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Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2016

(Flexpack)

December 01, 2016, ... or laminated to other films, if desired. Products include General Purpose coated polyester for seals to CPET, OPS, and HIPS; Dual Ovenable Coated polyester for APET, RPET ready meal, and paperboard trays; ...

AWA Calls for Entries in Sleeve Labeling

(Label/Tape)

November 16, 2016, The competition will honor achievements in shrink, stretch, and ROSO sleeving, with winners announced next April AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson Associates announces the Sleeve Label ...

UniNet and UPM Raflatac Partner in Digital Press

(News | New Products)

November 14, 2016, ... and beauty, product and shipping, as well as the recently approved polyester (PET) that is now BS5609, section 3 GHS certified for chemical and drum labeling. UniNet partnered with UPM Raflatac, global ...

BOBST Unveils New-Generation Metallizer

(Coating/Laminating)

November 01, 2016, The K5 Expert metallizer is aid to offer improved efficiency, tension control, and energy savings LANCASHIRE, UK | BOBST held an Open House October 18 at its Manchester, UK, Competence Centre where ...

Sticking With It | What Is the Value of Technical Meetings?

(Sticking With It)

October 25, 2016, ... and compete for the AIMY Award, which is offered to the vendor that presents the most entertaining infomercial providing a bit of fun to the serious technical presentations. So with that background, ...

TLMI Awards | Multi-Color Takes 2016 Best of Show

(Label/Tape)

October 19, 2016, Wine label for Girl & Dragon Malbec fires up the judges in Tag and Label Mfrs. Inst. annual competition. Wine label for Girl & Dragon Malbec fires up the judges in Tag and Label Mfrs. Inst. annual ...

RKW Adds Flexo Press with Many Benefits

(Bag Pouch)

October 04, 2016, ... for powdery, moisture-sensitive goods. “With the new flexographic printing system, we have extended our competencies at the site in Echte and offer customers a lot of flexibility in terms of layout design, ...

Show Preview | Pack Expo Intl. 2016 Largest Show To-Date

(Trends/Management)

October 02, 2016, ... solutions designed for ‘today and tomorrow.’ Klöckner Pentaplast (Booth #E-8118), will display applications of a wide range of packaging solutions including the recently developed Pentafood® clikPET ...

Show Preview | K 2016 To Reveal How Plastics Shape the Future

(Trends/Management)

September 21, 2016, ... Masters from four Competence Centers dedicated to flexible materials technology will take visitors through their options for achieving process performance excellence, whether it be in vacuum web coating ...

Dow Corning Launches Series of PSAs

(Coating/Laminating)

September 18, 2016, ... important to find the right PSAs and coatings.” Each of the new PSAs has specific properties, company says, but they share common advantages over competitive organic PSAs, including better wetout and ...

Bobst to Introduce Metallizer at Open House

(Coating/Laminating)

September 05, 2016, ... metallizer at an Open House at its Competence Centre in Heywood, England, October 18, 2016. This is the next generation of the K5000 platform and can run at speeds to 1,200 mpm. Company says the metallizer ...

Uflex Reports Solution for Heavy-Duty Bags

(Bag Pouch)

September 04, 2016, ... used for bulk-packing items such as building materials, flour, rice, and pet food, among others.  According to the company, a major challenge confronting the big bag industry was the difficulty in manufacturing ...

NDC Sensor Has Many Applications

(Controls)

August 28, 2016, ... can measure up to six individual product components using a single gauge. These include total film thickness measurement of coextruded products including PET, PP/PE, PS, PVC, EVOH, PMMA, PA, and Ionomer. ...

UPM Raflatac to Feature Wide-Ranging Display at Labelexpo Americas

(Label/Tape)

August 27, 2016, ... film products for rigid and conformable containers, as well as adhesives tailored to specific end-uses, the company welcomes new PP and PET options to its metallized and foil product family. Whether metallized ...

Bosch, BillerudKorsnas Launch Sealed Paper Packaging

(Bag Pouch)

August 18, 2016, ... its expertise to the optimization of the mechanical properties of the paper, while Bosch Packaging Technology proved its competence as a leading provider of packaging technology. The paper packaging is ...

Bobst Wide-Width Press Suited for Many Markets

(News | New Products)

August 16, 2016, ... of printing on film, paper, laminates, and nonwovens, in a wide web tension range. The unit is designed to cater to all industries, including hygiene, food, pet food, detergent, bags, and sacks. Featuring ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2016 Offers Technology in Action

(Label/Tape)

August 08, 2016, ... label and package printing industry, the Label Industry Global Awards take place at the Rosemont Theatre on Tuesday, September 13, from 5:30–7:45 p.m. Ticket holders receive appetizers, drinks, and entertainment ...

Toray Selected for HP Indigo Pack Ready Program

(Flexpack)

August 07, 2016, ... program as a single-source provider able to offer North American converters and printers the OPP, PET, extrusion-coated OPP and PET, metallized, barrier, and sealant print-web film technologies that meet ...

Constantia Brings Blister Eco Lidding to U.S.

(Flexpack)

July 26, 2016, ... (EAFA) in its annual competition. CONSTANTIA Blister Eco consists of tissue paper laminated with a thin aluminum layer, resulting in a material that is 23% lighter than a standard lidding foil. The ...

AWA Summarizes Release Liner Event

(Label/Tape)

July 24, 2016, ... said the industry is in a good position on competing product decoration technologies. Reardon presented Scarborough with the 2016 Release Liner Industry Leadership Award—a presentation which AWA will ...