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Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... E. Blaige, chairman and CEO of Blaige & Co., will present “Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way: Global Consolidation in Flexible Packaging,” on Thursday. His keynote will focus on the impact of global consolidation ...

3M Corrugate Tapes Are Super Sticky

(Label/Tape)

December 09, 2014, ... helping customers efficiently apply just one strip to realize a lower total application cost. In addition to their reliable performance on a range of corrugated boxes, 3M tapes also hold up to the broad ...

Essentra Offers New Foam Core Tape

(Label/Tape)

October 22, 2014, ... temperature range of -20 deg F to +300 deg F, and can maintain its properties at much higher temperatures than other foam tapes. Clarity—Duraco High Bond offers a unique clear foam tape that allows it ...

Essentra Introduces New Duraco Red Film Tape

(Label/Tape)

August 11, 2014, ... Red’s release liner and permanent tape are both transparent, allowing the user to accurately position the tape while applying it to a surface with graphics or text. Once the red liner is removed, the graphics ...

Coating Matters | Steam Remoisturizing Technology for Paper-Based Labels, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

July 21, 2014, ... techniques and providing data to assess these technologies. LOW MOISTURE AND CURL A reduction in the moisture content of coated paper, which occurs during the curing process, can cause downstream production ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 3

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 12, 2014, ... piping, coex feedblock and the die.  The extruder zone quite often have built in cooling capability so that the extruder will cool down faster than the components after the extruder head.  Slowing down ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 08, 2014, ... bane of the extrusion coating converter, and to a lesser extent, cast and blown film producers.  Nothing has changed in this regard. I would say more than 90% of the extrusion coating lines I see (if ...

Toray Lidding Film Can Take High Temps

(Flexpack)

April 20, 2014, ... oxygen barrier, have a low seal initiation temperature (SIT), and offer an environmentally friendly, solvent-free formulation that assures manufacturers that their customers will experience a pure, fresh ...

Menges Roller Wins AIMCAL Technology of the Year Award

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2014, ... which Menges won this award involves the use of high-tech computer models to simulate a roller’s temperature and performance characteristics, allowing engineers to test different designs “virtually.” This ...

TandD Data Logger Has Wi-Fi Function

(Controls)

March 12, 2014, ... logger contains an integrated Wi-Fi function that enables it to automatically upload recorded data from the logger to company’s free Cloud-based WebStorage Service.  Device also has an AP mode that allows ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ... for metallized, light-blocking low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bags for four varieties of potatoes from EarthFresh Farms. Celplast metallizes 1.25- or 1.75-mil LDPE from Tempo Plastics Ltd., Innisfil, ...

CTI Reveal Ink Adds Food Safety to its Plate

(Label/Tape News)

November 21, 2013, Return to fridge message reveals itself to consumers COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI) has announced development of patent-pending Reveal inks that provide return to fridge reminders ...

PECO Introduces New Bag Machine

(Bag Pouch News)

October 02, 2013, ... sealing system result in a wider array of films that can be processed, at higher line speeds and lower scrap rates. The QBX2 employs state of the art multi axis servo drive technology to precisely control ...

Menges Roller Expands Design & Engineering Capacity

(News | New Products)

September 30, 2013, ... transfer fluid data, roller dimensions, flow rates, and so on—to see the temperature and thermal profile of a roller before it is built. Matt Menges, president, explains, “With modern converting applications, ...

Dymax Reports Benefits of LED Light-Curing System

(Curing)

June 25, 2013, ... advantages over conventional lamp curing systems, including cooler curing temperatures for thermally sensitive substrates, lower intensity degradation over time, more consistent cure results, and reduced ...

Harper Corp. Offers New Anilox Sleeve Feature

(News | New Products)

May 27, 2013, ... The synthetic rubber has allowed the cladding to cover the full thickness and length of the sleeve, eliminating the counter bore and increasing the number of reconditions that a sleeve can undergo in its ...

Foam Labels | Cool Intentions

(Label/Tape)

May 06, 2013, ... for months of trial and error. “The biggest challenge in developing the Labec product was that the material didn’t shrink uniformly at lower temperatures. It was a difficult problem to solve.” Commodore ...

Mokon Chillers Have New Operating Range

(Controls News)

April 13, 2013, Chillers are said to offer high energy efficiency and easy maintenance in addition to expanded temperature range   BUFFALO, NY | Mokon reports its line of Iceman Low Temperature chillers is now available ...

Pearl Technologies Announces Pre-Nip Chiller Spreaders

(Coating)

March 27, 2013, Spreaders are said to eliminate blocking, increase output, raise film quality, and more   SAVANNAH, NY | Pearl Technologies offers blown film processors that are said to increase output by as much ...

Fanta Warms Up to Customers with Summer Promo

(Label/Tape News)

February 24, 2013, ... manager, Coca-Cola South Pacific. “We were excited that innovation of thermal inks allowed us to put our packs at the heart of our ‘Unbottle the Fun’ campaign this summer. From fridge or ambient, the thermal ...