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Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2020, ... To help distinguish between different types of plastics, the SPI developed a seven-category coding system based on the different resins in the plastic. This system was designed for mainly to categorize ...

Beyond the Roll: Dry Ice Blasting for Maintenance and Cleaning

(Web Handling)

June 24, 2020, ... asked. How does dry ice blasting work? Have you ever done any sand blasting? Dry ice blasting is based on the same concept. The difference between these two forms of blasting involve the type of equipment ...

Gutfried Organic Chicken Meat Sausage in Innovative Packaging

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June 17, 2020, ... different polymers and are produced by the film producer SÜDPACK. BASF supplies the necessary polyamide, SABIC supplies the polyethylene. Both components are based on raw materials that have been recycled ...

A Packaging Design Update Enables More Sustainable Packaging Printing

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June 17, 2020, ... As a result of long-term local collaboration, two Pirkanmaa-based companies, Linkosuon Leipomo and Peltolan Inc., decided to print paper bags with water-based inks using the more sustainable EGP™ (Expanded ...

Rising to the Challenge

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2020, ... utilize its customer experience teams across the company’s facilities.  A centralized team, working together, ultimately providing the best experience possible to its client base.   “As long as our customers ...

Breaking the Recycling Barrier: Cortec Repulpable Moisture Barrier Paper Stands Apart in VCI Packaging Industry

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June 12, 2020, ... USDA certified biobased content and is a qualified product under the mandatory federal purchasing initiative of the USDA BioPreferred® Program. In addition to its recyclability, this can make it an excellent ...

HERMA US Introduces Self-adjusting System for High-precision Top Labeling

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June 06, 2020, HERMA US Inc., the subsidiary of HERMA GmbH – a Germany-based provider of labeling machinery and self-adhesive labels and materials to the global packaging marketplace HERMA US Inc., the subsidiary ...

Innovia Films Launches Encore Sustainable BOPP Films

(Flexpack)

June 01, 2020, Innovia Films announced it is launching a new family of highly functional recyclable BOPP films named Encore.  Innovia’s Encore film has exactly the same properties as equivalent fossil based BOPP ...

A New Phase

(Blog)

May 31, 2020, ... to help workers feel more in control and less anxious is New York-based consulting firm FROM, The Digital Transformation Agency, whom has been hard at work developing a unique and secure social distancing ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 80 years

(The Back Page)

May 27, 2020, ...  To sponsor investigations which will give facts of value for scientific papers and to secure factual information on which more general publicity can be based. To support a publicity program which will ...

How Flexo Printers Can Help Brands With Green Initiatives

(News | New Products)

May 21, 2020, ... savings in their processes. Utilize Sustainable Inks Water-based inks are an eco-friendly alternative to solvent-based inks, as they include fewer volatile organic compounds, which can be hazardous ...

Virtual Graphis Introduces RevealPrint

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May 11, 2020, ... to mention the image lasts for years. “RevealPrint uses an entirely different imaging technology that traditional leuco dye based direct thermal materials,” said John Guzzo, founder and president. “Our ...

Coating on Trial

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2020, ... resolved or controlled through experience some, such as airborne contamination or particulate contamination on the base film can be a major source of product waste, machine downtime and a finished product ...

Be Part of the Circular Economy by Opting for Cortec® Recyclable Moisture-Barrier Paper and Linerboard

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April 28, 2020, ... to successfully present the market with a viable, competitive alternative to traditional moisture barrier packaging. Cortec’s EcoShield® Recyclable Barrier Paper and Linerboard are coated with a water-based ...

82 Years Dedicated to Web Handling Expertise and Innovation

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April 27, 2020, ... in 1938 and based in Union Grove, WI, American Roller has multiple facilities spread throughout the United States, China, and several licensees located globally. This global network drives multiple levels ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 54 years

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April 23, 2020, ... detail: inks used on M24 and M27 Mylar are designed to adhere to the polymer-coated side of these films – they won’t adhere well to the uncoated side of the polyester films. Many of the polyamide based ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... To help distinguish between different types of plastics, the SPI developed a seven-category coding system based on the different resins in the plastic. This system was designed for mainly to categorize ...

How Flexo Printers Can Help Brands With Green Initiatives

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... overall energy savings in their processes. Utilize Sustainable Inks Water-based inks are an eco-friendly alternative to solvent-based inks, as they include fewer volatile organic compounds, which ...

thelmoco, Inc. Experiencing Surging Demand

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April 22, 2020, Michigan-based thelamco, inc. announced today that it is experiencing surging demand for hook-and-loop fastener materials for securing medical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to aid first responders ...

AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

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April 16, 2020, ... structures to two layers, a gauge reduction of almost 50% and a weight reduction of 40%. Efficiency also improves due to fewer roll changes. Designed for dry products, the plant-based material provides ...