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- SPI Announces Refocus Recycling Summit & Expo
- (News | New Products)
- July 04, 2015, ... that only 9% of plastic was recycled from the municipal solid waste stream in 2012 (latest figures available). SPI believes it is time to create strategies that will help drive demand for recycled materials, ...
- Sustainability | Label Impressions Builds on its “Green” Reputation
- (Trends/Management)
- June 23, 2015, ... sq ft of raw material is unwound from rolls for processing at Label Impressions’ southern California manufacturing plant. After processing, trim and matrix from the rolls need to be rewound and manually ...
- Mondi Brings FlexZiBox with Side Pour to N.A.
- (Flexpack)
- June 17, 2015, Offers robust solution for packagers of granular, powdery materials JACKSON, MO | Mondi North America, Consumer Goods Packaging, is introducing the FlexZiBox flexible bag with side pour function to ...
- Solvent-Free Lamination | Nordmeccanica Opens/Demos at New Permanent NA Home
- (Coating/Laminating)
- June 10, 2015, ... at 1,000 ft/min (304 m/min) to demonstrate the capability of the machine. The ramifications of using thinner foils are obvious, namely lower raw material and shipping costs, and reduced environmental ...
- CPP EXPO Conference Agenda Covers the Industry
- (News | New Products)
- June 06, 2015, ... materials. The people who design and manufacture slitting and rewinding equipment will take you step by step through the best practices techniques in such areas as winding, slitting, cores and cutting, ...
- AirTrim Unit Chops and Collects Trim
- (News | New Products)
- May 31, 2015, ... trim material to minimize waste volume. Company says that, depending upon material, trim width, and thickness, this can reduce landfill trips to 50“Move It Trim Systems” (MITS) family of portable trim ...
- 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 ...
- Food for Thought—the Italian Way
- (Yo's Yarns)
- May 20, 2015, What is the impact of packaging on designing a resilient future for food, technology, and sustainable development? This morning I received a press release from a long-time communications colleague ...
- Beta Industries Offers Crease & Fold Analyzer
- (Controls)
- May 17, 2015, ... detail information for package design, material, and process evaluation, as well as machine make-ready. In high-volume production environments the production operator needs only one click for each critical ...
- Clondalkin Kirchberg Develops Aluminum-Free Butterwrap
- (Flexpack)
- May 07, 2015, ... solutions as a result of consumer demand. These requirements mean that we must look at reducing the carbon footprint of our product range, down gauge materials, reduce waste, consider the ease of recyclability, ...
- FoodPex 2015 to Feature a US Pavilion
- (News | New Products)
- May 04, 2015, ... of the packaging value added chain and related processing segments (packaging materials production, package printing, pharmaceutical and cosmetic packaging, food processing and packaging, bulk and outer ...
- Giving Adhesive Coating Its Due Respect
- (Coating/Laminating)
- May 02, 2015, ... requires a dry edge on either side or where multiple handling can cause more rejected material. Dry edge considerations can be attacked with lane coating, but this adds one more factor of complexity to ...
- Web Lines | Unwritten Rules, Now Written
- (Technical Reports)
- April 27, 2015, ... Rolls eventually run out of material or reach their maximum diameter and change must occur. Some processes simply stop, create waste during speed changes and lost time during changeover. Efficient operations ...
- Foodservice Packaging Institute Issues Annual Survey
- (News | New Products)
- April 19, 2015, ... Now in its 16th year, the annual State of the Industry Survey included input from foodservice packaging converters, raw material and machinery suppliers, foodservice distributors, and operators. More ...
- Show Preview | FTA’s 2015 Info*Flex and Forum in Perfect Harmony
- (Print)
- April 08, 2015, ... and materials. Part II, “KISS My Anilox! Making the RIGHT Impression,” attendees will learn the science behind anilox roll specifications. The final two sessions are chaired by Kevin Bourquin, Cyber ...
- 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,” ...
- Durst Digital Label Press Handles Jumbo Rolls
- (News | New Products)
- March 24, 2015, ... a built-in splice table makes roll changes equally easy and fast, company says. Servo drive feeds material in both directions. This high-productivity configuration can be employed with the standard Tau ...
- Clear Lam Honored by FPA for Snack Pack
- (Flexpack)
- March 22, 2015, ... advancements in packaging materials and structures with significant consumer benefits and/or sustainability features. Developed by Clear Lam’s Co-Packing Division, the new product is currently in a limited ...
- TRESU Coater Applies Varnish In-Line
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 07, 2015, ... in logistics, material waste, set-up time, and handling. Søren Maarssø, COO, TRESU Group, says, “The iCoat 30000 TWIN’s double flexo stations provide an effective way of enhancing functionality and esthetic ...
- 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 ...