Film

Coating and Laminating Offer Related and Unique Benefits

(Coating/Laminating)

September 11, 2019, ... properties. In some cases, barrier films that are laminated to tissue, nonwovens or other materials require a very high level of performance. Even the film to be coated or laminated may need to be qualified ...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc. Launches a New Website

(News | New Products)

September 11, 2019, ... Toray’s comprehensive, positive role in the manufacture of sustainable, technologically advanced polyester and polypropylene films and electron-beam crosslinked foams, and it underscores the company’s ...

RKW Launches Sustainable Product Line for Packaging Industry

(Flexpack)

September 10, 2019, RKW launches sustainable product line for packaging industry. At the PackExpo and Healthcare show in Las Vegas, RKW will display its range of special engineered films and nonwovens for a large variety ...

FPA Publishes 2019 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report

(News | New Products)

September 05, 2019, ... pharmaceutical, industrial materials, shrink and stretch films, retail shopping bags, consumer storage bags, and wraps and trash bags. The focus of this report is on the segment of the industry that ...

Rolvac, LP Announces Purchase of New Metallizer

(News | New Products)

August 27, 2019, ... metallizer and slitter of various films and substrates announced its purchase of a new Applied Materials TopMet™ 2450 HIRES metallizing system.  Rolvac, founded by Owner and Managing Partner Rolland Jones ...

Static Control for Adhesive Lamination

(Static-Beat)

August 14, 2019, ... “sealed surface” in Figure 1 is durable and scratch resistant. And, a thin barrier film laminated to inexpensive thicker web makes a strong packaging film that extends product shelf-life. High-performance, ...

Debuting PFFC

(News | New Products)

July 31, 2019, ... to the paper, film, foil, paperboard and nonwovens converting industry are also located in PFFC's comprehensive Online Buyers Guide which can be found  at https://directory.pffc-online.com/.  This onlin ...

ACG Acquires Pharma Processing Equipment Provider Xertecs GmbH

(News | New Products)

July 31, 2019, ACG Engineering (ACGE) – part of ACG Group, has acquired Germany-based pharma processing equipment company, Xertecs GmbH. ACG Engineering (ACGE) – part of ACG Group, has acquired Germany-based pharma ...

Agenda set for AIMCAL/SPE Technical Conference

(News | New Products)

July 31, 2019, ...  and advances related to coating process technology, oriented films, barrier, R2R vacuum technology, system developments, safety and regulatory issues, circularity and post-consumer-recycled content, advance ...

Alco Seeks Out Vetaphone For New Corona System

(News | New Products)

July 16, 2019, ... the FDA’s “Good Manufacturing Practices.”  Products produced include printed and laminated bags, films, stand-up pouches, zip lock products and more recently flexo printed labels.  The majority of the ...

Dare to be Different!

(News | New Products)

July 09, 2019, ... g offers from Canon, Domino, Fujifilm, Heidelberg, HP, Koenig & Bauer, Komori, Ricoh, Riso, Xeikon, Xerox, etc. The search for the best price is giving way to the search for the most profitable servi ...

Innovia Improves Tolerances and Achieves Faster Startups with Autoflex™ VI-RE Die

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2019, Innovia Shrinkfilms GmbH announced it switched to a die from Nordson Corporation that improved tolerances by 30 percent and reduced startup times. Innovia Shrinkfilms GmbH announced it switched ...

Corona and Plasma – The Different worlds of Surface Treatment

(Surface Prep)

July 03, 2019, ... its competitors. Fig 2.jpg – Vetaphone Plasma process Typically, filmic materials like PP, PE-LD, PE-HD, and BOPP have a surface energy of between 29 and 32 dyne/cm, but the requirements for different ...

Liepajas Papirs Utilizes Hybrid MPS EF SYMJET

(News | New Products)

June 30, 2019, ... press became an easy decision.” Advantages of hybrid printing for Liepajas Papirs include ability to print shrink films, addition of flexo spot colors and spot varnishing, and elimination of most post-press ...

