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FSEA Partners with Channeled Resources

(News | New Products)

December 26, 2017, ... in a commercial boiler and the energy sold to the grid. The other partner, located in Gary, IN, shreds materials to fluff, which then is used as an alternative to coal in a limestone kiln. “Our research ...

AWA Reviews Sessions on Release Liners

(Label/Tape)

November 25, 2017, ... alternatives; and adding value through ‘smart’ solutions. This agenda favors papers, Rissanen said, and he cited UPM’s recycled glassine release liner base as an example of environmental responsibility ...

Toray Films Touted as Foil Replacements

(Flexpack)

October 23, 2017, ... CPG companies and converters to consider alternative substrates and creative solutions for their packaging needs.  Toray reportedly offers the industry assurance that proven, barrier-durable, cost-effective ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2017 is its Largest Exhibition To-Date

(Trade Shows)

September 08, 2017, ... #4C45) will debut a digital alternative to traditional rotary screen printing, the latest option in the company’s growing digital hybrid portfolio. Maxcess (Booth #6A45) will unveil two new Fife sensors ...

FTA Awards | 6 Best of Show Winners Take Top Honors

(Print)

May 01, 2017, ... a “boxless” packaging alternative for envelopes, in place of the traditional cardboard box. PackMail boasts a 60% reduction in waste and 30% less pallets required due to its compact packing. The environmental ...

Show Preview | INFO*FLEX 2017 Celebrates its 35th Anniversary in Phoenix

(Trade Shows)

April 05, 2017, ... derived ingredients with clean, renewable, and sustainable alternatives.  Pamarco (Booth #304) will be showcasing their engraved anilox with EFlo technology. This engraving has proven to be a game changer ...

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 ...