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The Myriad Benefits of Metallized Packaging

(Flexpack)

December 28, 2020, ... for pouches. The advantages of this switch are many. In addition to simplified production process and logistics optimization, the benefits of switching from rigid to flexible packaging include reduction ...

Terphane’s Velvet Touch Lamination Films Benefit the Look and Feel of Packaging

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December 20, 2020, ... a matte finish as a more natural and reliable option.” In addition to consumers’ positive perception of health and sustainability, another advantage of matte films is the ease of reading the information ...

Mondi Helps to Reduce Plastic Use and CO2 Footprint With New Paper-based Diaper Packaging for Drylock

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December 17, 2020, ... R&D director at Drylock Technologies. A key advantage of using paper-based solutions is the recyclability of paper and that consumers are more likely to know how to dispose of it correctly. The EcoWicketBag ...

The Acquisition of a Comexi Offset CI8 Allows Totalflex to Better Service Its Customers

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2020, ... of the sector in Brazil. The Comexi CI8 Offset press is the result of combining the advantages of offset variable size printing with central drum technology. It is reportedly the best solution for short ...

Microsoft’s HoloLens Technology Emerges as a Critical Tool for Converting Machine Owners

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2020, ... are only scratching the surface of its potential. COVID-19 has disrupted our world in staggering ways. But for manufacturers, it’s merely accelerated trends such as digitalization. Nowhere have we found ...

Kendall Packaging Brings Pouch Converting in House

(News | New Products)

December 06, 2020, ... advantages that are laser-pointed at bringing significant value to serious pouch converters. Coined “the Profit Advantage,” the system is designed to optimize existing processes by slashing downtime and ...

DS Smith to Launch Virus Resistant Packaging

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December 02, 2020, ...  The product has not been tested on COVID-19 cultures at this stage, but on feline coronavirus, part of the same family of viruses as COVID-19 in which its outermost layer and spikes attach and replicate ...

Static Control for Corona Treaters

(Static-Beat)

December 02, 2020, ... Treater Components # Component Function 1. HV Electrodes Provide high voltage to the electrical discharge 2. Power Supply Provides ...

Maritime Paper Products Reduces Waste and Gains Productivity with EFI Escada Packaging Control System

(News | New Products)

November 22, 2020, ... Escada system being installed at the Dartmouth, Nova Scotia-based board manufacturer gives Maritime Paper a competitive advantage with the ability to produce higher-quality graphics on superior combined ...

HOW TO: Know What to Look for When Purchasing a Corona Treater

(HOW TO Guide)

November 15, 2020, ... have the correct balance of voltage and oxygen to create a smooth, high power corona field.  Some things to look for that may hint your corona treater is not performing as it should include: Corona ...

HOW TO: Combine the Capabilities of a Duplex Center Winder with the Productivity Gains of a Turret

(HOW TO Guide)

November 15, 2020, ... provides an advanced yet intuitive control system and an ergonomically-friendly design. Key Features The simplicity of a duplex center winder & the advantages of a turret 32” rewind diameter & ...

Sustainability and the eCommerce Explosion

(Adhesives)

November 13, 2020, ... had to meet the agency’s guidelines for postage stamp adhesives, but also to satisfy the paper industry’s recyclability metrics. The U.S. Postal Service standards compelled the Tag and Label Manufacturing ...

Nu-Coat chooses Vetaphone Corona for pioneering UV coating line

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November 08, 2020, ... of the key advantages of Vetaphone Corona systems is the precision control they offer.  Far from a ‘set and forget’ technology, the sophisticated iCorona generators provide a degree of adjustment to the ...

Digital Print for Corrugated – The Future Condition of Things

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November 05, 2020, ... be aware because digital ink costs can disproportionately skew the ability for it to compete with analogue. This can be problematic at enquiry stage where ink coverage on a litho laminated specification ...

Bosch Rexroth Sets New Standards For Safe Automation With ctrlX SAFETY

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November 01, 2020, ... ctrlX SAFETY, a scalable system that can be used from the drive-integrated SafeMotion solution in ctrlX DRIVE to the complete ctrlX SAFETY control. In addition to the flexible use, the advantages include ...

