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Transcontinental Acquires Coveris Americas

(Flexpack)

April 01, 2018, ... Chicago, IL, Coveris manufactures a variety of flexible plastic and paper products, including rollstock, bags and pouches, coextruded films, shrink films, coated substrates, and labels. As of December ...

Sticking With It | Hot Melt PSA Primer

(Coating/Laminating)

March 26, 2018, ... with the following: Rubber: film former, provides cohesive strength Tackifier: provides tack and adhesion Diluents/Process Oils: reduces viscosity, aids wet-out Antioxidant: adds stability Other ...

CCL Acquires Treofan Americas

(Flexpack)

March 09, 2018, ... rights to the Treofan name. Treofan Americas is a producer of biaxially oriented polypropylene film based in Zacapu, Mexico, with capacity of 60,000 tons for specialty applications in consumer packaging ...

UPM Raflatac Offers Guide to Digital Materials

(Label/Tape)

March 07, 2018, New digital printer recommendation tool helps users identify the best label stock products for a variety of digital printers HELSINKI, FINLAND | UPM Raflatac offers digital papers and films for the ...

Mactac Expands UL-Approved Inkjet Portfolio

(Coating/Laminating)

February 26, 2018, ... FAB6914 1.0-mil clear polyester overlaminating film. FCD6914 and FAB6914 feature company’s MP690 high-performance, high-tack permanent acrylic emulsion adhesive, said to have excellent ultimate adhesion ...

Steel Partners, parent of API, acquires Dunmore

(Coating/Laminating)

February 21, 2018, ... coated film manufacturer Dunmore Corporation in the US and the share purchase of Dunmore Europe in Germany. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Bristol, PA, and with three major ...

HP Indigo Details Largest Sale Ever

(Print)

February 20, 2018, ... Press provides converters the freedom to produce nearly any flexible packaging application, in addition to labels, and shrink sleeves on film or paper—all with the proven quality to help meet strict brand ...

Mactac Reports New CHILL AT Products

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2018, The all-temperature label product line expands with three new films, two in PP and one in PS STOW, OH | Mactac Performance Adhesives Group is expanding its all-temperature label solutions by adding ...

Material Science | The Future of Packaging

(Trends/Management)

February 05, 2018, ... keep food fresh for longer. Oxygen barrier films combined with pressure-sensitive reclosure adhesives prevent oxygen and moisture from entering food packaging by enabling easy opening and repeated resealability. ...

Riyadh Orders BOBST Press

(News | New Products)

February 04, 2018, ... flexo press Both presses are used for printing films (LDPE, BOPP, CPP, PET), foil, laminates, shrink sleeves, PVC twist wraps, metallized twist wraps and wax paper, wraparound labels, gift wraps, shopping ...

Coating Matters | The 6 C's of Roll-to-Roll Coating System

(Coating/Laminating)

January 18, 2018, ... process utilized across many industries including adhesive tapes and labels, pharmaceutical drug patches, optical film, and battery technology. The microstructures internal to the coatings and the morphology ...

ETI Announces New-Generation Press

(Print)

January 06, 2018, ... press especially designed for unsupported monoweb thin film. With its oversized concept, the Metronome reportedly allows label printing at high speeds 24/7.  The Metronome is equipped with the following ...

Telstar Module Suited for Many Apps

(News | New Products)

January 02, 2018, ... for Thin Films Heat-Sensitive Web Apps PLUS – Rotary Screen Interchange Some Apps with Speeds Approaching 500 fpm 10–28-in. Widths Up to 28 in. Repeat Unwind & Rewind Options Telstar ServoGenius ...

Industry Predictions | TESTing Your Imagination

(Trends/Management)

December 27, 2017, ... coating and laminating is most efficient on long runs (like for potato chipbag and balloon film), and it's terrible on short runs (life for everything else).  More adhesive laminators will come on ...

Comexi & QuadTech Collaborate on Color Control

(News | New Products)

December 09, 2017, ... standard applications on various flexible films.  QuadTech’s Color Control with SpectralCam provides closed-loop color control As flexible packaging printing typically runs roll-to-roll, it is not ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2017

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2017, Coated films that can replace foil as a barrier layer caught the attention of converters in our annual roundup of new products. Coated films that can replace foil as a barrier layer caught the attention ...

AWA Reviews Sessions on Release Liners

(Label/Tape)

November 25, 2017, ... for faster converting and labeling speeds; reduced platinum dependency; materials downgauging and the use of thinner/less-refined papers as release base; film liners, growing as a result of clear-on-clear ...

A 4-Shift, Around-the-Clock Schedule EVERYONE Will Love—REVISITED

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 13, 2017, Here's a work schedule that accommodates continuous manufacturing operations while offering operators a guaranteed weekend off every two weeks and additional “easy” days. When I first wrote this article ...

Movie Popcorn Bucket Gets Peelable IML Coupons

(Carton Box)

November 08, 2017, Verstraete supplies in-mold label for Cinemark loyalty program MALDEGEM, BELGIUM | Cinema, film, popcorn: Cinemark customers can’t have one without the other while watching a movie. With that in mind, ...

Konica Minolta Announces Digital Press

(Label/Tape)

October 29, 2017, ... launched the digital embellishment press JETvarnish 3Dweb for label and flexible packaging, including shrink film. The digital inkjet press produces in-line flat and 3D spot UV coating, 3D embossed varnish ...