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MacDermid Announces Price Increase

(Print)

June 27, 2018, MacDermid Graphics Solutions will raise prices on its photopolymer products due to a number of cost increases it has incurred ATLANTA, GA | MacDermid Graphics Solutions has announced a price increase ...

Applied Motion Products Announces Motors

(Controls)

June 25, 2018, StepSERVO Integrated Motors are said to provide cost-effective and high-speed motion control WATSONVILLE, CA | Applied Motion Products reports the introduction of three models of StepSERVO Integrated ...

Avery Dennison Launches Vehicle Films

(Flexpack)

June 10, 2018, ... the AWF High-Performance Films portfolio. Twelve different films, each available in three widths, allow for the desired level of cost, solar, heat, and safety performance. Company says the range’s HP Pro ...

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

(Bag Pouch)

May 10, 2018, ... in the industry? What do you see as the biggest potential over the next two to three years? FULLER: Many non-food applications are looking at non-laminated structures to drive overall cost-per-pouch ...

Colorite Talks About TPEs for Medical Apps

(Flexpack)

May 07, 2018, ... medical-grade compounds, says recent regulatory and market drivers, including cost pressures, are generating a material choice debate about polyvinyl chloride (PVC), thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), and ...

Shrink Packaging for Beer Brand Provides Multiple Benefits

(News | New Products)

April 30, 2018, ... Oskar Blues’ branding and design, maintaining shelf appeal for consumers. The brand’s new packaging has generated: 40 percent cost savings 64 percent reduction in secondary packaging materials usage ...

BW Papersystems Launches RFID Tag Unit

(Label/Tape)

April 23, 2018, ... in cost and an increase in efficiency in the production process of RFID tags.  Jürgen Rexer, global technical sales manager RFID at BW Papersystems’ Stuttgart, Germany, location, says, “The irresistible ...

Flint Announces New-Generation Sleeves

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2018, ... in flexo printing continue toward shorter print runs and more job changes, while printers aim to achieve better print quality with lower costs and improved health and safety. Company says the new rotec ...

Durst and OMET Announce Hybrid Press

(News | New Products)

February 14, 2018, ... range of high-performance labels and packaging printing guarantees flexibility and cost savings. The XJet is the new hybrid printing platform integrating Durst’s Tau 330 digital inkjet system with OMET ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sun Chemical to Produce Molecular Inks

(Print)

October 21, 2017, ... a low-cost alternative to nano materials. The IPS family of products includes silver and copper metallization options that can be applied by screen, inkjet, or other high-speed printing methods. The ...

Avery Dennison Shows Sustainable Solutions

(Label/Tape)

October 16, 2017, ... liner and is said to help brand owners and converters to close the loop at no additional cost. Company also showcased the ClearIntent portfolio, aimed at supporting converters and brand owners in their ...

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

(Flexpack)

August 02, 2017, ... as to their performance and cost-saving ability. From a simple cost standpoint, for example, whereas the structure in Figure 1A (as shown in Part 1) is an LLDPE/Tie/EVOH/Tie/LLDPE structure, a seven-layer ...

Flint Digital Plate Suited for Corrugated

(News | New Products)

July 15, 2017, ...  “With a continuing trend for lower quality liners due to cost reasons, however, uncompromised requirements for quality printing, printers, retailers, and brand owners demand good quality in corrugated ...

Uflex Reports Gravure Cell Optimization

(News | New Products)

June 25, 2017, ... the cell structures of the rotogravure cylinder, thereby bringing a substantive reduction in ink consumption during printing. Not only does this bring down the operating costs of the convertors but also ...

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 ...

BOBST Open House Celebrates Gravure

(News | New Products)

June 09, 2017, ... and for handling thinner materials for the production of packaging, which are less costly to produce and also fully recyclable. The Open House also featured the CL 850D laminator, highlighting the performance ...

FTA Awards | 6 Best of Show Winners Take Top Honors

(Print)

May 01, 2017, ... of creating eco-friendly, “cost neutral” labels. ProPETE enabled the recycling of PET containers–a common resin used in produce, bakery, and nut product packaging in grocery retail. In 2015, the Association ...