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AWA Release Liner Event Coming Early in 2018

(Label/Tape)

October 29, 2017, ... side. The event will be held February 14–16, 2018, at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam. The agenda for the conference will span the many different markets for release liner, from pressure-sensitive tapes ...

TLMI Awards | ASL Print FX Takes Best of Show for Whiskey Label

(Label/Tape)

October 19, 2017, ... non-woven pressure-sensitives, and more. Entries are judged in six classes: Digital Offset–Wine & Spirits Flexography & Letterpress Multi-Process Flexography–Wine & Spirits Other BEST ...

Avery Dennison Shows Sustainable Solutions

(Label/Tape)

October 16, 2017, ... bright appearance, and opacity as its non-recycled counterparts. Carefully selected post-consumer waste (PCW) streams are used to ensure good material properties for high quality, pressure-sensitive labeling ...

Sticking With It | Launching New Products

(Sticking With It)

October 10, 2017, ... explored different technical aspects of pressure-sensitive adhesives. We have looked at the various markets and key factors related to developing or selecting products for end-use application. Today we ...

UPM Raflatac to Open Facility in Chile

(Label/Tape)

October 05, 2017, ... of its increased expansion in the Latin American pressure-sensitive label market, it will be opening a new slitting and distribution terminal in Santiago, Chile, in early 2018. This new terminal reportedly ...

Konica Minolta Plans Big Show for PRINT 17

(Print)

September 09, 2017, ... Minolta production engine platform, is a toner-based device that allows for food-safe printing in the pressure-sensitive market, especially in short-run jobs such as microbrewery, local wines, small manufacturers ...

AWA Talks About P-S Labels

(Label/Tape)

August 20, 2017, There are challenges today to pressure-sensitive labels from other options, although the segment is still growing AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson Associates (AWA) reports that pressure-sensitive ...

Sticking With It | Q&A on Testing and Evaluation

(Coating/Laminating)

August 07, 2017, ... a new product. In several of my past columns, I have shared some thoughts on how to select the right pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) for different end-use markets. In each installment, I have spoken ...

Green Bay Packaging Adds Slitting Facility

(Slit)

July 24, 2017, ... Packaging has opened a new slitting and distribution facility in Lithia Springs, GA, for its pressure-sensitive label stock. Company says this new location offers the benefit of a one-day lead time for ...

Parkside Launches Reclosable Lidding Film for Snack Pots

(Flexpack)

July 05, 2017, ... laser capability. The re-close lidding film, which includes an anti-fog coating, includes a patent applied pressure-sensitive adhesive that has been specifically developed by Parkside offering optimum ...

AWA Issues Release Liner Review

(Label/Tape)

June 27, 2017, ... across all its end uses—from labels and graphics to envelopes, food and bakery, tapes, medical and hygiene, and industrial applications.  While pressure-sensitive labels remain the largest global market ...

Ashland Coating System Is Patented

(Coating/Laminating)

June 19, 2017, ... are said to be well suited for packaging used on foods and pet foods labeled natural or organic. They can also be used on pressure-sensitive labels, boxes, and other non-food applications. “This coating ...

ACTEGA Launches UV Shrink Inks

(News | New Products)

June 11, 2017, Company adds UV shrink inks, said to add press efficiencies, to its ACTExact line DELRAN, NJ | ACTEGA North America, a member of global specialty ink, coatings, and sealants company ALTANA AG, is launching ...

Drytac Film Suited for Advertising Graphics

(Flexpack)

May 28, 2017, ... PVC film for short-term indoor floor graphics applications. Thanks to a unique dot pattern printed pressure-sensitive polyacrylate adhesive, the new film reportedly can be applied to multiple flooring ...

Mactac Debuts All-Temperature Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

May 27, 2017, ... says that while most pressure-sensitive adhesives take longer to bond in cold temperature conditions, the hot-melt CHILL AT adheres extremely well between temperatures of 20–40 deg F, in addition to room ...

Spinnaker Partners with ARMOR USA for Testing

(Label/Tape)

May 21, 2017, Spinnaker will have its pressure-sensitive products tested using ARMOR USA’s thermal transfer ribbons TROY, OH | Spinnaker Coating, a manufacturer and service provider of pressure-sensitive paper and ...

Sun Chemical Coatings Offer Barrier Advantages

(Coating/Laminating)

May 21, 2017, ... changes to current equipment. Through its partnership with acpo, a manufacturer of self-wound, pressure-sensitive coated films to the narrow web printing/converting market, Sun can also deliver SunBar ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your P-S Medical Application

(Sticking With It)

May 15, 2017, Development of new pressure-sensitive products for medical use is one of the more challenging areas for the product developer. Development of new pressure-sensitive products for medical use is one ...

FTA Honors Innovative Products

(News | New Products)

May 14, 2017, ... joins UV LED and low-migration properties to create eco-friendly, food-safe packaging. Supporting an extensive catalog of global regulations and industry standards, EkoCure ANCORA uses include pressure-sensitive ...

Vetaphone Corona Treater Installed at acpo

(News | New Products)

May 14, 2017, ...  With a view to dedicating the Oak Harbor plant to flexible packaging, and moving the pressure-sensitive work to other facilities, Liebman has ambitious plans for growth. Most of his coating equipment ...