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Non-Contact Laser Gauges Pave the Way for Higher Accuracy Length and Speed Measurements at Converting Plants

(Slit)

September 29, 2021, ... stretch and draw in paper, film and foil  Manufacturers of non-woven, paper, film and foil products have applications where they need to draw down or stretch products to very specific and accurate thicknesses.  ...

Tata Steel Packaging and Sensory Analytics Announce Partnership for Quality Excellence

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2021, Tata Steel’s Protact® lamination plant in IJmuiden, Netherlands and Sensory Analytics, the U.S. supplier of patented SpecMetrix® coating and film thickness measurement systems Tata Steel’s Protact® ...

A Surge in Demand for Antimicrobial Protection

(Coatings)

June 27, 2021, ... covered with hard-coated films but, even with this added protective layer, consumers and operators alike know that it is often impractical to expect them to be continually sprayed and wiped between every ...

Polysack and Flessofab Launch Novel Recyclable Packaging Available In British Market

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2021, Polysack, a green-tech manufacturer of plastic film products for flexible packaging and high-shrink labels, partners with Flessofab Polysack, a green-tech manufacturer of plastic film products for ...

Value-Added Processes: Coating, Laminating and Metallizing

(Coating)

June 06, 2021, ... for applications such as window film and paint protection films. These innovative treatments are improving the inherent characteristics of many products that impact daily living within the food packaging, ...

Web Considerations for Today’s Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

May 16, 2021, Maximizing the productivity, versatility and profitability of an extrusion coating and laminating line is the goal of every flexible packaging film producer. By R. Duane Smith, Process Manager, Web ...

Exhibitor Sneak Peek - Davis-Standard

(Exhibitor Sneak Peek)

March 14, 2021, ... investment. Superior technology for optically clear window film from Davis-Standard. Davis-Standard to Promote Range of Technology at Converter’s Expo (PAWCATUCK, CONN.) – Davis-Standard ...

Static Control for Labels

(News | New Products)

September 27, 2020, Labels are prone to static failures because cut sheets are more sensitive to static than continuous webs. Labels are prone to static failures because cut sheets are more sensitive to static than continuous ...

Efficiency in Winding and Unwinding

(News | New Products)

September 13, 2020, ... thick or stiff materials such as PET versus a soft flexible film; consider tooth size, material, angle, pitch). Ensuring Limited Machine Downtime and Waste Process consistency that prevents missed ...

Shurtape Brand HP 535 Hot Melt Packaging Tape

(News | New Products)

August 31, 2020, ... and a 50 micron biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film backing that resists nicks and tears, HP 535 could be a highly durable tape suited for rigorous supply chains. Constructed with a special adhesive ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2020, ... so it is recommended to consult with the experts at Poly Print to understand if it is appropriate for your brand’s application. Not all substrates can be made with PCR, but some of the common films that ...

Coating on Trial

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2020, ... fluctuations in temperature and web cooling over chill rolls will affect the web at selected points in the process.  Differences in the film such as gauge band variations will affect the thickness of the ...

BOBST Launches NOVA SX 550 LAMINATOR

(News | New Products)

April 27, 2020, ... existing stock of transfer rollers. NOVA SX 550 LAMINATOR handles a range of substrates and thicknesses, including thin alu-foil, metallized film and stretchable substrates, from short run upwards. From ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... so it is recommended to consult with the experts at Poly Print to understand if it is appropriate for your brand’s application. Not all substrates can be made with PCR, but some of the common films that ...

Is Gravure Coating Right for You?

(Coatings)

February 09, 2020, ... Offset gravure gives the coating a chance to level and be smeared in the secondary nip: this is a good choice for paper. Both direct and reverse gravure coating are widely used for film coating, although ...

Hey Buddy Can You Spare a Dyne?

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2020, ... topic when it comes to corona treating and adhesion. Corona Treating Process Generally speaking polymer films are chemically inert and non-porous which makes them unreceptive to wetting out and bonding ...

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.  ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

December 01, 2019, ... and PS. Functionality for their end uses lends high value to flexible packages. Polyester offers strength, heat tolerance (often microwavable), clarity and more. The latest polyester developed by Filmquest ...

Innovia Improves Tolerances and Achieves Faster Startups with Autoflex™ VI-RE Die

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2019, Innovia Shrinkfilms GmbH announced it switched to a die from Nordson Corporation that improved tolerances by 30 percent and reduced startup times. Innovia Shrinkfilms GmbH announced it switched ...

TeraHertz (THz) Inline Measurement System: Indev-ACT

(News | New Products)

June 12, 2019, Indev-ACT recently introduced their TeraHertz (THz) inline measurement system that is able to distinguish barrier layer films and multilayer extrusion coatings. Indev-ACT recently introduced their ...