Bar Coding

Static: Keeping in Under Control

(Surface Prep)

July 14, 2019, ... the option of being paired with an IQ Power Sensor Bar. This allows the products to enter Closed-Loop Feedback mode. Hockey Games When in CLFB mode, the Sensor Bar reads real-time static charges from down ...

Suck it up Paper

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2019, ... who recently added a printing facility to its plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, continue to expand to keep up with the demand in this trend. In the July issue of PFFC - Converting Solutions, you can learn ...

Corona and Plasma – The Different worlds of Surface Treatment

(Surface Prep)

July 03, 2019, ... dyne/cm, but Plasma raises the bar to 57 dyne/cm and Advanced Plasma to 61 dyne/cm.  Likewise, for extrusion, where the durability of dyne level is critical, material treated with Corona will decline from ...

TC Transcontinental Packaging Steals the Show for Sustainable Packaging at the 2019 PAC Canadian Leadership Awards

(News | New Products)

June 19, 2019, ... won the entire Sustainable Packaging  category  at the 2019  PAC  Canadian  Leadership Awards with the  Harney  & Sons Fine  Teas  and   Les Aliments Jardi 100% recyclable packages with barrier. Once again, ...

TeraHertz (THz) Inline Measurement System: Indev-ACT

(News | New Products)

June 12, 2019, Indev-ACT recently introduced their TeraHertz (THz) inline measurement system that is able to distinguish barrier layer films and multilayer extrusion coatings. Indev-ACT recently introduced their ...

E-Commerce, Amazon, & Unboxing

(News | New Products)

June 11, 2019, ... on Amazon. Tuesday, May 21, the second webinar, The New Rulebook, discussed setting the bar for e-com packaging and Amazon’s Frustration-Free Packaging Programs. Lindberg described how to create better ...

LED UV & Electron Beam Curing Combine to Offer The Perfect Solution

(Case Studies)

June 05, 2019, ... young graduate, Virginijus Gumbaragis, who decided to move into the packaging and printing business. He saw the opportunity and began to sell packaging materials, packaging equipment and printed self-adhesive ...

First Certified Biodegradable Anticorrosion Film powered by Nano VpCI®

(News | New Products)

June 04, 2019, EcoCorr® Film is biodegradable, compostable packaging film that provides contact, barrier and vapor corrosion inhibition. EcoCorr® Film is biodegradable, compostable packaging film that provides contact, ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

May 23, 2019, ... by Beauty Packaging. Market drivers include elements that appeal to consumers where flexible packages offer superior attributes. Clear films, high barrier substrates and many other high-value substrates ...

Cut-to-Length Solution: AZCO Corp.

(News | New Products)

May 09, 2019, ... operated, requiring 40-60psi [2.75–3 Bar] of regulated air pressure.  The unit is PLC controlled.  An operator control panel is provided which includes an HMI color touch screen for easy setup and operation. ...

Labels Address Transparency, Convenience and Compliance

(Label/Tape)

May 08, 2019, ... size, calories, total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, carbohydrates, sugars and protein. The new packaging also prominently displays Bud Light’s four ingredients—hops, barley, water and rice…Breweries aren’t ...

PPC Spring Conference Addresses the Number One Mistake in Hiring and Retaining Employees

(Trends/Management)

May 01, 2019, ... employees. During a half-day workshop, Barry Deutsch, executive recruiter for IMPACT Hiring Solutions, shed light on crucial areas like interviewing, job testing and collecting references. Deutsch began ...

INX International to Feature Natural-Based and Flexo Ink Products for Packaging at InfoFlex 2019

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 24, 2019, ... and brand owners the opportunity to improve their production efficiencies and raise the bar to meet their own sustainability initiatives.” In addition to better production efficiency, printers using ...

ShieldSense™ RFID Blocking Material: Avery Dennison

(News | New Products)

April 21, 2019, ... doors, ShieldSense creates a barrier that blocks RFID waves from traveling beyond in-store locations, such as the retail floor or stockroom. By preventing RFID waves from traveling area to area, retailers ...

Kiliper Corporation Teams up with Windmoeller & Hoelscher Orders MIRAFLEX II Flexographic Press

(News | New Products)

April 18, 2019, ... W&H’s fully-integrated VISION web inspection system with defect check and barcode check, which provide the machine operator with real-time oversight and control of the job on press.  For quick changeovers, ...

