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Easy Open Application in Flexible Packaging: Snack N’ Seal

(Flexpack)

October 24, 2021, ... which can help keep cookies fresh. Although folks in the baby products industry have used the idea before other applications, Kraft’s repurposing of resealable plastics layers was so innovative it won ...

Les Crudettes Salads Stay Fresh in Mondi’s Recyclable Functional Barrier Paper

(News | New Products)

October 20, 2021, ... barrier layer, meaning the salad remains fresh for up to 10 days - the same amount of time as with the previous plastic packaging. It is verified as recyclable in the wastepaper stream in France by the ...

Mondi and Vafo Group Unleash Recyclable Dog Food Packaging for Leading Finnish Brand Hau-Hau Champion

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2021, ... is a mono-material polyethylene (PE) pre-made bag developed specifically for recycling, which means it can be deposited directly into Finnish plastic recycling streams. The new packaging responds to ...

Looking for Custom Converting Solutions?

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

October 10, 2021, ...  METLON CORPORATION  Metlon Corporation specializes in precision, narrow width custom slitting of plastic films, paper, metal foils impregnated fabrics or laminations, handling extremely narrow (down ...

Ranpak Makes Strategic Investment in Creapaper, Innovative German Leader in Environmentally-Sustainable Grasspaper

(News | New Products)

October 04, 2021, ... bags and single-use plastic replacements with retail clients in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Italy. “Ranpak’s strategic investment in Creapaper reflects our continued commitment ...

Trexel and Bockatech Partner to Increase Benefits and Scope of Foamed Packaging Applications

(News | New Products)

October 03, 2021, ... like that of traditional unfoamed thin wall injection molded plastic components. This reduction, in combination with a cut in material brought about by the use foam, makes the process beneficial in terms ...

Solvay Announces Groundbreaking Solution for Recycling PVDC

(News | New Products)

September 28, 2021, ... its purpose. Now that this initial breakthrough has been achieved, Solvay is urging fellow companies operating within the plastics industry to work together to turn the recycling of PVDC into reality. ...

Vetaphone Grows Its Business in Mexico

(Coating/Laminating)

September 26, 2021, ... sales operation in the rapidly growing Mexican market. Long-time and experienced representative in Mexico City, Zol Plastic, run by Javier Zenil and Tere Almaraz, has been joined by two regionally based ...

Toppan Develops New Barrier Coated Paper for Packaging

(News | New Products)

September 16, 2021, ... Because GL-X-P itself is heat sealable, a structure consisting only of paper is possible, cutting plastic consumption and facilitating a reduction in CO2 emissions of up to approximately 35 percent when ...

Flexible Packaging Machinery: Solutions for Change

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 15, 2021, ... commitment toward addressing environmental and sustainable concerns through the increased introduction of recyclable, bioplastics and compostable materials as our industry has the most to gain based on ...

In the Spotlight: MAMATA

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 09, 2021, With an installed base of nearly 4,800 machines in more than 78 countries, Mamata is a globally known manufacturer and exporter of plastic bag / pouch making machinery. With an installed base of nearly ...

Choosing Right: Laser Die Cutting Vs. Rotary Die Cutting

(News | New Products)

August 29, 2021, ...  Thin foil, metal Ablation of metals bonded to polyester or similar substrates Abrasives, adhesives, fabric, paper, plastic, rubber, textiles What is rotary die cutting? Rotary die cutting involves ...

Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems Acquires MultiCam

(News | New Products)

August 23, 2021, ... to plastics fabrication. “At MultiCam, we have worked for over 30 years to diligently build a world class organization in the focused cutting arenas of routing, fabrication and digital finishing. The ...

Siemens Introduces New Servo Drive System Simplifying Motion Control for Machine Builders

(News | New Products)

August 22, 2021, ... tuning. Typical uses for this new drive system include packaging machines, handling applications such as pick-and-place, wood and plastics processing, as well as life sciences and digital printing.  ...

FLEXcon Expands Eco-Friendly Packaging Product Line

(News | New Products)

August 22, 2021, ... In undecorated form, both products meet or exceed the Association of Plastic Recycler’s HDPE-CG-01, Critical Guidance Protocol for HDPE colored or natural bottles with resin additives, barriers, layers, ...

Unscramble and Accumulation with Binary Rotary Tables

(News | New Products)

August 17, 2021, Multi-Conveyor recently built both an unscrambling rotary table and an accumulation rotary table which are connected by a 30-foot basic plastic straight running chain conveyor in this semi-automated conveyance ...

DS Smith Paper Mill in Georgia Saluted for Its Environmental Stewardship

(News | New Products)

July 26, 2021, ... take a billion pieces of problem plastics off supermarket shelves by 2025. The Riceboro paper mill team was supported in adopting the DS Smith Group EnMS by RMK Sustainability Group. TUV-Rheinland, an ...

Mondi and Unilever Serve Up Aluminium-Free Paper-Based Packaging for Colman’s Meal Makers

(News | New Products)

July 20, 2021, ... paper, have developed a new high barrier paper-based packaging material for Unilever’s Colman’s dry Meal Maker and Sauces range by reducing plastic, increasing paper content, and consequently ensuring ...

Properly Select a Web Guide for Your Operation

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

June 30, 2021, ... or the surface roughness of the rollers also play a critical part in web guiding. Grooved rollers help eliminate air entrainment. Especially with non-porous webs such as plastics, grooved rollers help ...

Sun Chemical and DIC Corporation Finalizes Acquisition of BASF’s Global Pigments Business

(News | New Products)

June 29, 2021, ... coatings, inks, plastics and specialty applications, by creating a world-class pigments supplier that offers customers an even wider range of versatile solutions. “We’re pleased to welcome the valued ...