Critical Trends

Henkel Food Safety Program Is Broad

(Coating/Laminating)

June 09, 2014, The Food Safe Packaging Portal includes webinars, videos, forums, and Internet resources designed to cover the entire production process   DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY | Henkel, whose adhesives are found ...

Pouch Converting | New Venture Relies on Long-Time Supplier

(Bag Pouch)

June 09, 2014, ... supplier. Partnering for success With any new converting venture, equipment choice is critical. Luckily, SPT lost little sleep in choosing a multi-functional pouch line that could create the various ...

Corrugated Study Shows Environmental Gains

(Corrugated)

June 07, 2014, ... non-renewable energy demand. It was conducted in accordance with ISO 14040/44 standards and guidelines for LCA studies and was subjected to review by a third-party critical review panel. CONTACT ORGANIZATION ...

Coating Matters | Stop Defects Before They Start

(Coating/Laminating)

May 26, 2014, ... on the standard machine. Having the proper equipment can only take you so far. Understanding the underlying theory that drives the defects is critical to developing an approach to solve the problem. ...

K-1 Packaging Adds Capacity with KBA Press

(News | New Products)

May 21, 2014, ... by taking a snapshot of every printed sheet. We intend to direct the most color critical jobs to the new press where the QualiTronic ColorControl could really help us to monitor and maintain color consistency.” ...

Faustel Exceeds Pre-Recession Business

(Coating/Laminating)

May 21, 2014, ... company’s manufacturing facility in Xiamen, China, has been a critical benefit to the its ability to take on these emerging markets. In addition, to address the uptick in business, Faustel expects to ...

MPS Expands Presence in North America

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2014, ... its network of service partners. MPS currently partners with Press Works to provide 24/7 support and stocking of critical spare parts for MPS presses in North America. he company kicked off its strategic ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 3

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 12, 2014, ... entering the die land area, thus minimizing the chances for oxidation and degradation of the polymer in this critical part of the die. The influence of temperature is described by the Arrhenius equation, ...

DuPont Awards | Consumer Convenience Rates High Marks

(Flexpack)

May 12, 2014, Annual Packaging Innovation Awards honor 16 winners from 11 countries WILMINGTON, DE | DuPont presented 16 awards recognizing packaging excellence at last night’s 26th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation, ...

The Future Is at drupa 2016

(News | New Products)

May 11, 2014,   Announcing a strategic realignment, organizers of drupa 2016 say the event will focus on future technologies and highlight “print and crossmedia solutions”   CHICAGO, IL | After a strategic realignment, ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 08, 2014, ... up faster than others, especially smaller machines. Once all zones from 3 on forward are up to temperature, you may turn the extruder on at a minimum screw speed, typically 5 RPM.   This is a critical ...

Release Liner | Global Suppliers Must Meet Local Needs

(Label/Tape)

May 07, 2014, ...  has ended." With oil prices currently moving down (although, he said, they will recover), it is critical to note that "hydrocarbon feedstock costs are the key drivers in chemical manufacturing." Base ...

AWA Issues New Release Liner Study

(Label/Tape)

May 05, 2014, The 2014 update on the global release liner industry includes market structure, raw material trends, M&A activity, growth expectations, and more   AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson ...

PRIMIR Summer Meeting to Look at Print Evolution

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2014, Changing markets, firms, technologies, and applications will be covered by an impressive array of experts on printing and research   RESTON, VA | PRIMIR, the Print Industries Market Information and ...

Words Matter—Online Advertising Copy

(Marketing Mojo)

May 05, 2014, Words matter when it comes to online advertising. Writing copy for online ads is a critical part of the campaign. Once you’ve nailed the visual part of your ad, the text or “copy” becomes the key to ...

Label Summit Latin America Has a Full Agenda

(Label/Tape)

April 28, 2014, A two-day conference program covers many marketing and technology trends, and a tabletop exhibition will offer an impressive group of suppliers   LONDON, UK | The conference program for Label Summit ...

Seminars for Engineers Releases Survey

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2014, Manufacturing Training Trends Survey shows that lack of training is believed to be the biggest obstacle to manufacturing quality success today   MADISON, NJ | According to the 2014 Manufacturing ...

Web Lines | Why Is Winding Optimization Difficult?

(Web Handling)

April 21, 2014, ... a winding or wound roll as layers compress and wound-in air escapes. Your specific web’s mechanical properties are critical to any winding project. Other key web properties are thickness profile, bagginess, ...

NPES Releases Updated Print Study

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2014, With an impressive team of consultants and researchers, NPES evaluated markets, trends, and statistics for various areas of print around the world   RESTON, VA | NPES The Assn. for Suppliers of Printing, ...

Defects in Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

March 24, 2014, ... (including static) • Coating equipment (coating head, positioner, fluid delivery system, and hoses) • Curing equipment Understanding how each component contributes to defect formation is critical ...

Freedonia Issues Study on Active and Intelligent Packaging

(Flexpack)

March 16, 2014, Among other trends, report says pharmaceuticals will be the fastest growing active and intelligent packaging market through 2017   CLEVELAND, OH | Demand for active and intelligent packaging in the ...

AWA Release Liner Event Coming Soon

(Label/Tape)

March 11, 2014, An impressive array of speakers will cover trends, markets, mergers and acquisitions, sustainability, EU waste, and more   AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | The annual Global Release Liner Conference ...

Scodix Announces Design Award Winners

(News | New Products)

February 26, 2014, The inaugural competition honored entries from around the world using company’s tools to produce graphic arts winners   ROSH HA'AYIN, ISRAEL | Scodix, provider of digital print enhancements for the ...

Web Lines | War on Bagginess

(Web Handling)

February 26, 2014, A program to reducing bagginess begins with quantifying it, reducing thickness variations, and minimizing winding stresses and strains. Bagginess is an area that many paper, film, and foil converters ...

Phoenix Challenge 2014 Dates Announced

(News | New Products)

February 23, 2014, ... than 50 students. Its popularity shows me the industry is a great place to build a career and job path.” Krafft adds, “As a nonprofit organization, the money we raise is critical to our success as we ...

CMD Offers Two New Pouch Converting Systems

(Bag Pouch)

February 22, 2014, The 760-C Custom Bag/Pouch System and 760-PPS Security Bag System use company’s Intelligent Sealing Technology to maintain critical sealing parameters   APPLETON, WI | CMD announces two new pre-made ...

Acimga Reports on the Italian Graphic and Paper Industry

(News | New Products)

February 19, 2014, ... Iran, and in the recovering US market. Conversely, it is less promising in Latin American countries compared to the past. According to the survey, export performance offsets a critical domestic market, ...

FTA Forum to Focus on Expanded Gamut Printing

(News | New Products)

February 18, 2014, ... partners that have had past success with working in an expanded gamut workflow. Their insights are critical to understanding what really needs to occur, from concept to completion, for a truly successful ...

Global Beer Label Market Studied by AWA

(News | New Products)

February 17, 2014, Offers analysis of key demand influences and market drivers AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS | Change is a constant in the global beer market today, as a result of mergers and acquisitions, the rise of micro-breweries, ...

Top Five Things To Remember in Fluid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

February 17, 2014, ... the process as entering raw materials change are critical to recipe formulation on a production line. Computer models and operational correlations can be developed over time or through designed experiments. ...