Epson Commercial Label Printer Inks Reach Major Milestones in Food Contact Materials Compliance

(News | New Products)

April 09, 2019, ... and ColorWorks inks, it is recommended the non-food contact side of pressure-sensitive food labels is separated by aluminum, glass, plastic or other materials that acts as a functional barrier, as defined ...

GOEBEL IMS Presents its Innovative Slitting and Winding Solutions at ICE USA

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 02, 2019, ... into finished rolls of different widths and diameters. The machines can process a variety of films (bi- oriented, barrier blown films, cast films) and laminates (aluminum foils and/ or paper) used in the ...

Emerging Technologies Turn Converters’ Heads

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2019, ... according to Wurtz, is that by introducing an ultrasonic vibration into a slightly heated air stream, it neatly solves the problem of a dryer limited machine. The ultrasonic vibrations keep the barrier ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Converting Platform at ICE USA

(Upcoming Conference News)

March 31, 2019, ... ideal for hand-wrap products. In blown film, Davis-Standard supplies extrusion systems for applications in high-barrier food packaging, agricultural films, stretch film, printing and laminating films, ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Equipment Platform with Bernal Industrial and Grupo Janfrex at Plastimagen Mexico® 2019

(News | New Products)

March 31, 2019, ... double reduction gearbox; cast aluminum finned heaters bolted to the barrel; an AC drive and motor; and a high capacity air-cooling system. It has been an effective option for pipe and profile, sheet, ...

FPA Publishes Perspectives on the Meaning of Sustainability in Flexible Packaging Study Report

(News | New Products)

March 24, 2019, ... Barriers to increasing sustainability efforts relate to price and quality, and brand owners expect bio-based packaging and biodegradable packaging to drive sustainable packaging trends in the future. The ...

FPA Announces 2019 Board of Directors

(Flexpack)

March 20, 2019, ...  Directors: Doug Aldred, Flint Group Mark Barranco, ExxonMobil Chemical Company Todd Becker, NOVA Chemicals, Inc. Jarred Carter, Siegwerk USA Co. Sachin Desai, ProAmpac Dhuanne Dodrill, PAXXUS, Inc. Ken ...

Colbert Packaging Installs State-of-the-Art Signature™ Folder Gluer

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2019, ... is aligned with the inline auto eject for defective cartons, we can achieve 100 percent glue and barcode detection, ensuring our customers receive the premier quality product Colbert is known for,” said ...

New Product Line Geared Toward OEMs: Matthews Marking Systems

(News | New Products)

March 13, 2019, Matthews Marking Systems has launched a new product line focusing on OEM customers that want to integrate marking and coding equipment into their machines. Matthews Marking Systems has launched a new ...

Vetaphone Versatility Opens New Opportunities for TC Transcontinental

(News | New Products)

March 12, 2019, Vetaphone has collaborated with TC Transcontinental to install Corona systems at its U.S. manufacturing plant in Matthews, N.C. Stephen Barnette said TC Transcontinental’s experience with Vetaphone ...

AIMCAL Awards

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2019, ... Award The winner was a 90 percent post-consumer-recycled (PCR) content biaxially oriented polyester (BOPET) barrier film from Flex Films (USA) Inc. (Elizabethtown, KY), a subsidiary of Uflex Limited’s ...

FPA 2019 Flexible Packaging Achievement Award Winners Announced

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2019, ... Vonco Products, LLC www.vonco.com Silver Award Winners AMSOIL® Easy Pack, AMSOIL INC. Bar-Asept, Liqui-Box Corporation Before Brands SpoonfulOne Strawberry Puffs, CL&D Graphics, Inc. ConAgra ...

Combatting Static

(News | New Products)

March 06, 2019, ... web surface. The end result is that the final product’s appearance is compromised, leading to increased rejects and wastage. COMBATTING STATIC PROBLEMS The installation of ionizing bars onto converting ...

Precision Slitting Sets Converters Apart

(News | New Products)

March 06, 2019, ... facility. For example, a specialty tape can incorporate a release liner, adhesive and exterior layers with printing between layers, barrier properties and more. WEB HANDLING PLAYS A KEY ROLE According ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Converting Platform at ICE Europe

(News | New Products)

February 17, 2019, ... regardless of the number of slit widths, ideal for hand-wrap products. In blown film, Davis-Standard supplies extrusion systems for applications in high-barrier food packaging, agricultural films, ...