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Obtaining Barriers When Coating and Printing Flexible Materials

(Bag Pouch)

June 09, 2024, ... decorative sheen that they provide. Package print converters sometimes print reels of pre-metallized materials such as polypropylene (PP) as a single ply on flexographic or gravure presses. But there ...

Static Charges: Production Mishaps and Product Misbehavior

(Surface Prep)

May 26, 2024, ... being converted, the flexographic equipment being used and the speed that the line is moving are all factors in deciding which bar is most appropriate. What's more, automation is being incorporated into ...

Sun Chemical Recognized by FTA for Sustainability Excellence

(News | New Products)

May 13, 2024, Sun Chemical was recognized during the 2024 Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) Excellence in Flexography Award Competition for its SunUno Solimax AP Sun Chemical was recognized during the 2024 ...

Addressing Bio-film/Compostables and Plastic Film Processing Challenges

(Bag Pouch)

March 17, 2024, ... packaging with graphics that could withstand not only the temperature extremes associated with frozen foods and pasteurization, but also the wear and tear of product filling lines. Consider for example ...

Label Industry Continues To Thrive

(Flexpack)

February 04, 2024, ... sit atop boxes, bottles, bags and packages across markets. Crucial medical information enables pharmacists. Identity on boxes propels warehouse efficiency. Branding graphics on labels sell merchandise, ...

Safety Compliance in the Printing and Packaging Industry

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 31, 2024, ... fillers. Machinery like sheeters and flexographic printers also require fitting guards. Machine guarding standards require physical guards to be provided to protect employees from exposure to and contact ...

Label Industry Continues To Thrive

(Converting Perspectives)

January 14, 2024, ... sit atop boxes, bottles, bags and packages across markets. Crucial medical information enables pharmacists. Identity on boxes propels warehouse efficiency. Branding graphics on labels sell merchandise, ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(Converting Perspectives)

January 14, 2024, ... reducing ink costs has made major impacts. Flexographic, gravure, screen and digital methods are increasingly offering sustainable print solutions for labeling. Brand leaders are conscious of consumer ...

Treating Your Business (and Your Customers) with Corona Treatment

(Surface Prep)

November 29, 2023, ... The high-quality graphics required by brands for IML and other flexible packaging applications wrest additional value from high-speed offset with optimized corona treatment systems. Labor Contraction ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(News | New Products)

October 08, 2023, ... costs has made major impacts. Flexographic, gravure, screen and digital methods are increasingly offering sustainable print solutions for labeling. Brand leaders are conscious of consumer awareness where ...

ProMach’s ID Technology Acquires Lofton Label & Packaging

(News | New Products)

October 04, 2023, ... flexographic and digital label and film printing capabilities for products and packaging, including flexible packaging rollstock films, stand-up pouches, sachets, and stickpacks. Lofton solutions add value ...

INX prepares for PRINTING United with Complete Inkjet solutions and sustainable Packaging inks

(News | New Products)

September 06, 2023, ... bio-renewable ink for flexographic, offset, and gravure use that reduces the carbon footprint of packaging materials and contributes to a circular economy. Genesis makes it easier to recycle plastic films ...

Walnut Packaging Inc. Invests in an Often-ignored Way to Improve Packaging Productivity: A New SOMA Pluto Slitter

(Flexography)

August 03, 2023, SOMA, producer of flexographic printing presses, plate mounters, slitter rewinders and laminators, has announced that Farmingdale SOMA, producer of flexographic printing presses, plate mounters, slitter ...

Considerations for Electing Toll/Contract Slitting Services

(Coating/Laminating)

May 28, 2023, ... into the primary operation. Extrusion plants are engaged in costly upgrades to increase throughput and resin flexibility, facing increasing global demands and environmental regulations. Flexographic press ...

INX introduces sustainable DuraINX HRC Inks and Ecostage GB-XA Coatings

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2023, ... since 2001. “The carbon footprint of packaging materials can be reduced by using eco-friendly inks that help the environment and contribute to a circular economy.” A solvent ink for flexographic outdoor ...

INX Reinforces Commitment for Sustainable Solutions and Circular Economy at INFOFLEX 2023

(News | New Products)

April 04, 2023, ... to traditional inks and does not contain allergens, nanomaterials, fluorochemicals, fanal pigments, heavy metals, latex or PTFE. GelFlex-Electron Beam flexographic inks decrease or eliminate lamination ...

Achieving Sustainability: Q&A with Sun Chemical’s Dr. Nikola Juhasz

(Coating/Laminating)

March 12, 2023, ... introduced our latest recycle-friendly offering for shrink and non-shrink applications, SolarFlex™ CRCL UV-curable flexographic ink technology. Just like our previously launched Solvawash solvent-based ...

Small Pack Color Communication

(News | New Products)

February 19, 2023, ... waste of money and a waste of food. Demographic changes have meant that more and more consumers live alone or as couples. An aging population; the decision by many  young couples to remain childless make ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare ...

How a Full Lineup of Coatings Can Transform Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2023, ... another product that can help packaging pop off the shelf. Designed for flexographic or litho applications, the coating system allows for simpler foil stamping and can be used on paper, paperboard and ...