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Victor Dixon has been named CEO of LL Flex

(News | New Products)

August 07, 2018, ... base throughout North and South America, Europe, and Africa. For the construction sector, LL Flex provides a full line of laminated insulation and radiant barrier facers designed to meet the industry' ...

Static Clean Intl. and Fraser Antistatic Techniques Announce Strategic Partnership

(News | New Products)

July 23, 2018, ... bars in the United States for a year, and the plan is to expand into manufacturing other Fraser products in the first quarter of 2019.   The plan also includes Static Clean becoming Fraser’s major distributor ...

An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 05, 2018, ... The extruder screw, and the barrel which contains it, is the core of the extrusion process.  All other components of the extruder support the screw and barrel.  The first, and probably most critical, function ...

E & T Plastics Experiences a New Dimension with Colter & Peterson’s SABER XT Paper Cutter

(Paper)

July 02, 2018, ... blade. It makes cutting our materials a very smooth process,” he says. “I like the high accuracy (within 1/64th of an inch) it offers and it is as accurate as it gets. That’s because the pusher bar is ...

PIA Looks at Printers & Supreme Court Decision

(News | New Products)

June 26, 2018, ... law that bars discrimination against sexual orientation and religion. Because the Court's decision is quite narrow, it does not provide carte blanche permission to refuse service in the name of religious ...

FTA Names New Board, Trustees

(News | New Products)

June 19, 2018, ... include Jason Barrier, Printpack; John Crammer, Best Label Company; and Jack Fulton, Printron.  The Association welcomes those entering their first term: Doug Bartlett, Multi-Color Corp; Jeff Dietz, ...

Tekni-Films to Present Paper on Pharma Films

(Flexpack)

June 15, 2018, ... blister barrier films, flexible films, lidding foils, and pouch materials for pharmaceutical, medical, diagnostic health, and personal care products.  Robin Van Landeghem, director of technology, global ...

Xaar and MapleJet Launch Inkjet Printhead

(News | New Products)

June 15, 2018, ... the ProDigit range, and it raises the bar in terms of quality, reliability, and sustainability. It is the ideal choice for companies looking to replace their carton label printers as it can print high-resolution ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold Innovation & Sophistication Lead the Way

(IML/IMD)

June 13, 2018, ... package with an IML oxygen-barrier label from Verstraete, which extends the products’ shelf life without requiring refrigeration. Verstraete IML utilized a combination of specific inks, a special lacquer, ...

Significans Automation Offers Workflow Services

(News | New Products)

June 03, 2018, ... can expect an entirely integrated “lights out,” prepress operation that automates labor-intensive jobs, identifies and eliminates barriers to enhanced productivity, and facilitates robotics and robotic ...

IoPP Names Winners of 2018 AmeriStar Awards

(Flexpack)

May 29, 2018, ... channel directly above the metallized layer. Carbon dioxide lasers are applied within a 2-micron tolerance, a significant development that allows for preservation of the barrier properties. Pattern-applied ...

Gpack Groups Opts for Multi-Ply Invercote for Perfume Carton

(Carton Box)

May 29, 2018, ... based in Barcelona, which originally suggested Invercote, but which also considered the results of the test runs. The decisive factors were the appearance of the creases and also how well defined the edges ...

Sun Chemical Has Big Plans for LatinPack

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2018, ... package sterilization or boiling. Converters can also use a SunLam lamination adhesive with oxygen barrier properties to lightweight packaging by removing a film layer while still maintaining the protective ...

InPrint Conference Presents Inkjet Insights

(News | New Products)

May 22, 2018, ... the closing keynote session, “Growing your Inkjet Printing Business.” The addressed covered what companies need to consider as they embark on adopting digital technologies in their operations, urging attendees ...

Static Beat | Use Static Splices with Metallized Films

(Static-Beat)

May 21, 2018, ... traces when splices pass over metal rollers. Films with metallized layers and conductive traces are important because metallized layers provide excellent barrier properties and conductive traces enable ...

