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ICE 2013 Will Feature Experts

(News | New Products)

December 10, 2012, ... holds several patents, and is a contributing editor to Paper, Film & Foil Converter. • Dr. Dave Roisum – Web Handling & Converting: Dr. Roisum, a well-known web handling and converting authority, has ...

PCI Says Polyester Prices in US Back to Normal

(Flexpack News)

December 09, 2012, ... film, 48-ga BOPET film, 60-ga BOPA film, 28-ga aluminium foil, and 60-gsm coated papers. Trends over the past year to eighteen months have also been influenced by buyers at both the converter and packer ...

Martin Automatic Joins Two Overseas Events

(News | New Products)

December 05, 2012, ... with hot and cold foil stamping and the benefits of foil saving; and Gidue, introducing the latest advance in combined analog and digital printing methods for the label printer seeking to add multi-substrate ...

AZCO Sheeter Suited for Many Materials

(Carton Box)

December 03, 2012, ... for film, foil, paper, nonwovens, corrugated, rubber, or other flexible materials. Company says installation and setup are easy and use of this low-speed unit can reduce material and labor costs. Material ...

Web Handling | To Break or Not To Break--What is the Tension?

(Web Handling)

December 02, 2012, ... slope of stress and strain plot defines the web's Young's modulus. If all this is true, you say, why can aluminum foil easily break but a box of cling wrap entails a wrestling match to tear it? The difference ...

Verstraete IML Labels Have Metallic Look

(Label/Tape)

December 01, 2012, ... Company produces the labels with metallized cold foil and also prints them with metallic UV ink (Metallic IMLINK). The metallic effect is no longer achieved through the foil but through the use of silver ...

IADD·FSEA Odyssey Promises Top Line-up

(Carton Box)

November 30, 2012, ... print finishing, folding carton, corrugated, and specialty markets. The event, with the theme of "Plug In," is sponsored by the International Assn. of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) and the Foil & Specialty ...

POP Displays | Opaque Paperboard Solves Bleed-Through Problems

(Carton Box)

November 28, 2012, ... bottom line. Lamitech also offers a broad range of sheet and roll products, including virgin paperboard, cardstock, recycled chipboard, laminated materials, foils, and films for converters in North America. ...

Diamond Packaging a Big Winner at PPC

(Carton Box)

November 26, 2012, ... Secret Clinical Strength series cartons featuring foil stamping, UV gloss spot coating, and DiamondEmboss coating accents • A Gold Award for the company’s three-month corporate calendar, a long-standing ...

Label Printing | Rotakett Opts for Gallus RCS 330 Press

(Label/Tape)

November 26, 2012, ... with flexo printheads of Rotakett’s own design. The two presses are both highly specified, offering full ultraviolet (UV) flexo and screen printing, hot and cold foiling, laminating, and the ability to ...

Another Review of Die Streaks

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 25, 2012, ... to discontinuity in foil or metalized layers, to "baggy" areas which can wreak havoc with eye-marks on converting and packaging equipment.  Obviously, the greater the defect or buildup, the worse the die ...

Flexo Printing | Multiprint Installs Gallus RCS 430

(Label/Tape)

November 07, 2012, ... bulk and bottled in the UK. By using only six colors plus foiling, Multiprint was able to offer the same quality and considerable cost savings compared to the labels that were being produced in Australia ...

Rollprint Technology Adds Brand Security

(Bag Pouch)

November 04, 2012, ... sealant technology for heat-seal applications. The coextrusion-coated sealant can be applied to any thermally stable web including polyester, nylon, and polypropylene, or on any of the company’s ClearFoil ...

PFFC’s Kelly Robinson Named Matteucci Winner for ‘Patent’ Paper

(Coating/Laminating)

October 24, 2012, ... SC | Dr. Kelly Robinson, president of Electrostatic Answers and popular contributor to the Paper, Film & Foil Converter—PFFC website with his “Static Beat” monthly column and “Kelly on Static” blog, receives ...

ExxonMobil Chemical Introduces Conformable Film for Labels

(Film)

October 22, 2012, ... even after the container is repeatedly squeezed. The film is compatible with multiple print technologies including metalized inks, hot stamp and cold foil decoration, and displays excellent clarity and ...

Eastman Polymers Offer Durable Transparency for IMD

(Label/Tape)

October 22, 2012, ... electronics, automotive, and medical devices with the addition of a clear plastic substrate molded behind a decorative film or foil. Company says these clear polymers allow backlighting options that ...

Appleton Core Recycler Can Be Customized

(Green)

October 21, 2012, ... leftover roll material. The scrap material, such as paper, film, foil, plastic, or nonwovens can then be recycled and the core reused. In-stock configurations, the unit can handle rolls to 32 in. dia, ...

Web Handling Q&A on Lateral Web Movement

(Web Handling)

October 18, 2012, ... a question from a long time PFFC and “Web Lines” column reader dealing with lateral movement in a web. My response follows. Q: I have been visiting the Paper, Film & Foil Converter website for many years ...

Sustainability | Q&A with Kyla Fisher

(Carton Box)

October 11, 2012, ... set up to handle degradable materials. Brands are also interested in sustainable package coatings and printing. Holobrite, one of our lines, for example, replaces printing directly on foil or holographic ...

Kodak Line Helps Deter Counterfeiters

(News | New Products)

October 09, 2012, ... into existing printing processes and can be used on a wide range of materials including plastics, foils, corrugated, flexible packaging, and labels. Pocket reader enables brand owners to deploy a discrete ...