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RadTech Seeks Nominations for Sustainability Awards

(News | New Products)

February 23, 2014, ... water, energy, and transportation; improved safety and health benefits; and better return on investment. Winners will be honored at the biennial RadTech UV/EB Technology Expo & Conference 2014, May 12–14, ...

Green Bay Packaging Is Named Green Master—Again

(Carton Box)

February 18, 2014, ... in nine sustainability areas, including energy, water, waste, and social actions, and scored in the top 20% of all participating companies. The WI Sustainable Business Council is a network of Wisconsin ...

Top Five Things To Remember in Fluid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

February 17, 2014, ... Understanding the coating window requires a comparison of dynamic viscosity, coating profile, slot die design, pressures, substrate speed, surface energy and tension, and forces involved in the adherence ...

Coating Matters | I'm Done Coating...Now What

(Coating/Laminating)

February 17, 2014, ... with heated rollers can dry the web enough to solidify the product. Radiation—Usually radiative heat is not the method but the assistance for drying the fluid. UV curing Light energy can be utilized ...

Avery Dennison Matrix Waste Directory Now Includes Canada

(Label/Tape)

February 09, 2014, ... a directory that indicates locations of non-landfill operations or energy-from-waste facilities. Most of these operations process discarded pressure-sensitive scrap materials generated by label presses ...

Para Print Joins DuPont's Plate Recycling Progra

(News | New Products)

February 04, 2014, ... in secondary commercial applications or as an alternative to fossil fuels to create energy. “This turnkey program is the first of its kind in the industry, as DuPont continues to develop ‘greener’ more ...

Label PRomotion | Shock Value: Yea or Nay?

(Label/Tape)

January 21, 2014, ... more globally championed. For those wanting to spend the time, energy, and money to market specifically to a variety of sub-audiences, these “universal identifiers” can be common to all platforms. Label ...

Flint Group Expands Plate Processing Range

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2014, ... energy savings with an increased drying efficiency. Six drying drawers are said to provide easy and comfortable handling. The high-performance UV-A and UV-C tubes of the nyloflex Light Finisher FIII ...

PRATI Label Rewinder Operates Nonstop

(Label/Tape News)

January 08, 2014, ... of the main machine, is said to ensure compatibility, even with outdated machines. Company says advanced servo motion with integrated in-feed nip ensures greater precision, allows energy saving of 40%, ...

Coating Matters | The 3 Stages of Product Development

(Coating/Laminating)

January 07, 2014, ... the fluids of interest and an understanding of the surface energy and surface tension associated with the fluids and substrates. This system of product first on an existing and stable process coating ...

Plastivision India 2013 Showcases Innovations

(News | New Products)

January 05, 2014, ... Automation & Robotics in Plastics Pavilion, Green Pavilion, Solar Energy Pavilion, and Plastics in Medical Pavilion. Organizers report a major focus of attention was biodegradable plastics. Raju Desai, ...

Kodak Launches Award to Honor Green Initiatives

(News | New Products)

December 31, 2013, ... place, including monitoring of energy and water usage in an effort to continuously find ways to improve efficiency. “We congratulate each of the winners who have implemented environmental initiatives ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2013

(Coating/Laminating)

December 30, 2013, ... list of products caught the attention of our readers. From roll-to-roll printable organic photovoltaic energy cells to a magnetic levitation UV LED printer, subscribers to PFFC’s E-Clips e-mail newsletter ...

Mokon Offers Heat Transfer Oil Systems

(Adhesives)

December 23, 2013, System offers what company says are unique designs for both heating and cooling, said to add energy efficiency, safety, and control   BUFFALO, NY | Mokon reports its heat transfer oil system features ...

Coating Matters | Intermittent Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

December 16, 2013, ... air at the fluid/solid interface in coating is critical to reducing defects. If the surface tension of the fluid and the surface energy of the substrate are not compatible, the start of the coating bead ...

Dispersions Revisited

(Mark's Coating Matters)

December 13, 2013, ... or chemical improvement in the system. The particle forces have three critical parameters – physical distance between the particles, innate energy of the particle, and potential energy at the surface of ...

IST METZ Starts Work on New Facility

(News | New Products)

December 10, 2013, A positive outlook for sales has prompted the company to begin construction on a new plant that will also have room for two subsidiaries   NUERTINGEN, GERMANY | IST METZ Group recently broke ground ...

Container Graphics Receives Patent for LinerGuard

(Corrugated)

November 30, 2013, ... system is installed along the elastomer on the opposite side. This prevents the elastomer, when compressed, from displacing in a direction away from the crease. LinerGuard directs the energy of the compressed ...

Erema Introduces Plastics Recycling System

(Flexpack News)

November 19, 2013, ... configuration is increased process stability, considerably higher throughput, and a more efficient use of energy. The operation range for optimum system capacity, “the operational sweet spot,” has been ...

Exopack Holdings Rebranded as COVERIS

(Flexpack News)

November 17, 2013, ... products, and the new logo emanates energy and strength. The new COVERIS graphic identity and Web site will be rolled out over the next few months. In May 2013, US-based Exopack joined with four European ...