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Green Converting: Recycled Roll Coverings

(Web Handling)

November 30, 2010, ... transported, and recycled using renewable energy Optimizes the use of renewable or recycled source materials Is manufactured using clean production techniques and best practices Is made of materials ...

Looking South

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... areas increased more significantly (see Figure 1). Transportation costs increased 2.8%; energy 3.38%; and raw materials 4.6%. The release liner industry expected those costs to rise again overall in 2010. ...

Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... recyclability, compost ability, recycled content, renewable fuel usage, and less reliance on petroleum-based materials. While paper materials generally have a disadvantage in terms of energy and water ...

Dow Adds Line For New Films

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... modules. Dow says the new encapsulant films are the latest solutions spurred by its focus on delivering sustainable solutions to address some of today's challenges, including the need for clean energy. ...

Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2010, ... eliminate waste of substrate, ink, solvent, energy, machine time, and labor costs, while significantly accelerating changeover times and improving quality. The press also is equipped with F&K's Extension, ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... the Rochester Business Journal. Hammer Packaging's recognition focuses on its commitment to recycle, reuse, and reduce all materials, supplies, waste, and energy and to use renewable resources when economically ...

Adhesive Helps Reduce Waste

(Adhesives)

August 31, 2010, Technomelt Supra Cool 130 packaging adhesive reportedly offers benefits that include high bond strength, thermal stability, and flowability, as well as Technomelt Supra Cool 130 packaging adhesive reportedly ...

Motion Control: Drives

(Controls)

August 23, 2010, ... servicing of pre-owned presses. Another vital component of the business models at both DTS and POPPS is the engineering of energy recovery systems for containment of utility costs, an ongoing challenge ...

Dow Unveils ENLIGHT Polyolefin Encapsulant Films for Photovoltaic Modules

(Flexpack)

August 17, 2010, ... some of the world’s most critical challenges, including the need for clean energy. Based on fully integrated polyolefin technology, these encapsulant films can be formulated to address specific module ...

Web Lines: Are You Getting the Shaft?

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

June 30, 2010, ... and energy costs. Shafted rewinding usually requires an operator to manually inflate a pneumatic bladder and, if forgotten, leads to waste from slippage-related contamination and lateral shifting. Since ...

Lou Guzzetti

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2010, ... environment. We feel that these types of advances will result in long-term good rather than benefits that evaporate with the changing fads and fashions of the moment. Energy usage is one area we focus ...

Pitch the Pail

(Bag Pouch)

May 31, 2010, Hood Packaging, Madison, MS, has created an alternative to the cumbersome, energy-wasting plastic pail often used to package detergent, kitty litter, garden products, and pet food Hood Packaging, Madison, ...

Trends in technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2010, ... the following areas: Low-energy drying systems Coating technologies for coating uniform thin layers and low-solvent-level coating solutions Low-cost, reliable alternative energy sources New processes ...

A future for photovoltaics

(Metallizing)

April 30, 2010, ... and planarized. It has been shown that if you produce a clean, smooth, flat, high-surface-energy surface, a single-layer dense barrier coating can achieve ultra-barrier performance. When the surface ...

Techniques to Prevent/Minimize Die Lines

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

April 28, 2010, ... is subjected to in the extruder and die, we have a situation where the EVOH is receiving a minimum of 30 times more energy input than the original design specification. Let’s also say that this converter ...

Multipack Juices It Up

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2010, ... energy usage or wastes, and/or increase recycling. Bryce Corp., Memphis, TN, received honors for a lamination with 33% bio-based content for Frito-Lay North America's (Plano, TX) 10.5-oz packs of five ...

AIMCAL Awards

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2010, ... energy usage or wastes, and/or increase recycling. Bryce Corp., Memphis, TN, received honors for a lamination with 33% bio-based content for Frito-Lay North America’s (Plano, TX) 10.5-oz packs of five ...

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2010, Label printers planning to expand into flexible packaging have the ability to service short-run requests, execute quick changeovers, and manage shorter lead times Innovative labeling and packaging increasingly ...

Calculate Printing Carbon Footprint

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, Green Action Plan includes a Carbon Footprint Calculator that allows printers to estimate paper used, energy consumption, carbon footprint, and associated Green Action Plan includes a Carbon Footprint ...

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Announces Price Increase

(News | New Products)

February 10, 2010, ... This increase will take effect March 1, 2010. According to DuPont, raw materials continue to escalate as well as energy and transportation costs, necessitating the need for these increases. Specific ...