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FPA Hails Fall Conference as a Success

(Flexpack)

October 13, 2016, ... market. In addition to industry content, FPA provided insight into the economy and the election. Glenn Thrush, POLITICO's chief political correspondent and host of 2016 Election Podcast Off Message, provided ...

Coating Matters | The Advantage of Using Surfactants

(Coating/Laminating)

September 05, 2016, ... but trial and error will be required. If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column, titled "Coating Matters | The Advantage of Using Surfactants," click on his podcast below: ...

AGL Reports Redesigned Laminator

(Coating/Laminating)

September 03, 2016, Advanced Greig Laminators has upgraded its Encore laminator with new nip design, lighter weight shafts, and enhanced Autogrip core chuck DEFOREST, WI | Advanced Greig Laminators (AGL) is introducing ...

AWA Reports on Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

August 28, 2016, ... announces the second edition of the Global Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives Market Study 2016. New market research explores the current profile of this high-volume industry and provides in-depth forecasts ...

NDC Sensor Has Many Applications

(Controls)

August 28, 2016, ... It can also measure other high-value blown films such as laminating grades, protective films, and agriculture films. For cast film applications, it is said to provide superior measurement performance ...

UPM Raflatac to Feature Wide-Ranging Display at Labelexpo Americas

(Label/Tape)

August 27, 2016, ... and more premium and glossy options such as Raflacoat Premium and Cast Gloss. All are said to offer excellent convertibility and printability and help make text and images pop on a range of container options. ...

Nordson Redesigns Extrusion Die

(Coating/Laminating)

August 08, 2016, ... polymer dies. “The greater responsiveness of our new system will be particularly valuable in thin-gauge applications such as cast film and extrusion coating.” The new unit is retrofittable on existing ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2016 Offers Technology in Action

(Label/Tape)

August 08, 2016, ... and upgrade units including Cast & Cure, cold & hot foil, digital, flexo, hot melt pattern printing, laminating, mechanical-to-servo upgrades, nips, unwind/rewind, and rotary die and screen.   TRESU ...

Updates from TAPPI, SPI & the Industry

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

August 01, 2016, ... in particular extrusion coating and cast film. The resins made with this new tubular polymerization technique process similarly to traditional resins, with no additional motor torque load, neck-in, or ...

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

(Coating/Laminating)

July 11, 2016, ... graphics applications is vinyl. As I learned very early in my adhesive career, all vinyls are not created equal. First, there are the two major categories of calendered and cast. These terms refer to the ...

Common Laminating Techniques & Associated Adhesives

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 10, 2016, ... packaging film structures are blown film, cast film, and orientation. These films can be used as is, or further converted through a variety of techniques with an even wider variety of adhesives to produce ...

Coating Matters | Making the Most of Your Pilot Line Coating Experience

(Coating/Laminating)

July 04, 2016, ... lips rather than read his column, titled "Coating Matters | Making the Most of Your Pilot Line Coating Experience," click on his podcast below: pilot-line-coating-experience Pilot coating lines are ...

IoPP Reports AmeriStar Winners

(Carton Box)

June 01, 2016, ... an experience, not just a package! CATEGORY: Electronics IBM System Z Rack Packaging for Domestic US Shipments that utilizes on Caster Deliveries and Compostable Mushroom-Based Material IBM IBM' ...

Coating Matters | Fluid Delivery System Design for Coating Control

(Coating/Laminating)

May 23, 2016, ... from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column, titled "Coating Matters | Fluid Delivery System Design for Coating Control," click on his podcast below: fluid-delivery-system-design-voice There ...

Show Preview | Focus on Industrial Printing at drupa 2016

(Print)

April 28, 2016, ... 100% silicone at rates up to 2400 fpm (732 mpm).  Company's dsX line of extrusion coating, cast film, and blown film equipment is said to offer processors advantages in price, performance, and delivery. ...

RadTech Announces 2016 Award Winners

(News | New Products)

April 25, 2016, ... technologies. Wavefront Wavefront makes holographic films using advanced roll-to-roll continuous UV casting lines to manufacture nano/micro structure embossed films on a variety of film substrates. ...

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

(Coating/Laminating)

April 25, 2016, ... his column, titled "Coating Matters | The Effects of Viscoelastic Behavior, Part 2," click on his podcast below: edit-effects-viscoelastic-behavior-pt2 In the world of hot melt adhesive coating, the ...

ExxonMobil Launches Performance Polymer

(Flexpack)

April 24, 2016, ... the introduction of Exceed XP performance polymers. The company announced the new polymers April 25 during a global webcast held at Chinaplas, saying product is designed to provide extreme performance ...

PMMI Releases Food Packaging Study

(News | New Products)

March 19, 2016, ... entitled 2016 Food Packaging Trends and Advances forecasting the US food industry is forecast to grow at a steady rate of 2.9% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) through 2022.  Based on interviews from ...

AIMCAL Awards | Toothpaste Carton Is 'Touching' Winne

(Coating/Laminating)

March 16, 2016, ... which comprises print/cast polypropylene (CPP)/adhesive/Ultramet WR metallized polyester/adhesive/CPP, becomes part of the PP tube during the injection molding process. The in-mold label improves aesthetics, ...