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A Leader in Bag Converting Equipment

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 23, 2023, ... staff is here to provide world-renowned customer service. ARES 400-SUP Hudson-Sharp has been leading the way on polybag machines and polyethylene (PE) pouches for years and continues to do so with ...

Three Ways Water-Based Primers are Advancing Extrusion Coating Trends in the Flexible Packaging Industry

(Bag Pouch)

January 15, 2023, ... consumers’ demands. Primers and Coatings can Promote Adhesion and Increase Barrier Properties in Multilayer Recycle-Ready Packaging If a package is made from a mono-material such as polyethylene ...

Toray Celebrates With The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp at 31st Annual Big Apple Bash

(News | New Products)

December 06, 2022, ... and metallized films and polypropylene and polyethylene foams. The company is committed to environmental, social, and corporate governance and aims to contribute to society through the creation of new ...

Toray Supports Amenity Aid and Helps Provide Hygiene Supplies to Rhode Islanders

(News | New Products)

November 13, 2022, ... Island residents.” Toray Plastics (America), Inc., is a leading manufacturer of polyester, polypropylene, and metallized films and polypropylene and polyethylene foams. The company is committed to environmental, ...

Fresh-Lock Closures Showcase Sustainable Flexible Packaging Innovations at PACK EXPO International

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 28, 2022, ... on a polyethylene recyclable pouch. This closure can be used on a wide range of product applications and medium to large pouch sizes. Child-Guard® slider brings tested performance to your packaging needs, ...

Mark Turano Appointed Senior Director of Sales, Lumirror Division®, Toray Plastics (America), Inc.

(News | New Products)

July 26, 2022, ... service and wish him continued success.”   Toray Plastics (America), Inc., is a leading manufacturer of polyester, polypropylene and metallized films and polypropylene and polyethylene foams. The company ...

Third-Party Certifications Can Validate Sustainability Claims

(Bag Pouch)

July 10, 2022, ... market. Film producers and packaging converters don’t want mono-material going to landfills or incinerators. Polyethylene, from which a majority of film, wraps and bags are made, is a valuable recyclable ...

The Importance of Monomaterial Polypropylene Laminates in Flexible Packaging

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2022, ... around 70 percent of the material is either Polyethylene (PE) or Polypropylene (PP) and that 20 percent is mixed plastic and aluminium foil plastic laminates. Currently the PE fraction is down-cycled to ...

There’s More than One Way to Treat a Film

(News | New Products)

June 26, 2022, ... dyne pens can give false reading, so be careful what they touch. The ASTM method (drops of liquid on clean swabs) is a better choice if contamination is an issue. D-2578 was written for polyethylene ...

Static Measurements Guide Problem Solving

(Surface Prep)

May 15, 2022, ... typically crosses organizational boundaries. When the material is polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or another electrically insulating material, static charges on ...

Bomplastic Will Offer More Diversified and Innovative Products After Acquiring a Comexi F2 MB

(News | New Products)

April 04, 2022, ... technical films, polyethylene and polypropylene containers, laminates, 3-barrier protected coextruded materials, food containers, and a variety of bags. "We produce 350 tons per month as a result of our ...

H.B. Fuller Joins 4evergreen Alliance

(News | New Products)

March 07, 2022, ... dematerializing the pallet packaging used throughout the supply chain, such as trays, slip sheets and stretch wraparound pallets that use polyethylene plastic, a material that is not recyclable in some ...

Comexi Will Expand Its Presence in the Middle East with a Showroom at Madayn Plastic Company

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2022, ... The Comexi F2 ML printing machine is the ideal response to market demands, in reference to large format jobs, such as those of the polyethylene market for wrap around, hygiene, as well as the majority ...

Stand Up for Digitally Printed Pouches

(Bag Pouch)

February 20, 2022, ... laminated polyethylene to paper to heat-seal it in packaging machines, but new technology allows a non-PE-based coating to heat-seal paper in traditional packaging machines. Stand-up paper pouches provide ...

PPG white paper compares static generation and dissipation of three popular label materials

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2022, ... results of head-to-head tests between PPG TESLINⓇ substrate, vinyl and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) labels. “Static electricity is an ever-present issue for label printers and converters. As many ...

Innovative Recycling Solutions for Thermoset Plastics

(News | New Products)

February 14, 2022, ... types of plastic are easy to process. As explained in the brief, plastic materials are generally classified according to their chemical compositions as either thermoplastics, such as polyethylene terephthalate ...

Rust to Tech, Part II

(Coating/Laminating)

December 19, 2021, ... expertise using paper, poly and nonwovens to produce “Super Material ™”. Mid South Extrusion produces polyethylene films in mono and multi-layered structures for printing and converting. Eight-color printing, ...

3 Pandemic-Driven Trends That Are Changing the Packaging Industry

(News | New Products)

December 06, 2021, ... OTC medications, and CBD products. Closures, often in the form of zippers, have become an extension of flexible packaging with their polyethylene-based technologies growing to include tactical and audible ...

Rust to Tech, Part II

(Converting Perspectives)

November 28, 2021, ... expertise using paper, poly and nonwovens to produce “Super Material ™”. Mid South Extrusion produces polyethylene films in mono and multi-layered structures for printing and converting. Eight-color printing, ...

Expansions and New Markets for Nonwovens

(Nonwovens)

November 28, 2021, ... and nonwovens are starting to fill the need.   New materials are being developed to increase speed and safety in medical packaging applications in which ETO  (Ethylene Oxide gas) sterilization is utilized. ...