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Mactac Reports New CHILL AT Products

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2018, ... and frozen foods, meat and poultry, cheese, and corrugated labeling and performs exceptionally well on low-surface energy substrates. The three newest additions are as follows: Chrome Polypropylene ...

Pregis Trains Through Virtual Reality

(Flexpack)

February 10, 2018, ... packaging materials, equipment systems, and surface protection, announces the introduction of virtual reality training for protective packaging equipment and material selection.  Clint Smith, product ...

Anderson & Vreeland Offers Processing System

(News | New Products)

February 10, 2018, ... print surface. Adding to this is the increased detail nyloflex XPH and XPM plates provide on film and on both smooth and rough paper surfaces while delivering greater solid ink density with fewer pinholes. ...

GPA Offers Papers with Tactile Feel

(Flexpack)

February 06, 2018, Touch Class Specialty Fine Papers have unique surface treatment and can be used with many finishing processes CHICAGO, IL | GPA, supplier of substrate solutions for digital, wide format, and offset ...

Material Science | The Future of Packaging

(Trends/Management)

February 05, 2018, ... technology, intelligent labels, and sustainable products and services. Labeling and packaging within food and drink is multi-faceted and can be quite complex, but the challenges of today and the opportunities ...

Flex Films Launches Metallized Polyester

(Flexpack)

February 03, 2018, ... F-HMB high-barrier metallized polyester film. The film is either untreated or corona treated on the other surface, while metallization is carried out on the specially treated composite surface imparting ...

Troika Systems Celebrates 21 Years in Business

(Print)

January 30, 2018, ... AniCAM with Anilox QC. AniCAM, with its QC products, measures the surface profile of anilox rolls, gravure cylinders, sleeves, and plates used to deliver the correct volume of ink to the material to ...

Pop-Up Card Produced on Iggesund Paperboard

(Carton Box)

January 30, 2018, ... f construction thanks to its tear strength and its unsurpassed ability to be folded many times without the creases cracking. He also likes the tactile feel of the silky-smooth surface. “For Iggesund  ...

Packaging Trends | Technological Advances Push Holograms Forward

(Carton Box)

January 29, 2018, ... metallic coatings that glisten on the surface of paper. The proprietary imaging processes used by Hazen produce papers than can be optimized and customized by in-house designers to produce three-dimensional ...

AIMCAL Annual Meeting Coming Up

(Coating/Laminating)

January 28, 2018, ... South Park in Charlotte, NC. AIMCAL members will have an opportunity to hear from the AIMCAL board of directors about the news and challenges faced by AIMCAL in 2017—and the plans for 2018. Immediately ...

Davis-Standard Introduces Winder

(News | New Products)

January 27, 2018, ... speeds than previously possible. When optimized, these features can reduce defects such as tin-canning caused by blocking and entrapped air, resulting in annular raised bands on the roll face. Other defects ...

BOBST Metallizer Handles Many Films

(Coating/Laminating)

January 24, 2018, ... reduction. Company says it also provides better film cooling due to the increased surface area of the drum; additional cooling is also given by the two-zone gas wedge, said to provide better conduction ...

SPGPrints Offers One-Step Developer

(News | New Products)

January 24, 2018, ... air are needed for use. With variable speed modes, the system accommodates the complete range of RotaPlate meshes. It also comes with an intuitive human-machine interface that requires only the push of ...

DSM Coating Resins Add Touch to Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

January 20, 2018, ... first three Skins feel coating resins have been developed: The rubbery surface of Rubbert helps with grip and enhances the ergonomics of designs. It reportedly works harmoniously with human anatomy ...

2018 Predictions

(Marketing Mojo)

January 20, 2018, ... o be a lag in our industry behind consumer products manufacturers. Here are some inspirations; digital dashboards/graphic user interfaces, online cameras (e.g. backup cameras), GPS/location tags, audio contro ...

