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Experience Speaks: Doug Rawson

(Trends/Management)

April 30, 2011, ... and correctly the very first time. What, if any, sustainability efforts has your company made? We are currently undergoing certification as a carbon-neutral converting facility and have been approved ...

Mutoh America Inc. Launches Recycling Program

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

April 12, 2011, In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, Mutoh America has launched the new ink cartridge recycling program PHOENIX, AZ | In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, Mutoh America has launched the ...

Service Makes the Sale

(Flexography)

March 31, 2011, ... to mention that Bison also is a very green company. “We recycle as much as we can to reduce our carbon footprint, including solvents, film, corrugated, and so on. We use variable speed air compressors ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... analysis shows the Cumulative Energy Demand for production of 1 kg of PET chip from recovered spent liner is 92% less than for the production of 1 kg of virgin chip. Carbon footprint is also 74% less. ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... for the production of 1 kg of virgin chip. Carbon footprint is also 74% less. Mitsubishi projects recovering several million pounds of spent liner in year one. A final Sustainability award goes to ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... of these surfaces. Reactive groups, such as carbonyls, hydroxyls, hydroperoxides, aldehydes, ethers, or esters, ultimately are introduced to the surface. Also made present at the surface of these films ...

NAPIM Reports on Raw Material Shortages and Ink Price Volatility

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

February 28, 2011, ... rosin, acrylic acid, carbon black, titanium dioxide, nitrocellulose, crude oil and natural gas, vegetable oils, and colored organic pigments. Ink manufacturers expect feedstock inflation, tight markets, ...

Coating Die Cuts Downtime

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2011, ... increases the ease and repeatability of width adjustments, simplifies cleanout of carbonized polymer buildup in the die, and makes possible rapid removal of the entire deckle assembly for a split and clean ...

Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, ...  Metallized OPP is widely used in the region in flexible packaging applications, such as snack packaging laminates that use adhesive lamination technologies and in metallized wraparound labels for carbonated ...

Nonwoven Laminations: Absorb Profit

(Controls)

January 31, 2011, ... had to be done. These products are used to remove water, aqueous solutions, odors, hydrocarbons, blood, urine, or other substances. Applications include personal hygiene, packaging, spill control, filtration, ...

Modular Press Makes Impression

(Label/Tape)

December 31, 2010, HANTS, UK | Edale reports Pasaco, a Polish manufacturer of coated papers and carbonless copy paper, has installed a six-color Beta flexo press. The press HANTS, UK | Edale reports Pasaco, a Polish manufacturer ...

Static Beat: Conductive Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

December 31, 2010, ... with carbon particles can be an effective and inexpensive antistatic layer. For transparent layers, carbon nanotubes are emerging as a good choice. The trend is clear. Higher conductivity costs more. ...

Shaft Is Strong

(Web Handling)

December 31, 2010, ... to be less expensive but stronger and stiffer than heavier metal alternatives. The large-diameter shaft utilizes a carbon fiber body for strength, shrouded in aluminum to house the gripping strips. This ...

Menasha Adding Wind Energy

(Coating/Laminating: Green)

December 31, 2010, ... corrugators to heat other parts of the building, we've made significant advancements in reducing our carbon footprint,” says Mike Waite, president of Menasha Packaging. What's happening at your company? ...

Reflections on Deflection

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

November 30, 2010, ... yet, having a series slipping core-grabbing element mounted on something less than a 3-in. dia (often 2.5 in.). Advanced shaft designs replace missing steel or aluminum structures with tensioned carbon ...

Sun Offers GHG Report

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

November 30, 2010, PARSIPPANY, NJ | Sun Chemical has released Carbon Footprint Report 2010, a report on the results from nine independent environmental analyses focused PARSIPPANY, NJ | Sun Chemical has released “Carbon ...

AWA Conferences Cover Hot Topics

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... pressure-sensitive versus glue-applied. A lifecycle analysis or carbon footprint analysis of IML likely will materialize in the future. That evening, IMDA presented awards to deserving recipients for its ...

Experience Speaks: Randy Nebel

(Trends/Management)

October 31, 2010, ... and James River. What is the biggest threat to the converting industry now? Reducing carbon footprints and recyclability of products is important to consumers and an issue as an industry that we ...

High & Mighty

(Flexpack)

September 02, 2010, ... on all levels of production and carry lifecycle assessments and carbon footprint analysis. Performance is said to equal or exceed that of products made entirely of virgin resin. Visit www.nextlife.com. ...

Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2010, ... VP of sales and marketing, Hood also is taking the lead in environmental responsibility, reducing its carbon footprint and increasing levels of sustainability in all areas of its product offerings and ...