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Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2016 Offers Technology in Action

(Label/Tape)

August 08, 2016, ... printing is for everyday product labeling.     Avery Dennison (Booth 119) will have four zones. Productivity Zone will feature new Inkjet products, water-based and UV, that help converters get more ...

Constantia Brings Blister Eco Lidding to U.S.

(Flexpack)

July 26, 2016, ... Eco also enjoys excellent barrier properties over thermoformed blister bottom film; for example, water vapor barrier properties are greatly enhanced compared with thermoformed blister base webs made from ...

X-Rite Adds to Color Measurement Line

(News | New Products)

July 24, 2016, ... printers and converters more accurately measure color on a variety of flexible film materials, including lamination materials and base structures. Company says printers, ink and premedia suppliers, and ...

Mactac Announces Study of Foam Bonding

(Coating/Laminating)

July 22, 2016, ... (PSA) tapes often serve as assembly aids and primary fasteners, company says. “Provided in an easy-to-use, customer-guide format, the results of our foam bonding study deliver to customers evidence-based ...

D.P.R. Labeling to Launch Digital Die-Cutter

(Die-Cutting)

July 12, 2016, ... “The fact that it can be used in unison with any desktop printer gives it a very broad usage base. The second detail is that it can cut so many items based on the thickness of the material.…” The Gemini ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your Self-Adhesive Graphic

(Coating/Laminating)

July 11, 2016, ...  Because it’s defined differently by different people, let’s start by trying to define a scope for what I will be describing today. For me, self-adhesive graphics include film and vinyl-based pressure-sensitive ...

Ashland Announces Two New PSAs

(Coating/Laminating)

June 28, 2016, ... the same acrylic emulsion base chemistry. Aroset APS 1295 is a coater-ready adhesive for permanent applications, while Aroset 2570 adhesive is designed for temporary ones. Company says Aroset APS 1295 ...

Dow Adds Barrier to Recycling Technology

(Bag Pouch)

June 18, 2016, ... Technology, said to enable the recyclability of polyethylene-based barrier packaging as part of existing grocery store drop-off recycling programs. Created through collaboration with the Sustainable ...

DuPont Announces 2016 Award Winners

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2016, ... packaging, and enhanced user experience. As a result of ground-breaking, cutting-edge excellence in the packaging marketplace, judges awarded a new Leadership in Innovation Award to MGI, based in Melbourne, ...

IoPP Reports AmeriStar Winners

(Carton Box)

June 01, 2016, ... Package Awards Competition. Judges evaluated and analyzed more than 80 packages from 14 categories in an in-person judging process in April. Judging was based on package innovation, materials use, sustainability, ...

Amcor Packaging Wins 3 Alufoil Trophies

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2016, ... Amcor's LuxPrem+ is an innovative overcap solution for premium spirits made from a special aluminium-based material. Developed by Amcor's R&D team, the overcap's intricate design features rival tin overcaps ...

Amica Systems Reports drupa Launches

(News | New Products)

May 24, 2016, Company will feature a new family of water-based pigments inks, as well as the LR54 and LPS 330 inkjet printers ALMERE, THE NETHERLANDS | Amica Systems, developer and manufacturer of industrial inkjet ...

LasX Industries to Show Carton System

(Carton Box)

May 21, 2016, ... to reduce cost by eliminating costly tooling and setup and reducing or eliminating WIP inventories. The drupa CIM demonstration unit is based on the LasX CIM-400, a 400W CO2 laser system equipped with ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for the Job

(Coating/Laminating)

May 05, 2016, ... they also can be coated direct to the facestock, also important to know. Having a coat weight target based on end use or cost as well as a desired line speed helps narrow adhesive selection. The manufacturing ...

Show Preview | Focus on Industrial Printing at drupa 2016

(Print)

April 28, 2016, ... substrates and printing processes.     Amica LR54 narrow web printing system Amica Systems (Hall 6, A17) will introduce a family of water-based pigment inks said to present a safe and economical ...

RadTech Announces 2016 Award Winners

(News | New Products)

April 25, 2016, ... for its use of solvent-based materials for snack food packaging. Pepsico reports the use of EB technology reduces VOC emissions as much as 90%, with lower energy consumption when compared to conventional ...

Coating Matters | The Effects of Viscoelastic Behavior, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

April 25, 2016, ... the fluid polymer behavior, the concerns shift based off the amount of time the polymer sees stresses. If the hot melt adhesive polymer experiences stresses for a short time, the viscoelasticity is considered ...

TRESU Coater Is Part of a Digital Line at Alexir

(News | New Products)

April 09, 2016, ... esthetic appeal. Company says a wide range of UV- or water-based finishes is possible, offering identical results to that of analog print. These include matte, gloss, full surface, spot, or fine-line effects. ...

Sleeve Label Awards | AWA Tributes Distinctive Contenders

(Label/Tape)

April 07, 2016, ... Label & Surround Printing for Heat TD Shrink Sleeve. Best of Show Earning the distinction of Best Sleeve Label is US-based McDowell Label for its Mad Hot Tingle Bronzer, a bottled indoor tanning product ...

WS Packaging Group Launches In-House UL Lab

(Controls)

April 02, 2016, ... converting operation, has opened what it says is the only US converter-based, UL-approved testing facility at its plant in Knoxville, TN. Developed in close relationship with the Label and Packaging Materials ...