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APR Recycling Leadership Award Winners Announced to Honor Excellence in Plastics Recyclability

(News | New Products)

March 24, 2025, ... in plastic standardization activities. Her contributions have been instrumental in developing the APR Design® guidance for rigid polyolefins, ensuring alignment with industry practices for package design, ...

Collaboration with OEMs Advances Mono-material Packaging Solutions

(Bag Pouch)

March 15, 2025, ...  Collaborating across the value chain during the packaging design phase helps set expectations for the project, ensuring that all parties are clear about the package's requirements including how it will ...

2025 Trends Shaping the Label Industry

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2025, ... printability is also important to ensure ink opacity, particularly for thicker ink applications on transparent and flexible packages. Sustainability Sustainability concerns and source reduction targets ...

Enhancing Sustainability in Flexible Packaging through Latex Binders

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2025, ... improper storage. The emulsions can also impart barrier properties onto the packaging materials, such as moisture resistance and water vapor barrier, ensuring the safety and integrity of the packaged contents. ...

Paper — Still The Foundation of Substrates

(Print)

February 22, 2025, ... Padded Carry Handles are made of material from well-managed FSC®-certified forests, recycled materials and other controlled sources." Said to be the world's first fully renewable package, Tetra Rex® is ...

Excelitas Technologies to Show Expanded Portfolio of UV Curing Systems for Medical Device Applications at MD&M West 2025

(News | New Products)

January 28, 2025, ...  Noblelight® F300S Microwave-Based UV Curing Systems: The F300S is a production-proven 300 watt/inch microwave-powered electrodeless lamp, packaged in a compact 6-inch modular unit. The F300S comes with ...

Nordson to Bring a Level of Control Never Before Seen in Flexible Packaging Manufacturing

(Coating/Laminating)

January 15, 2025, ... embedded OPC-UA communication package to export/import valuable data and information. For those interested in close loop control, Nordson has developed a special version of the system, called NM 9000, ...

PAC Strapping Products Highlights the SM65 Automatic Strapping Machine for Polypropylene Strapping

(News | New Products)

January 12, 2025, ... the machine without manual intervention. For businesses with specialized needs, PAC Strapping offers variants like the SM65-WC for compressible materials and the SM65-SSH for small or round packages. ...

Shurtape® Expands Line of Sustainable Packaging Tapes with Launch of rPET Recycled Packaging Tapes

(News | New Products)

August 05, 2024, ... packaging no longer means end-of-line packagers need to sacrifice features like quality, performance and dependability that are necessary to keep their lines running smoothly. As a leading manufacturer ...

The Past, Present and Future of Corrugated Die Cutting

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

July 14, 2024, Die cutting has long been a cornerstone in package manufacturing, playing a pivotal role in producing boxes efficiently and accurately. By Eric Aulton, Product Manager - Rotary Die Cutting, SUN Automation ...

Innovating Safety Child-Resistant Stand-Up Pouches that Meet Sustainability Goals

(Bag Pouch)

July 07, 2024, ... mind, so they typically originally lacked child safety feature capabilities. Therefore, many rigid package types employed multi-material structures to meet tamper-resistance and safety goals. New technology ...

Demand Increasing for PCR Plastics: How Recycled PE supports Sustainable Packaging Solutions

(Flexpack)

June 13, 2024, ... do consumers believe should be shaping the future of sustainability? According to survey data from Nielsens Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) sustainability report, almost half of consumers hold brands most ...

Surface Treatment: The Importance of Getting it Right

(Surface Prep)

May 19, 2024, ... film that are used in today's package printing sector, whether for labels, shrink sleeves, pouches or other kinds of flexible packaging, are all non-absorbent and need to be surface treated to allow ink, ...

IDENTCO Highlights Automation Capabilities and PCB Labeling at PCB East

(News | New Products)

May 13, 2024, ... is evident through the company’s comprehensive label and equipment packages. Designed for hassle-free integration, IDENTCO’s automation products offer plug-and-play functionality with most SMT equipment ...

SOMA set to showcase the Optima2 10-color flagship flexo press during drupa 2024

(News | New Products)

April 30, 2024, ... flexo printing presses, enables single-pass operations that dramatically increase the efficiency of package print production. This includes the application of various barrier or functional coatings, as ...

Creating a Circular Packaging Value Chain: How collaboration with suppliers helps converters meet brand owner demands

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2024, ... 25 largest Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies have made commitments related to making their packaging more sustainable, and the majority of those companies have pledged to deliver fully recyclable ...

Back to the Beach: Global Pouch Forum 2024

(Bag Pouch)

April 21, 2024, ... medical and other consumer packaged goods (CPGs). For 2024, Global Pouch Forum is going back to the beach! The event organizers at Packaging Strategies and BNP Media's Packaging Group will host the event ...

Exploring the Advantages of Digital Die Cutting for Converters

(Slit)

March 27, 2024, ... out with new packages or new lines and new packaging in general, we’ve seen an uptick in the last six months. I think it’s here to stay,” said Jordan Patterson, vice president, Virtual Packaging. Differentiation ...

Martin Automatic Displays Transformative Web Automation

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2024, ... and rewinds.” The technology package on show in Indianapolis includes an MBSC automatic butt splice and an LRD rewind.  The MBSC is based on Martin’s bestselling MBS but is designed specifically for ...

What’s In Your Flexible Packaging?

(Upcoming Conference News)

March 11, 2024, ... extension, and even contributing to the package’s overall aesthetics. Featured as part of the comprehensive, peer-reviewed technical program at TAPPI’s FlexPack PLACE, April 14-17, 2024 in San Diego, CA, ...