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Davis-Standard Introduces Winder

(News | New Products)

January 27, 2018, ... be most beneficial for CPP and barrier films where post-wrap shrinkage occurs as a result of the types of polymers used in the film structures, or where blocking can occur due to a soft sealant layer with ...

BillerudKorsnäs Launches Medical Paper

(News | New Products)

January 26, 2018, ... as a heat seal coating base, but will also seal peel to selected advanced peelable films without needing a coating. More challenging applications such as large drape and gown packs, spinal needles, IV ...

Pregis Invests in Blown Film Testing Lab

(Flexpack)

January 20, 2018, ... focused on customer needs driven research and development, as well as quality testing.  The Pregis Grand Rapids, MI, testing lab Operating under the company’s Pregis Films business unit, the Grand ...

Berry Global Group to Acquire Clopay

(News | New Products)

January 07, 2018, ... basis. Berry’s products include engineered materials, nonwoven specialty materials, and consumer packaging. Clopay is a global supplier of printed breathable films as well as an innovator in the development ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tangent Shear Slitting | Reduce Edge Defects in Shrink Sleeve Film

(Slit)

December 04, 2017, When slitting shrink sleeve films, "razor sharp" may not be good enough. When slitting shrink sleeve films, "razor sharp" may not be good enough. Slitting is really just a controlled crack. When we ...

Drytac Launches Anti-Scratch Film

(Flexpack)

December 02, 2017, ... industrial markets, has announced the expansion of its Protac range of films with the introduction of Protac Anti-Scratch Gloss. Company says this 4-mil (100-µ) clear PET laminating film with a scratch-resistant ...

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 ...

DUNMORE Offers Inkjet Printable Film

(Flexpack)

November 18, 2017, Films are said to be suited for labels, packaging, and more and feature coatings designed to optimize performance with several different types of inks BRISTOL, PA | DUNMORE Corporation introduces a ...

Transcontinental Acquires Les Industries Flexipak

(Flexpack)

November 05, 2017, ... seafood, snacks, grains, nuts, and beverage (shrink films). It is reportedly the first flexible packaging company in Québec to be awarded BRC Packaging certification, a standard recognized by the Global ...

Ampacet Announces Synthetic Tissue

(Flexpack)

November 05, 2017, ... can be provided separately (Ampacet product code 1000072-N). This product is recommended for use in conjunction with HDPE, LDPE, and LLDPE films with Paper 2.0 additive but can also be used to increase ...

AIMCAL Hosts Successful R2R Conference

(Coating/Laminating)

October 27, 2017, ... by Dr. Aoife Celoria of NovaCentrix. Taking the 2017 AIMCAL John Matteucci Award for Technical Excellence in Vacuum Web Coating was “New Results About Multi-Functional Plasma Polymer Thin Films Fabricated ...

Mondi Announces Water-Soluble Film

(Flexpack)

October 16, 2017, Film, which is said to dissolve completely in water, reportedly reduces packaging waste and improve customer safety VIENNA, AUSTRIA | Mondi reports its technical films business has created and introduced ...

AMETEK MOCON Instrument Measures WVTR

(Controls)

October 15, 2017, ... ultra-high-barrier materials.  These materials include flexible films for organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays, solar panels, and similar demanding applications, which require accurate and sensitive ...

Sun Chemical Launches Fast-Curing Inks

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2017, ... of high-performance UV-LED flexo, four-color process inks for surface printing on flexible films and labels for migration-compliant food packaging. SolarFlex LED is based on SolarVerse, company’s new ...

UPM Raflatac to Open Facility in Chile

(Label/Tape)

October 05, 2017, ... says Mark Pollard, senior VP, Global Films SBU & Americas Region, UPM Raflatac. "The wine market continues to flourish, and the new terminal gives us the capability to expand our local high quality product ...

Protective Packaging | Add Value with Vapor Corrosion Inhibitors

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2017, ... in addition to extra cleaning requirements. Using VCI papers or films eliminates the extra steps of rust preventive application, removal, and disposal. The bare metal part can be wrapped inside a piece ...

Label Industry Innovators Are Winners

(Label/Tape)

September 25, 2017, ... an ideal solution for films, as well as moist, fatty, dirty, or dusty surfaces, and extending it beyond the food sector.  HERMA The Award for Innovation (for companies with up to 300 employees), ...

Flexible Packaging | Fighting Food Waste

(Flexpack)

September 25, 2017, ... packaging can reduce food waste. By adopting and implementing technology like oxygen-absorbing films, the food packaging industry can do its part to alleviate this global problem. About the author Sean ...