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Videojet Launches Adhesion Ink

(News | New Products)

May 16, 2015, ... oil exposure and water condensation for the intended life cycle of the product. Wright says, “Extensive tests were performed on a number of standard industry flexible films to verify resistance to many ...

Kotkamills Oy to Produce Packaging Board

(Carton Box)

May 04, 2015, ... be recycled without any special measures. Only printing ink, if any, will be removed in recycling. If unprinted, the board can be reused by re-pulping it and using it directly in the paper or board mill' ...

Web Lines | Unwritten Rules, Now Written

(Technical Reports)

April 27, 2015, ... speed of the roll change cycle versus the steady main process speed. Accumulation length grows with speed and transfer time. Accumulation length equals speed times the sum deceleration time plus splice ...

Color-Logic Special Effects Offered for Flex-Pack

(News | New Products)

April 09, 2015, ... their metallic effects prior to prototyping. Doing so not only reduces cycle time between proofs but reduces cost considerably. Proofing Technologies, manufacturer of JetComp films used for producing ...

NPE 2015 Wrap-up

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 31, 2015, ... a multi-year, proof-of-concept program to collect and reclaim non-recycled flexible packaging waste and convert it into oil.  This program involved not only the large scale pyrolysis process needed to ...

PRIMIR Issues Agenda for Summer Meeting

(News | New Products)

March 28, 2015, ... trends, technological innovations, life cycle costs, evaluation of market forces and requirements at the packaging (CPC) buyer level, sustainability, and more. Another timely new PRIMIR study presentation, ...

Pregis Marks Ten years in Business

(Flexpack)

February 24, 2015, ... These advancements are critical for meeting our customers’ evolving needs.” In materials and equipment, Pregis reports it was the first-to-market in 2008 with the first-ever, high-recycled content, air-cushioning ...

Spear Introduces P-S Label for PET Bottle Recycling

(Label/Tape)

February 24, 2015, ... APR (Association of Post-Consumer Plastics Recyclers) to create a recyclable pressure-sensitive label alternative since 2002 and although a solution had been discovered, the material was cost prohibitive ...

E-Books

(Uncategorized)

February 21, 2015, ... are addressed and being overcome to produce, in some cases, even better outcomes. Flexible Packaging: The Constant Cycle of Evolution While there are many advantages of flexible packaging, it ...

Show Preview | NPE2015 Boasts Its Largest Event Ever

(Trends/Management)

February 16, 2015, ... a new pressure forming machine said to ensure a higher productivity due to fast cycle times and larger forming area. Can process PS, OPS, PP, PE, PVC, PET, PLA or CPET. Features include new high output ...

Barrier Resins | Properties, Processing & Handling of EVOH, Pt. 1

(Flexpack)

February 01, 2015, ... processing conditions. The scrap generated in polyolefin/EVOH coextrusion is commonly recycled as a regrind layer in sheet and bottle applications. Coextruded packages with EVOH can also be recycled post-consumer. ...

UV/EB | North American Market for Energy Curing Technologies

(Technical Reports)

January 26, 2015, ... in direct mail applications, while in package printing, UV curable inks are used most commonly in folding carton applications. Commercial printers are still early in the life cycle of acceptance of UV-curable ...

Aventics Positioning System Features New Technology

(Controls)

January 12, 2015, ... systems. A 100% duty cycle means no worries about cycle rate and overheating. System uses a special position controller requiring no programming and 12-bit resolution. Analog command and feedback is ...

Hilex Poly Benefits From ShurTape Sealing System

(Label/Tape)

December 10, 2014, Installs ShurSEAL carton sealers on 8 bag machines HICKORY, NC |  Hilex Poly Co., Hartsville, SC, is a manufacturer and recycler of plastic bags and film products. At the company’s facility in Milesburg, ...

Videojet Printers Said to Aid Uptime

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2014, The 1550 and 1650 inkjet printers reportedly reduce coding errors and resist ink buildup   WOOD DALE, IL | Videojet Technologies, a manufacturer of coding, printing, and laser marking products, fluids ...

Elsner Builds Rewinder for Medical Products

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2014, Automated line produces coreless rolls of nonwovens and features a solid winding rod that is recycled and fully automatic   HANOVER, PA | Elsner Engineering Works recently shipped a converting line ...

FPI Reports on Trends in Foodservice Packaging

(News | New Products)

November 27, 2014, ... This year’s foodservice packaging trends focused on both the environmental attributes as well as the “look” of containers. Demand for products that can be recycled and/or composted continued, with perhaps ...

Market Research | Emerging Technologies for Packaging Innovation

(Trends/Management)

November 24, 2014, ...  E-mailing all four surveys to the database in three cycles between July and August 2014. Filtering responses to ensure completeness, resulting in a net, non-duplicated response of 288 consumer- packaged ...

Heritage Bag Grows with Support from Gloucester Engineering

(Bag Pouch)

November 17, 2014, ...  In addition to the physical changes they plan to make to the Texas plant, Heritage also will take on more compostable and recycled bag projects. “Compostable is a popular, high growth area for us,” says ...

Release Liner | Annual AWA Seminar Paints Picture of Today’s Market

(Label/Tape)

November 16, 2014, ... downloadable pdf, “How to Recycle Release Liner”—providing step-by-step advice and listing no less than nine providers of collection services within the USA. Currently involved in developing a pilot recycling ...