Bar Coding

Spain Passes Waste Recycling Act

(Green)

January 20, 2013, ... which was passed November, 29, 2012. According to David Barrio, director of recycling at ASPAPEL, “This new legislation upholds the legality of Recycling ‘Made in Europe’ and gives Spanish generators ...

What do Kerite, UMASS-Lowell, Malloy, Womer and Glycon Have in Common?

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

January 17, 2013, ... extruder in storage. Used to make telegraph cable, the extruder was driven by a belts and pulleys powered by a water wheel on the nearby Naugatuck River. Malloy said the barrel was heated by steam. Kerite ...

Domino Amjet Offers Digital Printers

(Label/Tape News)

January 14, 2013, ... be simple, productive, and cost-effective. Prints barcodes and numbering in a defined sequence, variable data QR, Data Matrix 2D codes, and an extensive range of barcodes. Offering personalization of high ...

Intl. Paper Exploring Green Packaging Options

(Carton Box News)

January 13, 2013, ... to explore the development of products using EarthCoating, a mineralized barrier coating for paperboard products. The company’s coated paperboard division plans to create a line of folding carton and cupstock ...

Heartland Sheets Installs Scrap Trakker

(Carton Box News)

January 13, 2013, ... to help corrugated facilities take better control of waste, SCRAP TRAKKER is a data collection and reporting software system combined with a data collection hardware package utilizing touchscreen and bar ...

Coating Matters | It’s a Turbulent World

(Coating/Laminating)

January 10, 2013, ... ugh the same cavity and maintain a distinct layer. The advantages of this phenomenon can be seen in multilayer packaging films that have a printable polymer on one side and an oxygen barrier that can con ...

Management | So, Should We Patent That?

(Trends/Management)

January 08, 2013, ... wanted a “gentleman farm” where he could enjoy having a barn, a tractor, and a few cows. After he retired from the Air Force, he was looking to purchase some land in central Indiana where he was to join ...

Lattice Labels Increases Capacity with Gallus Press

(Label/Tape News)

January 02, 2013, ... by its customers with their own variable information. Typical customer applications are bar codes and addresses so many of Lattice Labels trade customers are selling to logistics companies, large multiple ...

Chocolate Wrapped in Compostable Packaging Film

(Film)

January 02, 2013, ... around the world, not just Italy, is promoted by Alce Nero. “We decided to move from standard plastic to a biodegradable and compostable alternative to wrap our chocolate bars. Metallized NatureFlex ...

Interstate Pkg. Boosts Throughput with Esko Digital Flexo Suite

(Flexpack News)

January 01, 2013, ... felt that with plate material, there were opportunities to reduce costs.” Along with some other modifications to the platemaking process, such as barcoding plates, the use of Digital Flexo Suite with ...

Readers Choice: Top 11 New Products of 2012

(Coatings)

January 01, 2013, ... and filling and shipping is as few as two days. CONTACT COMPANY   Filmquest NanoShield The Filmquest Group, Bolingbrook, IL, offers NanoShield, a high-barrier plastic film layer suited for food ...

First Static Dissipater

(Static-Beat)

December 22, 2012, ... applications such as copiers and laser printers. And, Chapman patented the first shockless static bar (US 940,431) in November 1909. His invention was to capacitively couple the pins of the static ...

Nordson Rebrands Recent Acquisitions

(Extrusion Coating)

December 18, 2012, ... feedblocks are immediately downstream from Xaloy’s screw, barrel, melt pump, and screen changer offerings on a typical plastic extrusion line,” says Nordson senior VP Peter Lambert. “The connection to ...

Badger Plug Offers Kits to Assemble Spools

(News | New Products)

December 10, 2012, ... hand holes, barrel grooves, and slots, with other custom configurations available. Assembled spools are also available. CONTACT COMPANY  ...

Walki Helps Gourmet Coffee Producer Go Green

(Flexpack News)

December 09, 2012, ... he amount of its packaging and to use mainly recyclable materials. Walki’s task in the development project was demanding. The company was asked to deliver a barrier for the pod frame, and a paper-based  ...

