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Mactac Reports Partnership with ARMOR

(Label/Tape)

June 12, 2018, ... a long history of pioneering the printing inks business. Through this partnership, we are confident our customers will appreciate the high quality results achieved when pairing Mactac Durable Films with ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 2

(Coating Matters)

May 07, 2018, ... accumulated since 1996. Mark holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor ...

ExxonMobil Announces Performance Polymer

(Flexpack)

May 06, 2018, Exceed XP 8784 is a new polymer grade developed for high-performance coextrusion films HOUSTON, TX | ExxonMobil has extended its Exceed XP performance polymers portfolio with the introduction of a ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

April 24, 2018, ... the converting industry accumulated since 1996. Mark holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh ...

Sticking With It | Hot Melt PSA Primer

(Coating/Laminating)

March 26, 2018, ... Additives: pigments, dyes, etc. Hot melts typically are formulated in their molten or liquid form at high temperature. They are then poured into drums or film pouches and allowed to cool and solidify. ...

Innovation Roadmaps

(Innovation Station)

March 21, 2018, ... your process, you will have a higher percentage of assumptions compared to knowledge. In the middle of the process is where you are gathering intelligence—market intel, customer user trends, competitive ...

Maxson Sheeter Suited for Abrasive Materials

(Carton Box)

March 13, 2018, Specialty sheeter is said to offer new technological advances and high speeds WESTERLY, RI | Maxson Automatic Machinery Company offers a new specialty sheeter for use with abrasive materials such as ...

Flexible Packaging | PPT Earns Top Prize in FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 05, 2018, ... the number of entries relating to consumer convenience for easy opening and storage after opening. Several of the entries also highlighted the transition of products previously packaged in rigid containers ...

Mactac Expands UL-Approved Inkjet Portfolio

(Coating/Laminating)

February 26, 2018, ... FAB6914 1.0-mil clear polyester overlaminating film. FCD6914 and FAB6914 feature company’s MP690 high-performance, high-tack permanent acrylic emulsion adhesive, said to have excellent ultimate adhesion ...

Sticking With It | PSA Acrylics Primer

(Sticking With It)

February 12, 2018, ... are flexible, while higher Tg monomers are stiffer. Two common building blocks, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate and butyl acrylate, have low Tgs and are used because they give the polymer flexibility, which helps ...

Packaging Trends | Technological Advances Push Holograms Forward

(Carton Box)

January 29, 2018, ... holography’s constant capacity to refresh and reinvigorate brands continues, highlighted by the recent holography industry awards - the Excellence in Holography Awards 2017 - where imaginative solutions ...

Pregis Invests in Blown Film Testing Lab

(Flexpack)

January 20, 2018, ... Rapids facility reportedly provides high-quality custom film rollstock to converters for packaging applications that protect a wide variety of products. “We made the investment in the new lab to create ...

Maxson Sheeter Suited for Digital Sheet-Fed Presses

(Carton Box)

January 14, 2018, ... sheets from the cutter to the stacker. Company says innovative use of static-eliminating systems in combination with compressed air allows trouble-free sheet flow at higher speeds and adds that the sheeter’s ...

Mactac Films Receive UL Approval

(Label/Tape)

December 31, 2017, ... knowing the full solution—label base material, pressure-sensitive adhesive, and thermal printing—together pass the standard.” Mactac says its Durable Film Products are high-performance adhesive labels ...

Industry Predictions | TESTing Your Imagination

(Trends/Management)

December 27, 2017, ... strategies. Marketing communications efforts will continue to struggle to find the “high touch” connection with prospects and customers as their products and organizations become more “high tech.” ...

Labelexpo Asia Expands and Succeeds

(Label/Tape)

December 16, 2017, ... its solution for putting its sustainability concept into action and promoting green developments for the industry. In addition to the Digital Trail, the show also hosted its first SMART Zone, which highlighted ...

Mactac Adds to CHILL AT Line

(Label/Tape)

December 12, 2017, ... dispensing. Designed primarily for roll-to-roll applications, the entire product construction of AJR7802 coverts and prints on wider webs and higher speeds than typical rubber-based adhesive-coated papers, ...

TLMI Awards | ASL Print FX Takes Best of Show for Whiskey Label

(Label/Tape)

October 19, 2017, ... frequent speaker at converter meetings and technical conferences. He has authored numerous technical papers and white papers and he has been honored for his work in high schools and colleges to help develop ...

Maxson Offers Small Batch Solution

(Carton Box)

October 06, 2017, ... devices, two high-speed tape sections, and motorized indexing conveyors on which the sheets are stacked and then off-loaded. Sensors monitor sheet count automatically, shuttling sheet flow from one station ...

Protective Packaging | Add Value with Vapor Corrosion Inhibitors

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2017, ... VCI technology has been combined with a high-gloss water-based coating that rivals the performance of typical polycoated and waxed papers. VCI paper with this water-based moisture barrier is fully repulpable. ...