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Toyo Ink Group to Feature Packaging Solutions for Enhanced Sustainability at interpack

(News | New Products)

March 07, 2023, ... adhesives and other specialty materials that help to reduce the amount of plastics used in packaging and that support the shift from multi-material to mono-material packaging. After a six-year pandemic-induced ...

Winding: Part 4

(Web Handling)

March 05, 2023, ... devices should be fabricated with traceable materials as per a PE stamped drawing. Hoists should be inspected annually by an outside firm. File all PE stamped drawings and hoist inspection reports for ...

Sustainability and Productivity – a Must for Today’s Labels

(Flexpack)

February 19, 2023, ... Label and Packaging Materials Sustainability has evolved from being a trend to how companies run their business in the label and packaging industry over the last few years. In addition to landfills beginning ...

Recycled and Recyclable: The Woven Plastic Bag of the Future

(Bag Pouch)

February 05, 2023, ... for businesses to use recycled material in plastic packaging, to create greater demand for recycled materials, and to increase levels of collection and recycling of plastic waste to divert streams from ...

Winding: Part 3 - Tension, Nip and Torque

(Web Handling)

January 22, 2023, ... for most winders. Nip is a close second for most materials. Torque will often extend the useful range of a winder. A center winder only has tension. A lay on roller adds nip load to a center winder. ...

Winding Part 3: Tension, Nip and Torque

(Converting Expert)

January 16, 2023, ... for most winders. Nip is a close second for most materials. Torque will often extend the useful range of a winder.  A center winder only has tension. A lay on roller adds nip load to a center winder.  ...

Rust to Tech: Part 5

(Converting Perspectives)

January 01, 2023, ... react if things break down or something doesn’t go as planned. These new processes also allow manufacturers to rethink how they handle every step of production, from raw materials to finished shipping ...

The “5R” Framework

(Coating/Laminating)

December 11, 2022, ... post-consumer recycled materials, or with protective coatings and resistant inks that offer the durability needed for reusable articles or packaging. Reduce is about enabling overall packaging lightweighting, ...

OMNI Systems moves into Prime Labels with Martin Automatic and Mark Andy Technology

(News | New Products)

October 10, 2022, ... materials, its label stocks pass the Association of Plastic Recycling’s Critical Guidance Recognition for PET and HDPE.  In the all-important food industry, OMNI is GFSI and BRC Certified, which among ...

The “5R” Framework: An Approach Designed to Reduce Packaging Waste

(News | New Products)

September 20, 2022, ... refers to products designed to contain post-consumer recycled materials, or with protective coatings and resistant inks that offer the durability needed for reusable articles or packaging. Reduce is about ...

Let’s Cut to the Point: Shearing Accuracy Can Make or Break You

(News | New Products)

September 05, 2022, ... cut can mean the difference between getting your customers’ orders out the door and throwing out a batch of ruined materials. Accurate slitting is critical whether you’re in paper, corrugated, films, ...

Rust to Tech: Part 4

(News | New Products)

September 05, 2022, ... that synchronized conveyors, modules and robots work perfectly with up-stream and downstream equipment. Following the pandemic, with supply chain materials and logistics issues, U.S. manufacturers are ...

Maxcess European Open House Event returns in 2022

(Upcoming Conference News)

August 22, 2022, After a Covid-enforced hiatus in 2020, the biennial European open house event is returning in 2022 at the manufacturing facility of RotoMetrics, a Maxcess Brand, in Aldridge, UK After a Covid-enforced ...

There’s More than One Way to Treat a Film

(News | New Products)

June 26, 2022, ... listed in Table 1 are aimed at improving adhesion through introducing reactive groups. One exception to that is “flash blasting” — developed for polyester. It is hard to stick to crystalline materials. ...

Epson Introduces Two New SurePress Digital Label Presses

(News | New Products)

May 31, 2022, ... supports a range of substrates, including off-the-shelf flexo materials, without the need to surface prime. Its inks meet the latest safety standards and regulations, such as REACH, and deliver high-quality ...

Material Properties, Testing & Applications: Part 1

(Converting Expert)

May 11, 2022, ... up to the elastic limit. PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS What properties are important? It depends. Many materials are sold based on ultimate tensile strength. UTS is often based on the end use product. If ...

Leveraging the Supply Chain Organization in Times of Crisis

(Foil)

May 04, 2022, ... with raw material shortages, worker shortages and more.   Then, adding to that, power shortages in Chinese factories continue to impact production of raw materials “foilstock” and converter foil, and ...

Material Properties, Testing & Applications: Part 1

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2022, ...  What properties are important? It depends. Many materials are sold based on ultimate tensile strength. UTS is often based on the end use product. If your web meets the required strength and your process ...

New range of beauty innovation from CHANEL with sustainable Sulapac material

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2022, ... of CHANEL’s exacting standards, every detail was considered. The full range of packaging for the N° 1 de CHANEL is eco-designed and includes lids that contain bio-based materials. They are the result ...

Enabling Solutions for Sustainable Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 13, 2022, ... sustainability since creating its first repulpable water-based coating over 50 years ago.  Their experts develop new materials and coatings with sustainability in mind, prioritizing customers’ health and ...