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Achieving Fluid Production: Controlling Static and Contamination

(News | New Products)

January 27, 2021, Companies in the label and packaging industry have come under serious pressure this year By Matt Fyffe, Vice President and General Manager, Meech USA Companies in the label and packaging industry ...

INX introduces GelFlex-EB inks for Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2021, ... and other decorative or special effect coatings can be applied in-line. The combined structure is cured by a single EB dryer at the end of the press to create a cross-linked polymer matrix. Overall, using ...

Martin Automatic – bringing production efficiency to web fed applications

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 17, 2021, ... according to Plant Manager, Jim Price.  In the UK, ProPrint installed a new 430mm web press exclusively for the production of linerless labels and fitted it with a Martin MBS unwind splicer and LRD rewinder ...

What Intelligent Automation Delivers for Flexo Print Performance

(News | New Products)

January 14, 2021, ...  Presses like the SOMA Optima2 are implementing intelligent automation features to make the flexo printing process easier and more precise, while delivering exceptional print quality. optimize their ...

Mondi Celebrates Eight Wins at the 2021 WorldStar Packaging Awards

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2021, Mondi announced it received eight awards in three categories at this year's WorldStar Packaging awards. Mondi announced it received eight awards in three categories at this year's WorldStar Packaging ...

Scodix Makes Food Packaging Enhancement More Accessible than Ever with PolySense 550 Release

(News | New Products)

December 02, 2020, ... years of experience in manufacturing low migration Scodix PolySense™ for the Scodix E106 press. This development was reportedly validated by the world renowned SQTS Labs in Zurich Switzerland and was tested ...

Static Control for Corona Treaters

(Static-Beat)

December 02, 2020, ... are often used before lamination to improve adhesion and before coating to improve wettability and adhesion. Corona treaters incorporate oxygen species into the treated surface. Atmospheric pressure plasma ...

Sustainability and the eCommerce Explosion

(Adhesives)

November 13, 2020, ... make products and catalogs available online, anytime. In turn, customers expect fast, free shipping. To respond to this explosion of consumer pressure, companies in a wide variety of industries require ...

Digital Print for Corrugated – The Future Condition of Things

(News | New Products)

November 05, 2020, ... I do not see pre-printed web digital reels being aligned with the corrugating process. Using water-based inks, this impressive marvel of innovation meets its nemesis when introduced to a corrugator where ...

Baldwin Vision Systems Unveils New “Defender” Comprehensive Inspection and Defect Tracking Solution

(News | New Products)

November 01, 2020, ... their processes and put more work through the press, reducing the need for additional presses or press time. Defender 100% Inspection reportedly utilizes the industry’s most advanced defect detection ...

Machine Engineering to Address the Needs of Emerging Flexible Films

(News | New Products)

October 27, 2020, ... this presents great opportunities for packaging converters, it creates additional pressure to align with consumers’ ever-changing needs. As flexible packaging and the films used in production continue ...

Static Control for Labels

(News | New Products)

September 27, 2020, ... the sheets cling and stacks block. Labels with pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) often stick or cling when they are peeled from the release liner. Static can also cause release failures where labels ...

Parkside Boosts Production Quality and Efficiency With Troika Anicam Investment

(News | New Products)

August 30, 2020, ... AMS software reportedly have been installed in a dedicated prepress area on the shop floor. “What we wanted to ensure was ease of use and clear integration into our prepress process. This allows an ...

EGP Partnership Certificate Awarded to Optipack

(News | New Products)

August 16, 2020, ... improve flexo printing efficiency and ecology. The company owners were convinced of the efficiency of process color printing in 2018 and decided to invest to the SOMA Optima2 flexo press due to its proven ...

Static Control for Flexographic Printing

(Flexography)

July 05, 2020, Control static to prevent sparks where the printed web exits the central impression drum. Control static to prevent sparks where the printed web exits the central impression drum. By Kelly Robinson ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2020, ... burning of fossil fuels and production/consumption of food and other manufactured goods, wood, roads, buildings, transportation, and other services. Typically expressed in terms of carbon dioxide (CO2) ...

Beyond the Roll: Dry Ice Blasting for Maintenance and Cleaning

(Web Handling)

June 24, 2020, ... record, the most effective roll cleaning methods on the market today include chemical wash and ultrasonic equipment, On-press and off-press baking soda systems, and a newer technology which uses lasers ...

New Coating Technology Providing Real Solutions in Flexible Packaging

(Flexpack)

June 07, 2020, ... pressure mimicking a real world situation where operators would use knives to cut wrap ups off a roller surface. These sample coatings were evaluated by an independent research firm, confirming that residue ...

Domino to Launch The New Business Model for Corrugated Box Production

(News | New Products)

June 01, 2020, ... will launch its first digital ink jet press for the corrugated industry on what would have been the first day of drupa 2020. So, don't miss this virtual launch event on June 16, when Domino will introduce ...

Increased Quality in Printed Corrugated Board with CartonSTAR

(News | New Products)

May 26, 2020, ... reducing waste.  Other benefits include the reduction of costly reprinting and the ability to run the press at higher speeds for improved productivity.  The inspection data can even be used to investigate ...