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Pregis Introduces Form-It Foam Strips

(Carton Box News)

April 29, 2013, ... medium, and heavy-duty protective packaging requirements. The 2.3-in. tall material is delivered on 40-, 50- and 55-ft reels (depending on thickness) and offers excellent load bearing, insulation, and ...

Enercon Webinars to Cover Treating & Web Handling

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2013, ... and how extruders and converters can improve their success in corona treating these materials. In flexible packaging as well as other applications, these thin films are exposed to challenging mechanical ...

Flexible Packaging | Exopack Wins FPA’s Top Award for Kraft’s YES Pack

(Flexpack)

January 21, 2013, ... consumer trends and needs with technical advancements in materials, graphics, structure, and sustainability to produce outstanding flexible packaging solutions. The judging panel included Larry Alehman, ...

P-S Tapes | A Converter’s Guide

(Label/Tape)

January 07, 2013, ... and traditional converting companies. Materials, technologies, markets The AWA study tracks trends in the market by tape format, materials, technologies, and end uses, as well as by the world’s geographical ...

MOCON Adds Options to Oxygen Test System

(Controls)

October 14, 2012, ... headspace—such as blisters and food packages with limited headspace; and the new ImPULSE sensor that has been engineered to work with opaque materials as well as with retort applications. The company ...

SoftRIP Helps Australian Label Printer with Short-Runs

(Label/Tape)

September 23, 2012, ... to see a number of options before committing to one label. "It's better than a digital proof because customers can see and feel the material," says Tony. "They can even test it out on their products!" If ...

Spear a Clear Leader in PET Bottle/Label Compatibility

(Facestocks)

August 22, 2012, Spear develops clear and white film pressure-sensitive label materials that are compatible with recycling PET beverage bottles. Spear, a leading manufacturer of labels for the global beverage industry, ...

Web Industries Announces a Major Upgrade

(Flexpack)

August 13, 2012, ... nonwovens and films that are found in a variety of home and medical categories. These materials include fluid acquisition and superabsorbent layers found in personal care and home cleaning products, technical ...

Americhem Color Solutions Are Green

(News | New Products)

May 29, 2012, ... used to lightweight products and reduce raw material usage, and natural fibers such as flax used as fillers and for unique esthetic effects. All sustainable solutions can be customized. In other news ...

Avery Digital Facestock for HP Indigo Presses

(Label/Tape)

May 08, 2012, ... Materials has launched a new HP Indigo-certified digital print-ready version of its high-performance Global MDO film. Available in clear and white options, the new top-coated digital film laminate is ...

Release Liner | Industry Conference Covers Market Data & Trends

(Label/Tape)

April 11, 2012, ... it supports and protects materials in a surprisingly diverse range of applications, from building and construction to electronics, photovoltaics, medical disposables, and pressure-sensitive vehicle wraps. ...

AWA Market Study Predicts Growth in Glue-Applied Labels

(Label/Tape)

January 18, 2012, ... study from specialist researchers AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. The "Global Glue Applied Label Market and Technology Review 2011" provides an in-depth update of market and material data for this leading labeling ...

Illig Will Feature Thermoforming Line at NPE 2012

(Controls)

December 10, 2011, The RDK Series thermoforming machine is said to offer higher production rates, lower energy usage, and improved quality while running a wide variety of materials HEILBRONN, GERMANY | Illig will offer ...

Diamond Packaging a Big Winner in PPC Competition

(Carton Box Products)

December 06, 2011, ... The goal was to produce unique decorative effects through an in-line process without requiring a separate stamping or embossing pass, reducing material and energy usage. Diamond also won an Excellence ...

Release Liner Market: Growth Projected, but Threats Remain

(Label/Tape)

November 10, 2011, ... as challenges due to environmental issues. Sustainability, raw material costs, and the relative use of paper- and film-based liners (http://pffc-online.com/search?searchword=release+liner) were the topics ...

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 ...

Package Design: Make an Impact

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, ... & Gamble partnered with Be Green Packaging to repackage Gillette's Fusion ProGlide razor with a formable pulp tray made of renewable bamboo and bulrush fiber-based material to move away from the clamshell ...

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 ...

Service Makes the Sale

(Flexography)

March 31, 2011, ... was ten to twelve pallets of material! The thing that a lot of customers like about us is that we can tailor a solution for them. “A lot of the bigger [converters], aren't willing to do that,” suggests ...