Bar Coding

Static Control: Crucial to Fluid Converting Processes

(Static Elimination)

March 15, 2020, ... of positive and negative ions to neutralize static electricity present on production equipment. This ensures that many potentially costly production problems are avoided. Pulsed DC ionizing bars can ...

Discover How to Avoid the Finishing Bottleneck with Domino’s K600i Embellishment Solution

(Label/Tape)

March 11, 2020, ... and without a printing plate or screen in site, the modular K600i dual bar printers apply cold-foil adhesive and spot varnish to create a range of personalised and digitally embellished gin and craft beer ...

Is it the End for Non-Recyclable Plastic Packaging?

(Flexpack)

March 02, 2020, Nothing perhaps defines our consumer-driven society of recent decades better than plastic. The different types of mono-material high barrier pouches exhibited on the BOBST stand at K 2019 By BOBST ...

interplastica,and upakovka 2020 Reflect Stabilizing Russian Market

(News | New Products)

February 25, 2020, ... Russia and of high strategic relevance. Since the start of the food embargo this industry has experienced stable growth and high added value. Russia continues its efforts to increase domestic production ...

Tekni-Plex to Display Thermoformable Films, High-Performance Flexible Structures

(Upcoming Conference News)

February 25, 2020, ... moisture barrier.  Also suitable for thermoformable medical device applications is TekniMD COC.PG, a PETG/COC/PETG coextrusion.  Both TekniMD films structures can be sterilized using gamma, EtO or e-beam ...

Multi-Solution Approach Key to Achieving Sustainability Goals

(Extrusion Coating)

February 24, 2020, ... Dow’s approach comprises of concepts for simple multilayered structures without barrier, more complex packaging with customized barrier for food protection, as well as conversion process redesign – including ...

Domino Digital Printing Launches UV95 Food Packaging Compliant Ink Set

(News | New Products)

February 20, 2020, ... changing SKUs at 50m/min. She explains how Domino’s double bar white has the capability to print a silk-screen like finish with over 70 percent opacity, which many of their customers use as an alternative ...

At InfoFlex GAMA International Introduces its New Line of Slitter Rewinders

(Upcoming Conference News)

February 18, 2020, ... rewinding products, distributed on a private label basis, include the TR-G1, a high performance single-shaft paper cutter, the new TR-U2, a double-shaft central-axial drum machine for bare and/or coupled ...

Charter NEX Joins the Association of Plastic Recyclers

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2020, Charter NEX Films, North America’s leading independent producer of specialty films, proudly announces they have joined the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) Charter NEX Films, North America’s ...

BOBST Opens the Doors to its New Flexo Center of Excellence

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2020, ... results and exceptional productivity with both solvent and water-based inks. Attendees were able to see the EXPERT CI print sustainable flexible pouches made from new high barrier mono-material laminates, ...

Paper Preferred?

(Blog)

February 12, 2020, ... of four people think you can benefit from choosing to use paper when in educational and office settings. A recent study conducted by Isobar measured consumer attitudes on paper on behalf of the Paper and ...

Atlantis-Pak Installs Mark Andy Flexo Press

(Digital)

February 02, 2020, ... issues, the order was placed, and the press delivered in 2018. Specification of the 13” (330mm) Mark Andy P7 includes 10 UV-flexo units, a screen print unit, turn bar and cold foil capability.  “We ...

T&L Graphic Systems Chooses the KODAK FLEXCEL NX System from Miraclon

(News | New Products)

January 29, 2020, ...  “We embarked upon aggressive testing with competitor products for over five months and found that nothing could even come close to what we were achieving with Flexcel NX. “We’ve immediately seen a significant ...

Narrow Web Twists and Turns

(Web Handling)

January 29, 2020, ... standard machines. Thinner gauge flexible substrates are highly extensible and demand different approaches to processing and settings. If a move over to flexible packaging is embarked upon it essential ...

Leaders in Rotary Converting Machine Solutions

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2020, ... leading tension control Mod-Track® Vision Inspection – closed loop registration, date/bar code reading, Part-in-pouch, reject bad parts Conveyors for spreading, stacking, rejecting and inspection PRECISION ...

