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- Polykar Installs EREMA Plastics Recycling System
- (Coating/Laminating: Green)
- June 09, 2011, ... ink, binding agents, other additives and incidental contaminating materials. EREMA sources claim that in less efficient systems, traces of these contaminants are more likely to survive, causing bubbles, ...
- Technical Report: Up & Running
- (Slit)
- May 31, 2011, ... shaft technology allow center wind turrets to be used for a broader variety of material applications. Turrets are ideal for both high-volume, long-running, multiset orders and also short-length runs with ...
- Capacity Needed
- (Slit)
- May 31, 2011, ... packaging materials. The unit features a CCD edge-guide camera for reducing waste and has a running speed of 1,500 fpm (450 mpm) with an option for slit widths as narrow as 1.37 in. (35 mm). Flex-Pack ...
- Post Consumer Resin Gets New Life from Milk Jugs and Water Bottles
- (Flexpack News)
- May 18, 2011, ... a look into using post consumer resin (PCR) as part of its converted packaging materials. Hood Packaging’s Tyler, TX, facility is a leading producer of flexible packaging products, such as: heavy duty ...
- Hands-On Flexo Seminars & Golf Outing for Education Set for 2011
- (Flexography)
- May 12, 2011, ... for quality, offsite training to counter the problems of on-the-job training: wasted production and equipment time, wasted raw materials, and inconsistent skill sets. The institute offers industry-specific ...
- Stone & Interactive Media-Enhanced Labels on Display at Interpack
- (Label/Tape)
- May 10, 2011, Label converter Logotech will display labels made from stone material as well as interactive, media-enhanced labels at Interpack in Düsseldorf, Germany, from May 12–16. Logotech is part of The Tadbik ...
- Static Beat: How To Measure Resistivity
- (Static Elimination)
- April 30, 2011, ... Resistivity is simply the inverse of conductivity. A pretty small conductivity is a pretty big resistivity. Resistivity is one of the most important material properties to measure when working to control ...
- Genpak Gets Productivity Boost
- (Flexography)
- April 30, 2011, ... of waste reduction on setups, in both time as well as material.” The 52-in. wide press provides full washup of all color decks in four minutes. Flexotecnica | www.cerutti.it What's happening ...
- Atlas Sells Titan Compact Slitter to Mexico-Based Plemsa
- (Slit News)
- April 19, 2011, ... flexible packaging materials. “We have been very satisfied with the performance of the first Titan ER610 slitter, which we installed at the beginning of last year,” explains Armando Vazquez Castillo, ...
- Mutoh America Inc. Launches Recycling Program
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- April 12, 2011, ... cartridge. The bigger bag size is said easier to recycle and produces less waste. Mutoh recently announced its new MP Ink, which is composed of 60% bio-based materials and contains no hazardous air pollutants ...
- AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition
- (Metallizing)
- March 31, 2011, ... Coated, Laminated, or Metallized Product category. Developed in conjunction with Detection Systems, Bayswater, Australia, the patent-pending material resembles a honeycomb that divides the metallized area ...
- AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 17, 2011, ... impactful three dimensionality. Continue to Page 2 Sustainability Awards The Sustainability Awards honor equipment, materials, or processes that reduce environmental impact, minimize energy usage ...
- Experience Speaks: Cynthia White
- (Trends/Management)
- February 28, 2011, ... mistake you made and how did you fix it? In my old selling days, I sold material to a customer who went bankrupt. It was a huge hit to the company and was a naive mistake. I ended up selling the company ...
- Die-Cutter Saves Time
- (Carton Box)
- February 28, 2011, ... print, die-cutting, breakout, delivery, and waste chopping. Products can be nested together up to five across for maximum use of raw material. Edale | +44 01489 569230 | www.edale.com What' ...
- Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2011, ... USA, Jackson, MO, receives two gold awards for the Fresh Step Cat Litter packaging. Using its FlexZiBox solution to replace polypropylene pails enables Clorox to cut packaging materials by nearly 80%, ...
- Green Trends Prevail
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2011, ... or green packaging materials. New technologies are being developed for both paper and plastic cups. There are several directions leading to a sustainable disposable cup: making it biodegradable or compostable; ...
- Place Parts Precisely
- (Label/Tape)
- February 28, 2011, Mod-Tech converting system is custom-designed and engineered to meet specific application requirements, including medical, pharmaceutical, label, security, Mod-Tech converting system is custom-designed ...
- Hot Foil Unit Has Automatic Features
- (Print)
- February 28, 2011, ... reduce the time needed to prepare jobs and cut to a minimum wasted material at startup. Tension control system is integrated in the printing head, reportedly helping avoid foil wrinkles. Matik North ...
- Inks Earn Green Certification
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- January 31, 2011, ... the EcoTech TC process color inks are rich in bio-based, renewable raw materials (above 61%) and low in VOCs (less than 3%). They conform to ISO 2846-1 standards and are suitable for GRACoL G7 certification. ...
- Static Beat: Charge Control Antistatic Layers
- (Static Elimination)
- January 31, 2011, ... products with good static performance to avoid sheet sticking, jams, and contamination issues. High levels of static can be the root cause of production downtime and material waste. Many product formulations ...
