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- Plastics, Packaging and the Environment
- (Flexpack)
- June 29, 2020, ... resin materials complicates, and in some cases even prohibits, a package from being recycled. It used to be that when a package was recycled, it could not be used again for an identical purpose, due ...
- Beyond the Roll: Dry Ice Blasting for Maintenance and Cleaning
- (Web Handling)
- June 24, 2020, ... carbon and many other soiling conditions. What substrates can I dry ice blast without causing damage? Steel, aluminum, soft metals, stone and many other materials are safe for this process. Wood, ...
- Smurfit Kappa Replaces EPS Frozen Food Packaging With Sustainable Paper-Based Alternative
- (News | New Products)
- June 22, 2020, Smurfit Kappa was reportedly approached by Patani Global Food B.V., a global supplier of fresh and frozen foods Smurfit Kappa was reportedly approached by Patani Global Food B.V., a global supplier ...
- Gutfried Organic Chicken Meat Sausage in Innovative Packaging
- (News | New Products)
- June 17, 2020, ... different polymers and are produced by the film producer SÜDPACK. BASF supplies the necessary polyamide, SABIC supplies the polyethylene. Both components are based on raw materials that have been recycled ...
- Stora Enso Introduces Low Carbon Paperboard for Chocolate Packaging
- (News | New Products)
- June 02, 2020, ... save energy and raw material. The board has a very low weight and an improved strength due to microfibrillated cellulose in the structure, resulting in less waste and lower CO2 emissions in transport. ...
- Increased Quality in Printed Corrugated Board with CartonSTAR
- (News | New Products)
- May 26, 2020, ... the printer can depend on continuous, automatic visibility of the printed image and material quality. Using inspection systems significantly reduces the necessity for manual quality checks by dramatically ...
- Fastest Single Head Flexo Plate Imager from Esko Brings More Productivity to Corrugated Converters
- (News | New Products)
- May 26, 2020, ... producing one more plate per hour, and importantly improve the efficiency of operation by 20 percent,” explained Pascal. “Not only that, but we all know that since plate materials can be very expensive, ...
- How Flexo Printers Can Help Brands With Green Initiatives
- (News | New Products)
- May 21, 2020, ... allows for printing on a wider range of materials than traditional printing presses. With flexographic printing, brands can utilize flexible packaging or recyclable materials without losing print quality ...
- Coating on Trial
- (News | New Products)
- May 05, 2020, ... in an attempt to remove contaminants. With brushes there is a risk of scratching the substrate surface of sensitive materials; vacuum web cleaners may not always be effective in breaking through the boundary ...
- The Back Page: Taking it back 54 years
- (News | New Products)
- April 23, 2020, ... But the story on larger cores is larger than just that. Core of Cores Film suppliers, especially those dealing with very thin, very soft or extensible materials, have already learned that larger cores ...
- Plastics, Packaging and the Environment
- (Flexography)
- April 22, 2020, ... resin materials complicates, and in some cases even prohibits, a package from being recycled. It used to be that when a package was recycled, it could not be used again for an identical purpose, due ...
- How Flexo Printers Can Help Brands With Green Initiatives
- (Flexography)
- April 22, 2020, ... focusing on product packaging and plastic reduction in particular. Flexographic printing has helped change the packaging industry as it allows for printing on a wider range of materials than traditional ...
- AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony
- (News | New Products)
- April 16, 2020, ... because the nylon enhances the barrier properties and stiffness of the film, but is present at levels so low the material is recyclable in the PE stream. “Wipes are a rapidly growing market,” notes one ...
- Three Ink Market Trends Helping to Achieve Sustainability Goals
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- April 16, 2020, ... inks based on renewable natural resources and new eco-friendly materials can play a key role in the creation of a sustainable package. It is important that claims of bio-renewable materials are verified ...
- PFFC’s Companies to Watch
- (Flexpack)
- April 09, 2020, ... and conversion of anti-corrosion film, bags and papers to protect metals during storage, shipping, or in-process manufacturing. These VCI (vapor corrosion inhibitor) packaging materials are sold under ...
- Competitive Advantages in Cold Seal Application with ISRA Technology
- (News | New Products)
- March 31, 2020, ... offers benefits for the flexible packaging producer, including increased process reliability and reducing production waste. The new inspection system saves material by making it possible to reduce the ...
- BOBST Joins CEFLEX
- (News | New Products)
- March 25, 2020, ... production chains, keeping products and materials in use through reuse and recycling. “We share the vision and aims of CEFLEX, and believe that our partnership will help us to achieve our joint goals ...
- European Recycling Markets Reel From Coronavirus
- (News | New Products)
- March 22, 2020, ... on virgin prices - with which recycled material competes - and individual customer relationships in countries such as Italy. The coronavirus has had a major impact on petrochemicals, hindering global ...
- Discover How to Avoid the Finishing Bottleneck with Domino’s K600i Embellishment Solution
- (Label/Tape)
- March 11, 2020, ... to produce short and medium run, added-value embellished labels quickly, and with significantly reduced man hours and material waste.” Using the company’s recently launched unique UV-curable clear ink, ...
- A New Generation of Hybrid Drive Technology
- (Digital)
- March 05, 2020, The RSM-DIGI-VARICUT is equipped with for the rotary converting of digitally printed packaging materials. The RSM-DIGI-VARICUT is equipped with for the rotary converting of digitally printed packaging ...