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

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

May 14, 2018, ... to be a market focus. In order for converters to meet the high standards set by REACH and the Swiss Ordinance, compliance means much more than simply using “low migration inks,” it refers to all the materials ...

The drupa Global Trends Report Is Positive

(News | New Products)

April 29, 2018, ... year of increasing confidence reported by suppliers. Noticeable is the increase in sales of core equipment/software/materials (+29% net total). Overall, all supplier revenue streams showed their best ever ...

FINAT Technical Seminar Ranges Widely

(Label/Tape)

April 25, 2018, From the Internet of Things through the mechanics and materials of self-adhesive label production, seminar had a broad agenda THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS | FINAT, the European association for the self-adhesive ...

Partners Join Forces To Develop RGB Printing for Packaging

(Carton Box)

March 25, 2018, ... option for creating unique and effective printed materials and increases the opportunities for differentiation at the POS,” adds Thomas Boucoiran, global head brand owner business at Siegwerk. “Nobody ...

Pregis Invests in Blown Film Testing Lab

(Flexpack)

January 20, 2018, The company looks forward to having an on-site facility to allow R&D work on its PE film, helping converters deliver performance-oriented materials DEERFIED, IL | Pregis, a provider of innovative protective ...

Sun Chemical Reports Price Increase

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2018, The company will raise prices of offset inks, coatings, and consumables in North America PARSIPPANY, NJ | Sun Chemical announces that due to recent price increases of a variety of raw materials including ...

IPACK-IMA Monitor Results Reported

(News | New Products)

January 07, 2018, ... and packaging machinery, suppliers of components, and producers of materials, serves a range of industrial sectors divided up into a number of business communities: Food, Fresh & Convenience; Meat & Fish; ...

Registration Open for interpack 2020

(News | New Products)

January 03, 2018, ... goods (non-food), and industrial goods as well as packaging materials and production and related services. At the last staging in 2017, 2,866 exhibitors showcased their latest technologies to about 170,899 ...

Sun Chemical to Raise Silicone Product Prices

(News | New Products)

December 26, 2017, ... effective January 15, 2018. The company says this decision is due to a massive shortage in silicones and silicone-based materials from manufacturers. “Because of the silicone shortage we’re seeing in ...

RPA and PMMI to Partner at Pack Expo East

(News | New Products)

December 25, 2017, ... Coast event. We look forward to continuing our partnership with RPA.” PACK EXPO East will feature over 400 suppliers of advance packaging equipment, automation, robotics and controls, materials, containers, ...

Uflex Gives Makeover to UK’s Veetee Rice Packaging

(Flexpack)

December 10, 2017, ... materials and Solution Company, Uflex approached Veetee with a holistic solution to plug these gaps so that the true potential of the brand could be unleashed. Uflex offered Veetee a three-dimensional ...

BCC Research Issues EMI/RFI Study

(News | New Products)

September 12, 2017, ... entitled EMI/RFI: Materials and Technologies. The objective is to review and analyze electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) problems that are encountered in the operation ...

Sun Chemical Addresses Hurricane Issues

(News | New Products)

September 11, 2017, The company reports that suppliers of raw materials have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey PARSIPPANY, NJ | Sun Chemical says that due to the unprecedented impact and devastation in the wake of Hurricane ...

Smithers Pira Reports on Specialty Papers

(Flexpack)

August 28, 2017, ... it to reach 26.98 million tonnes in 2022. This represents a CAGR of 2.2% in the five-yr period from 2017 to 2022. “The regulatory environment continues to be complicated, driving changes in materials ...

Pillar Announces Surface Treatment Service

(News | New Products)

August 07, 2017, ... to treat roll-to-roll materials on a contract or toll basis. Chuck Ballard, OEM and corporate accounts sales manager, says, “We had encountered a number of customers who received either untreated or ...

Sticking With It | Q&A on Testing and Evaluation

(Coating/Laminating)

August 07, 2017, ... ages on the liner and substrate is also important. As an example, vinyls or PVC used in labels or graphics all contain residuals that leech from the material over time. These components can have an adverse ...

Sticking With It | Overview of Radiation Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, ... which is then removed to create the final 100% solids hot melt product. Similar to conventional hot melts, the materials are solid at room temperature and become liquid when heated. Typical melt temperatures ...

Toray Offers Film Testing Services

(Flexpack)

June 04, 2017, ... optimize their production processes. Analyses offered include microscopy, materials and mechanical characterizations, rheology, physical, optical and appearance testing, surface properties, permeation, ...

Trends/Management | Managing Change for Continuous Improvement in a Regulated Industry

(Trends/Management)

May 30, 2017, ... by a number of different factors. Competition or changes in customer expectations, the business environment, raw materials, suppliers, or within the workforce are just a few examples. The benefit can ...

Smithers Pira Reports on Functional & Barrier Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

May 28, 2017, ... Food products in particular will need insulating, and lower cost and sustainable products are being sought to replace non-sustainable materials like expanded polystyrene, wax, polyethylene, and polyvinylidene ...