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Para Print Joins DuPont's Plate Recycling Progra

(News | New Products)

February 04, 2014, ... services, as a participant in a key program to recover, reuse, and recycle DuPont Cyrel flexographic printing plates and related materials. The program, known as TR3, is consistent with the goal of both ...

AWA Announces Seminar on Linerless Labels

(Label/Tape)

January 31, 2014, Held in conjunction with the Global Release Liner Industry Conference, the one-day event will cover material, technology, and machinery developments   AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson ...

Thinfilm Builds Stand-Alone Smart Sensor Label

(Label/Tape)

January 20, 2014, ... CTO, “A key breakthrough for this demo was the low-voltage complementary logic we announced in June [2013]. Polyera and our other materials partners have played an essential role in helping us move products ...

Martin Automatic Reports Sales to Chinese Converter

(News | New Products)

January 08, 2014, ... Reportedly, the first MBSC and STR helped reduce the converter’s defect rate on that press by 2% and material waste by more than 1.6 tons in less than a year. With a compact size, the MBSC and STR combination ...

Chinese Label Converter Adds Second Martin Splicer

(News | New Products)

January 05, 2014, ... the first MBSC and STR helped reduce their defect rate on that press by 2 percent and their material waste by over 1.6 tons in less than a year." With a compact size, the company reports the MBSC and ...

Gilbreth Packaging Boosts Production with Titan

(News | New Products)

December 16, 2013, ... Positioning systems that help reduce material waste for a more sustainable solution. The new slitter can process a wide range of materials to a minimum slit width of 25 mm (1 in.) on both 76 and 152 ...

Sustainability in Packaging Subject of Conference

(Green Converting)

December 09, 2013, Presentations will focus on efforts by major companies to achieve packaging that is good for the environment as well as the bottom line   LEATHERHEAD, SURREY, UK | The Sustainability in Packaging ...

Easy Open Feature for Pinch Bottom Bags

(Bag Pouch News)

December 09, 2013, ... possible to use this consumer-friendly opening feature on packaging made of BOPP laminated polypropylene tape fabric, a very lightweight but strong packaging material. Due to its simple and practical ...

Label Trends | The Future of Linerless Labels

(Label/Tape)

November 20, 2013, ... make. Today’s traditional pressure-sensitive labels are available from many label stock manufacturers and the materials can be run on many label printing/converting and application equipment. The value ...

Splicing | Nonwovens Converter Opens New Markets

(Nonwovens)

November 18, 2013, ... with manual roll changing, I estimate we save 208 hours per year with the Martin, and each splice also saves us around five meters (16 feet) of material. Expressed in percentage terms, the Martin MBS has ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 2

(Coating/Laminating)

November 11, 2013, ... by precision machining of these surfaces may seem minuscule, but in applications involving high volumes or costly coating materials, the economic gains can be great. The effect of variations becomes progressively ...

MTi-Polyexe Reduces Downtime, Improves Quality

(News | New Products)

November 03, 2013, ... continues to run today. While the line runs well, one constant issue the company had was the shafts supporting the rolls of material on the machine were extremely heavy—over 300 lb each. This made it very ...

TLMI Names Environmental Winners

(Green Converting)

November 01, 2013, ... says has made excellence in environmental stewardship a highest priority throughout its entire supply chain. The company has improved material efficiencies by 24% since 2011 by utilizing Kaizen practices ...

Release Liner | What’s Next?

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2013, ... Group, examined the global trends impacting release liner, their implications for the business and its technology, and product and sustainability issues and innovations. The scarcity of some raw materials, ...

Wipak UK Expands Flexible Packaging Production

(News | New Products)

October 24, 2013, ... moving splice table to meet the expanding production requirements of the group’s UK facility. The slitter also will have an unwind and rewind static control system and will be capable of processing materials ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2013, ... at the site, improving turns in inventory, and reducing environmental impact, they are running into the edge of material, expertise, and equipment capability. Hot melt adhesive coating is a great option ...

AVT & Nilpeter Collaborate on Integrated Technology

(Controls News)

October 08, 2013, ... with Nilpeter, introducing added-value features to the integrated AVT’s Microcolor/Mercury digital ink color control system. The new features are said to decrease startup time and materials waste.  One ...

New Solventless Laminator Available from Karlville

(Coating/Laminating News)

October 02, 2013, ... and accurate adhesive applications. Turret Type – Automatic Splice Unwind & Rewind reduces waste during roll changes. The machine comes available in two different material widths 1000 mm and 1300 mm. ...

PECO Introduces New Bag Machine

(Bag Pouch News)

October 02, 2013, ... a uniquely flexible sealing system that uses proprietary seal bars whose temperatures can be pulsed or operated in a constant heat mode, depending on the material requirements and sealing characteristics ...

TAPPI Extrusion Coating Short Course

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

September 25, 2013, ... from the USA, but with several from overseas, including Southeast Asia.  As basic science and engineering doesn't really change much, the material covered was largely the same from the previous course, ...