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North America: Technology Developments and Market Opportunities Drive Industry Growth

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2019, ... will be electric and require lightweight polymer technologies to optimize flight range and battery power and to accommodate the electronics required for flight, air safety and passenger convenience. Uber ...

Perspectives on the Meaning of Sustainability in Flexible Packaging

(Flexpack)

May 21, 2019, ... likely to say terms like "renewable" (59 percent), "recyclable" (56 percent) and "energy efficiency" (51 percent) best describe sustainability than words like "lightweight" (9 percent), "circular economy" (13 ...

Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Stand-Up Pouches for Laundry Detergent Pods — A LCA Case Study

(Case Studies)

May 01, 2019, ... driven largely by the lightweight nature of the pouch and the energy or conversion efficiency in the manufacturing process. The injection molding process of the rigid PET container’s manufacturing stage ...

ShieldSense™ RFID Blocking Material: Avery Dennison

(News | New Products)

April 21, 2019, Avery Dennison Performance Tapes recently introduced ShieldSense™ RFID Blocking Material. Avery Dennison Performance Tapes recently introduced ShieldSense™ RFID Blocking Material, a lightweight, easy-to-apply ...

Precision Slitting Sets Converters Apart

(News | New Products)

March 06, 2019, ... the substrate and end-use, final product, can dictate tolerances. American Custom Converting handles a specialty range of substrates from board stock to lightweight tissue, from laminates to nonwovens. ...

McCarty Printing Expands Into Packaging with Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 75 and Easymatrix 106 CS

(News | New Products)

February 03, 2019, ... equipment.” The Speedmaster CX 75 prints at speeds up to 15,000 sheets an hour, and it can process substrates ranging from lightweight paper to rigid cardboard because of the double-diameter impression ...

Maxcess Announces Dead Shaft Carbon Fiber Idler Roll from Webex

(Web Handling)

January 22, 2019, Maxcess announced a new Carbon Fiber Dead Shaft Idler Roll from Webex. Maxcess announced a new Carbon Fiber Dead Shaft Idler Roll from Webex. Composed of a lightweight carbon-fiber composite, the new ...

New Challenge Launched to Identify Recovery Solutions for Multi-Material Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

November 13, 2018, ... intensity, but the same characteristics that make it lightweight and effective also present hurdles for recyclers and other recovery outlets. Few technologies exist that can beneficially recover the ...

Constantia Flexibles Introduces Packaging Solutions for Greater Sustainability

(News | New Products)

November 04, 2018, Several characteristics make the Mono PE laminate EcoLam more sustainable. It is lightweight and fully recycle-ready due to its mono-material structure. GRAYLING, AUSTRIA | Every year a massive 2.12 ...

Survey Says Invercote and Incada Among Most Valuable European Paperboard Brands

(News | New Products)

September 09, 2018, ... pleasing that the survey participants are converters, who make their living from transforming this white and lightweight paperboard into functional and elegant packaging.” The survey also concludes ...

Accredo Packaging Announces $100-Million Investment in Expansion of North American Facility and in New Vietnam Packaging Plant

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2018, ... lightweight ‘breathable’ films down to 11g/m 2. Branded AccredoFlex ® Breathe-Lite™, end-use applications include such products as diapers, feminine hygiene products, as well as drapes and gowns for medical ...

Koenig & Bauer Accelerates Role In Offset Printing Label Market

(News | New Products)

August 12, 2018, ... color matches upon starting up. Koenig & Bauer has also fashioned substrate specific packages depending on the types of labels being produced. For example, it offers a lightweight paper package for those ...

Web Industries Expands Indiana Facility

(Flexpack)

June 04, 2018, ... widths to 12 in. All three assets are said to have superior web handling capabilities including tension control for specialized lightweight, extensible materials, as well as for converting heavy-gauge ...

Sun Chemical Has Big Plans for LatinPack

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2018, ... package sterilization or boiling. Converters can also use a SunLam lamination adhesive with oxygen barrier properties to lightweight packaging by removing a film layer while still maintaining the protective ...

Primera Offers Label & Tag Printer

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2018, ... and convenient. A single full-color ink cartridge is utilized for ease of replacement in the field. Company says the printer is also lightweight at just 7 lbs (3.2 kg), making it easy to pack and transport. ...

Inks and Coatings | Catching Up With Sun Chemical’s Felipe Mellado

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

May 14, 2018, ... the processes and products developed by Felipe Mellado converters and ink suppliers. There are many market drivers today affecting the packaging market, including lightweighting through stand-up ...

Q&A Roundtable | How The Pouch/Bag Making Market Is Evolving

(Bag Pouch)

May 10, 2018, ... world. Here are few to name. Re-closable features with zippers, lightweight and easy to transport, new structures in films also preserves the flavors and gives longer shelf life, gives better product visibility, ...

Flexible Packaging | PPT Earns Top Prize in FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 05, 2018, ... through its efficient cube shape and six panels. Due to its lightweight rectangular shape, the PrimaPak package improves package cube by up to 30% or more; maximizes manufacturing efficiencies; reduces ...

EFIA Looks at a Flexo Challenge

(News | New Products)

February 20, 2018, ... transport, refrigeration, and cooking of the product is far more onerous than the lightweight, micron-thin carton or plastic tray its packed in. To put this in perspective, if every family reduced its ...

Metsä Board Offers Eco-Barrier Paperboard

(Carton Box)

February 05, 2018, ... barrier treatment of MetsäBoard Pro FSB EB1. In addition, this breathable board keeps its form and preserves the filled baguette well.” The lightweight paperboard is available in basis weights of 195–290 ...