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Toray Advances Lines of Packaging Films

(Film)

August 31, 2018, Improvements made to Torayfan® clear barrier BOPP, Torayfan white BOPP and Lumirror® high barrier PET. North Kingstown, R.I. | Toray Plastics (America), Inc., will feature advancements in three families ...

SGIA Announces 2018 Product of the Year Winners

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2018, All 255 entries will be displayed in the Golden Image Gallery/Product of the Year Gallery at the 2018 SGIA Expo. : FAIRFAX, VA | After evaluating a record-setting field of 255 submissions, judges of ...

AMETEK Surface Vision Appoints Divisional VP of R&D

(News | New Products)

July 29, 2018, ... knowledge base across process industries, including metals, paper, nonwovens and plastics. Dr. McMahon is an experienced Director of Innovation with an accomplished background in developing solutions, ...

Static Clean Intl. and Fraser Antistatic Techniques Announce Strategic Partnership

(News | New Products)

July 23, 2018, ... in the Americas for its 24vdc ionizers. Fraser products really put Static Clean in a strong position to serve the plastics and converting markets. For 15 years, Static Clean has developed a unique line ...

An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 05, 2018, ... This well-established schematic dates back to the Golden Age of Plastics from Tadmor & Klein, Bob Gregory, Bruce Maddox and others.  A hopper rests on the barrel above the first flight, and the feed ...

InPrint USA 2019 Sales Are Strong

(News | New Products)

June 23, 2018, ... and inkjet solutions. Exhibitors from around the world will showcase equipment, tools, and services for printing on metal, plastics, foils, textiles, glass, ceramics, woods, and other substrates in an ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold Innovation & Sophistication Lead the Way

(IML/IMD)

June 13, 2018, ...  Best Part Design, Silver Award  Lively Wearable Jewel Top  Submitted by: Distinctive Plastics, Inc.   Brand Owner: Greatcall  Molder: Distinctive Plastics, Inc.  Label Supplier: Canyon ...

Emsur Announces Compostable Solution

(Flexpack)

June 04, 2018, ... used for the single-use bag is 40% bioplastic. The percentage of bio-based required in France will increase to 50% in 2020 and 60% in 2025. These bio-based plastics, or bioplastics, are plant-based materials ...

W&H Announces Sales to Sigma Companies

(Flexpack)

May 20, 2018, Three members of the Sigma Plastics Group have ordered equipment from Windmoeller & Hoelscher, including OPTIMEX FFS & VAREX II lines LINCOLN, RI | Windmoeller & Hoelscher reports the Sigma Plastics ...

K 2019 on Track to Success

(News | New Products)

May 20, 2018, Messe Düsseldorf North America expects 3,000 exhibitors to show the newest equipment, materials, and technologies in plastics and rubber CHICAGO, IL | Messe Düsseldorf North America says it expects ...

Monadnock Offers Guide to Environmental Options

(Flexpack)

May 15, 2018, ... are quantifiable: increased use of renewable electricity; CO2 equivalent emission reductions; replacing plastics with renewable, recycled and/or recyclable materials in the supply chain. Company says ...

Maxcess to Debut Rolls Group at NPE

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2018, ... umbrella to the plastics industry.  “NPE is a great opportunity for our precision roll brands of Webex, Valley Roller, Menges Roller and Componex to connect with our plastics processing customers, including ...

FPA Becomes a Sponsor of R2R Conference

(Coating/Laminating)

May 02, 2018, ... Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) and Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) to present the AIMCAL R2R Conference USA/SPE Flexible Packaging Conference (FlexPackCon) ...

DuPont & ADM Partner on Biobased Pilot Facility

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2018, ... used to create a variety of biobased chemicals and materials, including plastics, that the companies say are ultimately more cost-effective, efficient, and sustainable than their fossil fuel-based counterparts. ...

Shrink Packaging for Beer Brand Provides Multiple Benefits

(News | New Products)

April 30, 2018, Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, is collaborating with craft beer brewer Oskar Blues along with plastics converter Berry Global and Ampacet to produce ...

Siemens Launches Servo Drive

(Controls)

April 29, 2018, ... plastics processing, as well as life sciences and digital printing.  “The Sinamics S210 focuses on highly dynamic motor axis control, while the connected controller, for example the Simatic S7-1500 or ...

Toray Aiding CPG Companies in Mexico

(Flexpack)

April 25, 2018, The company says its line of films and type of customer service are suited to Mexico’s specific flexible packaging needs NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) says its films and services are ...

Nestlé Announces Environmental Goal

(News | New Products)

April 24, 2018, ... Its vision is that none of its packaging, including plastics, ends up in landfill or as litter. Nestlé believes that there is an urgent need to minimize the impact of packaging on the environment. Nestlé ...

AMI Issues Study of Polymer Demand in NAFTA

(Flexpack)

April 23, 2018, ... pioneering production capabilities, the technological prowess in the US has enabled development across the entire plastics supply chain.  Recent developments in shale gas extraction have stimulated the ...

Sleeve Label Awards | AWA Confers 4 with Top Honors

(Label/Tape)

April 19, 2018, ... and application for all types of sleeve labels. IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN Sleeved cans—one of the fastest-growing sectors for sleeve labeling—delivered two winners. Safety Seal Plastics, Guelph, ON, Canada, ...