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Vetaphone Expansion Program on Target

(Surface Prep)

September 20, 2016, The Danish supplier of surface treatment expects to double its business by 2020, and has completed the design of a new facility KOLDING DENMARK | Vetaphone, suppliers of corona and plasma surface treatment ...

Dow Corning Launches Series of PSAs

(Coating/Laminating)

September 18, 2016, New pressure-sensitive adhesives and coatings are suited for protective films used throughout the lifecycle of electronic devices AUBURN, MI | Dow Corning, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical ...

Pregis Reports Acquisition of Easypack

(Flexpack)

September 16, 2016, Pregis says adding the UK-based protective packaging company will enable it to expand its offerings in North America as well as in Europe DEERFIELD, IL | Pregis has acquired Easypack, Hertfordshire, ...

Toray Metal-Transfer Film Is Bright and Green

(Flexpack)

September 05, 2016, Lumirror MR20 PET film is said to be well suited for decorative packaging, to be cost-effective, and to help the environment as well NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) announces Lumirror ...

Coating Matters | The Advantage of Using Surfactants

(Coating/Laminating)

September 05, 2016, ... can think of the surfactant as a tie layer between the water molecules and the substrate surface. The amount of surfactant required will be higher for a lower solids content liquid. If the surfactant loading ...

Uflex Reports Solution for Heavy-Duty Bags

(Bag Pouch)

September 04, 2016, Low S.I.T., high seal strength matt BOPP film is said to solve “big bag” problems such as palletizing difficulty NOIDA, INDIA | Uflex Ltd. reports the availability of “Big Bags” for heavy-duty packages ...

FILMtech Expands with Training Center

(Flexpack)

August 30, 2016, The company adds a complete office building on its Knoxville, TN, campus BEAN STATION, TN | FILMtech is expanding again with the addition of a newly completed office building on its 18-acre campus ...

Economist Fry to Keynote ICE USA

(News | New Products)

August 23, 2016, Dr. Robert Fry will examine conditions in the global economy during the 2017 ICE USA in Orlando HERTS, UK | ICE USA—the International Converting Exhibition will present Dr. Robert Fry, the chief economist ...

Double E Acquires Appleton Mfg. Division

(News | New Products)

August 14, 2016, The purchase is reported to be part of Double E’s strategy of becoming a single source supplier of web handling equipment NEENAH, WI | Appleton Mfg. Division reports it has been purchased by Double ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2016 Offers Technology in Action

(Label/Tape)

August 08, 2016, ... printing presses; prepress and platemaking equipment; along with finishing and converting systems. Dies, inks and coatings, RFID and security systems as well as software and high tech materials will be ...

Iggesund Paperboard Opens Sales Office in Japan

(Carton Box)

July 31, 2016, Company says it is making this move to increase global sales, and its Invercote paperboard product will be the cornerstone of the venture SINGAPORE | Iggesund Paperboard is expanding in the Asia Pacific ...

HawkPoint Installs Software at Neenah Paper

(Trends/Management)

July 25, 2016, Shop Floor software, which reportedly provided productivity and data gains during a trial at Neenah, will now be rolled out on all machines in division GREENVILLE, WI | HawkPoint Technologies, a software ...

Rohrer Corporation Acquires CardPak

(Coating/Laminating)

July 25, 2016, With the acquisition Rohrer adds expanded printing, coating, and thermoforming capabilities and now operates seven manufacturing facilities WADSWORTH, OH | Rohrer Corporation announces the acquisition ...

Innovia Focusing on BOPP Business

(Flexpack)

July 24, 2016, ... experts in tailoring films to our customers’ requirements, whether that is barrier, thickness, printability, shrink tightening, squeezability, or fast sealing films for optimized performance. Moving forward, ...

Experience Speaks | Q&A with Charlie Eitel

(Trends/Management)

July 19, 2016, ... to every company’s success. The WS CARES program represents our ongoing commitment to enhancing the lives of our employees through five core values: Creative—We bring fresh thinking and original ideas ...

INEOS & MSM Poly Announce MOU for Barex Production Support

(Coating/Laminating)

July 18, 2016, INEOS' planned sale of Barex IP to MSM Poly in a Memorandum of Understanding means good news for the high barrier industry Rolle, Switzerland | INEOS Barex AG, INEOS Barex USA LLC, and MSM Poly LLC ...

Colbert Welcomes Bobst and Ryobi Equipment

(Die-Cutting)

July 14, 2016, ... coat paperboard in a single pass using both aqueous and UV inks and coatings. It is said to handle a wide range of paper stocks at speeds to 16,200 sheets/hr and utilizes air management technology for ...

Uflex and WaveFront Extend Alliance

(Flexpack)

July 11, 2016, The companies will bring the manufacture of Fresnel lens packaging films to Europe, using the Polish facility of Flex Films Europa Sp. Z O.O NOIDA, INDIA | Uflex Limited, supplier of flexible packaging ...

Sticking With It | PSAs for Labeling Applications

(Coating/Laminating)

July 11, 2016, How to select the right adhesive for your label to ensure you get it right the first time. How to select the right adhesive for your label to ensure you get it right the first time. In previous articles, ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your Self-Adhesive Graphic

(Coating/Laminating)

July 11, 2016, ... plasticizers. Next is the fact that as vinyls age and the plasticizer leaches, they also shrink; again, a challenge for the adhesive to keep the construction in place as it ages, withstanding this shrinkage ...