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Coating Matters | Smart Glass Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

January 25, 2017, ... must be done. An alternative is to mask the glass prior to coating. The difficulty with proximity coating glass is the thin coating requires close proximity to an uneven surface. Glass is not very flat ...

Green Converting | Nestlé Pulls No Punches on Bioplastics

(Flexpack)

January 09, 2017, ... practices and using alternative sources.” Material Improvements Packaging for Nestlé's Purina One Beyond cat food is made from 97% renewable materials. Gueye reiterated the importance of packaging ...

Air Motion Systems Issues New Curing Module

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2016, ... a new compact, low-profile LED-UV curing module, the Label XD Series.  Company says the Label XD Series is designed as a more affordable alternative to the its flagship XP Series LED-UV line and is ideal ...

RKW Adds Flexo Press with Many Benefits

(Bag Pouch)

October 04, 2016, ... high quality printing images—especially for the self-venting ProVent plastic bag and other industrial bag solutions. The ProVent plastic bag, described as a polymer-based alternative to paper packaging ...

Coating Matters | The Advantage of Using Surfactants

(Coating/Laminating)

September 05, 2016, ... and the product is still failing, surfactants provide an alternative solution. In addition to surfactants modifying the surface tension of the fluid, they also can control the hydrophilic or hydrophobic ...

On Print | drupa 2016 Lived Up to Expectations

(On Print)

June 20, 2016, ... one without any issues not caused by one of the operators. The Jetmaster comes optionally with extended color gamut (ECG) ink sets, the digital alternative to high intensity spot colors. Like most UV printers, ...

Show Preview | Focus on Industrial Printing at drupa 2016

(Print)

April 28, 2016, ... alternative to print on a range of substrates such as flossy and coated paper, plastics, foils, pharmaceutical applications, and packaging. Also launching inkjet systems. The Amica LR54 is a new roll-to-roll ...

Clondalkin Kirchberg Launches Ultra-Thin Shrink Sleeve

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2016, ... pots and bottle applications, where the first production runs show that the run ability is second to none. The 40 micron OPS for instance has the same stability as 50 micron alternatives. Also the film ...

TLMI Honors Companies for Green Leadership

(Label/Tape)

November 14, 2015, ... and has developed an energy application as an alternative to landfilling. Since the inception of their program, the company has diverted more than 2,000 tons from landfills. Says Frost, “Some years our ...

Mark Andy Works to Reduce Carbon Footprint

(News | New Products)

September 09, 2015, ... has begun supplying a majority of its operational waste as raw material in the production of an alternative fuel source, ENVIRO-Fuelcubes, a green fossil fuel substitute produced by Materials Lifecycle ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2015 Grows To Eight Halls

(Trends/Management)

August 18, 2015, ... bio-based, is UV-curable, and lends itself to a range of PSA formulations for bonding all kinds of profiles. It constitutes a logical alternative to established petrochemical products.    Colordyne ...

T.H.E.M. to Celebrate 20 years of Stick Packaging

(Flexpack)

June 28, 2015, ... portion packs, which served as alternatives to traditional rectangular pouches, in Japan several years before,” says Neil Kozarsky, CEO and president of T.H.E.M. “Believing stick packs could be of great ...

AIMCAL Awards | Golf Balls & Ceramic Balls Are Game Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 18, 2015, ... longer lasting alternative to sprays or jellies. Judges liked the novelty of the water-activated scent release and the ease of use compared to existing products, which are said to be messier and not as ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2014

(Flexpack)

December 29, 2014, ... that provide an excellent oxygen and moisture barrier. Versatile, heat-sealable CBS2 BOPP film is also said to offer end-users an alternative to coated OPP and PET films and is the more economical choice ...

Cosmetic Carton Earns Eco Award for Diamond Packaging

(Carton Box)

December 17, 2014, ... was applied on the top, front, rear, and side panels as an alternative to foil stamping. UV matte coating was applied over the embossed ‘sand’ pattern, contributing to the natural aesthetic of the Artisan ...

Release Liner | Annual AWA Seminar Paints Picture of Today’s Market

(Label/Tape)

November 16, 2014, ... aspects represents a competing technology; and the growth in usage of alternative packaging methods such as pouches. Real competition to pressure-sensitive labels “In-mold labels remain a niche label ...

Green Bay Packaging Named Environmental Leader

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2014, ... or as an alternative fuel source. The 5S organizational approach was used to tackle this project, which involved employees from every part of the manufacturing and administrative operations. Additionally, ...

Static Beat | Solvent Coater Static Control for Insulating Webs

(Static-Beat)

November 05, 2014, ... Lower resistivities are required for smaller rollers and for higher web speeds because the rollers turn faster leaving less time to dissipate static.   An alternative to using a static dissipative ...

Ampac Announces Ultra-High-Barrier Film

(Materials)

October 25, 2014, Flexi FoilFree HB film laminates are said to provide many benefits, including a more sustainable alternative to foil-based materials   CINCINNATI, OH | Ampac has introduced Flexi FoilFree HB, an ...

Rethinking the Ban on EPS

(News | New Products)

August 11, 2014, ... Associates for the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Canadian Plastics Industry Assn., shows that replacing plastic packaging with alternative materials would result in 4.5 times more packaging ...