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United Soft Plastics Opens New TPE Manufacturing Plant in Houston

(News | New Products)

November 04, 2019, ... non-PP overmolding applications with substrates such as ABS, PC, PA6, and PMMA. Other innovative materials have been developed to meet special regulatory requirements within the FDA, EU food contact, and ...

How Flexible Packaging Converters Stand to Benefit from Rising Snack Culture

(News | New Products)

October 17, 2019, ... eating fewer meals and more snacks. Everything from banking to business meetings have gone mobile, and consumers expect their food to be mobile too. Busier lifestyles leave consumers with less time to ...

K 2019 Düsseldorf: New Technologies as Drivers of Innovation for a Productive and Responsible Today, Tomorrow and Future

(Upcoming Conference News)

October 02, 2019, ... this application, plastic as a basic material is used at least a second time. All experts agree on one thing: sustainable, global change and the successful and permanent implementation of a circular ...

Roundtable Q&A: Rolls & Roll Handling

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2019, ... around the country with very positive results – some that have even surprised us! Are you doing anything to help companies achieve their sustainability initiatives?  Is so, how are you doing this?   ...

Westpak Chooses Comexi Laminator with Vetaphone Corona

(News | New Products)

September 29, 2019, ... not have come at a better time, according to Jonas Skuthälla: “The combination of Comexi and Vetaphone is ideal for our operation here.  Both are highly respected brands within their own sectors and offer ...

In the Spotlight: Metlon Corporation

(News | New Products)

September 29, 2019, ... at Metlon Corporation Within the converting industry, even the narrow, niche category of precision, narrow width slitting has evolved. Evidence of this has impacted various facets of the business; each ...

Meech to Display its Newest Static Control and Web Cleaning Technology Products at K 2019

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 04, 2019, ... invaluable. We are delighted to be highlighting the role that Meech plays within the plastics and rubber manufacturing industries by presenting both our well-established products and the newest additions ...

Labelexpo Europe 2019 Set for Largest Show to Date

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 03, 2019, ... show to date. Exhibitor participation this year has been truly incredible, not only in the number of returning companies, but also the newcomers joining us for the first time. It is astonishing to think ...

Corona and Plasma – The Different worlds of Surface Treatment

(Surface Prep)

July 03, 2019, ... to one another.  Adhesive forces between a liquid and a solid cause the liquid droplet to spread across the surface - cohesive forces within the liquid cause the drop to ‘ball-up’ and avoid actual contact ...

NDA’s World of Wipes® 2019 International Conference Provided Valuable Connections and New Ideas for a Circular Economy

(News | New Products)

July 02, 2019, ... award recognizes the product that most expands the use of nonwovens and demonstrates creativity, novelty, uniqueness, and technical sophistication within the entire nonwovens wipes value chain. Held ...

LED UV & Electron Beam Curing Combine to Offer The Perfect Solution

(Case Studies)

June 05, 2019, ... job within 5 working days, and a shrink sleeve job within 7 working days. PakMarkas began working with GEW UV curing in 2002, with the installation of a UV system on an Arsoma press and this same system ...

First Certified Biodegradable Anticorrosion Film powered by Nano VpCI®

(News | New Products)

June 04, 2019, ... fully disintegrate within 2-3 months.  The film is extremely elastic and can be used as a complete replacement for non-degradable and inferior blend films. The exact time for films to biodegrade is dependent ...

Maneuvering Material

(Web Handling)

June 04, 2019, ... has reduced, and in some cases removed the use of utility knives within a plant, eliminating cuts and strains,” said Spang. When it comes down to it, loading and unloading railcars and trucks is not ...

Trends Driving Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2019, ... better graphics that gain the consumers' attention.  And for something a little different than our readers are used to, in this issue we take a look at the marketing journey and offer a path suppliers ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

May 23, 2019, ... offers more options for take-along and specialty products. Indeed, recyclable multi-layer substrates for flexible packages really seem to be the big new thing for converters and materials suppliers. ...

Perspectives on the Meaning of Sustainability in Flexible Packaging

(Flexpack)

May 21, 2019, ... in general and particularly sustainable materials, but many do not think consumers care about sustainable processes. The majority of brand owners believe that consumers care about the sustainability aspects ...

Packaging and Labeling Sustainability is a Must for the Industry

(Label/Tape)

April 21, 2019, ... industries. But this reliance comes with a cost. The current approach to plastic is not sustainable. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, if nothing about our consumption changes, new plastics ...

Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Stand-Up Pouches for Motor Oil — A LCA Case Study

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2019, ... water to cool down the molds. Flexible stand-up pouches are formed by laminating multiple thin layers of film together, which requires much less water by contrast. In fact, the HDPE bottle consumes 6X ...

ICE and InPrint USA Wraps in Louisville

(News | New Products)

April 11, 2019, ... think the quality has been phenomenal at this show. Most everyone that has come is a plant manager, or an executive or a president who has buying power. It’s who we need to talk to, so we’ve had excellent ...

Emerging Technologies Turn Converters’ Heads

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2019, ... layer or “skin” you would expect to form on something drying or curing in a state of excitation, allowing water vapor to more readily pass through this layer making it easier to incorporate water-based ...