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- Flexo Industry: Speak Up for Trained Workforce!
- (News | New Products)
- February 20, 2013, ... a Call for Letters. The institute, which offers industry-specific training seminars, is filing for a grant from the Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity that will fund the training of vocational ...
- MEGTEC Systems Acquires TurboSonic Technologies
- (Green Converting)
- January 31, 2013, Acquisition brings together air pollution control and sustainable energy-related products and technologies DE PERE, WI | MEGTEC Systems, a global design, engineering, manufacturing and services ...
- P-S Tapes | A Converter’s Guide
- (Label/Tape)
- January 07, 2013, ... are the choice for most everyday applications, with the high-temperature resistance and good environmental characteristics [no volatile organic compounds (VOCs)] of hot melt adhesives the third choice ...
- Another Review of Die Streaks
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- November 25, 2012, ... to discontinuity in foil or metalized layers, to "baggy" areas which can wreak havoc with eye-marks on converting and packaging equipment. Obviously, the greater the defect or buildup, the worse the die ...
- Epic Litho Installs Komori’s Lithrone G40
- (News | New Products)
- October 23, 2012, ... to the high quality printing produced by the Lithrone, we were also drawn to its ‘green’ factor. With traditional presses producing more than 3,000 pounds of VOCs and HAPs each year, the Lithrone G40 produces ...
- Zero-Max Adds Sizes to Coupling Line
- (Controls)
- October 21, 2012, Models SD025R and SC025R single- and double-disc couplings join the ServoClass line at Zero-Max PLYMOUTH, MN | Zero-Max has added a new single- and double-disc coupling size to its ServoClass coupling ...
- Sun Chemical To Showcase Ink and Plate Technologies at SuperCorr Expo
- (Carton Box)
- September 25, 2012, ... value for corrugated printing, SunVisto Hydroking PHS water-based inks are PH stable with excellent coverage and mileage. Formulated to match GCMI X color standards, the low-VOC inks meet the requirements ...
- Kodak Ink for Security Uses Is Honored
- (News | New Products)
- August 13, 2012, PIA says the Kodak NEXPRESS Red Fluorescing Dry Ink helps printers provide security in a manner that is cost-effective and easy to implement ROCHESTER, NY | Printing Industries of America (PIA) ...
- Liquid Photopolymer Resins Offered by A&V
- (News | New Products)
- June 17, 2012, ... liquid photopolymers offer environmental advantages since they do not use solvents or VOCs, consume less energy during processing, and the un-imaged photopolymer can be reclaimed and reused. CONTACT ...
- Heat Recovery | Shields Bag Reduces Natural Gas Consumption
- (Flexpack)
- April 09, 2012, ... (VOC) into carbon dioxide and water. Seeking Solutions When the utility company delivered its final report to Shields Bag, three options were suggested for the company to improve its efficiency ...
- Fujifilm’s Coating Introduced by CRI
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 26, 2012, ... equipment maintenance, production downtime is eliminated as well. CodeStream is also said to remove VOCs and fluids from the packaging line. The companies say CodeStream is compatible with all types ...
- Fast-to-Shelf Pouch Program from EnVision & Coyote
- (Bag Pouch)
- March 21, 2012, ... with less than 5% VOCs compared with solvent-based inks containing 40%–65% VOCs. Paired with EnVision’s industry knowledge of flexible packaging, Coyote’s products—private-label bottled sauces, salsa, ...
- Flexo Printing | FTA Announces 2012 Award Winners
- (Flexpack)
- March 19, 2012, ... A printer-turned-prepress-expert, Bowers also dabbles in design and has long been an advocate for the consumer product company. As a champion of standards, he is a forbearer of FIRST (Flexographic Image ...
- Experience Speaks: Jim Streicher
- (Bag Pouch)
- July 31, 2011, ... We reclaim our solvents and have an RTO in place to destroy VOCs. Who is your hero? This is a family business, and the greatest part is working with my dad, learning from him, and applying what I ...
- New Material-Neutral Organization Focuses on Packaging & Environment
- (Trends/Management News)
- July 14, 2011, ... ConAgra Foods, Dow Chemical Co., DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Kellogg Co., MeadWestvaco, Procter & Gamble, Sealed Air Corp., and Tetra Pak Inc. AMERIPEN’s function is to advocate packaging ...
- Flexo Inks Dry Quickly, Cut Waste
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- June 30, 2011, High graphics flexo inks are pH stable and designed for high-speed printing on all substrates and anilox rolls. Said to provide thinner ink film and better “High graphics” flexo inks are pH stable and ...
- Holographic Technology: Pattern Pressing
- (Print)
- June 30, 2011, ... film, which is then detached and rewound. Cast & Cure is also environmentally friendly, since using UV inks and coatings ensures there are no undesirable and harmful volative organic compounds (VOCs) ...
- Thermoset Inks Resist Abrasions
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- June 30, 2011, ... good gloss, and a clean, sharp image. Nearly one-fifth of this environmentally conscious product's base system consists of soy and vegetable oil contents and is formulated free of VOCs. INX Intl. Ink ...
- FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex
- (Flexography)
- May 31, 2011, ... terms of environmental impact, VOCs from solvents used to develop the plate are reduced by more than 50%. Global warming potential (GWP), including plate, packaging, and transport, is an estimated 32% ...
- Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity
- (Label/Tape)
- May 10, 2011, ... shrink, or infrared tunnels. What’s more, solvents used for this welding process are non-flammable with low VOC (volatile organic compounds) emissions. Flexcraft Industries Inc., Newark, NJ, is a leader ...