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

(News | New Products)

June 19, 2019, ... with barrier films from a sustainability perspective is that it is not easily broken down and recycled, therefore hindering its reuse and contribution to positive environmental change. Dow’s RETAIN™ resin ...

Michael Lyons Joins Verico Technology as Contract Manufacturing Sales Manager

(News | New Products)

June 13, 2019, ... to provide expert advice and guidance with their flexible substrate requirements, such as custom coated films, foils, fabrics and papers. Prior to Verico, Lyons held senior level domestic and international ...

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 ...

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

(Case Studies)

June 05, 2019, ... labels, shrink sleeves, packaging films and more. Virginijus Gumbaragis summarises: “Fulfilling a high volume of short-run orders very quickly is our major strength, and our UV curing systems make ...

Trends Driving Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2019, ... flexible packaging can minimize package transport costs between the converter, packer/filler, retailer and end user. High-performance films - The trend in food packaging films is reportedly towards high-performance ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

May 23, 2019, ... ed 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 substra ...

LavishLinen™ Virgin OverLaminate : Nobelus

(News | New Products)

April 29, 2019, Nobelus is bringing a new linen film with extreme dimension to market for label and short run flexible packaging applications. Nobelus, specializing in printable and overlaminate films for the print ...

Windmoeller & Hoelscher Partners with TC Transcontinental Packaging for New Barrier and PE Extrusion Lines

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2019, Windmoeller & Hoelscher (W&H) recently announced its partnership with TC Transcontinental Packaging on two VAREX II blown film lines. Windmoeller & Hoelscher (W&H) recently announced its partnership ...

Packaging and Labeling Sustainability is a Must for the Industry

(Label/Tape)

April 21, 2019, ... what’s been used can be used again; and Responsibly Sourced: Choose from hundreds of facestocks and films that are certified and made from renewable resources. To enhance the ability to recycle plastic ...

A Guide on Essential Maintenance for Chill Rolls and Rubber Rolls

(News | New Products)

April 17, 2019, Consistent roll maintenance is a necessary aspect of maximizing cast film and extrusion coating equipment performance and longevity. By Lou Piffer, Senior Sales Engineer, Extrusion Coating, Solution ...

Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Stand-Up Pouches for Motor Oil — A LCA Case Study

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2019, ... water to cool down the molds. Flexible stand-up pouches are formed by laminating multiple thin layers of film together, which requires much less water by contrast. In fact, the HDPE bottle consumes 6X ...

Poly-Pak Industries, Inc. Invests in a Second SOMA Flexo Press

(News | New Products)

April 15, 2019, SOMA recently announces that Poly-Pak Industries, Inc. has invested in a new SOMA OPTIMA2 eight-color flexo press, the first in the U. S. SOMA recently announces that Poly-Pak Industries, Inc., a manufacturer ...

KYMC Establishes Stronger Presence in Philippines

(News | New Products)

April 07, 2019, ... was conducted on coated paper, and the other was on BOPP film. The changeover time was completed under five minutes, with a total wastage less than 50 meters during the setup, and had the press running ...

Mike Brandmeier, President and CEO of Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Receives Strategic Leadership Award

(Flexpack)

April 03, 2019, Mike Brandmeier, president and CEO of Toray Plastics (America), Inc., has received the Providence Business News’s 2019 Manufacturing Award in the Strategic Leadership category. Mike Brandmeier, president ...

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

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 02, 2019, ... film applications, GOEBEL IMS has developed a slitter rewinder that fulfills the special film industry’s latest demands for productivity and precision. The primary slitter INTERSLIT is suitable for converting ...

Emerging Technologies Turn Converters’ Heads

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2019, ... the way to add value to roll goods, whether they be paper, films, laminates, nonwovens or other substrates. Whether employing precision slitting-winding, coating, laminating, flexo printing, folding, ...