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Metsä Board Offers Eco-Barrier Paperboard

(Carton Box)

February 05, 2018, ... cost without compromising on the quality or barrier properties of the board. Print machine time for barrier treatment was reduced by 50 percent, and 65 percent less varnish was needed thanks to the special ...

Material Science | The Future of Packaging

(Trends/Management)

February 05, 2018, ... food waste is extremely costly. Preliminary analysis of a recent three-month trial of RFID tags by a leading food retailer in the UK points to a potential reduction in food waste of 20% and food stock ...

BOBST Metallizer Handles Many Films

(Coating/Laminating)

January 24, 2018, ... savings in production costs. The winding mechanism incorporates a six-drive system giving three independent tension control zones. It provides low tension winding with adjustable bowed rollers to produce ...

Industry Predictions | TESTing Your Imagination

(Trends/Management)

December 27, 2017, ... gains traction, which will help to decrease the cost of solar panels and improve efficiency. “Display holograms, which are often overlooked and a small sector within the holographic market also possess ...

AWA Reviews Sessions on Release Liners

(Label/Tape)

November 25, 2017, ... driven by cost control, and new applications which require release coatings—are directing the industry in a number of directions, he said. In brief, these are the need for ‘flat’ release liner profiles ...

Esko Launches Large Digital Cutting Table

(Bag Pouch)

November 19, 2017, ... a digital printing press, to cost effectively manufacture large-format printed packaging and displays in a variety of run lengths. The new press has enabled us to win several key contracts, which is why ...

A 4-Shift, Around-the-Clock Schedule EVERYONE Will Love—REVISITED

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 13, 2017, ... most efficiently when run 24 hours a day, seven days a week. By “work schedule,” I mean a work schedule that minimizes overtime cost to the manufacturer and reduces stress on manufacturing, supervisory ...

Oracle Packaging Offers Push-Thru Blister Lidding Foil

(Flexpack)

October 29, 2017, ... capabilities reportedly lead to unsurpassed converting cost effectiveness for blister lidding products. “Oracle Packaging’s push-thru blister foil products provide customers with outstanding barrier ...

New Era Coating/Laminating Line At Work

(Coating/Laminating)

October 14, 2017, ... coating and laminating line, we have been able to enhance our productivity and helped to ensure that we continue to offer world-class cost-efficiency in the specialty coating market.” CONTACT NEW ERA ...

DALIM Software Simplifies Design Workflow

(Trends/Management)

September 28, 2017, ... while overseeing all marketing projects and managing content within a digital asset manager directly from one, cost-effective tool. ES 5.5 is the result of our goals to increase speed, standardize workflows, ...

Epson Adds New Digital Press

(News | New Products)

September 24, 2017, ... of the SurePress L-4533AW. According to the company, the seven-color inkjet label press delivers high quality labels and packaging at a low total cost of ownership, is easy to operate, and is built for ...

Web Industries Introduces Custom Shielding Tape

(Label/Tape)

September 10, 2017, Helps datacom cable producers comply with new Category 8 standards MARLBOROUGH, MA | A new custom shielding tape solution for networking and data communications cable manufacturers is now available ...

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

(Trade Shows)

September 08, 2017, ... waste, bring down the overhead costs of producing labels and yield greater efficiency in the printing and application stages.” Automation Arena The Automation Arena will debut at this year’s exhibition. ...

Roll-2-Roll Launches Web Guides

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2017, ... allows converters to handle any material without the need of time costly calibration or adjustments, company says.  Low-profile compact web guide Guides, also designed for nonwovens, are lightweight ...

Zip-Pak Opens Engineering Center

(Flexpack)

August 13, 2017, ... among our teams of packaging experts, along with our supply chain partners and customers, will provide even greater levels of service, support and cost efficiencies.” Recent focus group feedback has ...

AIMCAL Posts Agenda for R2R Conference

(Coating/Laminating)

August 06, 2017, ... one full-day course on Slot Die Coating Technology and four half-day sessions: Wrinkling and Spreading; The Stand-up Pouch Seminar; Controlled Coating Process: Details Are Essential for a Quality Cost-Effective ...

Bobst Metallizer Working Well at Oben Plant

(Coating/Laminating)

July 31, 2017, Oben’s second Bobst metallizer, working with two BOPP film lines, is said to be producing more at less cost HEYWOOD, UK | Bobst Manchester reports that Oben Holding Group has had a smooth startup of ...

Flint Launches UV LED Ink

(News | New Products)

July 04, 2017, XCURA EVO, a new generation of UV LED sheet-fed process ink, is said to offer high gloss and reduced costs STUTTTGART, GERMANY | Flint Group reports the global launch of its latest version UV LED process ...

Roller Geometry | What Is Your Roller’s True Shape?

(Web Handling)

June 21, 2017, ... efficiently utilize the fluid and reduce costs. CONCLUSION In order to properly prepare rollers for web handling duties, it is important to know a roller’s true shape. The variation of a roller’s ...

Sticking With It | Overview of Radiation Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, ... consider expansion or replacement options, exploring the move to UV-curable PSAs is prudent. It allows expansion without adding costly flammable storage required of solvent materials as well as a lower ...