Martin Automatic Joins Two Overseas Events

(News | New Products)

December 05, 2012, ... Bar, sponsored by Weldon Celloplast. Visitors to the Martin booth saw the MBSC automatic butt splicer courtesy of Webtech, New Delhi, its second Martin MBSC butt splicer for label stock and mono-film. ...

Core Systems Offers 24-Month Warranty

(News | New Products)

December 04, 2012, ...  CM8; CM8+;CM9; CM10; CM11; CM16; CM20; Shark; Piranha; Great White; Barracuda; and the Stingray. CONTACT COMPANY  ...

Spear Is Certified as a G7 Master Printer

(Label/Tape)

December 03, 2012, ... from an outside registered source. “The G7 qualification has delivered a win-win to Spear and our customers,” says Doug Bartlett, director of graphics at Spear. “Using this methodology allows our customers ...

Industry Outlook | Packaging Predictions for 2013

(Trends/Management)

December 02, 2012, ... short repurchase cycles allow true “just in time” production. Most importantly it reduces the barrier to piloting new product/package launches with the ability to order small quantities without penalty. ...

Universal Lubricants’ ECO ULTRA FlexPak Wins Award for Innovation

(Flexpack News)

November 29, 2012, ... is constructed using a polyethylene barrier that provides superior burst and seal strengths required for the rigors of oil. A larger, 5.1-quart FlexPak will be available next year. As the nation’s first ...

McCullagh Coffee Launches Compostable Packs Using Natureflex Film

(Flexpack)

November 28, 2012, ...  NatureFlex films offer advantages for packing and converting such as inherent deadfold and anti-static properties, high gloss, resistance to grease and oil, good barrier to gases, aromas, and minera ...

Another Review of Die Streaks

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 25, 2012, ... orth an inch or so (2-3 cm) every 20-30 seconds.  The other end of the cam is attached to a bar that latches into a groove in the floor, thus fixing the carriage onto floor, allowing for the oscillating mov ...

Roland Digital Printing Technology Provides Production Platform for NY Firm

(News | New Products)

November 19, 2012, ... specialty at Favors and Flowers, a NY-based company that has been providing customized products for corporate events, sweet 16 birthdays, baby showers, and bar and bat mitzvahs since 2003. “There’s ...

Chevron Phillips Updates Lab with Davis-Standard Winder

(News | New Products)

November 18, 2012, Adds new stationary knife winder and roll changer to its extrusion coating laboratory in Bartlesville, OK FULTON, NY | Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. (CPChem) recently added a new Davis-Standard stationary ...

Meech Upgrades Static Elimination System

(News | New Products)

November 06, 2012, The Hyperion 971 static elimination system from Meech resists contamination and offers improved features   NORTON, OH | Meech Intl. offers the Hyperion 971 static elimination bar designed for labeling, ...

Rollprint Technology Adds Brand Security

(Bag Pouch)

November 04, 2012, ... barrier structures. Chevron pouches and lidding materials for trays are expected to be the first commercialized applications. The technology is engineered to allow a film of one color to transfer a peel ...

Static Beat | High Static on Unwinding Rolls

(Static-Beat)

October 30, 2012, ... two different materials touch and separate. Since a bare PET web has the same material on both sides, unwinding should generate no tribocharging, right? Right! Unwinding rolls of homogeneous webs will ...

ExxonMobil Offers New Films at Pack Expo

(Flexpack)

October 28, 2012, ... 70MET-HB2 OPP film with enhanced barrier properties; Bicor 18MAT-S OPP film said to reduce package weight; OPPalyte 42WOS-RH film said to improve operations in frozen novelty food packaging; and Label-Lyte ...

PFFC’s Kelly Robinson Named Matteucci Winner for ‘Patent’ Paper

(Coating/Laminating)

October 24, 2012, ... Barrier Session on the Vacuum Web Coating track applauded Carolin Struller for her winning presentation, titled: “AlOx Barrier Layers on Polymer Web.” She explored the effect of various parameters on barrier ...

On Print | Digital Print at Labelexpo

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2012, ... excellent light barriers. The sample prints from the factory are pleasing. Release is expected early in 2013. The big appeal of UV cure is that satisfactory performance can be obtained with common substrates ...