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Toray’s Commitment to Innovation Helps Forge the Future of Flexible Packaging

(Upcoming Conference News)

October 10, 2022, Attendees at Pack Expo International 2022, October 23-26, who are seeking information about leading-edge advancements in OPP and PET packaging and label films are invited to meet with the Toray Plastics ...

Wound Roll Mechanics: Part 1

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... winding, with this month’s focus on wound roll mechanics. Winding – Introduction Winding is an integral process in the manufacturing and converting of nearly all web materials such as paper, film, ...

TAPPI European PLACE Conference Offers Valuable Educational and Networking Opportunities

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2022, ... barriers; circulatory issues; extrusion coating; and paper and film-based solutions. There’s even a special Advanced Coatings Exchange session that showcases research from VTT, Rise AB and Aquapak. Start ...

Sun Chemical to Highlight the “Power of Sustainable Packaging” at PACK EXPO International 2022

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2022, ... resins and additives for surface printing on biodegradable films. SunVisto AquaGreen water-based inks are formulated with the highest level of bio-renewable resin content the industry has to offer, providing ...

Wound Roll Mechanics: Part 1

(Converting Expert)

September 26, 2022, ... winding, with this month’s focus on wound roll mechanics. Winding – Introduction Winding is an integral process in the manufacturing and converting of nearly all web materials such as paper, film, ...

Sustainability Beyond Recyclability

(Flexpack)

July 04, 2022, ... navigating an increasingly complex environment. Even though recyclable films are an option in some applications, it is not a universal fit. For example, traditional cosmetic web (PET/PE/foil/PE) and ...

Material Properties, Testing & Applications: Part 1

(Converting Expert)

May 11, 2022, ... properties?  Are they linear or non-linear?  Do you make or convert scratch-sensitive films? If so, do you know the five coefficients of friction (COF): web to idler, web to driven roll, web to nip roll, ...

AIMCAL presents 2022 Product of the Year, Technology of the Year and Sustainability Awards

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2022, ... (April 4-5, 2022, at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC). The 2022 Product of the Year Award* went to ProAmpac Holdings, LLC, Flexibles Division (Cary, IL), for a quilted, multilayer film/foil ...

100 Per Cent Perfect Packaging Solution for Fresh Produce Supplier

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2022, ... to the New Zealand and overseas markets. After extensive evaluation of their options, Best Berries chose K-Reseal from global flexible packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging. K-Reseal is the ...

Optimizing Contact Cleaning for New Web Applications

(Surface Prep)

May 01, 2022, ... circuits and poor performance. Short circuits are often caused by metal contamination piercing the separator film between the electrodes. The metal contamination is usually from slitting of the metal foil ...

Material Properties, Testing & Applications: Part 1

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2022, ... Are they linear or non-linear? Do you make or convert scratch-sensitive films? If so, do you know the five coefficients of friction (COF): web to idler, web to driven roll, web to nip roll, web to winding ...

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 ...

The Fundamentals of Adhesive Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

March 27, 2022, ...  Variables There are many factors that go into selecting a viable adhesive coating solution: Substrates are often materials like paper, wall coverings, corrugated plastic, films and foils. Each has ...

DualSTAR Sets New Standards with Dual Inspection Solution for Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 14, 2022, ... production efficiency. Now, the evolution has moved on even further. With DualSTAR, ISRA VISION offers a single system that combines the inspection of unprinted films, laminates and coatings with that ...

IMS TECHNOLOGIES Presents Slitting/Winding Solutions at ICE Europe Calcinate

(News | New Products)

March 11, 2022, ... and bi-oriented films, laminates and paper. Among the other highlights, IMS TECHNOLOGIES is pleased to present the new eXTRASLIT, the fully electric slitter rewinder for all film substrates. The machine ...

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

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2022, ... Madayn Plastic has acquired a Comexi F2 ML flexographic press and a Comexi ML2 Evolution laminator, as well as a Reifenhäuser Blown Film. The three machines will be installed in the facility that the ...

Neopac’s Polyfoil MMB® Tube Approved by USA’s Association of Plastic Recyclers

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2022, ... aesthetics, the tubes passed muster both with and without its thin film metallization option. Neopac’s Polyfoil® MMB tubes can reduce packaging carbon footprints by up to 38 percent compared to traditional ...

Martin Automatic – Essential Efficiency for Web Fed Applications

(Coating/Laminating)

January 11, 2022, ... roll automation to wide-web coating and laminating converters of tissue, nonwoven and film, where 900 mpm and 4.5 meter web widths are common. Once these wide-web materials are converted into narrow ...

Engineered for your Toughest Challenge

(Bag Pouch)

January 10, 2022, ...  Pharmaceutical: Transdermals, Dissolvable Films, IVD Automotive: Gaskets, Adhesive pads, Metalized labels, Foam Electronics: Flex circuits, Batteries, Touchscreens, RFID, Wearables Consumer: Cosmetics, ...

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, ...