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Teknek Expands Presence in Asia

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2013, New personnel and new facilities are aimed at taking advantage of growth opportunities   GLASGOW, SCOTLAND | Teknek, supplier of contact cleaning and yield improvement technology, announces major ...

P-S Tapes | A Converter’s Guide

(Label/Tape)

January 07, 2013, ... as a release liner. There is, therefore, plenty of scope for converters to develop their own particular market niches. It is worth noting that there are opportunities for pressure-sensitive specialty ...

Future Design Patents Extrusion Evacuation System

(Flexpack News)

January 05, 2013, ... plant during the blown film extrusion process. Capturing the contamination as it exits the die offers the best opportunity to overcome this problem, company says, and by installing the SES between the ...

WS Packaging Acquires Label World

(Label/Tape)

January 04, 2013, ... extremely excited to become part of WS Packaging Group because of our like-minded commitment to our customers’ success,” says John McDermott, president and CEO, Label World. “And now, having the opportunity ...

Readers Choice: Top 11 New Products of 2012

(Coatings)

January 01, 2013, ... substrates include OPP, PET, MET, PE, and aluminum. CONTACT COMPANY   H.B. Fuller Flextra Fast Adhesive H.B. Fuller, St. Paul, MN, adds a laminating adhesive for large stand-up pouches to its Flextra ...

AWA Inkjet Conference Is Coming

(News | New Products)

December 26, 2012, ... USA represents an opportunity for brand owners, converters, and industry suppliers to gain an in-depth update on the increasingly wide base of available options, from digital offset to UV inkjet, thermal ...

WS Packaging Introduces LinerLESS Labels

(Label/Tape News)

December 26, 2012, ...  The rotary and in-line systems both deploy clear and white BOPP film that is 2-mil and has micro perforations separating each label. The LinerLESS facestock has a silicone release coating to prevent ...

ExxonMobil to Exhibit at Arabplast

(Flexpack)

December 11, 2012, ... adhesion, cling, elasticity, sealability, softness, toughness and transparency—in PE film and propylene formulations. All are said to deliver innovation and potential sustainability opportunities for ...

PCI Says Polyester Prices in US Back to Normal

(Flexpack News)

December 09, 2012, ... in the US over the past three quarters in any of the five flexible packaging substrate materials monitored by PCI. Their subscription-based global quarterly price series includes reviews of 80-ga BOPP ...

Martin Automatic Joins Two Overseas Events

(News | New Products)

December 05, 2012, ... region.  Martin Automatic’s keynote address focused on process automation and how running faster, smarter, and better provides the opportunity to increase profits and sustainability. In addition to presentations ...

POP Displays | Opaque Paperboard Solves Bleed-Through Problems

(Carton Box)

November 28, 2012, ... type from the opposite side of the sign looks unprofessional and may confuse the customer because it’s difficult to read. This is not a problem, though, if the right paper is used in the print process. ...

Another Review of Die Streaks

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 25, 2012, ... stoppages, either planned or unplanned. I asked the operator to clean the die to remove the carbon, and all he really did was remove the molten carbon.  Ah ha!!!  The extruder therefore really hadn' ...

Ampac Pouch Is Honored by IFT

(Bag Pouch)

November 07, 2012, ... and dry, the pouch can be recycled with plastic retail shopping bags collected at many stores across the US in conjunction with the How2Recycle initiative and the American Chemistry Council’s Flexible ...

KAPCO Offers New Digital Media

(News | New Products)

October 30, 2012, ... products not only print fast but also dry fast and deliver waterfast durability offering a moisture resistance of 60 days on various substrates, including film (BOPP, vinyl), nonwovens (Tyvek), and textured ...

PFFC’s Kelly Robinson Named Matteucci Winner for ‘Patent’ Paper

(Coating/Laminating)

October 24, 2012, ... levels for roll-to-roll AlOx deposition onto BOPP and PET via reactive evaporation, indicating that plain film surface chemistry appears to be the governing factor for barrier performance. Additional ...

On Print | Digital Print at Labelexpo

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2012, ... concentrated sufficiently to get fast cure. But that is happening, so with the improvements in formulation, useful performance is being obtained, and heat-sensitive substrates, such as 1 mil OPP and ½ ...

Show Preview | Pack Expo Intl. 2012

(Print)

October 17, 2012, ... in OTR and WVTR; Bicor film, which delivers lower weight; OPPalyte film, which improves operations and reduces total cost-of-use compared to film and paper currently being used to wrap frozen novelty products; ...

PFFC at GraphExpo's CPP Zon

(Yo's Yarns)

October 04, 2012, GraphExpo hosts a CPP Expo Pavilion where converters (and those wanting to become one) can visit Paper, Film & Foil Converter–PFFC. GraphExpo 2012, a Graphic Arts Show Co. production, will grace the ...

Rapidly Expanding Flexpack Converter Details Equipment Plans

(Flexpack News)

October 02, 2012, ... of flexible plastic packaging materials. The company produces high quality gravure-printed BOPP, PET, PVC, PE, and paper, as well as duplex and triplex laminations. These include five-layer co-extruded ...

MACtac Introduces Optically Clear Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

September 25, 2012, ... PUREtac CL216 is currently available on a 2.0-mil clear, 2.3-mil white and 2.0-mil chrome, top coated, biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) with 1.0-mil and 1.2-mil PET liners. Polyester (PET) liners ...