 29, 2023, Converting and flexography benefit from corona treatment to ensure premium printed quality and optimized line speeds.  By Dr. Alexander Rau, Product Manager, Baldwin Technology Converting and flexography ...

Valmet has completed the acquisition of Körber’s Business Area Tissue

(News | New Products)

November 29, 2023, Valmet has completed the acquisition of Körber’s Business Area Tissue, the provider of innovative process technologies and related services for converting tissue jumbo reels into final tissue products. ...

Mark Andy Ushers in a New Era, Announces Duane Pekar as CEO

(News | New Products)

November 29, 2023, Mark Andy, the world’s leading manufacturer of narrow- and mid-web printing and finishing equipment with a specialty in the narrow web label industry Mark Andy, the world’s leading manufacturer of ...

Independent II ‘Experience Packaging Success’ with Domino

(News | New Products)

November 29, 2023, Independent II, in Louisville, KY USA, is a privately-owned and operated corrugated manufacturer, providing total packaging solutions to their customers. Photo courtesy of Domino Independent II, ...

Monadnock Paper Mills' 2022 CSR Report Details Commitment to Sustainability and Resilience

(News | New Products)

November 29, 2023, ... (VERs) and made with 100 percent renewable Green-e certified wind-powered electricity (RECs) under a third-party certified ISO 14001 Environmental Management System. Furthermore, Monadnock’s fine printing ...

Materials Lead The Way

(Web Handling)

November 26, 2023, Increasingly, materials are going beyond their functionality of just a few years ago. By Susan Stansbury, Industry Consultant Increasingly, materials are going beyond their functionality of just ...

Orion S.A. celebrates opening of its second plant in China

(News | New Products)

November 21, 2023, Orion S.A., a specialty chemicals company, has celebrated the completion of its first greenfield project – a carbon black plant in eastern China that will supply fast-growing demand in Asia. Photo ...

ARC Announces Winners of Best Paper Awards

(News | New Products)

November 18, 2023, The Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters (ARC) has recognized the best papers presented at the 2023 R2R USA Conference. The Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters (ARC) has recognized the best ...

Web Handling, Proper Tensioning & Guiding

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

November 15, 2023, A key requirement of every web processing line is the ability to properly handle and convey the web among the various machine sections. By Bob Pasquale, President New Era Converting Machinery A key ...

Roll Flex Invests in Third Grafotronic Machine

(News | New Products)

November 13, 2023, US converter installs Grafotronic HI3 Inspection Slitter/Rewinder system. US converter installs Grafotronic HI3 Inspection Slitter/Rewinder system. Photo courtesy of Roll Flex Label Co. LLC. Roll ...

Walki Jatne, Poland Standardizes Printing Production Process with KODAK FLEXCEL NX Technology

(News | New Products)

November 13, 2023, Faster job set-ups, lower energy costs and reduced substrate and consumables wastage top the list of benefits that Walki Jatne Photo courtesy of Miraclon Group Faster job set-ups, lower energy ...

Do Not Ruin a Good Thing... Practice Good Static Control in Slitting

(Surface Prep)

November 12, 2023, Good static control is needed in slitting because this is often the last production operation before shipping to the customer. By Dr. Kelly Robinson, Founder, Electrostatic Answers Good static ...

GOEBEL IMS Supports Growth of Guangdong Decro Film New Materials

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2023, TheGOEBEL IMS team has announced the successful installation and operation of two MONOSLIT 9000 slitter rewinders on Guangdong Decro's new high-speed BOPP film production lines. Photo courtesy of ...

Gravure Print and Coating Quality Contenders

(Coating/Laminating)

November 08, 2023, Print buyers, packaging technologists and others with an interest in printing and converting processes such as coating and laminating By Tom Kerchiss, chairman, RK Print Coat Instruments Ltd. Print ...

VTT Finds Unprecedented Extensible Limits for Formable Cellulose-based Food Packaging to Replace Single-use Plastic

(News | New Products)

November 06, 2023, ... with 54 companies and Regional Council of Central Finland have up-scaled promising alternatives for plastic products. The VTT team behind the research are to present their findings at The Greener Manufacturing ...

