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FTA Announces Forum 2019 Chair and Co-Chair

(News | New Products)

July 12, 2018, Ann Michaud and Hank Welter are named Chair and Co-Chair of Forum 2019, FTA’s conference for the package printing and converting industry. BOHEMIA, NY | Flexographic Technical Association., producers ...

An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 05, 2018, ... output, as well as melt quality and output stability. Tom Bezigian holds a B.S. in Plastics Engineering from the University of Massachusetts–Lowell. He has been affiliated with the converting industry ...

Aspen Products Expands Paper Tableware Production

(News | New Products)

July 02, 2018, ... market demands, so that by 2016, even with the factory’s three existing flexo presses running three shifts, five days a week, Aspen was struggling to provide printed material to the converting lines, and ...

ITW Pillar Technologies Offers Industry 4.0 Capability

(News | New Products)

June 27, 2018, ... has been a critical need for our customers, since uptime is critical for creating competitive advantages in packaging converting. Helker adds “All of our systems, powered by individual (or multiple) ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold Innovation & Sophistication Lead the Way

(IML/IMD)

June 13, 2018, ... challenges, minimizes energy consumption during converting, distribution, and storage and supports recyclability. Best Injection Molded (IML) Package, Silver Award  Similac Infant Formula Package ...

IMS Deltamatic Becomes IMS TECHNOLOGIES

(News | New Products)

June 03, 2018, ... manufacturer, and trader of high-technology automatic special machines for the converting, packaging, and automotive industries, announces the change of its corporate name to IMS TECHNOLOGIES S.p.A., with ...

mprint Launches Narrow Web Products

(News | New Products)

June 03, 2018, ... to existing equipment such as flexo machines, and the mlabel compact, a lower cost, smaller footprint UV inkjet press with integrated converting.  Like the flagship UV inkjet hybrid press mlabel Gen3, ...

Process Sensors Launches Profiling System

(Controls)

June 02, 2018, ... System for converting applications. Company says robust design and enclosed frame construction provide reliable measurement and control of moisture, coat weight, and adhesive thickness in harsh environments. A ...

Web Industries Winds Thin-Width Materials

(News | New Products)

May 16, 2018, ... tension throughout our process. Traditional processes lack this robustness and often deform or damage the materials during converting. Our attention to material quality, combined with our ability to precisely ...

Labels and Labeling | A Moment With Colordyne's Taylor Buckthorp

(Label/Tape)

May 14, 2018, Colordyne Technologies' Taylor Buckthorpe weighs in on the label converting market. Converting Solutions magazine caught up with Taylor Buckthorpe, the director of sales and marketing at Colordyne ...

Inks and Coatings | Catching Up With Sun Chemical’s Felipe Mellado

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

May 14, 2018, We caught up with the chief marketing officer at Sun Chemical, a manufacturer of printing inks, coatings and supplies for the packaging, publication, commercial, industrial, and digital markets. Converting ...

Slitting Rewinding | Waste Not, Want Not

(Slit)

May 13, 2018, ... Titan sales and marketing director at Atlas Converting (atlasconverting.com), recently told Converting Solutions magazine. So, what’s the solution? “Make the slitting department efficient and eliminate ...

Q&A Roundtable | How The Pouch/Bag Making Market Is Evolving

(Bag Pouch)

May 10, 2018, Converting Solutions Caught Up With Three Experts In The Field To Hear About The Trends, Driving Factors, Customers Demands And Future Predictions For The Pouch/Bag Making Market Segment. Converting ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 2

(Coating Matters)

May 07, 2018, ... develop a knowledge base the farther ahead your company will be. Mark D. Miller, author of PFFC's Coating Matters column, is a fluid coating expert with experience and knowledge in the converting industry ...

Pouch Making | Ensuring Quality Pouches

(Bag Pouch)

May 07, 2018, ... machine operator should have no problem with this. Additionally, a strong partnership needs to be formed between the converting machine OEM and the zipper manufacturer. This is to ensure that the proper ...

Digital Issue

(Uncategorized)

May 06, 2018, ... 2020 November 2020 December 2020 November Issue October Issue About Us Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER (PFFC) covers every part of the converting and package ...

Good-bye and Hello

(Yo's Yarns)

April 26, 2018, PFFC editorial director Yolanda Simonsis says good-bye to an industry after 40 years, greets new editorial leadership. After 40 long years in the packaging and converting industry, this blog post is ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

April 24, 2018, ... provide a functional character to the substrate for temporary or permanent bonding to a future surface after converting. These adhesives can be purchased or compounded in-house. These on-site compounds ...

Bobst Lyon Reports Expansion

(Carton Box)

April 21, 2018, ... key role in Bobst Lyon’s future business activities,” says Bobst Lyon president Emmanuel Roquet. “This strategic investment was made to develop our staff’s expertise in cardboard converting processes. ...

Sleeve Label Awards | AWA Confers 4 with Top Honors

(Label/Tape)

April 19, 2018, ... sleeve labeling industry supply chain." This year four submissions earned highest recognition for the following criteria: first impression/shelf appeal; printing and artwork execution; converting and ...