Pregis Invests in Blown Film Testing Lab

(Flexpack)

January 20, 2018, ... packaging materials, equipment systems and surface protection, has invested $1 million in a new 1,000-sq-ft testing lab for its Grand Rapids, MI, blown film manufacturing facility. Lab personnel will be ...

Coating Matters | The 6 C's of Roll-to-Roll Coating Systems

(Coating/Laminating)

January 18, 2018, ... xists between the coating head and the substrate. Coating is replacing the air at the substrate surface with a liquid. This process is continuous for the duration of the required coating (full roll or di ...

ProAmpac Acquires Bonita Pioneer Packaging Products

(Flexpack)

January 15, 2018, Bonita is expected to expand ProAmpac’s paper packaging manufacturing in the West and Southeast CINCINNATI, OH | ProAmpac, a flexible packaging manufacturer, reports the acquisition of Oregon-based ...

Sun Chemical Announces UV Offset Ink

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2018, SunCure Aspire UV inks reportedly allow brand owners to benefit from vibrant inks that offer longer shelf appeal PARSIPPANY, NJ | Sun Chemical has launched SunCure Aspire UV, a UV offset ink that company ...

Mergers & Acquisitions | 2017 Year-End Review

(Trends/Management)

January 07, 2018, Mesirow Financial reports average EBITDA multiples for packaging transactions grew to a record 8.9x. Mesirow Financial reports average EBITDA multiples for packaging transactions grew to a record 8.9x. ...

CTI Sensors Locate Heat Loss in Homes

(Label/Tape)

January 02, 2018, ... identify locations of energy loss, is the latest development introduced by Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI). CTI’s multi-patented ink processes also made the dark surface of the moon turn into a spectacular ...

Global Specialty Products Offers Cleaner

(Print)

January 01, 2018, ... as well as UV-based inks and adhesives from all types of printing equipment including rubber, plastic, stainless steel surfaces, and all press equipment (anilox, ceramic and rubber rollers, photopolymer ...

Fresnels Foil Technology Suited for Security

(Flexpack)

December 31, 2017, Peacock variable foil nanotechnology label stock is said to provide security features since designs are difficult to replicate CHINA | Fresnels announces new optically variable foil (OVF) nanotechnology ...

AIS Gauging Reports Measurement System

(Controls)

December 31, 2017, ... The Gemini system starts measuring at the product’s surface and continues through the entire material to construct and analyze a complete picture of quality. The system is a non-scanning, non-contact, ...

FSEA Partners with Channeled Resources

(News | New Products)

December 26, 2017, The partnership is a sustainability initiative designed to help eliminate used or obsolete rolls of hot and cold foil from the waste stream TOPEKA, KS | The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) ...

GPA Papers Said to Provide Durability

(Flexpack)

December 25, 2017, PaperTyger Durable Papers for offset presses reportedly look and fell like paper but resist tearing and moisture CHICAGO, IL | GPA, supplier of substrate solutions for digital, wide format, and offset ...

Goss Software Improves Ink Key Accuracy

(News | New Products)

December 23, 2017, ... operator interface and hardware are not affected. No operator training is necessary, and the entire upgrade can be done remotely. Benefits reportedly include increased ink key accuracy with every move; ...

Flint Reports New Family of Sleeves, Bridges

(News | New Products)

December 23, 2017, ... ring that creates an air pillow for easier and faster mounting, or the rotec Omega Surface Technology for conductivity properties. Special end rings and air supply configurations are also available. To ...

Colordyne Press Suited for On-Demand Labels

(Label/Tape)

December 19, 2017, ... e Memjet printhead producing full-color, CMYK graphics to 8.77 in. (222.8 mm) wide. It runs at speeds to 60 fpm (18 m) and produces a premium resolution to 1,600 x 1,600 dpi. User-friendly interface a ...

Icma Adds to Paper Line

(Flexpack)

December 19, 2017, ... papers with mirror-like surfaces, minute textures barely perceivable to the touch, honeycomb patterns in considerable relief, and more incisive patterns, on which the light creates an effect of depth. ...