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Abstracts Sought for TAPPI’s FlexPack PLACE Conference

(News | New Products)

August 14, 2023, ... presentations will be presented at FlexPack PLACE, April 14-17, 2024 in San Diego, CA. Suggested topics include: Advances in Resin Technologies Advances in Barrier and Package Performance Properties ...

Call for Speakers Issued for TAPPI’s 2024 FlexPack PLACE Conference

(News | New Products)

July 13, 2023, ...  Suggested topics include: Advances in Resin Technologies Advances in Bio-degradable and Bio-based Materials Advances in Specialty Films and Coatings Advances in Barrier and Package Performance ...

What’s Special About Films and Synthetics?

(Converting Perspectives)

July 09, 2023, ... moisture or other elements. Or, one side with holdout/high barrier properties and the other side having absorbency, such as a dental bib; Softness, drape or comfort to hands. Some film packaging has ...

Call for Speakers Issued for TAPPI’s 2024 FlexPack PLACE Conference

(News | New Products)

July 05, 2023, ... 1, 2023. Suggested topics include: Advances in Resin Technologies Advances in Bio-degradable and Bio-based Materials Advances in Specialty Films and Coatings Advances in Barrier and Package ...

Improve Quality by Corona Treating Films Prior to Converting

(News | New Products)

June 25, 2023, ... However, when they migrate to a film’s surface they create a barrier to successful adhesion. What happens if you don’t retreat If you print, coat or laminate a film with a low surface energy you’re ...

Corona Treatment for Extrusion Coating and Laminating Production Lines

(Surface Prep)

June 18, 2023, ... for extrusion and lamination are: Dielectric barrier ceramic electrode and dielectric ceramic coated backing roller prevent perforation of paper. The edges of paper and aluminum foil have high mechanical ...

Thin and Accurate is Slot Die Coating Standard

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2023, Roll-to-roll slot die coating has become the industry standard for extremely thin and extremely accurate coating. By Scott Zwierlein, Coating Engineer, FRONTIER – a Delta ModTech Company Roll-to-roll ...

Sun Chemical to Showcase Sustainable Ink, Coating and Adhesive Solutions at Flexo & Labels Summit 2023

(News | New Products)

May 01, 2023, ... higher levels of bio-renewable sourced resin content that also delivers the performance attributes needed across a range of paper packaging applications. SunBar® Aerobloc oxygen barrier coatings enable ...

An OEM Perspective on Industry Changes and Trends

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2023, ... pouch offers three-layer like barrier properties. Such technical solutions are still quite expansive to convert and are influenced by the lack of clear governing authority guidelines. Consequently, commercial ...

Sun Chemical Issues Latest Sustainability Report

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2023, ... printing and folding cartons Moisture vapor barrier coatings for paper packaging applications Digital color management solutions that offer a number of sustainability benefits New functional black ...

INX Reinforces Commitment for Sustainable Solutions and Circular Economy at INFOFLEX 2023

(News | New Products)

April 04, 2023, ... GelFlex-EB,™ INXFlex™ Contour inks and EcoStage GB-XA Oxygen Barrier coatings benefit brand owners and other customers. This year’s INFOFLEX theme of “Building on the Future” interlaces with the Coloring ...

Michelman Solutions for Creating Sustainable Flexible Packaging on Display at PAMEX 2023

(News | New Products)

March 19, 2023, Michelman will introduce PAMEX 2023 visitors to next-generation barrier and functional film coatings that help customers achieve sustainability targets. Michelman will introduce PAMEX 2023 visitors ...

Achieving Sustainability: Q&A with Sun Chemical’s Dr. Nikola Juhasz

(Coating/Laminating)

March 12, 2023, ... can achieve their sustainability goals. Barrier coatings and adhesives can enable this transformation by allowing film layers to be removed without loss of critical functional properties. For example, ...

Toyo Ink Group to Feature Packaging Solutions for Enhanced Sustainability at interpack

(News | New Products)

March 07, 2023, ... barrier coatings and transparent UV-block coatings RV-20010 that serve as a substitute for aluminum in flexible packaging structures. Not only do they shut out unwanted UV rays that can harm packaged content, ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... properties for mono-web labels, as well as improving recycling performance. BARRIERS AND PACKAGING MATERIALS MUST ALSO BE CONSIDERED Sometimes packaging materials superficially appear to be recyclable, ...

The Role of Corona in Flexible Packaging Lamination Requires an Understanding of Filmic Substrates

(Surface Prep)

January 29, 2023, ... rigidity and strength for high-quality printing or stiffness for good barrier properties to keep aroma in, but water vapor, oxygen and light out. Ensuring that all these layers ‘stick’ together securely ...

Three Ways Water-Based Primers are Advancing Extrusion Coating Trends in the Flexible Packaging Industry

(Bag Pouch)

January 15, 2023, ... consumers’ demands. Primers and Coatings can Promote Adhesion and Increase Barrier Properties in Multilayer Recycle-Ready Packaging If a package is made from a mono-material such as polyethylene ...

The Versatility of UV Curing

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2022, ... which serves as a dielectric barrier. The tube is filled with rare gases capable of forming excimer or exciplex molecules. Different gases produce different excited molecules and determine which specific ...

The “5R” Framework

(Coating/Laminating)

December 11, 2022, ... through protective and barrier coatings, as well as barrier adhesives technologies. Reduce can also refer to minimizing or eliminating waste at converter facilities with printing technologies that avoid ...

For Composite Packaging Recycling, the Future is Now

(Flexpack)

December 04, 2022, ... the current climate landscape. However, there’s a catch: flexible packaging materials typically require special barrier layers to adequately protect packaged food and reduce food waste. As a result, ...