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- Understanding Dyne Decay
- (Surface Prep)
- March 12, 2023, ... accepted as an essential process, the science behind it is less well understood. In today’s competitive marketplace, where production errors can be costly, knowledge is a powerful commercial tool. If ...
- Small Pack Color Communication
- (News | New Products)
- February 19, 2023, ... the family fed. Apart from saving on petrol the shopper had more free time for doing something more interesting. Buying big was also usually cheaper. Of course, manufacturers, processors and retailers ...
- Converting Industry Veteran Mike Wilkinson Retires
- (News | New Products)
- February 13, 2023, ... food products. As Managing Director of Titan, I was responsible for the development of a small UK engineering company into one that could compete on a worldwide basis. Finally, at Universal I have seen ...
- The Path to Sustainable Growth
- (News | New Products)
- February 07, 2023, ... recycle-friendly washable ink technology can be removed without staining the flake or wash water from post-consumer printed PET packaging during the hot caustic wash step of the recycling process. Designed ...
- How a Full Lineup of Coatings Can Transform Packaging
- (Coating/Laminating)
- February 07, 2023, ... example is moving from a commercial two-ply laminate to a new two-ply laminate plus printable barrier coating. In Figure 1, a coated film, PVdC-coated PET is replaced with a barrier-coated coronatreated ...
- Recycled and Recyclable: The Woven Plastic Bag of the Future
- (Bag Pouch)
- February 05, 2023, ... equipment. The Ultimate Goal: Woven Sacks Made of up to 100 Percent Recycled Material An alternative for woven sack producers is tape fabric made from PET. Besides its high strength and form stability, ...
- A Leader in Bag Converting Equipment
- (Equipment/Machines - Converting)
- January 23, 2023, ... pouches ideal for pet food, lawn and garden, and snack applications. Utilizing roll stock with pre-applied closures creates value by providing higher production rates, no reduction in processing speeds, ...
- Folding Carton Market to Enjoy Measured Growth Through 2026
- (News | New Products)
- January 20, 2023, ... eats into consumer budgets. Economic growth will provide a current for folding carton producers in the coming year, but overseas production will continue to challenge the domestic market as competition ...
- Aluminum Foil Trade Actions Threaten the Flexible Packaging Industry
- (News | New Products)
- January 18, 2023, ... This includes food and beverage applications such as yogurt, spices, juices, pet food, and candy; health applications, such as over the counter drugs, supplements, and COVID-19 testing kits; medical device ...
- Three Ways Water-Based Primers are Advancing Extrusion Coating Trends in the Flexible Packaging Industry
- (Bag Pouch)
- January 15, 2023, ... multilayer packages that are ecommerce-friendly, can withstand the product’s full lifecycle and contribute to a circular economy. Not an easy task, to be sure. But if converters want to stay competitive ...
- Rust to Tech: Part 5
- (Converting Perspectives)
- January 01, 2023, ... and even creating entirely new advancements. Harvard Professor Clayton M. Christensen has also noted that disruptive technologies transform the competitive landscape. What are factors affecting manufacturing? ...
- Sustainability Within Bags, Pouches and Emerging Films
- (Bag Pouch)
- December 21, 2022, ... as those used for packaging pet food, lawn and garden products, and grocery store items. Creating sustainable packaging for these types of products is even more challenging due to their protection throughout ...
- For Composite Packaging Recycling, the Future is Now
- (Flexpack)
- December 04, 2022, ... packaging designs often combine different polymers such as PET, PA, EVOH and polyolefins, and complement these polymer films with metal layers like aluminum foil or vacuum metallization. In another study, ...
- Palco Industrial Marking and Labeling Installs Second Epson SurePress Digital Label Press
- (News | New Products)
- November 30, 2022, ... wine, spirits and craft, industrial manufacturing, and pet and animal products, with print jobs ranging from 200 to 30,000 labels per job. “We’ve had some big wins because of our digital capabilities – ...
- SOMA releases next-generation Venus III.2 and Venus III.2-Turret, slitters
- (News | New Products)
- November 13, 2022, ... of substrates. They can work with a number of substrates, including PET, PP, LDPE, HDPE, paper, laminates, and others. They are designed with a web width of 1350/1600/1850 mm (53.1/63/72.8 inches) with ...
- HOW TO: Properly Handle Tri-Ply Adhesive Lamination
- (Coating/Laminating)
- November 06, 2022, ... sold prevalently in Europe to converters involved mainly in coffee packaging. A typical coffee lamination structure was in fact: PET – FOIL – LDPE. It was the pass PET- FOIL to offer the side effect of ...
- Get Ready for PACK EXPO International, With More Features Than Ever
- (Upcoming Conference News)
- October 17, 2022, ... solutions, offer over 100 free educational sessions, and provide attendees everything needed to compete in a changing marketplace. Offering more features than ever before to address unprecedented demands ...
- 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 ...
- Toray’s Commitment to Innovation Helps Forge the Future of Flexible Packaging
- (Upcoming Conference News)
- October 10, 2022, Attendees at Pack Expo International 2022, October 23-26, who are seeking information about leading-edge advancements in OPP and PET packaging and label films are invited to meet with the Toray Plastics ...
- Mamata unveils new packaging machines at Pack Expo
- (News | New Products)
- October 03, 2022, ... most advanced technology on the market. Its innovations allow companies of all sizes to package food products like nuts, grains, dried fruits and vegetables, chips, pretzels, pet food and more. “Pack ...