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Iggesund Develops Its European Service

(Materials)

July 19, 2015, Company will expand its agreement with SCA to create cost-effective transport solutions HELSINKI, FINLAND | Iggesund Paperboard reports it is taking steps to further develop its delivery service. The ...

DuPont Awards | Salsa Container Blends Rigid and Flexible To Earn 2015 Highest Honor

(Flexpack)

May 26, 2015, ... highest honor, for SkinnyPack Technology. This mono-material package marries flexible and rigid packaging to create a thin, light, strong structure that uses less material, enables recycling, and allows ...

New Mondi Bag Offers Filling Benefits

(Flexpack)

May 19, 2015, Flat Bottom Bag is stable, reclosable JACKSON, MO | A new highly stable, reclosable bag called the Flat Bottom Bag is now available from Mondi North America, Consumer Goods Packaging. The bag offers ...

Mosca Holds Workshop on Automation for Corrugated

(Corrugated)

April 26, 2015, ... and producer of strapping machines, strapping materials, and safety systems for transporting goods, has introduced a possible optimization methodology for fully automated production. In two one-day workshops ...

Ceresana Issues Study on Polyamides

(Materials)

April 17, 2015, The reports shows the material known as nylon has a number of applications, including some found in the converting industry   KONSTANZ, GERMANY | Market research institute Ceresana announces a new ...

Study Shows Benefits of Corrugated Shippers

(Corrugated)

April 14, 2015, ... grower confirmed that using RPCs instead of corrugated containers increased their annual shipping costs by 10.4% system-wide.  “Corrugated, the proven and preferred single-use transport packaging material, ...

ExxonMobil Polymer Is for Cast Power Pre-Stretch Films

(Materials)

April 06, 2015, ...  “Although the functional layer of a stretch film comprises only about 10 to 15 percent of the total film composition, the intrinsic properties of the material used in that layer are key to performance,” ...

Web Industries Named 3M Preferred Converter

(Materials)

March 15, 2015, Company will offer medical device companies a single source for contract converting and manufacturing services of medical devices using 3M materials   MARLBOROUGH, MA | Web Industries, a provider ...

HERMA Label Paper Suited for Pharma Uses

(Label/Tape)

March 10, 2015, ... and supple material that ensures the permanent, safe labeling of surfaces with small radii.  It is said to be suited for use in pharmaceutical applications, e.g., in hospitals or laboratories. “The new ...

Flexible Packaging | Coveris, Cryovac Big Winners at FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 03, 2015, ... package entries featuring innovation that integrated technical advancements in materials, graphics, shelf appeal, structure, and sustainability to produce outstanding flexible packaging solutions. Eighteen ...

E-Books

(Uncategorized)

February 21, 2015, ... challenges the converting process. From the material side to production efficiency, every stage of the process is under pressure for improvement. It is an exciting time to be in the industry as these challenges ...

Belona Invests in Maan Inlinerless Module

(Label/Tape)

December 18, 2014, ... basic facestock, often paper, on existing equipment and immediately feeds this material in the Inlinerless Module. In the module, the substrate is given a release coating on the top and a hot melt coating ...

New Era Wins Velcro Business with Lab Trials

(Coating/Laminating)

December 09, 2014, ... the challenges in multiple areas of the machine, the two greatest being automated material unwinding and flexibility in coating methods,” says Anderson. “New Era had rapid responses to our requests for ...

MACtac Reports Approvals for Chemical Drum Labelstocks

(Label/Tape)

November 28, 2014, ... label certifications by achieving British Standard (BS) 5609 Section 3 compliance for PJ6914 and FDD6919 labelstock materials used in conjunction with the EDGE 850 digital label printer and toner from ...

Wax Coatings on Corrugated Are Declining

(Corrugated)

November 22, 2014, ... packaging is recovered for recycling than any other packaging material primarily due to recovery efforts at supermarkets where OCC is baled, then sold to generate substantial revenue and to improve store ...

Release Liner | Annual AWA Seminar Paints Picture of Today’s Market

(Label/Tape)

November 16, 2014, ... on available recycling programs as practical alternatives to landfill, and to support that with down-to-earth, helpful educational material. Much activity in this arena is already visible—including a straightforward, ...

Rethinking the Ban on EPS

(News | New Products)

August 11, 2014, ... Associates for the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Canadian Plastics Industry Assn., shows that replacing plastic packaging with alternative materials would result in 4.5 times more packaging ...

QRT Graphique Adds Domino Digital Press

(Label/Tape)

August 11, 2014, ... “At the start of 2013, we went to see the N610i in Domino’s demonstration center in Cambridge, England. We ran printing tests on various materials. The results were conclusive, both in terms of the quality ...

Kapco Celebrates 40 Years of Business

(Coating/Laminating)

July 26, 2014, Kent Adhesive Products Company has grown over the years and continues as a successful manufacturer, coater, and converter of p-s flexible materials   KENT, OH | Kapco (Kent Adhesive Products Company) ...

Mondi Americas Introduces Square Bag

(Bag Pouch)

June 29, 2014, ... powders and granular materials weighing up to 10 lbs. and liquids up to 1.5 gallons. “Many consumer goods packagers today are thinking outside the traditional cardboard box, hard plastic container, and ...