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Corona Treating System

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

January 02, 2020, Plastic films are non-porous and typically have low surface tension.  Plastic films are non-porous and typically have low surface tension.  Inks, coatings, and adhesives do not readily wet out or adhere.  ...

InForm Etiketten Gets Future-Ready with Xeikon CX3

(News | New Products)

December 16, 2019, ... which play a vital role in the design and production of high-quality labels and which we adapt to individually. The chemical industry places great emphasis on resistance and adhesive characteristics, whereas ...

Flexible Packages Standing Out in 2019

(Flexpack)

December 11, 2019, ... various products. The new mono-material PE film was developed to be 100 percent recyclable by eliminating barriers (like EVOH) and adhesives that can prevent recyclability. The package’s decoration is ...

Interket Ltd. Purchases Third MPS Flexo Press

(News | New Products)

December 08, 2019, ... strength for on-roll self-adhesive labels, we are looking to broaden into new markets, and increasing our security product offering,” said Tim Pattison, Interket UK sales and operations director. “Booklet ...

UV Inkjet Material Available From Polykote

(News | New Products)

December 08, 2019, ... ready to slit and ship. This new semi-stock offering is produced with a permanent acrylic adhesive that complies with FDA CFR 175.105 for indirect food contact.  The high gloss white facestock provides ...

Elite Cameron Continues Growth

(News | New Products)

December 03, 2019, ... of markets including adhesive tape, composites, non-wovens, battery cell, film and more.  We’ve also seen continued growth with our hot melt coating and laminating lines.”  McNamee goes on to comment that ...

Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities

(Converting Perspectives)

November 05, 2019, ... to combat loss of tension control, reduce defects and slippage. Substrate surface treatments improve adhesion of inks, coatings and adhesives says Enercon. Static control and web cleaning systems are ...

Flexible Packaging Labels: Designing, Disclosing, Adhering all Merit Attention

(News | New Products)

October 09, 2019, ... to the package itself. Confirm that adhesive and the way the labels are applied are appropriate to the process and the package. Start out by looking at the packaging itself and where it’s traveling. ...

New Non-Halogenated FR Compound for Flexible Films/Rigid Parts

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2019, ... up to highly rigid formats are practical.  Separately an adhesive was created which bonds to many surfaces.  In internal evaluations of two laminated plies of woven carbon fiber and two plies of fiberglass ...

BOBST Launches New Hybrid Press MASTER DM5

(News | New Products)

October 01, 2019, ... short job setup and fast return on investment. “The MASTER DM5 is our first ever fully digitally integrated hybrid press and represents a new era in the production of self-adhesive labels with totally ...

Westpak Chooses Comexi Laminator with Vetaphone Corona

(News | New Products)

September 29, 2019, ... markets.  The Comexi offered the flexibility we needed to use different adhesives, was a proven design, and offered us a degree of future-proofing as demands change in the industry.” The ML2 is a top ...

In the Spotlight: Metlon Corporation

(News | New Products)

September 29, 2019, ... dry heat set adhesive.  The supply material was 2” wide x 140 meters long and had a value of approximately $2,000 per roll.  The customer needed slit widths from 1.0mm up to 2.5mm wide in increments of ...

Coating and Laminating Offer Related and Unique Benefits

(Coating/Laminating)

September 11, 2019, ... may be subject to (such as in the microwave oven). Adhesion properties for both dry and wet applications and matched to type of adhesive. Challenges when converting uneven materials or porous surfaces. ...

TLMI printTHINK Summit

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 03, 2019, ... regulatory requirements. How to navigate this regulatory world from inks, adhesives, and silicones up to full laminates will be addressed in this session. Panelists include two regulatory experts who will ...

Back to School

(Blog)

September 02, 2019, ... vacuum web coating, specialty web coating, web handling and winding, adhesives and coatings, R2R markets and flexible packaging. However, what I am looking forward to the most is the vendor session which ...

ID Technology Introduces New CrossMerge™ Label Applicator

(Upcoming Conference News)

August 26, 2019, ... system achieves consistently precise label handling and placement, easily tolerating low quality labels, older labels with adhesive ooze and non-conforming packages and package placement for better label ...

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 ...

Web Cleaner: Vetaphone

(News | New Products)

June 09, 2019, ... in four standard web widths from 13.8” to 22.4” and has a maximum web-driven operational speed of 820ft/min. The intelligent design and use of high-quality elastomer cleaner rolls and perforated adhesive ...

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

(Case Studies)

June 05, 2019, ... young graduate, Virginijus Gumbaragis, who decided to move into the packaging and printing business. He saw the opportunity and began to sell packaging materials, packaging equipment and printed self-adhesive ...

FPA Publishes 2019 – 2020 Flexible Packaging Buyers Guide

(News | New Products)

May 29, 2019, ... medical and pharmaceutical, and industrial applications); value added services; printing and converting processes; and, suppliers of flexible packaging machinery, equipment, supplies, services, adhesives, ...