Search

INDA Announces the 2022 RISE® Innovation Award Finalists: Innovations in Recycling and Sustainability

(News | New Products)

August 31, 2022, ... industry an all-natural substitute for plastic fibers. Suitable for minority or majority blends, sero® hemp combines easily with standard nonwoven fibers to produce fabrics that meet the industry requirements ...

The Right Level of Automation for Your Converting Project

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

August 14, 2022, ... adhere to a simple plastic piece. Sounds easy, right? Well, it needs to be extremely accurate — even the smallest deviation causes the part to fail — so it can’t be done by hand. This process is a good ...

Saperatec to Showcase Breakthrough Delamination Approach to Composite Packaging Recycling At K Fair in Düsseldorf

(Upcoming Conference News)

August 14, 2022, ... strives to find solutions to a mounting problem: of the more than 140 million tons of plastics packaging waste incinerated, landfilled or even leaking into our environment each year globally, a significant ...

Sun Chemical Returns to Labelexpo Americas 2022

(Upcoming Conference News)

August 11, 2022, ... illuminated imagery. Invisible inks are printed onto plastic substrates and multiple layers come alive when exposed to UV LED light. Sun Chemical Speaker at Labelexpo Americas 2022 to Discuss Special ...

MG America to Debut Latest Cartoner from Cariba At Pack Expo

(News | New Products)

August 09, 2022, ... packs, round/shaped glass and plastic bottles, jars, soft tubes, flow packs, sachets and stick packs. Changeover is fast, and based mainly on adjustments rather than replacements. Tuck-in and hot-melt ...

Atlapac and TIPA Partner to Produce Fully Compostable Packaging for Retail

(News | New Products)

August 08, 2022, ... and retail customers. While brands shifting to recycled and recyclable plastic packaging is a step in the right direction to becoming more eco-friendly, these materials do not live up to expectations ...

Keynote Speaker Announced for TAPPI’s 18th Biennial European PLACE Conference

(News | New Products)

August 07, 2022, ... Recyclates for the Circular Plastics Economy,” Dr. Langowski will share his insight and experience about the future of both consumables and packaging amidst increasing global awareness. This year’s conference ...

Sustainable Machinery Performance and Smart Factory Solutions Brought To You By Davis-Standard at K2022

(Upcoming Conference News)

July 24, 2022, ... ­– A single screw extrusion plastication model will show the transformation of raw plastic material into melt as it is pushed to the front of the screw through a rotational action. A single-stage metering ...

Metlon Corporation

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

July 10, 2022, ... a 12” long sample from the end of each coil slit from non-woven filter paper to 9mm and 22 mm widths being slit and labeled to match the coil’s labeling, and inserting it into a plastic sleeve bag. The ...

Third-Party Certifications Can Validate Sustainability Claims

(Bag Pouch)

July 10, 2022, ... has already been written about the lack of recycling processing infrastructure in the U.S., but recent investments show that the plastics industry is willing to step up and contribute to the complicated ...

Sustainability Beyond Recyclability

(Flexpack)

July 04, 2022, ... reduce fossil-fuel-based plastics while often reducing their carbon footprint. The reduced reliance on virgin polymers helps support sustainability goals without sacrificing product protection. If a customer ...

Michelman Appoints Jeffrey J. Prosinski to Board of Directors

(News | New Products)

June 28, 2022, ... those companies operate locations around the world. Before joining Huber, Prosinski worked at PolyOne Corporation, where he was the Finance Director for the North American Plastics organization from 1994 ...

The Importance of Monomaterial Polypropylene Laminates in Flexible Packaging

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2022, ... around 70 percent of the material is either Polyethylene (PE) or Polypropylene (PP) and that 20 percent is mixed plastic and aluminium foil plastic laminates. Currently the PE fraction is down-cycled to ...

Discovering Exciting New Uses for ‘Green’ Film Technology

(News | New Products)

June 23, 2022, What if using a commercially compostable film could help you not only eliminate the use of potentially polluting plastic wrap, but also give you better results? What if using a commercially compostable ...

SEI Laser Converting Chooses Vetaphone for Surface Treatment

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2022, ... substrates from paper and carton to plastic films and foils. Renowned as the inventors of what is known globally as corona treatment, Vetaphone has a unique knowledge bank relating to all types of polymer-based ...

The Killer Brownie® Co’s New Product Turner Exceeds Customer Expectations

(News | New Products)

May 22, 2022, ... a big run on product in this type of container (he holds up a plastic tray). Before, 80-90 packs a minute is about where we could go before our (t-arm) turner would fail and jam up.  With the Multi-Conveyor, ...

Material Properties, Testing & Applications: Part 1

(Converting Expert)

May 11, 2022, ... that predict MD stress that results in permanent plastic deformation. Do you know your ZD modulus?  Poor lay flat is associated with viscoelastic creep. Have you measured your MD and ZD viscoelastic ...

World’s First Dedicated Production Line for Sustainable and Floatable Shrink Sleeve Film Opened in Poland

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2022, Innovia Films (Innovia), a major producer of highly differentiated speciality films announces the opening of a new 6.2 meter multi-layer co-extrusion line at its site in Płock, Poland. Innovia Films ...

The Killer Brownie® Co’s New Product Turner Exceeds Customer Expectations

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2022, ... a big run on product in this type of container (he holds up a plastic tray). Before, 80-90 packs a minute is about where we could go before our (t-arm) turner would fail and jam up.  With the Multi-Conveyor, ...

Leveraging the Supply Chain Organization in Times of Crisis

(Foil)

May 04, 2022, Recent global challenges have touched every product imaginable, including the staple of the packaging world – converter-grade alu-foil. By Larry Silverstein, Now Plastics CEO Recent global challenges ...