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Rotoflex Redesigns VLI Finishing System

(News | New Products)

May 09, 2012, ... system, reportedly impacting material waste and time waste, operator interaction, and web path access. The new design is driven by the Rotoflex eDrive 2.0 web handling system, which company says increases ...

Reducing Sealing Failure

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 09, 2012, ... and be cost effective.  I can tell you from my days at Cryovac, leakers are the bain of a package supplier.  Raw material suppliers, equipment suppliers and converters and bagmakers go to great lengths ...

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 ...

NPE Follow Up

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

April 30, 2012, ... of PET (polyester) so that the recycled stream has the same physical properties as the virgin material.  The same goes for polyethylene-based waste stream (minus the IV increase step). All in all it ...

Coating Matters | Plumbing Basics in Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2012, ... industrial engineers deal with the flow of manufactured materials through a plant; and chemical engineers deal with the flow of fluids through a pipe. So I decided to become a plumber! As I have experienced ...

Brazilian Label Printer Buys Mark Andy P7 Press

(Label/Tape)

April 24, 2012, ... proven to reduce material waste by up to 50% and save measurable time during set-up and change over. Nearly 150 machines have been sold in 28 countries. Several buyers have bought more than one, replacing ...

HP Announces Print Excellence Award Winners

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2012, Global competition recognizes creative and innovative materials produced on HP digital systems PALO ALTO, CA | HP today announced the winners of the HP Print Excellence Awards, a competition to recognize ...

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. ...

Dion Label Printing Installs High Decoration Finishing Press

(Label/Tape)

April 05, 2012, ... allows for a similar effect as hot stamp but uses adhesive to apply the foil finish. Embossing creates a raised or textured area on a label by stamping the material. Debossing creates an impressed image ...

Copac Prints High Quality Cartons with HP Indigo

(Carton Box)

April 03, 2012, ... was the press’s optional Inline Priming unit. This allowed Copac to print on silver foil board without sending the material to an outside coater. By coating the substrate and then feeding it directly ...

Duncan Print Group Adds New Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105

(Carton Box)

March 27, 2012, ... XL 105 comes with full logistics materials handling, Inpress Control spectrophotometer and automated color adjustment and semi-automatic plate changing. The order includes the Pressroom Manager workflow ...

Carton/Box | Heavyweight SBS Is Ready to Print

(Carton Box)

March 26, 2012, ... traditional method has been to print on thinner SBS material (such as 18- or 24-point sheets), then send the sheets along with the unprinted sheets to a mounter or finisher. But this adds the cost of mounting ...

Sun Chemical Issues “Green” Report

(Green)

March 18, 2012, Eco-efficient products and metrics on energy consumption, water consumption, and more are highlighted in Sun Chemical’s 2011 sustainability report   PARSIPPANY, NJ | Sun Chemical recently released ...

Slitting/Rewinding | Trim Loss as Low as 3%

(Slit)

March 14, 2012, How to improve performance and reduce material waste beyond trim loss.   Reducing waste is always a smart idea. When “waste” happens to be your material and product, it is as much a matter of real ...

AIMCAL: Tidland Gives Blades a ‘Sharper Image’

(Film Mfg.)

March 10, 2012, ... roller imperfections minimizes film finish irregularity problems like gloss and haze and reduces rejected material and waste. Fewer roller flaws are said to mean fewer roll changes and associated downtime ...

drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, ... (Hall 12/Stand 12-D67) will present its new CW Series technology platform for ATLAS primary and secondary slitter/rewinders for film & flexible materials, which introduces the next generation of more compact ...

Mondi Stresses Innovation in Corrugated

(Carton Box)

February 29, 2012, ... and puts the customer at the center of strategic orientation. The corrugated portfolio comprises three clearly defined product lines: ECO, for efficient material use and waste reduction to help conserve ...

DuPont, Collaborators Save Energy in Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 26, 2012, ... to the end-user's home. The tailored skin packaging process helps prevent rejects and the corresponding raw-material waste. Reportedly, Surlyn also enables savings in terms of energy and raw material ...

Erema Sells Recycling System to Jadcore

(Green)

February 04, 2012, ... for through its ability to handle more heavily inked and otherwise contaminated material than similar systems. "We have closely watched Erema's advances in technology over the years and are impressed with ...

Coating Matters | How To Choose a Coating Site

(Coating/Laminating)

January 29, 2012, ... a lot of process and material variables can change as you scale up to manufacturing levels. So until the product has developed a place in the market, it would make a lot of sense to develop an agreement ...