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Rust to Tech : Part I

(Converting Perspectives)

October 31, 2021, ... Green Bay to companies who are skilled at fast turnaround of precision cuts. In fact, many mills now turn to contract converting partners who have specialty operations. More than ten years ago, I originated ...

New Digital Label Applications with Xeikon’s Panther 2.0 Series

(News | New Products)

October 26, 2021, ... expand their applications portfolio. Xeikon’s new robust substrate handles technology featuring a new splice table, web detection capability and cooled roller at the curing section. This makes it possible ...

Best of Both Worlds: Koenig & Bauer Durst Launches VariJET 106 in World Premiere

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2021, Koenig & Bauer Durst GmbH has unveiled the VariJET 106 in a world premiere with exclusive live demonstrations for customers and stakeholders in Radebeul Koenig & Bauer Durst GmbH has unveiled the VariJET ...

Empire Screen Printing Roll to Roll Innovations Achieves New Levels of Efficiency, Repeatability, and Quality

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2021, ... Empire’s commitment to environmental sustainability and employee safety. Empire is the first company to develop and implement UV LED ink curing technology for screen printing in its small-format Kammann ...

CMD Introduces New Pouch Machine Redesign at Pack Expo Las Vegas

(News | New Products)

October 13, 2021, ... adjustments to drastically cut downtime; Logical, Simple Maintenance – along with needing quick changeovers, the market asked for quick, logical, predictive maintenance to reduce scheduled and unplanned ...

Waddington Europe Offers New Punnet That's Easier to Recycle, Uses Less Plasti

(News | New Products)

October 11, 2021, ... padding attached with a glue adhesive to protect soft fruit from bruising and spoiling in transit. However, the padding must be removed from the container to be properly recycled.   "The MONOAIR cushion ...

Rol-Tec Continues to Grow with Completion of Plant Expansion

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2021, ... workflow and increase production capacity to meet growing sales with both printing and converting customers. This includes a specially controlled 2,200 square foot center that houses our new laser engraving ...

Miraclon Announces Winners of the 2021 Global Flexo Innovation Awards

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2021, ... detailed discussions with printer and brand to establish how best to improve colors or textures, including the choice of varnish. Using FLEXCEL NX Plates, excellent results were achieved at 150 lpi and ...

ARMOR and IIMAK Join Forces

(News | New Products)

October 06, 2021, ... Thermal Transfer activity will be called ARMOR-IIMAK with consolidated revenues of more than $400 million, firmly establishing it as the global market leader in the design and production of thermal transfer ...

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

(News | New Products)

October 03, 2021, ... be recycled in the clear recycling stream.   Trexel has teamed up with Bockatech (UK) to further develop technologies that complement Bockatech EcoCore®. Products made with EcoCore use a combination ...

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

(Slit)

September 29, 2021, ... waste, maintenance and system downtime. This has led manufacturers to look at non-contact laser measurement techniques to accurately monitor the length and speed of products in converting applications ...

UFlex Teams Up with Hoffer Plastics and Mespack to Launch 100 Percent Recyclable Mono-Polymer Hot-Fill Pouches

(News | New Products)

September 26, 2021, ... for unrefrigerated food storage. It is sealed with patented closures from Hoffer Plastics’ in the form of tamper evident strong seal spout caps and produced with mechanical integrity of Mespack HF-series ...

Eaglewood Technologies Announces InfoFlex at Fall Conference

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2021, Eaglewood Technologies is thrilled to present a complete portfolio of anilox cleaning solutions at InfoFlex at the FTA Fall Conference Eaglewood Technologies is thrilled to present a complete portfolio ...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Coating Methods

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2021, ... fluid from being recycled or reused. Is solvent allowed to evaporate from the slurry vessel during the coating process? This can cause variation in the slurry make-up which will influence the downstream ...

Vetaphone Grows Its Business in Mexico

(Coating/Laminating)

September 26, 2021, ...  The Mecanix team of nine people in Monterrey is led by the female partnership of Brenda Santibañez and Olivia Medina, who bring many years of experience in industrial sales and service to the job, both ...

Flexible Packaging Machinery: Solutions for Change

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 15, 2021, ... can also reduce costs, simplify logistics and streamline the internal packaging process, all of which will be critical as we move into the future. During the upcoming Pack Expo 2021 Las Vegas scheduled ...

Epson to Showcase SurePress UV Digital Label Press at Label Congress 2021

(News | New Products)

September 14, 2021, ... its proprietary Epson clear digital varnish ink, in booth #37. Digital varnish is easily controlled in the artwork and can be applied over white and CMYK inks during a single pass through the press to ...

Taghleef Adds Davis-Standard Liquid Coating Line for OPP Films

(News | New Products)

September 09, 2021, Global industry leader, Taghleef Industries, installed a custom Davis-Standard liquid coating line at its facility in Terre Haute, Indiana, to support new markets in coated OPP films. Global industry ...

In the Spotlight: MAMATA

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 09, 2021, With an installed base of nearly 4,800 machines in more than 78 countries, Mamata is a globally known manufacturer and exporter of plastic bag / pouch making machinery. With an installed base of nearly ...

Pregis Invests Additional $32 Million in Blown Film Extrusion Facility

(News | New Products)

September 06, 2021, ... strength, puncture and flex crack resistance attributes. This will also create opportunities for downgauging without sacrificing performance.” Continued focus on light-weighting and increasing recycled ...