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Three Ways Water-Based Primers are Advancing Extrusion Coating Trends in the Flexible Packaging Industry

(Bag Pouch)

January 15, 2023, ... industry for more than 35 years. He has been a key driver in the success of water-based primers and coatings used in flexible film converting and has been a featured speaker at industry events in the U.S., ...

Important Considerations When Choosing an OEM

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 01, 2023, ... Packaging industry, with much experience converting bags and pouches or troubleshooting bags and pouches in the field. “Not your typical machinery sales guy” is how customers and prospects frequently describe ...

Rust to Tech: Part 5

(Converting Perspectives)

January 01, 2023, This is Part 5 of our series: Rust to Tech. By Susan Stansbury, Industry Consultant This is Part 5 of our series: Rust to Tech. While we know that converting and associated industries have made a ...

Winding: Part 2

(Roll Handling)

December 18, 2022, Document Your Wound Roll Structure Document Your Wound Roll Structure By Neal Michal, Principal, Converting Expert, LLC This is Part 2 in a five-part series regarding winding, with this month’s ...

The Versatility of UV Curing

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2022, ... dryers. This means UV curing processes are more environmentally friendly and produce less waste. Once a web or sheet exits a UV curing station, it is immediately ready for further processing, converting, ...

Wound Roll Mechanics: Part 2

(News | New Products)

December 12, 2022, This is Part 2 in a five-part series regarding winding, with this month’s focus on documenting your wound roll structure. By Neal Michal, Principal, Converting Expert, LLC This is Part 2 in a five-part ...

Aztec Label Invests in Fujifilm’s Activ LED UV Curing System

(Coating/Laminating)

December 05, 2022, ... process of converting all our production lines to LED curing, and in Fujifilm, we have a partner that offers not only multiple solutions, but also invaluable strategic support. Their Flenex plates are ...

Automating the Die-cutting Process for Zero-fault Production

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

November 27, 2022, The vision of a sustainable future is one where fault-free folding cartons and corrugated boxes are produced by highly automated printing and converting lines controlled by centrally stored data and digitally ...

The Value of Atmospheric Plasma

(Surface Prep)

November 20, 2022, ... adhesives and coatings. Corona treatment is the most popular method in the plastic film, extrusion and converting industries. It is economical and adaptable to many applications such as high-speed printing ...

SOMA releases next-generation Venus III.2 and Venus III.2-Turret, slitters

(News | New Products)

November 13, 2022, ... a maximum speed of up to 850m/min (2789ft/min ft/min), in the case of the Venus III.2. Those larger converting companies interested in multiple slitting of medium diameter rolls with the highest level ...

Methods for Closed Loop Coating Thickness Control

(Coating/Laminating)

November 13, 2022, There are many methods currently available for online measurement of coating thickness. By Bob Pasquale, President, New Era Converting Machinery There are many methods currently available for online ...

HOW TO: Mark Defects Safely and Automatically

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

November 06, 2022, ... and converting industries since 2002. They are a world leader in safety and waste reduction through the automatic marking and tracking of defects. Novation’s WebFlaggers have become an industry standard. ...

A More Strategic and Inclusive AIMCAL

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

October 23, 2022, ... will position AIMCAL as the “top-of-mind” resource for all members of the roll-to-roll converting industry. Still, being a resource is only the foundation. We must be able to easily communicate our services ...

New Era Battery Q&A

(Coating/Laminating)

October 20, 2022, ... solutions for the web handling industry. With decades of industry experience on staff, New Era can apply its engineered solutions to provide customers with web handling equipment tailored to their converting ...

GAA honors Golden Cylinder Award winners

(News | New Products)

October 11, 2022, ... FL). The Best in Show Award in the competition, co-sponsored for the second year by ACIMGA (the Italian Manufacturers Association of Machinery for the Graphic, Converting and Paper Industry), went to ...

Wound Roll Mechanics: Part 1

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, This is Part 1 in a four-part series regarding winding, with this month’s focus on wound roll mechanics. By Neal Michal, Principal, Converting Expert, LLC This is Part 1 in a four-part series regarding ...

Thinking Inside and Outside the Coating Box

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... don’t want to market products that may at some point be returned to them because of complaints. The same applies to products produced in the converting shop on equipment such as a coater or laminator and ...

Baldwin Technology Partners With Fi-Tech to Represent Textile and Nonwoven Finishing Technologies in North America

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... polymer, textiles, converting, perforated products and tobacco processing. Fi-Tech also maintains a spare parts inventory for many of the companies it represents. “With the increasing demand of Baldwin’s ...

Wound Roll Mechanics: Part 1

(Converting Expert)

September 26, 2022, This is Part 1 in a four-part series regarding winding, with this month’s focus on wound roll mechanics. By Neal Michal, Principal, Converting Expert, LLC This is Part 1 in a four-part series regarding ...

Material Properties, Testing & Applications: Part 3

(Converting Expert)

September 26, 2022, Practical Applications with Real World Examples By Neal Michal, Principal, Converting Expert, LLC Practical Applications with Real World Examples This month we will complete the final installment ...