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Startup Replaces Plastic Packaging With Food Waste

(News | New Products)

September 23, 2020, ... trays have a luxury look and feel compared to plastic, aluminum, or bioplastic containers,” said Lior Itai, CEO and co-founder of W-Cycle. “There is greater demand and pressure on brands to offer environmentally ...

Leading manufacturer of quality Core Chucks, Mandrels and Core Cutter Machines since 1958

(Core Cutting)

August 31, 2020, ... Specialty and Custom Chucks from 1” core I.D. to 20” core I.D. Steel or Aluminum. Steel chucks and all steel components of aluminum chucks are black oxide coated for rust prevention. All chucks have ...

Hazen Paper Pioneers Two-Sided Sub-Micron Custom Holography

(News | New Products)

August 16, 2020, ... Envirofoil uses less than 1 percent of the aluminum of traditional foil laminate and a recycled film carrier, and is repulpable as paper after de-inking. It was offset-printed using UV-cure inks by AM ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2020, ... like paperboard and aluminum; for this reason, transparent plastics in food packaging became popular.  Despite this, plastic and paper packaging have had a history of negative consumer perception dating ...

Beyond the Roll: Dry Ice Blasting for Maintenance and Cleaning

(Web Handling)

June 24, 2020, ... carbon and many other soiling conditions. What substrates can I dry ice blast without causing damage? Steel, aluminum, soft metals, stone and many other materials are safe for this process.  Wood, ...

New Coating Technology Providing Real Solutions in Flexible Packaging

(Flexpack)

June 07, 2020, ... 10s of thousands of dollars monthly. When rollers are damaged, they must be reground or replaced. Often new rollers are purchased due to lack of spares; however, the surface is still soft steel or aluminum. ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 54 years

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2020, ... A WASH It has long been accepted practice to apply wash coating to foil/paper laminates to prepare the aluminum surface for acceptance and bonding of printing inks. These “was coatings,” as they have ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... paperboard and aluminum; for this reason, transparent plastics in food packaging became popular.  Despite this, plastic and paper packaging have had a history of negative consumer perception dating back ...

Metallized Packaging Advancements From Terphane

(News | New Products)

April 06, 2020, ... and after the product’s use. Globally, metallized flexible plastic packaging is replacing traditional aluminum-foil packaging and rigid containers. In both Europe and South America, this trend is ahead ...

Your Single-Source Web Handling Provider

(Web Handling)

March 05, 2020, ... vent) precision aluminum idler rolls with exclusive WINtrac™ Coatings. Componex provides innovative precision products at competitive prices with the shortest lead time in the industry. Maxcess 405-755-1600 ...

State of the Industry Report

(Nonwovens)

March 01, 2020, ... as a significant industry in the 1950s, nearly 70 years ago. Today, by combining the best qualities of paper, plastic film and aluminum foil, flexible packaging can deliver a broader range of protective ...

Multi-Solution Approach Key to Achieving Sustainability Goals

(Extrusion Coating)

February 24, 2020, ... enabling a suitable replacement to Aluminum foil for improved recyclability. Using Less Materials Converters can also reach sustainability goals by reducing materials used in packaging. Using fewer ...

At InfoFlex GAMA International Introduces its New Line of Slitter Rewinders

(Upcoming Conference News)

February 18, 2020, GAMA International expands the range of its products introducing a line of customized slitter rewinders for aluminum, film, paper and other special machines. GAMA International announced it is expanding ...

Cor-Pak VpCI Stretch Film Fights Corrosion While Keeping Packages in Place

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2020, ... for protection of Aluminum Galvanized Steel Carbon Steel Silicon Steel Stainless Steel Copper Brass Cast Iron Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibitors in the stretch film do not leave residue, ...

Corona Treating System

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

January 02, 2020, Plastic films are non-porous and typically have low surface tension.  Plastic films are non-porous and typically have low surface tension.  Inks, coatings, and adhesives do not readily wet out or adhere.  ...

TIDI Relies on Enercon for Custom & Standard Corona Treating Solutions

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2019, ... immediate results. Their previous system from a different vendor had cheaper electrodes made from aluminum. Paul Hallman explains, “The other corona treater required a lot of maintenance. The electrodes ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Equipment Platform at Plast Eurasia

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2019, ... offers advantages in price, performance and fast delivery. The Super Blue is equipped with preferred features including a low noise, high-torque double reduction gearbox; cast aluminum finned heaters bolted ...

Driving Flexible Packaging

(Flexpack)

November 07, 2019, While at the AIMCAL R2R conference this past October in Myrtle Beach, S.C., I finally had the chance to sit down and enjoy a few sessions provided by industry experts. While at the AIMCAL R2R conference ...

Dow Presents New ADCOTE™ L76-500 High-Solids Adhesive for High-Speed Metal Lamination

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2019, ... such as laminates with metallized films, aluminum foil, OPA, PET, barrier films, as well as triplex and quadruplex compositions with PE and cPP. Showing good wettability on most demanding films and excellent ...

North America: Technology Developments and Market Opportunities Drive Industry Growth

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2019, ... he imposed 10% tariffs on $200 billion (€224 billion) worth of products from China, and levied tariffs against other countries. The president also ordered tariffs on imported steel and aluminum and renegotiated ...