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The Euro: 20 Years of Cashing in on Holograms

(Print)

March 20, 2022, ... being upgraded and enhanced to offer additional anti-counterfeiting and authentication capabilities. This has been borne out by studies, notably the Dutch central bank, that the feature is the second best ...

Nonwovens Trends Addressed at IDEA®22

(News | New Products)

March 14, 2022, ... Fabrics Industry – will feature several hundred exhibitors from a myriad industry sectors and is expected to once again draw an audience of several thousand senior-level buyers and attendees from over ...

IMA DAIRY & FOOD Enhances Cutting Tool for Process Suited to Monomaterial Cup Packaging

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2022, ... production downtime and cost of ownership. Using an interchangeable cutting elements setup that allows individual tools components to be expediently replaced onsite, line stoppage can be reduced to 20 ...

Martin Automatic at ICE Europe 2022

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2022, ... Martin Automatic sees the ICE Europe event as a perfect opportunity to showcase its diverse product portfolio to a highly specialized audience.  With more than 500 machine installations in Europe, the ...

New for K 2022: Monthly Online K-Talks

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2022, Topic of first K-Talk on January 20, 2022: “Climate protection and plastics – do they go together?” Topic of first K-Talk on January 20, 2022: “Climate protection and plastics – do they go together?” ...

Leading the Industry for Converting Machinery Manufacturers

(Coating/Laminating)

January 11, 2022, ... technology for quick curing in solvent less lamination developed in cooperation with Dow. The integration of laser die-cutters in laminators for the conversion paper based packaging for the food industry. ...

A Guide to Selecting the Optimal Water-Based Primer for Extrusion Coating and Extrusion Lamination Applications

(Surface Prep)

November 28, 2021, ... that are oily will need different containment properties than a package holding dry or dehydrated ingredients. What is the structure and where will the primer be used? A wide variety of chemistries, ...

Sufresca Accelerates Its Green Solution to Reduce Waste and Plastic

(News | New Products)

November 19, 2021, ... natural food ingredients and inbuilt with advanced modified atmosphere properties. When applied to a fresh fruit or vegetable, the solution creates a breathable coating. Minute disruptions within the coating ...

Enterprise Print Group Saves Labor and Reduces Waste by up to 75 Percent

(News | New Products)

October 24, 2021, ... without the need for tooling and die inventory. In addition, because there are no dies, Labelmaster greatly reduces finishing make-ready time. “Many of our customers use fairly low volumes of very high-value ...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., to Provide Rooftop Space for a Solar Panel Installation That Will Deliver Clean Energy to Rhode Island Residents

(News | New Products)

September 26, 2021, ... to help build a circular economy.” “SolarKal has been an excellent partner since the launch of this project. They conducted an analysis of Toray’s facilities and technical feasibility studies, managed ...

In the Spotlight: MAMATA

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 09, 2021, ... few questions from PFFC about what makes them stand out. What two or three converting machines do you want our audience to specifically know about, and what makes them desirable? Mamata’s entire product ...

UFLEX Unveils Breakthrough Set of Products & Solutions

(News | New Products)

August 29, 2021, ... substrates such as chocolates and candies which was earlier a tough task has now been made easy; Aseptic Liquid Packaging Business Foil stamping aseptic packs for liquor brand UDAAN by RADICO ...

Methods for Closed Loop Coating Thickness Control

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2021, ...  Typical examples of this type of coater are slot die coaters (Photo 3) and spray coaters (Photo 4). As previously discussed for the applicator rolls, the ability to control the motor’s and therefore ...

Value-Added Processes: Coating, Laminating and Metallizing

(Coating)

June 06, 2021, ... is known for automatic profile control (APC), deckle and die technology, multi-coating solutions, web handling, transfer unwinds and winders. The company is also at the forefront of digital transformation ...

COVER: Testing, Inspection & Quality Control

(Flexpack)

May 23, 2021, ...  Often the last element added to items, codes are a vital part of the product journey. Typical data includes batch numbers and expiry dates but can extend to variable information such as QR codes, ingredient ...

Antibacterial Laminates: A Line of Defense Against the Spread of Germs

(Film)

May 02, 2021, ... and technologies are effective against a wide spectrum of harmful bacteria, including MRSA and E. coli. The active ingredient in many of these films is often silver or copper, known over centuries for ...

GMG to Sponsor FTA FORUM/INFOFLEX 2021 Conference

(Upcoming Conference News)

March 24, 2021, ... “FORUM is not a sit-and-stare conference—it’s fully interactive. Audience members can vote in polls, take notes on presentation proceedings and pose their own problems during live end-of-session Q&As. ...

Meeting the Demand for Sustainable Packaging through Sustainable Printing

(Adhesives)

March 21, 2021, ... Inc. (AET), an environmental consulting firm, was retained by tesa to provide an independent third-party validation assessment. AET studied the potential reduction in waste disposal realized by replacing ...

Troubleshooting Defects in Extrusion Coating

(Coating)

March 07, 2021, ... (cross) direction gauging will often detect specific gauge defects (like “spiking” – something blocking the flow inside the die).  Of course, on-line optical inspection can be used to control chart defect ...

Asahi OEE Reloaded. A handy Video for the Flexo Printer

(News | New Products)

February 01, 2021, ... own data. “Over the years, Asahi Photoproducts has published much information about OEE and the role our plates can play in improving a flexo operation’s OEE percentage,” says Dieter Niederstadt, ...