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Trexel and Bockatech Partner to Increase Benefits and Scope of Foamed Packaging Applications

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October 03, 2021, ... of both cost and performance for many packaging applications. These applications include reusables, those that benefit from a thermal barrier and containers that require extra strength. ​EcoCore containers ...

Enercon Debuts New Super Seal Sealing Head at Pack Expo Las Vegas

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September 30, 2021, ... Enercon continues to innovate as they introduce the new All-in-One sealing head now compatible with the Super Seal™ 300, 400 and 600-induction cap sealer. For packagers sealing a wide range of containers, ...

Michelman’s Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI)-Certified Compostable Coatings Receive Multiple International Awards

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September 15, 2021, ... compostable coatings, obtained the Silver Award for Innovative Packaging Materials at China's 2021 PACKCON Star Awards. Michelman China submitted the containers applied with this coating for evaluation ...

FLEXcon Expands Eco-Friendly Packaging Product Line

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August 22, 2021, ... containers. These white and clear products utilize FLEXcon’s V-127RE adhesive to ensure excellent performance and maximize recyclability of HDPE containers. In addition, the TRACrite™ 1.2 mil polyester ...

Unscramble and Accumulation with Binary Rotary Tables

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August 17, 2021, ... semi-automated conveyance application. The first mild-steel constructed rotary accepts bulk, random hand-loaded glass containers that sweep through two deflector arms. These flexible arms gently control ...

FPA Partners with PACK EXPO Las Vegas

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July 22, 2021, ... industry markets. There will be Pavilions dedicated to processing, printing, containers & materials, the confectionery industry, and reusable packaging. The FPA exhibit, located in the Association Partner ...

MAX International Converters, Inc. & MAXStick Products introduces MAXStick PlusD Colors

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April 01, 2021, ... range of applications and industries across the globe including food service/hospitality, warehousing, retail, libraries, parking, reusable plastic containers and medical diagnostics. For more information, ...

ACTEGA Launches World’s First Dual Cure Soft Touch Coating for Laminate Tubes

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March 29, 2021, ... this new capability represents a new and profitable service offering for customers.” Ideal for packaging containers used within cosmetics or pharmaceuticals, house-hold goods and the food industry, new ...

Davis-Standard to Promote Total Solutions at Chinaplas 2021

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January 19, 2021, ... tooling, automation, and granulating to support thermoforming applications, such as cold drink cups/lids, fast food take-out containers, clamshells and noodle bowls, fruit punnets and coffee pods. Most ...

Avery Dennison’s Full Film Portfolio Receives APR Recognition

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January 11, 2021, ... films for HDPE containers represents a significant development for plastic recyclers,” said Scott Saunders, GM at KW Plastics, the world’s largest plastic recycler. “Using these films will allow us to ...

Taking Aim on Single-Use Plastics: Metal 3D Printed Tooling Solution Designed to Change the World... One Paper Cup at a Time

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December 08, 2020, ... in the manufacture of molded paper food and drink containers. The team at AIM Sweden AB (AIM), the commercial spin-off from the Mid Sweden University, has developed new methods for modelling and 3D ...

Dow and Interpolychem Celebrate PacXpert Packaging Technology Licensee Agreement in Russia

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December 02, 2020, ... and sustainable packaging alternative to conventional containers currently available in the Russian and Eastern European markets. It aims to produce 200,000 packages per month in both 5-liter and 10-liter ...

Afinia Label to Release A200 Label Applicator

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November 17, 2020, ... materials than mechanical flag sensors common in other applicators. Applying labels with the A200 is simple and consistent. Round containers are placed against configurable guides to maintain perfect ...

Brown Machine Group Announces Industry-Leading C-RUSH System for Reducing Manual Labor and Increased Productivity in Paper Cup Manufacturing

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October 08, 2020, ... C-RUSH System, the first of its kind to automatically remove sidewalls, or blanks, from high-speed, vertical die-cutters and robotically place them into work-in-progress containers. C-RUSH is reportedly ...