New Elastomeric and Urethane Roller Coverings?

(Coating/Laminating)

November 01, 2023, In the converting industry there are many machine roller positions that rely on elastomeric or urethane coverings to produce high-quality products. By William R. Bradley Jr., Vice President, Business ...

How Research & Development Brings Practical Solutions to Production Problems

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

October 29, 2023, Much development work is required to keep a company’s technology at the forefront of narrow web printing and converting. By Scott Warhover, VP Engineering, Mark Andy Inc. Much development work is ...

Acorn Labels installs custom-built Daco TD430

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2023, UK converter’s new wider plain-label converting line increases productivity UK converter’s new wider plain-label converting line increases productivity Acorn Labels has installed a TD430 plain-label ...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Receives International Sustainability and Carbon Certification

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2023, ... carbon stock; protection of soil, water, and air; compliance with human, labor, and land rights; measurement and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; and traceability throughout supply chains. The ...

3DXB Group: Pioneering Sustainability in the Construction Industry Through Eco-Friendly 3D Printing Solutions

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2023, ... the company has implemented a range of practices to minimize its carbon footprint and contribute to a greener future. At 3DXB, the company starts from the very beginning of the 3D printing process. It ...

Vina Aus Labels Puts its Trust in Vetaphone

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2023, “People buy from people – and we buy from people we trust,” said Pham Van Thanh Quang, Supply Chain Deputy Manager at Vina Label head office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. “People buy from people – ...

Suppress Static Sparks to Protect Sensitive Coatings

(Surface Prep)

October 19, 2023, ... in the critical zone from the coater to the winding roll. Keep electrostatic fieldmeter (ESFM) readings in the Low Static Green Zone below ±5 kV/in to suppress static sparks that can damage the release ...

LEEA Reveals Nominations for Lifting Excellence

(News | New Products)

October 18, 2023, ... Safehold - Safehold Ltd SupraTag - Yoke Rope Watcher - Certex UK BOLT on line tension meter - Crosby Group Green Pin Catch Shackle - Van Beest VB Load Connect Software - Crosby Group Innovation ...

SUN Spotlights Transformative Solutions & Partnerships at ExpoACCCSA 2023

(Upcoming Conference News)

October 17, 2023, SUN Automation Group is a proud attendee this year at the 41st Association of Caribbean, Central and South American Corrugators Expo (ExpoACCCSA) in Monterrey, Mexico from October 17-19. SUN Automation ...

Schreiner Group to Commence Climate-Neutral Manufacturing

(News | New Products)

October 11, 2023, ... consumption, purchasing green electricity, increasing material efficiency and manufacturing sustainable products. Solvent Reduction: Considering gross value added, production-related solvent emissions ...

Herzog Etiketten adds Performance Series P7 to its Mark Andy Stable

(News | New Products)

October 09, 2023, Herzog Etiketten has added a Mark Andy Performance Series P7 to its narrow web machine park in Rohrbach, Germany. Herzog Etiketten has added a Mark Andy Performance Series P7 to its narrow web machine ...

D&M Packaging Purchases Universal X8 Automatic Slitter to Support Further Growth

(News | New Products)

October 09, 2023, D&M Packaging have selected Universal Converting Equipment to supply a new high-speed automatic slitting machine. D&M Packaging have selected Universal Converting Equipment to supply a new high-speed ...

Suppress Static Sparks to Protect Sensitive Coatings

(Static-Beat)

October 08, 2023, ... in the critical zone from the coater to the winding roll. Keep electrostatic fieldmeter (ESFM) readings in the Low Static Green Zone below ±5 kV/in to suppress static sparks that can damage the release ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(News | New Products)

October 08, 2023, ... waste and green approaches are part of the product story. According to Dan Aberly of Legacy Flexo, manufacturers are building presses, each with flexo, digital and UV capabilities for efficiency and features. ...