Looking Forward and Back

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2020, ... one example of a company that is already recognizing partnerships bringing progress, announcing it has teamed up with several partners to produce new high barrier mono material flexible packaging solutions ...

Corona Treating System

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

January 02, 2020, ... roller system, the electrode is bare metal and the grounded roller is covered with a dielectric coating.  This is the original type of corona treatment system and can be used for all types of web materials.  ...

Netpak Gains Exceptional Efficiencies with EFI’s Packaging Suite Technologies

(News | New Products)

December 19, 2019, ... this software enhancement, based on best-in-class quality management practices, reportedly represents a significant step forward in print technology and raises the bar for folding carton manufacturers ...

Flexible Packages Standing Out in 2019

(Flexpack)

December 11, 2019, ... various products. The new mono-material PE film was developed to be 100 percent recyclable by eliminating barriers (like EVOH) and adhesives that can prevent recyclability. The package’s decoration is ...

Fulfillment America Chooses the Rollem Insignia5 Die Cutter to Support their Superior Print Fulfillment Services

(News | New Products)

December 09, 2019, ... international client base,” said John Barry, vice president.  “Our specialty printing division, FAI Print, wanted to streamline the production and turn-around of our greeting card finishing system which ...

Printing Industry's Trends, Best Practices and Performance Improvement in 201

(Print)

December 02, 2019, ... preserve the network resources and minimize the communication between central files and local files.  • If the print job is significant in size, you will see a cancel button on the status bar. The file ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Equipment Platform at Plast Eurasia

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2019, ... systems for applications in high-barrier food packaging, agricultural films, geomembrane, stretch film, printing and laminating films, flexible packaging, collation shrink films and stretch hooders. For ...

New Holographic Packaging Sleeve Wins International Award

(Shrink Sleeves)

November 17, 2019, A new eye-catching holographic shrink sleeve has won the ‘Best Applied Decorative/Packaging Product’ category at the international Excellence in Holography Awards 2019. PT Pura Barutama’s Force Magic ...

Squid Ink Introduces new Copilot® Max 360DPI Printer with Active Ink System

(News | New Products)

November 13, 2019, ... adjustments to the ink supply. The system prints hi-resolution characters, razor-sharp text, scannable bar codes and great looking logos at 360 dpi. Squid Ink’s library of inks for porous substrates offers ...

AR Metallizing Announced Acquisition of Eurofoil Paper Coating GmbH

(News | New Products)

November 12, 2019, ... allowing the team to increase production capacity and better serve our growing customer base,” said Bart Devos, Ph.D., AR Metallizing’s CEO. “This newest acquisition also gives us the opportunity to continue ...

Are We on the Road to Achieving Truly Sustainable Packaging?

(Flexpack)

November 11, 2019, ... with.” Partnerships bring progress BOBST has teamed up with several partners to produce new high barrier mono material flexible packaging solutions designed for recyclability. The project has involved ...

Driving Flexible Packaging

(Flexpack)

November 07, 2019, ... is $44 billion at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.16 percent from 2018 to 2023, with key drivers being: the increasing demand for consumer friendly packages, improved product protection barriers ...

Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities

(Converting Perspectives)

November 05, 2019, ... films may be: Polyester (PET) is able to withstand heat, such as in the microwave oven; popularity for food packaging products; known for its clarity, rigidity and barrier properties. PET is able ...

Innovia and Wildcorn Develop a Fully Recyclable and Sustainable Pack

(News | New Products)

October 21, 2019, ... Propafilm™ Strata high barrier film which quickly achieved the “Made for Recycling” logo from Interseroh, an Independent German recycling and consulting company. “This certification proves the recyclability ...

Afinia Label and Sihl Unveil New Flexible Packaging Solution

(News | New Products)

October 21, 2019, ... of packaging films, which have been created with the goal of simplifying the question of film choice. All ARTYSIO films come with outstanding printability as well as great barrier and sealing properties, ...