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Fluid Coating & Extrusion Coating: What Is the Difference?

(Adhesive Coating)

November 03, 2011, ... onto the paper, film, or foil to form a film--imagine a wax-coated paper. So the main difference between fluid coating and extrusion coating starts at the raw material handling. The liquid in a fluid ...

Static causes 6 kinds of waste

(Kelly on Static)

October 27, 2011, ... that are not creating customer value are waste. Here are seven forms of waste: 1. Transportation is moving product without transformation. This is factory lay-out and material flow issue where static ...

Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, ... to serve as the workhorses for delivering pet food. Spanning much of the price/value product spectrum, material and graphic upgrades can provide differentiation for higher quality and priced pet foods. ...

Green Converting: Landfill Diversion

(Green Converting)

August 16, 2011, ... struggle with garbage. The root of our challenges with garbage and waste always comes down to one question: Where are we going to put it? Since the 1980s, population growth and advances in material and ...

FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 31, 2011, ... before use. Because the ink could be contaminated with dried bits, metal shavings, and other foreign materials, filtration is important. Clean it by using a mesh filter and a magnet to catch shavings. ...

Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, ... film materials such as bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) shrink to 10%-20% maximum. This allows only limited conformability potential for label contouring. New label materials offer shrinkages greater ...

FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 03, 2011, ... before use. • Because the ink could be contaminated with dried bits, metal shavings, and other foreign materials, filtration is important. Clean it by using a mesh filter and a magnet to catch shavings. ...

DuPont Packaging Graphics Increases Price, Adds Fuel Surcharge

(Print News)

April 26, 2011, ... increases in raw material and energy costs that have occurred in the last 12 months. DuPont Packaging Graphics claims it is the world’s leading supplier of flexographic printing systems in digital and ...

Mutoh America Inc. Launches Recycling Program

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

April 12, 2011, ... cartridge. The bigger bag size is said easier to recycle and produces less waste. Mutoh recently announced its new MP Ink, which is composed of 60% bio-based materials and contains no hazardous air pollutants ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... Coated, Laminated, or Metallized Product category. Developed in conjunction with Detection Systems, Bayswater, Australia, the patent-pending material resembles a honeycomb that divides the metallized area ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... impactful three dimensionality. Continue to Page 2 Sustainability Awards The Sustainability Awards honor equipment, materials, or processes that reduce environmental impact, minimize energy usage ...

INX Intl. Ink Co. Announces Price Increase

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

March 15, 2011, INX Intl. Ink Co. has announced a price increase effective April 1, 2011. Company officials cite the unprecedented upward price pressure on raw materials SCHAUMBURG, Schaumburg, IL | INX Intl. Ink Co. ...

Die-Cutter Saves Time

(Carton Box)

February 28, 2011, ... print, die-cutting, breakout, delivery, and waste chopping. Products can be nested together up to five across for maximum use of raw material. Edale | +44 01489 569230 | www.edale.com What' ...

Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... USA, Jackson, MO, receives two gold awards for the Fresh Step Cat Litter packaging. Using its FlexZiBox solution to replace polypropylene pails enables Clorox to cut packaging materials by nearly 80%, ...

Seafood Sealed

(News | New Products)

February 14, 2011, ... envelope. Available in two material combinations, metal-coated paper and thermo paper, bags also can be produced with a window and can be printed on both sides with up to six colors. Visit www.alpem.fr. ...

Green Converting: Recycled Roll Coverings

(Web Handling)

November 30, 2010, ... two years of laboratory testing, a new sustainable roll covering has been developed. Some of the used material that is taken off when rollers are recovered can be recycled by this new process. What ...

Looking South

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... of continuous pressure and change. Pressure has come in various forms: lower market growth rates, raw material price inflation, and waste creation and management issues. As a result, there has been considerable ...

Food Safety Summit Addresses Packaging, Process & Food Safety

(Trends/Management News)

October 18, 2010, ... them find solutions to critical challenges.” The experts on hand will make formal presentations on leading food safety issues, including foreign material detection, sanitation, traceability, hygiene, ...

Barrier Films: SiOx Barrier Benefits

(Coatings)

September 30, 2010, ... mechanical impact, gas, and moisture to aromas. The food product itself also may influence its direct environment when it is spicy or contains essential oils or aggressive ingredients. Packaging materials ...

Plastics Recycling: Reclaim & Reuse

(Coating/Laminating)

August 31, 2010, ... the company's “Grey is the New Green” bag, with a minimum of 30% recycled material, is an industry standard of success, and the bag itself is an emblem of environmental responsibility that can be carried ...