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PSA Tapes Key to Enhancing EV Battery Design and Production

(Print)

August 29, 2024, ... electrode constructions consisting of current collector foils, anode and cathode material and separator films in EV battery cells. Use of PSA tapes supports efficient manufacturing in several ways. The ...

A Deeper Look at UV Inks in Label Production

(Surface Prep)

August 16, 2024, ... priming either offline or inline with a flexo station. UV ink typically performs best on filmic materials. Even a semi-gloss has some filmic properties. Uncoated substrates, such as Estate 8 used in ...

Shurtape® Expands Line of Sustainable Packaging Tapes with Launch of rPET Recycled Packaging Tapes

(News | New Products)

August 05, 2024, Made with 90% post- consumer recycled PET film, the new tapes offer a way to dramatically reduce the use of virgin plastics in case sealing operations. Made with 90% post- consumer recycled PET film, ...

Enercon Introduces New Patent Pending Quick Sleeve™ Tool for Replacing Silicone Sleeves on Corona Treater Ground Rolls

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2024, Enercon announces the release of a new patent pending tool that saves film extruders time and money when replacing damaged silicone sleeves. Photo courtesy of Enercon Enercon announces the release ...

TIPA and Fresh-Lock Collaborate to Enhance Home Compostable Packaging Market

(News | New Products)

July 23, 2024, ... is well known for its sustainability benefits compared to other packaging forms but recycling can be challenging as traditional plastic films are not currently supported in most curbside recycling programs ...

Driving Flexibility and Cost Savings With Modular Cutting Assemblies Exploring Alternatives to Inflexible Purpose-built Production Equipment

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

July 21, 2024, ... knife assemblies, accumulators, stations for laminating, cut-to-length and perforating tasks, and rewinds to handle all types of films, nonwovens, paper products, absorbent materials, foils, laminated ...

Channeled Resources Group Appoints Al Berry to Release Liner Ambassador

(News | New Products)

July 15, 2024, ... films, proudly announces the appointment of Al Berry to the position of Release Liner Ambassador. Al Berry, formerly an accomplished Account Manager for the Northeast region, brings over four decades ...

Innovating Safety Child-Resistant Stand-Up Pouches that Meet Sustainability Goals

(Bag Pouch)

July 07, 2024, ... has recently resulted in a stand-up pouch that combines proven Child-Guard® slider technology with high-performance packaging films utilizing recycled content. The result is a stand-up pouch made with ...

Edale accelerates US growth with Sales Manager appointment

(News | New Products)

June 26, 2024, ... tenure at companies such as Fujifilm saw her working closely with Edale. As a result, Maggie is set to make an immediate impact, having previously seen Edale’s demonstration presses and the evolution of ...

Enhancing Battery Production with Advanced Cleaning and Static Control

(News | New Products)

June 24, 2024, ... rollers to pick up and remove fine particles from sensitive materials like anode and cathode films. This ensures that the films remain clean and free from contaminants, which is crucial for optimal battery ...

Measuring the Coating Window: Simplify the Concept with Mapping

(Coating/Laminating)

June 23, 2024, Coating windows are the most useful way to understand what is going on at the coating head. By Ted Lightfoot, PhD - Casting, coating, drying and laminating film consultant Coating windows are the ...

Mondi and traceless Develop Ground-breaking Coating Solution

(Sustainability Forum)

June 20, 2024, ... the greenhouse gas emissions throughout the packaging life cycle. 1 Marko Schuster, COO Functional Paper and Films at Mondi, says: “We are always looking at what the next steps are in creating truly ...

Flexible Packaging — In a Constant Cycle of Evolution

(Flexpack)

June 16, 2024, Just when we think flexible packaging films have reached a milestone of innovation, technology kicks things up another notch. By Rob Tiller, Managing Director, PennPac Just when we think flexible ...

Demand Increasing for PCR Plastics: How Recycled PE supports Sustainable Packaging Solutions

(Flexpack)

June 13, 2024, ... for PCR content in a variety of applications. Agricultural films, stretch films and HDPE milk jugs are some of the sources being used to create high quality PCR feedstock for use in multiple flexible packaging ...

Obtaining Barriers When Coating and Printing Flexible Materials

(Bag Pouch)

June 09, 2024, Thin flexible substrates of paper, film and foil are often modified, manipulated, coated or combined with other substrates, adhesives or chemical blends By Tom Kerchiss, Chairman, RK PrintCoat Instruments ...

Celebrating the Global Print Industry: Record Number of Deals Digned at drupa 2024

(Upcoming Conference News)

June 06, 2024, ... of innovations. Many key players, such as Bobst, Canon, Fujifilm, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, HP, Horizon, Koenig & Bauer, Komori Konica Minolta, Kurz and Landa, reported having signed contracts that ...

ARC Elects Officers, Directors

(News | New Products)

May 29, 2024, ... mainly in product development and technology roles focusing on precision, cleanroom film and foil-based coated products. An active member of ARC’s Web Coating & Laminating Committee, he has served as its ...

Static Charges: Production Mishaps and Product Misbehavior

(Surface Prep)

May 26, 2024, ... of uncontrolled static can result in distorted finished products, out of register printed products or damaged extruded films — this can lead to increased product rejections and wastage. Machinery on the ...

Surface Treatment: The Importance of Getting it Right

(Surface Prep)

May 19, 2024, ... surface energy in dynes, which is a function of watts of energy applied per square meter per minute. It is important to understand this because all plastic film intended for packaging is surface treated ...

Sun Chemical Recognized by FTA for Sustainability Excellence

(News | New Products)

May 13, 2024, ... is TÜV Austria-certified as “OK Compost” for compostable packaging. The multipurpose solvent-based inks are designed for printing on a wide range of plastic films intended for both external surface/reverse ...