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Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2016

(Flexpack)

December 01, 2016, ...      NDC FilmPro Infrared Gauge The FilmPRO modular high-performance infrared thickness sensor is a universal solution for film, sheet, and coating measurement applications, including thin film ...

MOCON Testing System Cuts Time to Market

(Controls)

November 27, 2016, ... for film and resin manufacturers, converters, and brand owners in industries including electronics (OLED and thin film), solar, vacuum panel, food, pharmaceutical, and medical devices who benefit from ...

Sealed Air Debuts Stealthwrap Packaging

(Carton Box)

November 20, 2016, ... covering. “Consumers have become accustomed to receiving a box within a box within a box, and while the material waste and inefficiency of that kind of packaging method is evident, it has long been ...

The Print Show 2016 Reviews Are Good

(News | New Products)

November 06, 2016, ... of which span everything from built-up LED illuminated letters, through digital signage, to materials for wrapping buildings in graphics,” explains Davies, who will serve as event director of both shows ...

K 2016 Receives Top Reviews

(News | New Products)

October 26, 2016, ... exhibitor side: 119 exhibitors showed their products at K 2016, including companies within the two US Pavilions, which were organized by Messe Düsseldorf North America and co-sponsored by SPI: The Plastics ...

Sticking With It | What Is the Value of Technical Meetings?

(Sticking With It)

October 25, 2016, ... very thin high precision coatings. Jennifer Heathcote of Phoseon presented a view of the future in her paper, “The Growing Viability of UV LED for Wide Web Coating Applications.” UV LED technology is ...

Uflex Offering Downgauged Film

(Flexpack)

October 24, 2016, ... better yield and to exhibit excellent barrier for oxygen and water vapor despite how thin it is. There is no need for a sandwich (barrier) layer. The PET ALOx film can be reverse printed and then laminated ...

Study Says Corrugated Stops Bacteria

(Carton Box)

October 11, 2016, ... cells within their fibers. Once the cells were trapped, researchers observed how they underwent lysis: their cell walls and membrane ruptured, the cytoplasm leaked, and the cell disintegrated. This phenomenon ...

TLMI Looks to the Future

(Label/Tape)

September 27, 2016, ... a press conference on the first morning of the recent 2016 Labelexpo Americas to share its vision of the future. TLMI chairman Dan Muenzer of Constantia Flexibles kicked things off with some background ...

Label PRomotion | Shoppers Trust Product Labels More Than Ads

(Label/Tape)

September 26, 2016, ... amount of real estate. Icons signifying such designations as non-GMO can help, but in the end, something has to give. At least so far, it’s our eyesight. It will be interesting to follow this issue and ...

Show Preview | K 2016 To Reveal How Plastics Shape the Future

(Trends/Management)

September 21, 2016, ... (Hall 16, A43) will exhibit a high-speed unwind engineered for splice speeds up to 800 m/min (2,600 fpm) for sensitive, thin webs. Features pneumatic splice-unit control for improved processing and functionality. ...

UPM Raflatac & Baumgarten Collaborate on LCA

(Label/Tape)

September 07, 2016, ... because PET liners are thinner, they can yield more labels per roll and offer fewer roll changes on-press, allowing printers, converters, and end-users to achieve greater productivity. By using UPM Raflatac' ...

Air Motion Systems to Show LED System

(News | New Products)

September 05, 2016, ... no warm-up or cool-down time, and rolls never need to be cooled. Also, the system is called ideal for printing on a broad range of substrates, and thinner substrates and heat-sensitive materials can ...

NDC Sensor Has Many Applications

(Controls)

August 28, 2016, ... thin film to thick sheet products with multi-layer discrimination. New optical engine has been enhanced to improve signal-to-noise, accuracy, web flutter, and the effect of optical interference. Unit measures ...

UPM Raflatac to Feature Wide-Ranging Display at Labelexpo Americas

(Label/Tape)

August 27, 2016, ... Labelexpo Americas 2016, September 13–15, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL, Booth #729. The display will include new thin film products for food, craft beverage, wine and spirits ...

Show Preview | GRAPH EXPO 2016 Heads to Orlando

(Trends/Management)

August 24, 2016, With a dozen specialty market segments covered, there is something for everyone to refresh their businesses. With a dozen specialty market segments covered, there is something for everyone to refresh ...

Maxson Sheeter Cuts to Register

(Carton Box)

August 09, 2016, ... tolerance to within +0.006 in. (+0.15 mm) of the register mark, regardless of line speed or cutoff. The drive provides an “offset” parameter to position the cut from the mark, manual operator override, ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2016 Offers Technology in Action

(Label/Tape)

August 08, 2016, ... camera, on a moving traverse, simultaneously provides magnified images of any area or detail within the print repeat. LEARN MORE   CARTES (Booth 5603) will unveil the latest GEMINI 360 series converting ...

Sun Chemical Opens Coatings Lab

(Coating/Laminating)

August 07, 2016, ... with ink, polymer, and functional materials development within the same technical organization and facility transcends product lines and geographical barriers. It will also help expand [our] Advanced Materials ...

Constantia Brings Blister Eco Lidding to U.S.

(Flexpack)

July 26, 2016, ... (EAFA) in its annual competition. CONSTANTIA Blister Eco consists of tissue paper laminated with a thin aluminum layer, resulting in a material that is 23% lighter than a standard lidding foil. The ...