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Rising to the Challenge

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June 14, 2020, ... of the businesses within our industry are providing essential services and shining during this pandemic by increasing production rates, creating new partnerships, producing personal protection equipment ...

Terphane Antifog Films Improve the Appearance & Hygiene of Your Product

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June 12, 2020, Terphane responded to increasing requirements for consumer convenience, packing efficiency, extended shelf life and food safety, by reportedly making its films provide the fresh appearance and safety demanded ...

Stora Enso Introduces Low Carbon Paperboard for Chocolate Packaging

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June 02, 2020, ... On top of the strong environmental performance, customers can benefit from Performa Light’s high print quality due to its whiteness and brightness. “Consumers increasingly choose brands who enable them ...

Fastest Single Head Flexo Plate Imager from Esko Brings More Productivity to Corrugated Converters

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May 26, 2020, ... in productivity on partial plates. “We have developed Optics 100v2 to address the major pain points faced by the industry,” said Pascal Thomas, director of flexo business at Esko. “Cost pressure is increasing ...

Labeling Productivity: Overcoming Common Obstacles

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May 13, 2020, ... at the point of application. This type of conversion reduces SKU count, handling and inventory costs in addition to increasing the amount of valuable data on the labels. It also allows for barcoding, QR ...

Bockatech and Westfall Technik Solidify EcoCore License Deal

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April 28, 2020, ... gives brands the opportunity to stand out from the crowd." Optimized for use with Borealis polypropylene, Bockatech EcoCore creates packaging with skin-foam-skin walls instantly — increasing strength, ...

Wen Chyuan Brings Western Quality to Sheet Fed Lamination

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April 19, 2020, ... laminating and converting equipment in Asia, with strong sales in China, the Middle East and increasingly Europe and America.  From its headquarters in New Taipei City, Taiwan, where it employs more than ...

Three Ink Market Trends Helping to Achieve Sustainability Goals

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

April 16, 2020, ... impact the ecosystem. Brand owners are now responsible for using safe packaging that will maintain freshness and be sustainable, and proving that they are doing their part in decreasing their carbon ...

Luminer Expands Extended Content Label Capacity & Capabilities Through Infrastructure Investment

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April 06, 2020, ... cover webs in register with booklets and base webs, addressing another sector-specific need. Factors surrounding the increasing need for extended content labels include: Warnings and directives that ...

Global Print Industry Faces Economic and Environmental Challenges

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April 02, 2020, ... instability and corruption, while developed regions are nervous about an inevitable cyclical economic downturn. There is constant pressure on margins but increasingly the better-positioned companies counter ...

Acucote Introduces Broad Stocked Portfolio of Cannabis Label Materials

(Label/Tape)

April 01, 2020, ... flowers, edibles, extracts, salves/tinctures, terpenes and topicals.  Converters can take advantage of the fast growing Cannabis market with stocked label materials from Acucote. “Increasing legalization ...

Wagner Prestige Labels Reduces Waste and Ramps Up Capacity with Durst Tau 330 RSC E Investment

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March 31, 2020, ... package printing, said: “The Durst Tau 330 RSC E was originally launched to bring affordable digital production to increasing numbers of small converters and sets the base for the future of industrial ...

Competitive Advantages in Cold Seal Application with ISRA Technology

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March 31, 2020, ... packaging industry is increasingly focused on sustainability – protecting the environment, using energy and resources sparingly and recycling. Sustainable production also means that defect rates and waste ...

Digitalize, Automate and Connect: The Backbone of Packaging Production

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

March 30, 2020, ... to drive productivity and virtually remove print production errors, increasing brand owner satisfaction. For the corrugated board industry, the BOBST THQ technology enables unmatched high graphics quality ...

Flint Group Packaging Inks Europe Announces a Solvent Surcharge Across All Solvent-based Inks and Coatings

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March 29, 2020, ... resulting in higher costs across all transportation modes. Flint Group is witnessing increasing rates of absenteeism and sickness at all sites and disruptions throughout supply chains have meant that ...

A World of Change…

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March 29, 2020, ... behavior is indeed increasing the volume of eCommerce deliveries, which can also increase the use of corrugated boxes for transport. It is anticipated that new consumer shopping habits will further promote ...

Packaging Recognized as Essential: Smart Packaging Enhances Food Safety and Security

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March 25, 2020, ... StePac. “Fresh produce exporters and importers are concerned that by the time their produce reaches the customer, the quality will have deteriorated considerably, impacting its value and increasing waste. ...

European Recycling Markets Reel From Coronavirus

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March 22, 2020, ... of the pandemic, a global recession is looking increasingly likely. For the time being, the majority of the European recycling industry continues to operate on a business as usual basis - but the consequences ...

FPA Addresses Essential Manufacturing in Light of COVID-19 Crisis

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March 19, 2020, ... and medical waste receptacles use can liners to manage business, institutional, medical, and household waste. Carry-out and take-out food containers and e-commerce delivery, which are increasingly important ...

Tiziano Polito: Digital Printing - From Strength to Strength in Packaging

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March 15, 2020, ... improvements to print quality have been achieved. Whether in electrophotography or inkjet, the results in terms of resolution are impressive: increasing from 600 to 1200 dpi. This is such a good quality ...