Bar Coding

Videojet Printers Said to Aid Uptime

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2014, The 1550 and 1650 inkjet printers reportedly reduce coding errors and resist ink buildup   WOOD DALE, IL | Videojet Technologies, a manufacturer of coding, printing, and laser marking products, fluids ...

BI-AX Film Aids in Ebola Fight

(Materials)

November 27, 2014, ... “The medical side of our business has just exploded and we are now switching assembly lines over to ProVent 10,000 to keep up with demand,” says Sanders. According to Kappler, APTRA film is a barrier ...

Fife Releases Digital Line Guide Sensor

(News | New Products)

November 25, 2014, ... the web handling industry, recently introduced the Fife SE-46C Digital Line Guide Sensor. The product is said to be capable of detecting lines, edges of lines, and graphic patterns such as barcodes. Accompanying ...

Sonoco Is Honored with Design of the Times Awards

(Carton Box)

November 25, 2014, ...  • Silver Award: Unilever's TRESemme Salon Inspired Endcap (Co-Entrant: Barrows North America) • Bronze Award: Unilever's Toni&Guy Hair Meets Wardrobe Launch (Retailer-Specific In-Store Campaign) "Ou ...

Mocon Launches WVTR Testing System

(Controls)

November 25, 2014, ... (WVTR) testing system for packaging and other barrier structures, the PERMATRAN-W Model 3/34 G. Reportedly, the WVTR testing capability will save time and associated costs for food, pharma, beverage, ...

Ampac Has New Single-Serve Snack Package

(Flexpack)

November 24, 2014, ... an efficient interlocking pattern, displayed in a shelf-ready carton at point-of-sale providing shelf impact, or packaged in a convenient multi-pack bag. Options include barrier and non-barrier as well ...

Market Research | Emerging Technologies for Packaging Innovation

(Trends/Management)

November 24, 2014, ...  To summarize, 36% of the converters surveyed mentioned they had already invested in digital printing, and 68% expect to within three years. The barriers to adoption center around cost, how to sell the ...

PRIMIR Issues Study of UV/EB Curing Technologies

(News | New Products)

November 21, 2014, ... UV, who served as co-chair of the PRIMIR task force guiding this effort. “This PRIMIR study was commissioned to provide clarity and focus on the energy-curing print market, and to identify major barriers ...

Mohawk Redesigns Swatchbooks for Ease of Use

(Materials)

November 18, 2014, ... of Carnival + Via is also now FSC Certified. (https://us.fsc.org/) According to Bart Robinson, senior VP of marketing at Mohawk, “Carnival’s more conservative colors uniquely complement Via’s lively ...

Stepwise Process Fluid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

November 17, 2014, ... substrate creating craters. In film retraction, the liquid likes itself more than the substrate and pulls in on itself to create bare spots on the substrate (pinholes). Film retraction is more common and ...

BillerudKorsnäs Paper Can Be 3D Formed

(Materials)

November 10, 2014, ... as a custom lamination to include high-barrier, low-barrier, or biodegradable solutions and can be preprinted. Available in sheet format for folding carton applications to emboss with what are said to ...

SAS Introduces Food Box for Inflight Meals

(Carton Box)

November 06, 2014, Iggesund's Incada folding boxboard chosen for its low weight, elegance IGGESUND, SWEDEN | Paperboard is a promising material for airline food packaging—it has low weight, can be barrier coated, and ...

Flint Announces Narrow Web Award Winners

(News | New Products)

November 05, 2014, ... to see the sophistication and excellence in every detail in their printing—truly pushing the bar in cutting edge designs and application of inks.” Awards were presented in 12 different categories—all print ...

Static Beat | Solvent Coater Static Control for Insulating Webs

(Static-Beat)

November 05, 2014, ... 2 is charge free. The first device, static bar SB1, is the inner circle device that suppresses sparks in the solvent coater from static charges on the incoming web that are present only when there is an ...

AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference Packs 'Em I

(Yo's Yarns)

October 27, 2014, ... that has experienced high year over year growth is stand up pouches. Typical multilayer designs incorporate a barrier layer such as foil, metalized film, EVOH, Nylon, or PVDC. All of these layers must ...

