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Release Liner | Global Suppliers Must Meet Local Needs

(Label/Tape)

May 07, 2014, ... energy, labor, and materials—and, Marolda said, there is "very little expectation of any decreases in the next 12 months." Among the business influencers the survey identified was a push to drive cost ...

AWA Issues New Release Liner Study

(Label/Tape)

May 05, 2014, The 2014 update on the global release liner industry includes market structure, raw material trends, M&A activity, growth expectations, and more   AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson ...

Printing Trends | Emerging Technologies and Applications

(Trends/Management)

May 01, 2014, ... Production, however, is one of the biggest challenges that nanotechnology faces. A key challenge will be health and safety concerns related to handling nano-materials. Barriers for scaling up production ...

OMNOVA Announces Price Increases

(Materials)

April 12, 2014, Increases cover polyvinyl acetate homopolymer, vinyl acetate, and vinyl acrylic-based emulsions   FAIRLAWN, OH | OMNOVA Solutions’ Performance Materials business recently reported a price increases ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ... PE/Corrosion Intercept. Engineered Materials, Buffalo Grove, IL, designed the package to deliver low water vapor transmission along with permanent protection against electrostatic discharge (ESD) and ...

Wacker Polymers Raises Prices in EMEA and Asia

(News | New Products)

March 08, 2014, ... or as allowed by individual contract terms. Company says this measure has been necessitated by the continued increase in the costs of raw materials and adds that the price adjustment enables it to continue ...

Skanem Willich Finds Screen Printing Indispensable

(News | New Products)

March 04, 2014, ... Gallus Ferd. Ru?esch AG supplied the necessary equipment to manufacture Gallus Screeny screen printing cylinders using Gallus Screeny materials and ensured that Skanem Willich GmbH could also use Gallus ...

Bemis to Close P-S Plant in Stow

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2014, Company will close Pressure Sensitive Materials plant to achieve better position in the long term   NEENAH, WI | Bemis Company will close its Pressure Sensitive Materials manufacturing plant in Stow, ...

Carestream Tollcoating Expands Services

(Coating/Laminating)

February 23, 2014, ... engineering resources to support increased production and manufacturing expertise. • Allied with Polaris Battery Labs to accelerate the launch of new battery materials and technologies. The collaboration ...

Logo Label Printing Installs Inkjet Printer

(News | New Products)

January 07, 2014, ... charges, for a wide assortment of substrates including foil and clear label, quickly and efficiently. "The addition of the Jetrion 4830 press allows us to now run foil and clear materials at pricing levels ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2013

(Coating/Laminating)

December 30, 2013, ... on flexible materials on rolls; automatic safety system that prevents printheads from coming into contact with curved parts of substrates; and automated cleaning and thermal stabilization of the ink system. ...

CGS Adds Color Management Products

(News | New Products)

December 03, 2013, ... artwork to be placed accurately on complex packaging models in real time. Also provides simple importing and creation of sophisticated materials like refracting glass, metallic effects, holographics, or ...

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 ...

Bemis Reports Third Quarter Results

(Flexpack News)

November 13, 2013, ... unit volumes in our European flexible packaging operations.” Theisen continues, “Performance in our Pressure Sensitive Materials segment has stabilized at operating margin levels consistent with last ...

Mondi Offers New PerfoamPack Film

(Flexpack News)

November 13, 2013, ... a superb yield in packaging. It is said to significantly reduce the use of raw materials, by up to 20%, which translates into a lighter film with a direct cost reduction and a much improved carbon footprint. ...

WS Packaging Reports New Product Groups

(Flexpack News)

October 28, 2013, ... the highly specialized product offerings for games and sweepstakes. Also included in this product group are coupons and folded booklets, large-format graphics and signs, POP/POS materials, brochures, booklets, ...

PPC Awards | JohnsByrne Earns Paperboard Package of the Year

(Carton Box)

October 27, 2013, ... packaging substrate.” Each of the 90 entries in the General category was first evaluated by considering the package’s development objectives and the types of materials used. The judges then considered ...

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, ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2013, ... have added to the ability to coat hot melt adhesives economically, productively, and with improved product quality. HOT MELT ADHESIVES Hot melt adhesives are polymeric materials, such as ethylene-vinyl ...

Esko & Wink Stanzwerkzeuge Partner on Label Solution

(Die-Cutting News)

October 05, 2013, ... “In most cases, labels are arranged symmetrically to save space and keep the consumption of materials to a minimum. However, this configuration is less beneficial for the rotary die-cutting process because ...