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Toray Plastics Features BOPP Packaging Films at Pack Expo

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2018, Toray announces expansions to its BOPP films portfolio at Pack Expo in Chicago. North Kingstown, Rhode Island | Toray Plastics (America), Inc. is featuring its Torayfan® Over-the-Mountain portfolio ...

An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

September 11, 2018, ... a uniform flow exits the die along its circumference or width, depending on geometry.  It is the job of the screw designer to design a screw that will provide the required output and melt temperature. ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2018

(News | New Products)

September 02, 2018, ... operations and legislation; and management information systems (MIS)/workflow automation. Attendees will be able to immediately see this theory in action as these are all key components being demonstrated ...

An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 05, 2018, ... the screw, which results in a maximum solids conveying angle and maximum output.  The flow in the extruder barrel is helical, and cylindrical coordinates are native to this flow.  Additionally, the thermodynamic ...

IoPP Names Winners of 2018 AmeriStar Awards

(Flexpack)

May 29, 2018, ... horizontal flow wrapper features a cross-directional, laser-scored pull strip opening feature for a mess-free, on-the-go eating experience. The wrapper is 100-gauge metallized polypropylene, with a precision-scored ...

Nordson Adapts Extrusion Die Technology

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2018, The Uniflow extrusion die, now offered under EDI brand, is said to be an alternative to Contour dies CHIPPEWA FALLS | Nordson Corporation has adapted an extrusion die technology that has been in global ...

Material Science | The Future of Packaging

(Trends/Management)

February 05, 2018, New technology is set to transform food and drink packaging, making it interactive, personalized, and sustainable. New technology is set to transform food and drink packaging, making it interactive, ...

Coating Matters | Balancing Slot Die Design

(Coating/Laminating)

July 18, 2017, How slot die geometry can improve flow control and reduce coating defects. How slot die geometry can improve flow control and reduce coating defects. If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips ...

Honeywell Launches Management Software

(News | New Products)

March 20, 2017, ... engineering system during collection periods. Personnel can learn how changes impact performance through system health reports, better understand data flows and logic, and avoid problems during maintenance. ...

Nordson Announces New Die Design

(Coating/Laminating)

March 12, 2017, ... on the side of the die are two flow channels that converge at the die lips. In the standard design for Premier fixed-lip and Ultracoat adjustable-lip slot dies, operators make changes to the die gap—and ...

Mesirow Releases 2016 Mid-Year Packaging Report

(Carton Box)

August 14, 2016, ... 7). Given that plastics and packaging are often driven by the food, beverage, healthcare and personal care industries, the cash flows may be more reliable, making them attractive to leveraged private equity ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2016 Offers Technology in Action

(Label/Tape)

August 08, 2016, Opportunities to optimize your workflow are just some of the possibilities you’ll discover at this bi-annual label and package printing event. Opportunities to optimize your workflow are just some ...

Show Preview | Focus on Industrial Printing at drupa 2016

(Print)

April 28, 2016, ... extract business intelligence from the production floor with seamless connectivity to MIS and prepress solutions for optimized automated workflows. Will introduce digital press inspection and control; ...

Screw Design for Film Extrusion

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

January 11, 2016, ... are screws with two flow channels, one for the molten material, and one for the yet-to-be-melted solid pellets, a portion of which is shown below. The designer calculates where melting will begin and places ...

Mergers & Acquisitions | A Banner Year for Plastics & Packaging Sectors

(Trends/Management)

December 05, 2015, ... care industries, the cash flows are much more reliable and consequently more suitable to a private equity capital structure. Some recent notable private equity investments in plastics and packaging include: ...

Folding Cartons | Santa Signal Packaged by FoldedColor

(Carton Box)

December 03, 2015, ... online workflow at www.foldedcolor.com. “I customized the size I needed, getting it down to an eighth of an inch of the product. The system generated a price. Then I downloaded the design template and ...

World's First 9-Manifold Extrusion Die Debut

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

September 26, 2015, ... molten polymer layers separate until the last possible moment to minimize flow deformities due to rheological dissimilarities between layers, and multi-manifold dies have historically been limited to three ...

FFEI Enhances Inkjet Press

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2015, The Graphium hybrid digital inkjet press has many new features, and company also announces new label production workflow   HEMEL HEMPSEAD, UK | FFEI, the global developer of digital imaging solutions, ...

Theme Parks Planned for drupa 2016

(News | New Products)

March 13, 2015, ... innovation on the following topics: management information systems, enterprise resource planning, print automation with JDF/JMF, workflow management from prepress to finishing, process and quality control ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO & GRAPH EXPO 2014 Cover Printing & Converting Technologies

(Trends/Management)

September 11, 2014, ... include EFI CRM for Monarch ERP and IQuote (sales and order entry), EFI Fiery Color Profiler Suite, version 4.6—Express Profiler (color management and quality control); EFI Enterprise Automated Workflow ...