Machine Engineering to Address the Needs of Emerging Flexible Films

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October 27, 2020, ... limits the amount of waste produced and energy consumed. As packaging equipment continues to innovate, converters can take advantage of equipment automation capabilities. At a basic level, automated ...

Dow Introduces Its First Recycled Plastic Resin for Shrink Film Applications in North America

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October 27, 2020, ... Low Density Polyethylene Resin reportedly includes 70 percent certified film-based PCR. By using a high percentage of recycled plastics, this innovation can also help companies reduce their carbon dioxide ...

HYBRID Software Releases Packz 6.0

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October 22, 2020, ... with push-button separation masking for staggered flexible packaging plates. It allows repetitions to be mounted on a cylinder in a seamless way simply by positioning the seam in between the printable ...

Over 69,000 Visitors at Successful All In Print China 2020

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October 22, 2020, The 8th staging of All in Print China recently concluded successfully at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). The 8th staging of All in Print China recently concluded successfully at ...

Emerson & Renwick Chooses Vetaphone

(News | New Products)

October 20, 2020, ... Web Cleaner is simple to service and maintain with the added advantage that its control can be integrated with that of the Vetaphone Corona treater for improved ergonomics. The scope of E&R technology ...

Labeltronix Refreshes Its Brand With New Options for Customers' Labeling at a Pivotal Time

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October 15, 2020, ... which partnered with Epson to become a stand-out in representing its color label printers. As an Epson Advantage Partner, ReThink helped usher in a new era of on-demand color label printing. As leaders ...

Köstlin Prepress Services Commits to High Quality Flexographic Platemaking With the KODAK FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solution

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October 15, 2020, ... Gros, managing director, Köstlin.  “Added to that, the FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solution will give us even more flexibility and enable our printers to get the plates much faster, which is a big advantage in many ...

Mondi Shines by Winning Two Awards for Sustainable Food Packaging

(Flexpack)

October 04, 2020, ... REWE worked with Mondi to launch a more sustainable cheese tray for their organic brand Ja! Natürlich. Mondi developed a special kraft paper, Advantage Formable Brown, to replace rigid plastic trays. ...

LLFlex Acquires Hampden Papers, Bolstering Consumer Packaging Offerings

(News | New Products)

October 01, 2020, ... metalized lamination, sheeting, and embossing. The move unites the Hampden Papers legacy as an industry pioneer through five generations of family ownership with LLFlex’s rich heritage of over one hundred ...

Filmquest Implements Clean Room Environment

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September 29, 2020, ... the foreseeable future”, said John Felinski, president and CEO of Filmquest. “To better accommodate these requests, we were able to fast-track the project, and buyers have been anxious to take advantage ...

Static Control for Labels

(News | New Products)

September 27, 2020, ... electric fields less than ±5 KV/in are OK. For materials less than 1 mil, keep electric fields less than ±2.5 KV/in. Figure 2: The stack voltage VStack increases with stack height HStack. Balanced ...

Colordyne Technologies Unveils New Website Design

(News | New Products)

September 21, 2020, ... Colordyne Technologies’ product portfolio. This division of Colordyne caters to brand owners, private label manufacturers and label converters in the label and tag market. The revised product portfolio ...

Mondi Partners With SalzburgMilch and SPAR to Reduce Plastic Waste From Food Packaging

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September 20, 2020, ... is kept to a minimum and the overall carbon footprint is reduced. The base paper for the tray is Advantage Formable made predominantly from locally sourced wood and produced by Mondi Frantschach, while ...

Efficiency in Winding and Unwinding

(News | New Products)

September 13, 2020, ... as it progresses through the various converting stages (factoring in variables such as speed, length, time, etc.); Employ a core detect feature to minimize residual web on expiring roll; Simplify incoming ...

HolyGrail 2.0 launched: Mondi trials digital watermarking to separate waste for a circular economy

(News | New Products)

September 13, 2020, ... continuing its active role in trialing the innovative technology. Postage stamp sized watermarks on packaging, which are not visible to the naked eye, make it possible to effectively sort the material ...