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Market Trends | Profile of North American Label Industry

(Label/Tape)

August 12, 2013, ... labeled at the same time, involves high-speed injection or blow-molding using robotics and expensive molds. IML, however, is suited to high-volume container decoration and particularly the thin-walled ...

Grupo Phoenix Orders MPS EXL Packaging Press

(Flexpack News)

July 15, 2013, The full servo UV flexo press is scheduled for installation later this year in Arizona DIDAM, NETHERLANDS | MPS announced today the order of a packaging press by Grupo Phoenix. The sale process was ...

Labels | Market Update on IML & Sleeve Technologies

(Label/Tape)

June 03, 2013, ... with an update. Three technologies are currently employed—injection molding, extrusion blow molding, and—newly emerging—thermoforming. Globally, he showed, most activity is in injection molding, with ...

In-Mold Decorating Assn., RBS Offer Symposium

(IML/IMD)

April 23, 2013, ... MA. The Symposium will include: • Key elements of the ABC's of IML seminar • Interactive workshops lead by IML/IMD industry leaders from IMDA member companies • Blow molding, injection molding, ...

AWA Offers Sleeve Label, In-Mold Conferences

(Label/Tape News)

March 05, 2013, ... featuring speakers from Yupo, Drukkerij Verstraete, and Innovia Films. All aspects of in-mold technology will be covered, including inks and coatings, digital printing, injection and blow molding and ...

IMDA Seminar to Present Basics of In-Mold Labeling

(Label/Tape News)

January 20, 2013, ...  • How in-mold labeling differs from conventional blow molding and injection molding and thermoforming • The advantages and disadvantages of the in-mold labeling process and comparisons to other techniques ...

What do Kerite, UMASS-Lowell, Malloy, Womer and Glycon Have in Common?

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

January 17, 2013, ... We learn from the past to see how people developed.” The first exhibit covers only extrusion screws. Malloy wants to put together a display showing the history of screws for injection molding.     ...

All About Screws

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

August 26, 2012, ... Barr's ET (Energy Transfer) screws. Here is a schematic of how this design works:     In addition to manufacturing all types and sizes of screws for extrusion and injection molding, Glycon has ...

In-Mold Decorating Flaunts Features & Efficiencies

(IML/IMD)

July 31, 2012, ... the versatility, flexibility, and efficiencies of IML labeling for products and IMD decorating of durable goods that are blow molded, injection molded, rotationally molded, or thermoformed. Certainly ...

Erema Opens Center for Reclaimed Plastic Trials

(Flexpack)

July 25, 2012, ... to run their reclaim on blown film,) cast film, or injection molding equipment at the same time their sample scrap materials are being reprocessed on any of a variety of the company’s recycling systems. ...

In-Mold Labels | How To Start an IML Project

(Label/Tape)

February 27, 2012, ... IML automation, and injection molding machines), resulting in seven systems using Verstraete’s IML labels. In order to guide visitors through the different IML systems at NPE 2012 and to make sure they ...

Basic Course in IML & IMD Offered

(Label/Tape)

January 17, 2012, ... which is updated yearly, covers all aspects of in-mold labeling of packaging as well as in-mold decoration of durable products. Also included will be the fundamentals of extrusion blow molding, injection ...

Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, ... of alternatives to cans for retort packaging of pet food mirror trends for human food packaging (see Figure 2). Coextruded injection molded containers, based on PP and ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) barrier, ...

In-Mold Decorating Assn. Names Competition Winners

(Label/Tape News)

August 07, 2011, ...      • Best Injection Molded Part—Serigraph Inc. for Laundry Control Panel     • Best Label Design—aL Printing (www.al.nl) for Venice Mask Box     • Label Design, Honorable Mention—Multi-Color Corp. ...

Green Converting: Is IML Sustainable?

(Label/Tape)

February 28, 2011, ... a label to an already blow- or injection-molded container with some sort of adhesive. In its most basic form, that adhesive could be wet glue, an old method still used today in large volume. A step ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... treatment, as an “air plasma,” also is suitable for the treatment of three-dimensional objects such as injection-molded and blow-molded parts. But all that being said, what do each of these treatment processes ...

'Basic Course' on In-Mold Labeling Slate

(Label/Tape News)

January 17, 2011, ... in the field. The seminar, updated yearly, provides a basic grounding in in-mold labeling and in-mold decorating as well as the fundamentals of extrusion blow molding, injection IML, the in-mold process, ...

In-Mold Breaks the Mold

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... controller panel. Submitted by molder: Distinctive Plastics; brand owner: Watkins Mfg. (Caldera). Nothing ‘Cheesy’ Deserving Best Injection Molded Part is Alouette Blue Cheese package, submitted by ...

In-Mold Seminar Teaches ABCs of IML

(Label/Tape)

January 28, 2010, ... in in-mold labeling and in-mold decorating as well as fundamentals of extrusion blow molding, injection IML, the in-mold process, production of in-mold labels, current markets, functions across the IML ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

October 31, 2009, ... second award, this time for Best Injection Molded Part for dirt bike hand protectors. Using two-shot injection molding technology, these dirt bike hand protectors combine high-gloss and an in-mold decorated ...