W&H Posts Strong Press Sales

(News | New Products)

May 20, 2018, ... pumps, said to significantly reduce ink and energy consumption at low noise levels. The VISION package combines systems for web monitoring, bar code check, printing impression, and register setting in ...

Primera Offers Label & Tag Printer

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2018, The RX500 on-demand color RFID label printer encodes, verifies, and prints in a single pass PLYMOUTH, MN | Primera Technology, a global designer and manufacturer of specialized digital printers, announces ...

Sutherland Packaging Enjoys Growth Spurt

(Carton Box)

May 13, 2018, ... printing or conventional printing methods with digital—makes Sutherland a highly attractive partner.” Adds Manny De Barros, sales manager for Sutherland Packaging, “At Sutherland Packaging we pride ourselves ...

Mitsubishi Announces Price Increase

(Flexpack)

May 13, 2018, The company is increasing thermal paper prices beginning July 1, 2018, due to the rise of raw material costs BIELEFELD, GERMANY | Mitsubishi announces that due to continuing rises in costs for pulp ...

Slitting Rewinding | Waste Not, Want Not

(Slit)

May 13, 2018, ... the door and to the customer. “I visit many flexible converters on a global basis and am always surprised by the amount of work in process (WIP) that is accumulated prior to slitting,” Barrie Homewood, ...

Q&A Roundtable | How The Pouch/Bag Making Market Is Evolving

(Bag Pouch)

May 10, 2018, ... push packages that are more eco-friendly. This growth has been supported by improvements in films with alternative barriers, allowing the pouches to be used in various industries. These eco-friendly pouches ...

Tetra Pak Launches New Packaging Material Effects

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2018, ... effect Tetra Pak Craft: to give the package the natural look of bare paperboard with wood fibers More offerings are in the pipeline, including Tetra Pak Sculpt, an embossed surface texture for an ...

Diagraph Reveals New Global Strategy

(News | New Products)

May 08, 2018, Company aims to make package marking, coding and labeling easy, and brings sister companies Trident and Norwood into Diagraph Marking & Coding brand ST. CHARLES, MO | Diagraph Marking & Coding an ITW ...

Pouch Making | Ensuring Quality Pouches

(Bag Pouch)

May 07, 2018, ... factors as the side seal, however, most issues with seal strength here are related to the seal bars not being properly lined up with the zipper profile itself, Rosenow explains. “With proper training the ...

ExxonMobil Announces Performance Polymer

(Flexpack)

May 06, 2018, ... used in laminated sacks, freezer films, barrier packaging, and sachets. “Converters are looking for easier processing and higher output, while brand owners seek higher packaging speeds and a reduction ...

Mark Andy Press Goes to UK Plant

(News | New Products)

May 06, 2018, ... a top-of-the-range Performance Series P7 for its plant in Barwell, Leicestershire, UK. The new press, which features the updated P7 platform, brings to 27 the number of Mark Andy presses currently in use ...

Flexo Printing | FTA Honors 2018's Top Print Job

(Print)

May 06, 2018, ... minimizes common “hardware” issues like press bounce, making it a very strong contender against both digital and gravure printing. It is targeted to address both barring and slurring. The software produces ...

Constantia Flexibles Acquires Creative Polypack

(Flexpack)

May 01, 2018, ... home to a polyethylene blown film extruder, high-definition flexo printing press, and laminators that will produce high-barrier laminates that can be fully recycled. The extra capacity will come onstream ...

DuPont & ADM Partner on Biobased Pilot Facility

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2018, ... sustainable, and better performing. According to DuPont and ADM, research shows that PTF has up to 10–15 times the CO2 barrier performance of traditional PET plastic, which results in a longer shelf ...

FINAT Technical Seminar Ranges Widely

(Label/Tape)

April 25, 2018, ... label industry, recently held its biennial Technical Seminar in Barcelona, Spain. The seminar combined networking and exploring as well as evaluating the challenges in the label market that constituted ...