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McCowat-Mercer Packaging Partners with KBA for New Rapida 105 Press

(News | New Products)

November 28, 2012, ... dynamic corrections of the ink key settings. After setting up the measuring system, including calibration for the substrate white, the printer takes a sheet from the press delivery and places it on the ...

Patlite Display Boards Aid Productivity

(News | New Products)

November 12, 2012, VE Series LED Display boards from Patlite are said to aid lean manufacturing and reduce waste and downtime   TORRANCE, CA | Patlite introduces VE Series Visual LED Display Boards. These rugged “Andon” ...

Coating | New Centers Add Service for Spinnaker Customers

(Coating/Laminating)

November 11, 2012, With two new distribution facilities, Spinnaker Coating delivers many adhesive-coated materials to its label converting customers with speed TROY, OH | When Spinnaker Coating, a manufacturer of adhesive-coated ...

Coating Matters | The ROI of IP

(Coating/Laminating)

November 06, 2012, ... process. Think of a patent attorney as a business partner. Ensure that the research and development team, including market researchers, are included in the patent drafting process. This will allow the ...

On Leadership

(Marketing Mojo)

November 05, 2012, ... have resolved that there are very few leaders in our world - in our industry. I think most organizations promote people that are good at their craft (sales, engineering, etc.) into management positions ...

Hexacomb Expands Presence in Mexico

(Carton Box)

October 30, 2012, With a new plant in the works, Hexacomb will bring its full line of paper-based honeycomb protective packaging closer to customers in central Mexico   BUFFALO GROVE, IL | Hexacomb, a manufacturer ...

On Print | Digital Print at Labelexpo

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2012, ...  Ink Type Width (in.) Max Speed  (fpm) Inkjet Aqueous Memjet Afinia L Series 801 Aq 8.5 60 Colordyne DCOMM 100 Aq 8.5 60 Colordyne Sprint CDT-1600 PC Aq ...

Davis-Standard Acquires Circonix Technologies

(Controls)

October 22, 2012, With Circonix Technologies part of the fold, Davis-Standard looks forward to extending aftermarket services for existing installations   PAWCATUCK, CT | Davis-Standard announces the acquisition of ...

RFID Tags | Help Brand Owners Combat Diversion

(Label/Tape)

October 22, 2012, ... polyethylene, and the prime labels are pressure-sensitive or shrink-wrap. “For New Sunshine, it was essential that the RFID tagging system not have a significant impact on operations,” Manley said. “The ...

Show Preview | Pack Expo Intl. 2012

(Print)

October 17, 2012, ... that is applied to cartons, leaflets, labels, and blister packs using regular visible ink and standard printing processes. The app is capable of detecting covert/invisible safety features. Working in real ...

Carton/Box | Stellar Entries Earn PPC Awards

(Carton Box)

October 15, 2012, ... category were assessed on how the package demonstrated a unique, innovative structural design or how it utilized cutting-edge materials such as substrates, inks, laminations, coatings, and/or converting ...

Sustainability | Q&A with Kyla Fisher

(Carton Box)

October 11, 2012, PaperWorks’ corporate sustainability director reports on the innovative materials and processes driving the paperboard packaging market Over the past decade, the paperboard industry has seen sustainable ...

Rapidly Expanding Flexpack Converter Details Equipment Plans

(Flexpack News)

October 02, 2012, South Africa-based M-Tech Plastics praises performance of new Titan slitter/rewinder from Atlas Converting Equipment BEDFORD, UK | M-Tech Plastics, based in Gauteng (Johannesburg), South Africa, is ...

Filmquest Feature Has Encore Showing

(Flexpack)

October 01, 2012, Called a Manufacturing Marvel by Fox Business Network, polyester film supplier will be featured in an encore showing this Thursday on the network   BOLINGBROOK, IL | Earlier this year Filmquest,a ...

Davis-Standard China Facility Open for Business

(Extrusion Coating)

September 30, 2012, Suzhou, China, is home to a new facility for Davis-Standard, as it supports customers for its converting and extrusion systems in the Asia-Pacific rim   PAWCATUCK, CT | Davis-Standard reports its ...

EFI Expands Jetrion 4900 with Wider Print Area

(News | New Products)

September 30, 2012, Modular, upgradeable design features 13-in. print width for increased productivity FOSTER CITY, CA | EFI has unveiled the new Jetrion 4900M UV digital inkjet printing system, combining the performance ...

Magazine Printer Expands into Packaging with Screen Flexo Device

(News | New Products)

September 26, 2012, ... labels for brand name and private label wines. Lately, Publishers Label-Pak has branched out into heat-activated shrink tubing. “Currently, we use 150-line screens on all of our flexo work,” Miller said. ...

Printing, Converting, and Material Innovations at PACK EXPO International 2012

(Print)

September 19, 2012, ... components Below is our second preview of some of the printing and converting innovations that will be exhibited at the show: Latest Shrink Sleeve Technology Enhances Efficiency—Accraply Inc. (Booth ...

The Conference at PACK EXPO | Educate, Innovate, and Advance

(Print)

September 19, 2012, ...  Speakers: John Spink, Associate Director/Assistant Professor, A-CAPP and Assistant Professor, Michigan State University; Karen Greene, VP, Sales & Technology, Life Packaging Technology   12:15 p.m. ...

Static Beat | Unwinding Roll Tribocharging

(Static-Beat)

September 18, 2012, ... and separate, tribocharging occurs. One will have positive charge, and the other will have an equal amount of negative charge. Since the ink (or coating) is chemically different from the bare PET, tribocharging ...