Startup Replaces Plastic Packaging With Food Waste

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September 23, 2020, ... with either an oven, convection oven, steam cooker or microwave. SupraPulp is reportedly patented, field-tested, and an ideal replacement for plastic, aluminium, or foam containers. It is made from 100 ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2020, ... primary package (i.e., cereal), reducing substrate thickness (aka downgauging), and replacing rigid plastic containers with flexible alternatives. In addition to reducing the overall cost of packaging, ...

Beyond the Roll: Dry Ice Blasting for Maintenance and Cleaning

(Web Handling)

June 24, 2020, ... debris on the floor. When done properly, post-blasting clean-up is a snap – most times the residual waste gets swept up and thrown away in standard waste containers since nothing gets rewetted or liquified. ...

First Complete Remote Installation of a Comexi Laminator During COVID-19 Pandemic

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June 17, 2020, ... technical manager, Nelson Gamboa and, above all, the client. The plant manager, Ricardo Posada, explains that Plaìsticos Correa acquired the Comexi SL3 laminator “to produce a variety of laminated containers, ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 80 years

(The Back Page)

May 27, 2020, Public must be correctly informed of the safety of food containers Originally published in The Converter in February 1940 Sanitary Paper Public must be correctly informed of the safety of food ...

Bockatech and Westfall Technik Solidify EcoCore License Deal

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April 28, 2020, ... microwave meals and noodle pots), healthcare (e.g. medicine and sharps containers) and industrial (e.g. pails, tubs and paint containers). Speaking about EcoCore and its ability to help brands address ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... primary package (i.e., cereal), reducing substrate thickness (aka downgauging), and replacing rigid plastic containers with flexible alternatives. In addition to reducing the overall cost of packaging, ...

Metallized Packaging Advancements From Terphane

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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 ...

Packaging Recognized as Essential: Smart Packaging Enhances Food Safety and Security

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March 25, 2020, ... quality. “We are continuously hearing reports of vessels not being unloaded on time, and containers left sitting for long periods at harbours,” says Gary Ward, Ph.D., business development manager for ...

FPA Addresses Essential Manufacturing in Light of COVID-19 Crisis

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March 19, 2020, ... and medical waste receptacles use can liners to manage business, institutional, medical, and household waste. Carry-out and take-out food containers and e-commerce delivery, which are increasingly important ...

Multi-Solution Approach Key to Achieving Sustainability Goals

(Extrusion Coating)

February 24, 2020, The extrusion coating market is growing as global brand owners continue to choose aseptic cartons, stand-up pouches and paper-based flexible packaging formats over glass, metal and rigid containers. By ...

FPA Partners with PACK EXPO East

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February 09, 2020, ... automation, robotics and controls, materials, containers, printing and labeling technologies and other supply chain solutions. As the premier packaging show on the East Coast, PACK EXPO East serves as ...

The Back Page: The American Paper Converter April 1946

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January 26, 2020, ... immediately prior to coating or impregnating. Because it is an air-drying substance, Plastiglaze should be kept in tightly-sealed containers whenever it is not in use. However, if it should become too ...

New Wash-Off Adhesive Optimises PET Recycling

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December 29, 2019, ... – HERMA PP white extra tc (grade 880) and HERMA PP 50 transparent tc (grade 885) – HERMA expects corresponding certificates shortly. All of these materials are suitable for applying to PET containers and ...

Flexible Packages Standing Out in 2019

(Flexpack)

December 11, 2019, ... flexible pouch only requires a developer to complete the application process, giving users a portable, useful alternative to multiple rigid containers. A unique curved spout prevents powder fumes and guides ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

December 01, 2019, ... include cereal and shoes, crackers and toy boxes. Types of containers in flexible packaging are another way to define this industry. The traditional competitor to flexible packages is RIGID packaging ...