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Obtaining Barriers When Coating and Printing Flexible Materials

Thin flexible substrates of paper, film and foil are often modified, manipulated, coated or combined with other substrates, adhesives or chemical blends

New Era Converting Machinery President Bob Pasquale Elected President of the Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters

New Era Converting Machinery is proud to announce that its President, Bob Pasquale, has been elected President of the Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters (ARC).  

ARC Elects Officers, Directors

Members of the Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters (ARC), a global non-profit trade association serving the flexible metallizing

Surface Treatment: The Importance of Getting it Right

With the growth in demand for flexible packaging predicted to continue at a rapid rate for the foreseeable future

Excelitas Technologies to Showcase UV Curing and Disinfection Innovations at the 2024 RadTech UV+EB Technology and Conference

WHO: Excelitas Technologies® Corp., a leading industrial technology manufacturer focused on delivering innovative, market-driven photonic solutions

HOW TO: Do in Register Coating

The continued evolution of packaging requires converters to keep upgrading their conversion portfolio with additional features. 

HOW TO: Dual Layer Plasma Release Coatings for Curing Oven Rollers

Any interruption in today's manufacturing process results in lost time, product, and profitability.

Surface Tension and Wettability

Key Principles for Quality Production in Converting

Innovation in Extrusion Barriers Can Reduce Brand Owners’ Dependence on Plastic

According to the most recent statistics from the Environmental Protection Agency1, in 2018 the U.S. produced 35 million tons of plastics, while 27 million tons went to landfill.

Tension: The First Thing We Must Get Right

Web tension is arguably the most important parameter for any web process. Tension is the first thing we must get right.

Elite Cameron, Inc. Supplies New Wide Format UV Hot Melt Coater

Elite Cameron, Inc. manufacturer of the Elite Cameron range of slitting and rewinding

Green Bay Innovation Group hosts Converters Expo

Northeastern Wisconsin is called the Converting Corridor of the United State and an extension of our paper industry!

AccuTec, Inc. Introduces the Next Generation of High-Performance Razor Slitting Blades

AccuTec, Inc. has unveiled the latest evolution in cutting technology – the AccuTec PRO Converting Series.

UPM Specialty Papers and Fazer Develop Recyclable Packaging Solution Without Plastic Lining

UPM Specialty Papers and Fazer have jointly developed a new type of packaging for Fazer's Oat Rice Pies.

Addressing Bio-film/Compostables and Plastic Film Processing Challenges

There are a number of bio-based and other materials becoming available that go some way towards meeting environmental concerns.

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