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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, ...

Thinking Inside and Outside the Coating Box

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... insurmountable but need to be taken into account. Paper and paperboard on its own is permeable to water, water vapor, fatty esters, oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen. Poor barrier resistance make the ...

TAPPI European PLACE Conference Offers Valuable Educational and Networking Opportunities

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2022, ... barriers; circulatory issues; extrusion coating; and paper and film-based solutions. There’s even a special Advanced Coatings Exchange session that showcases research from VTT, Rise AB and Aquapak. Start ...

Sun Chemical to Highlight the “Power of Sustainable Packaging” at PACK EXPO International 2022

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2022, ... Shelf Life and Make Packaging Pop Sun Chemical booth visitors will also learn about a variety of coatings that can enhance their packaging. In addition, SunBar (Aerobloc) oxygen barrier coatings can ...

The “5R” Framework: An Approach Designed to Reduce Packaging Waste

(News | New Products)

September 20, 2022, ... enabling overall packaging lightweighting, through protective and barrier coatings, as well as barrier adhesives technologies. Reduce can also refer to minimizing or eliminating waste at converter facilities ...

Stop Pulp and Paper Industry Circuit Board Corrosion

(News | New Products)

August 17, 2022, ...  The compound prevents corrosion and electrolysis when applied to systems. The micro barrier that it forms on components is so complete that an electrical charge cannot be passed from the metal into water. ...

Keynote Speaker Announced for TAPPI’s 18th Biennial European PLACE Conference

(News | New Products)

August 07, 2022, ... program focuses on recycling and sustainability; barriers; sealing performance; converting improvements; extrusion coating; paper and film-based solutions; and incudes a session on advanced coatings. LopeBet ...

Achieving Quality and Controlling Costs for Silicone Release Coaters

(News | New Products)

July 31, 2022, ... properties or barriers are not compromised is crucial. Rigaku EDXRF (energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence) technology provides non-destructive coating or composition analysis for web applications. It ...

Michelman Invests in Circular Economy Market Expertise

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2022, ... barrier and functional coatings for paper and film make it possible to develop recyclable, repulpable, and industrially compostable packaging. Explained Rick Michelman, the company's President and CEO, ...

Enabling Solutions for Sustainable Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 13, 2022, ... improve package functionality, utility, and performance in use. Their Michem® Flex brand of sustainable, water-based technologies includes primers, barrier coatings, topcoats, and specialized heat seal ...

HOW TO: Episode 5 of the Nordmeccanica series

(Coating/Laminating)

November 30, 2021, ... . Credentials to access the website will also allow to attend the “Episode 5” November event. During this episode we will showcase the latest in terms of barrier enhancement for flexible packaging and ...