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How Flexo Printers Can Help Brands With Green Initiatives

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... and requires less plastic to produce. Previously, polyethylene and low gauge films could be barriers to quality printing, as they are thin and difficult to print on. Now, some flexo printing presses ...

thelmoco, Inc. Experiencing Surging Demand

(News | New Products)

April 22, 2020, ... an endless combination of substrates of varying textures, finishes and weights designed to meet specific performance demands. For example, thelamco has the capability to laminate barrier films to non-woven ...

AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2020, ... because the nylon enhances the barrier properties and stiffness of the film, but is present at levels so low the material is recyclable in the PE stream. “Wipes are a rapidly growing market,” notes one ...

Three Ink Market Trends Helping to Achieve Sustainability Goals

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

April 16, 2020, ... consistency. With the introduction of UV inks specifically formulated for the ease of glass decoration, some brand owners have begun turning to glass packaging. Glass is a rigid barrier that avoids the ...

Converting Solutions During Critical Times

(Static Elimination)

April 12, 2020, ... steady state and pulsed DC ionizers.  Simco-Ion has been focused on improved technology for years with new static bar and blower designs, smaller and faster ionizers, patented wave forms in  power supplies, ...

Metallized Packaging Advancements From Terphane

(News | New Products)

April 06, 2020, ...  “Metallized polyester films provide excellent barrier to moisture and oxygen. All Terphane metallized polyester films are thoroughly tested on the line, and these tests verify that our films meet stringent ...

Peregrine Machine Launches Next-Generation Modular Hybrid CI Stack Press

(News | New Products)

April 05, 2020, ... bars required, an automatic ink pumping and cleaning system, and Servo drive automation technology for touch screen setup that stores and resets in perfect register and enables hands-free automatic adjustments ...

AIMCAL ACTIVITIES

(AIMCAL)

April 02, 2020, ... will present best practices and advances related to coating process technology, oriented films, barrier, R2R vacuum technology, system developments, printed electronics, sustainability, strategies for ...

Packaging Recognized as Essential: Smart Packaging Enhances Food Safety and Security

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2020, ... life, but also act as a physical barrier that prevents contact of the produce by the human hand from the moment it is packed until it is opened by the consumer. Consequently, once packed - the risk of ...

BOBST Joins CEFLEX

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2020, ... BOBST and its partners is to create high barrier mono-material laminate solutions designed for easy recyclability. As well as alternative high barrier paper and biofilm structures. “High barrier mono-material ...

European Recycling Markets Reel From Coronavirus

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2020, ... outlook is having a limiting effect on investment, particularly in areas such as recycling where investment from small start-ups is common due to lower barriers to entry than for petrochemicals, and where ...

FPA Addresses Essential Manufacturing in Light of COVID-19 Crisis

(News | New Products)

March 19, 2020, ... on social gatherings and the closure of bars, gyms, and museums from business operations. Employees should not be confused about whether or not they report to work based on a myriad of state and local ...

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 ...