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In the Spotlight: MAMATA

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 09, 2021, ... providing machines with improved flexibility, greater productivity, and operator friendliness, giving its customers an edge in today’s competitive market. Recently, Mamata took some time to answer a ...

JB Machinery: 2021 Innovator of the Year

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 02, 2021, ... washing process and allowing converters to simultaneously clean all plates, regardless of the number of print stations, in less than four minutes.   DigiFlex, is a high-speed, inline, variable data ...

Valmet to Supply Key Paper Machine Technology to Muda Paper Mills in Malaysia

(Equipment & Machines)

August 31, 2021, ... the customer’s goals and achieve common success," said Joanna Hajduk, sales specialist, small & medium machine, Asia Pacific, paper business line, Valmet.  “We have provided very strong support and prompt ...

UFLEX Unveils Breakthrough Set of Products & Solutions

(News | New Products)

August 29, 2021, ... quarter, is designed for side pasting and inner liner pasting in cartons and can be used on all standard nozzle/roller applicators. This adhesive is recommended on various laminated substrates like BOPP, ...

Methods for Closed Loop Coating Thickness Control

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2021, There are many methods currently available for online measurement of coating thickness.  By Bob Pasquale, New Era's President There are many methods currently available for online measurement of coating ...

Roundtable Q&A: Static Control

(Static Elimination)

August 08, 2021, ... and printers. Higher web speeds increase the charge on a substrate which then traps contaminate and leads to printing and packaging defects.  Field lines coming from the charged surface interfere with ...

Defining Reliability in Pouch Equipment

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

July 12, 2021, ...  By: Scott Fuller, Product Line Manager, Pouch and Intermittent-Motion Equipment at CMD Corporation Reliability is the number one desired machine attribute for pouch converters, but this deceptively ...

Davis-Standard to Promote Range of Technology at Converter’s Expo

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2021, ... solutions August 9-10, at Lambeau Field Atrium in Green Bay, Wisc., in booth 75. Davis-Standard will highlight standard and tailored liquid coating lines for window and paint protection, specialty products, ...

Davis-Standard to Market Fabric Coating Innovation at Techtextil North America

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2021, ... will highlight its high-output CHP extruder for flexibility as well as an in-line coater with priming on one or both sides to promote adhesion for manufacturing multiple products on the same line. The ...

Boosting Extrusion Coating Equipment Performance

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2021, ... webinar on July 29 at 10 a.m. EDT, Lou Piffer will discuss ways to boost extrusion coating equipment performance for optimal processing and bottom-line profitability. He will outline key operating challenges ...

Plasma Replaces Propane Torch to Improve Print Adhesion on PE Pipes

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2021, ... in Enercon in-line Plasma Treaters to enable inkjet printing on various polymers has reduced labor and operating costs while improving throughput. CB Supplies manufactures three types of polyethylene ...

Properly Select a Web Guide for Your Operation

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

June 30, 2021, ... and rewind guides are used at the entry and exit of the machine. Typically the roll stand, that supports the raw material roll, is mounted on precision linear raceways. to minimize the friction necessary ...

Water-Based Flexographic Printing Steps Up to the Sustainability Challenge

(News | New Products)

June 30, 2021, ... that when printing a job of 5,000 linear meters with water-based flexographic printing and comparing the result with the simulation of the same job with gravure printing, GHG emissions from water-based ...

Global Adaptation in Flexible Packaging Machinery

(News | New Products)

June 24, 2021, ... for flexible packaging including: Multilayer blown film lines; Bag makers, pouch makers and Wicketers; and Pouch packaging machines for premade pouches and rollstock HFFS applications. In ...

Siegwerk Unveils Next Generation of Sustainable Water-Based Inks for Paper and Board Applications

(News | New Products)

June 23, 2021, ... in line with a circular economy.” The new water-based ink and coating solutions are reportedly formulated with a high Bio Renewable Content (BRC) measured according to the ASTM 6866 method. Products ...

The IQ Power to Control Static

(News | New Products)

June 13, 2021, ... lines has increased the chances of contamination being drawn to the production process. Unmanaged static electricity during the process can lead to a variety of issues putting more web material at risk ...

COVER: Testing, Inspection & Quality Control

(Flexpack)

May 23, 2021, ... a non-contact technology, any line vibrations can cause small print distortions. Also, as speed increases, the quality gradually deteriorates until TIJ can be matched by the other methods. TTO and laser ...

Web Considerations for Today’s Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

May 16, 2021, Maximizing the productivity, versatility and profitability of an extrusion coating and laminating line is the goal of every flexible packaging film producer. By R. Duane Smith, Process Manager, Web ...

New GR360 from Lundberg Tech Cuts Tough Waste Materials Down to Size

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2021, ... and other stiff and/or thick waste materials for recycling or disposal without manual handling or changing equipment. Expanding the company's line of granulators to 10 standard models, plus custom designs, ...

The Value of Specialised Experience

(News | New Products)

April 26, 2021, ... on an extruder reactor pilot line that provided test results to the main production line in Cologne, Germany.  This gave me a technical grounding in plastic engineering, and I was allowed to travel to ...