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Spinnaker Coating Shows Growth with GripTight™ and SureLock™ Adhesives

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2020, ... be the case with a typical permanent adhesive.  Substrates could include foam, burlap, lumber, seed bags, and many other industrial type applications. “Both of these products have proven to solve many ...

Is it the End for Non-Recyclable Plastic Packaging?

(Flexpack)

March 02, 2020, ... films, bags, liners, wraps and so on – which generally consist of several layers of different types of plastics. “Plastic is not one single material – it comes in many different varieties, and most flexible ...

State of the Industry Report

(Nonwovens)

March 01, 2020, ... films, retail shopping bags, consumer storage bags, and wraps and trash bags. The focus of the FPA’s report was on the segment of the industry that adds significant value to the flexible materials, ...

Narrow Web Twists and Turns

(Web Handling)

January 29, 2020, ... small sachets of perfume, hand lotion, shampoo, coffee or tea bags. Generally, these roll outs are regional campaigns and are of low volume. From the brand owner and marketing perspective they can be a ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

December 01, 2019, ... you are, with trending products and markets. We could begin with paper packaging in flexibles: paper bags, corrugated and boxboard (don’t say cardboard; paperboard is better). Some examples in boxboard ...

Polymer Packaging Partners With W&H to Offer the Latest in Co-Extruded Film and Bag Technology

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2019, ... reduces the consumption of raw materials during production. Polymer Film & Bag will manufacture bags on rolls, individual clean-cut flat bags, gusseted bags, converter-grade three-layer sealant sheeting, ...

Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities

(Converting Perspectives)

November 05, 2019, ... papers and “board” become grocery bags, boxes and cartons, mailers, folders that are printed, laminated, coated…. Papers transform into everything from roofing shingle and rolled graphite backings, to ...

In the Spotlight: Sun Centre Machinery Co.

(Bag Pouch)

October 27, 2019, ... in image). This versatile machine can still produce inserted side gusset pouches, terminated and non-terminated side gusset bags, bag-in-bag formats, and apply zipper and Velcro closures, Applix eazy-lock ...

Afinia Label and Sihl Unveil New Flexible Packaging Solution

(News | New Products)

October 21, 2019, ... ready to use in vertical or horizontal form/fill/seal (VFFS or HFFS) systems, to create packaging formats like flow packs, sachets, bags, stand-up pouches and lidding films. “As companies have focused ...

How Flexible Packaging Converters Stand to Benefit from Rising Snack Culture

(News | New Products)

October 17, 2019, The trend of on-the-go eating has shifted packaging away from tin and glass towards more versatile flexible packaging. By Mike Kerr, Executive Vice President / COO at Norkol, Inc. Vacuum bags, ...

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

(News | New Products)

October 09, 2019, ... Craig Conner, founder of Denver-based Pablo’s Coffee, points out that “some bags retain shape better than others. We’re working with packaging that’s stiffer. It needs to hold labels.” He adds that, ...

RKW Launches Sustainable Product Line for Packaging Industry

(Flexpack)

September 10, 2019, ... as hybrid shrink-/ stretchhoods and RKW ProVent® bags especially for powdery goods. RKW will also show household and industrial products that include different kinds of bags such as easy-opening bags, ...

FPA Publishes 2019 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report

(News | New Products)

September 05, 2019, ... pharmaceutical, industrial materials, shrink and stretch films, retail shopping bags, consumer storage bags, and wraps and trash bags. The focus of this report is on the segment of the industry that ...

North America: Technology Developments and Market Opportunities Drive Industry Growth

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2019, ... in the U.S. The industry is currently in an “up” cycle, which is generating publicity among consumers and regulators. Most attention is on single-use plastic bags, with restrictions at local and state ...

Alco Seeks Out Vetaphone For New Corona System

(News | New Products)

July 16, 2019, ... the FDA’s “Good Manufacturing Practices.”  Products produced include printed and laminated bags, films, stand-up pouches, zip lock products and more recently flexo printed labels.  The majority of the ...

Flex Pack Chooses Flexo Wash to Improve Print Quality

(News | New Products)

May 22, 2019, ... two- and three-layer laminates to bags with zippers or valves, two- and three-cell flat bags, and flow pack bags with or without degassing valves, Flex Pack’s staff of 70 is kept very busy.  Recent years ...

INX International to Feature Natural-Based and Flexo Ink Products for Packaging at InfoFlex 2019

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 24, 2019, ... cups. VersaTech offers good gloss and excellent heat resistance, and Flexographic ODE is formulated for outdoor storage bags. INX representatives will be available in booth 643 to discuss all product lines. ...

Kiliper Corporation Teams up with Windmoeller & Hoelscher Orders MIRAFLEX II Flexographic Press

(News | New Products)

April 18, 2019, Kiliper Corporation recently announced it has ordered a MIRAFLEX II flexographic press from Windmoeller & Hoelscher. Kiliper Corporation, a manufacturer of stretch sleeves and polyethylene bags, recently ...

Polyurethane Ink Resins for Flexible Packaging – Current and Future Needs

(Flexography)

April 01, 2019, ... such as snack bags.  The prime considerations for a PUR used in such packaging applications are compatibility with nitrocellulose, bond strengths and cost of the resin. Compatibility with nitrocellulose ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Converting Platform at ICE USA

(Upcoming Conference News)

March 31, 2019, ... including salted snack and noodle bags, toothpaste tubes, personal care products, condiment packs and stand-up pouches. Production benefits include product consistency, excellent bonding strength, greater ...