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Packaging Trends | Technological Advances Push Holograms Forward

(Carton Box)

January 29, 2018, ... in development with distinct visual effects that will make it easy to identify, and even more difficult to simulate, while new techniques in film coating and manufacturing technology are seeing the boundaries ...

Industry Predictions | TESTing Your Imagination

(Trends/Management)

December 27, 2017, Forward-thinking industry leaders submit their predictions for the gamut of converting topics, including counterfeiting, fluid & extrusion coating, recyclability, marketing, static control, adhesives, ...

Karlville Enters Agreement with ePac

(Flexpack)

December 13, 2017, ... and create a working showroom for Karlville customers. As a working showroom, the initiative will reinforce Karlville’s core machine competencies in lamination, coating, slitting, inspection, and pouchmaking. ...

Flint Group Acquires Eston Chimica

(News | New Products)

December 02, 2017, ... able to offer our customers cutting-edge innovations in both inks and coatings and customer-focused support. The water-based packaging print sector is growing and changing; this partnership gives us the ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2017

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2017, ... of converters in our annual roundup of new products. Barrier films, coatings, core chucks, and roll lifters — these are just a few of the tools in a converter’s toolbox. To help them find what they need ...

Brand Packaging | Foils & Laminates Deliver Outstanding Benefits

(Print)

November 01, 2017, ... provide consumers with a multi-sensory experience. For products that require strong shelf-appeal – such as luxury gifts, wine labels, and personal care goods – decorative foils, laminates, inks, and coatings ...

Medical Patches | Faustel Meets Challenge of Hydrogel Pad Production

(Coating/Laminating)

October 23, 2017, Engineers a new coating line and custom slot die for Katecho Inc. Engineers a new coating line and custom slot die for Katecho Inc. Iowa-based Katecho, a full-service contract manufacturer specializing ...

DowDuPont Wins Sustainability Awards

(Trends/Management)

October 21, 2017, DOW FILMTEC FORTILIFE and ROPAQUE NT-2900 Opaque Polymer are among the winners of the Business Intelligence Group’s Sustainability Awards MIDLAND, MI | DowDuPont Materials Science reports three breakthrough, ...

PPC Awards | All Packaging Wins Top Prize for SlideBoxCR

(Carton Box)

October 19, 2017, ... three-to-five-year-old participants were unable to access the product. The design also allows for premium graphic treatments. Embossing, foil stamping, spot UV, PMS colors and soft touch coating may ...

Mouvent Announces Three New Presses

(News | New Products)

October 03, 2017, ... digital printers based on the Mouvent Cluster, it writes the software around the printers, develops inks and coatings for various substrates, as well as providing a full servicing offering. The company ...

DowDuPont Announces Results of Review

(Flexpack)

September 27, 2017, ... for customers. The intended company will consist of three segments: Performance Materials & Coatings; Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure; and Packaging & Specialty Plastics. The intended company ...

Protective Packaging | Add Value with Vapor Corrosion Inhibitors

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2017, ... metals protected in a VCI treated enclosure do not require special application or removal of a protective coating, because the VCI layer naturally applies and removes itself to and from bare metal surfaces ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2017 is its Largest Exhibition To-Date

(Trade Shows)

September 08, 2017, ... coating, eliminating the need for a separate release liner. Displaying both materials and converting systems, the Linerless Trail participants will be organizing live demonstrations on their stands as ...

Treofan Partners with Turkish Company

(Flexpack)

September 04, 2017, ... trading companies in the packaging and label industry. In partnership with Actega Terra, it reportedly was the first company to provide IML coatings to the Turkish market. The collaboration with Treofan ...

PPC Names Disrupter Structures as Paperboard Trend

(Carton Box)

September 01, 2017, ... coating was king. Nearly 100% of the cosmetics cartons and about 30% of the entries overall were finished with soft touch, which imparts a rich, velvety feel to the package. Five years ago, there were ...

Cosmo Films Launches Low Noise Tape Film

(Label/Tape)

August 13, 2017, ... easier to switch to. In most of the tape applications, printing on the film takes place on the other side of the release coating. However, the release side could also be made printable. Commenting on ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 3

(Flexpack)

August 02, 2017, ... of polymers, laminations, and coatings with emphasis on R&D, quality assurance, manufacturing, marketing, operations, finance, and expert witness experience in the blown film, cast film, orienting, extrusion ...

B&W MEGTEC Launches Drying Lab

(Coating/Laminating)

July 30, 2017, An in-house bench-top drying system profiles drying characteristics of coatings and substrates from small-size samples DE PERE, WI | Babcock & Wilcox MEGTEC has developed an exclusive in-house drying ...

Green Bay Packaging Adds Slitting Facility

(Slit)

July 24, 2017, ... Green Bay, WI, Coated Products has three coating facilities located in Green Bay; Winchester, VA; and Mexico City. In addition, material is slit and distributed from four other locations in the US, two ...

BOBST and Radex Form New Company: Mouvent

(News | New Products)

July 05, 2017, ... it writes the software around the printers, develops inks and coatings for various substrates, as well as providing a full servicing offering. The company is promising a new standard in inkjet label production ...