AWA Issues Updated Study of Linerless Labels

(Label/Tape)

October 26, 2014, ... meat, poultry, and fish priceweigh tray prepacks (with additional thermal price/barcode print), as well as other options in foods, petrochemicals, and the home and personal care markets. Included in ...

CPI Collaborates in Large-Area Flexible Photovoltaics

(Green Converting)

October 25, 2014, ... energy. FabriGen focused on developing the technology for applications such as large-scale tensile membrane structures. A key aspect of the research was the development and integration of barrier encapsulation ...

Sustainability | Study Confirms APP's Zero Deforestation Product

(Trends/Management)

October 22, 2014, ... identified conservation opportunities, key threats, and stakeholders with land rights in each of the landscapes. Aida Greenbury added, “It has been 18 months since we embarked on our Zero Deforestation ...

Coating Matters | Patch Coating for Precision Fluid Placement, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

October 20, 2014, ... Wiley-Inter-science, New York (2006). Choinski, E.J., 1990, Method and apparatus for patch coating printed circuit boards, U.S. Patent 4,938,994. Milbourn, T.M. and J.J. Barth, 1994, Method of applying ...

Techkon USA Pressroom Tool Has Three Functions

(News | New Products)

October 19, 2014, ... measure color density, dot gain, and gray balance with 0.01D accuracy. What is said to be a unique side-view aperture design makes it quick and easy to position the device and measure printed color bars. ...

BioPouch Is Powered by a NANO-VpCI

(Bag Pouch)

October 19, 2014, ... to and adsorb onto metallic surfaces, resulting in the formation of a nano protective barrier layer. Studies have shown the excellent ability for VpCI molecules to provide protection in the presence ...

Epson Inkjet Printer Includes Many Features

(News | New Products)

October 19, 2014, ... patented MicroPiezo inkjet technology together with its DURABrite Ultra Pigment ink ensures labels with crisp, clear, easy-to-read text and barcodes and vibrant graphics that resist smudges and water even ...

Bloomer Plastics Acquires Optimum Plastics

(Flexpack)

October 18, 2014, ... custom-engineered cast embossed films for the industrial, medical, and packaging markets, today announced the acquisition of Optimum Plastics, Delaware, OH, a supplier of high-barrier coextruded blown ...

RKW Danafilms Film Called Impervious to Viruses

(Materials)

October 13, 2014, APTRA microporous film reportedly offers high barrier properties as well as breathability, making it suitable for medical uses and more   WESTBOROUGH, MA | RKW Danafilms announces APTRA, a film said ...

Sensory Analytics System Measures Film Thickness

(Controls)

October 12, 2014, ... provide a better non-contact and non-radioactive means to measure thinly applied wet or dry UV coatings, hard coats, adhesives, silicones, barrier coatings, film layers, and other finishes on films, coated ...

Colter & Peterson Presents Paper Cutter

(News | New Products)

October 06, 2014, ... double arm pull knife drive, center actuated clamp, and automatic knife adjustment. Reportedly, a massive knife bar cuts through piles with pressure applied equally at both sides, ensuring greater cutting ...

Titan Anniversary Celebration Is a Success

(News | New Products)

September 27, 2014, ... Manchester Ltd., who gave a presentation on Aluminium Oxide Coated Transparent Barrier Films for Packaging Applications. Four partner suppliers also offered presentations: Koch robotics (Germany); Dienes ...

Study Shows APP Conservation Policy Works

(News | New Products)

September 26, 2014, ... threats, and stakeholders with land rights in each of the landscapes. Greenbury says, “It has been 18 months since we embarked on our Zero Deforestation journey with the launch of the FCP, and although ...

Pack Expo | The Next Generation of Package Printing Solutions

(Trends/Management)

September 24, 2014, ... says many consumer brands are moving away from round and to differently shaped packages that utilize in-mold labeling (IML) and some with special barrier protections. Dairy is one example, he notes, where ...

AkzoNobel Coating Creates Compostable Paper Cup

(Coating/Laminating)

September 24, 2014, EvCote Water Barrier 3000 is made from plant-based oils and recycled PET bottles AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS | Akzo Nobel's new pioneering coatings technology EvCote Water Barrier 3000—which itself is made ...