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Biax-Fiberfilm Corporation Announces Expansion of Melt-Blown Fabric Production

(News | New Products)

April 25, 2020, ... Exacting standards must be met, and quality controls are part of the process. “Our materials have been used in masks, physicians’ PPE and in the filtration industry,” says Brown. “A key is the breathable, ...

Wisconsin Converting Manufacturers Run Full-Out to Supply Healthcare Needs During Fight Against COVID 19 Pandemic

(News | New Products)

April 25, 2020, ... steps to protect both their workforce and their customers from the spread of COVID-19. Many processes are naturally spread out in the industry’s factories. “The industry is automated with operators using ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... to withstand various processing and distribution methods. To this day, there is no “one-size fits all” substrate that can solve all of food packaging’s complex issues.  This fact has led to the development ...

Greycon Provides Scandstick with New MES Solution

(News | New Products)

April 20, 2020, ... customer service; Increased throughput resulting from optimized schedules and switchovers; Better control of raw materials and the forecast of the re-ordering; On-time process control; Full material ...

Wen Chyuan Brings Western Quality to Sheet Fed Lamination

(News | New Products)

April 19, 2020, ... requirements.  This is not a cheap process as it involves using the highest quality components, but it’s what our customers expect from us, and is justified by the high level of repeat business we enjoy.”  ...

AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2020, ... easy access and reclosability to minimize food waste. High opacity white inks and surface matte coating and lamination processes work together to mask the haziness and inconsistencies inherent with PCR ...

Three Ink Market Trends Helping to Achieve Sustainability Goals

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

April 16, 2020, ... meaning it does not exceed a certain percentage in weight. While additives are not expected to play an active part in the composting process, they still undergo strict eco-toxicity and chemical analysis ...

Case Paper Acquires Laminating and Coating Facility in the Midwest

(News | New Products)

April 12, 2020, ... and processes they currently have in place, and the reason why this is a perfect fit for Case Paper and our long term vision to consistently add value to customers through inventories, converting equipment, ...

Converting Solutions During Critical Times

(Static Elimination)

April 12, 2020, ... systems have seen significant advances in the last few years and current generation active systems can adjust, display and record ionizer status, ionizer output and in-process static charge levels. Faced ...

PFFC’s Companies to Watch

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2020, ... and conversion of anti-corrosion film, bags and papers to protect metals during storage, shipping, or in-process manufacturing. These VCI (vapor corrosion inhibitor) packaging materials are sold under ...

Competitive Advantages in Cold Seal Application with ISRA Technology

(News | New Products)

March 31, 2020, ISRA VISION announced it now offers cutting-edge technology for continuous quality and process control of printed images, lamination and coatings with its 100 percent inline inspection solution PrintSTAR. ...

FTA Announces Virtual FORUM 2020

(News | New Products)

March 30, 2020, ... p.m. – Contrast in Print Technologies: Preprint vs. Postprint: Comparing preprint and postprint tech, and how corrugated printers and their customers can choose the right process for each job 2:00 p.m. ...

Digitalize, Automate and Connect: The Backbone of Packaging Production

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

March 30, 2020, ... with both urgency and a deep sense of care. It will come to an end. With many people working from home, we want to provide content about the equipment, systems and processes that we were due to showcase ...

Airlite Plastics Expands Capacity with Davis-Standard Sheet Line

(News | New Products)

March 29, 2020, ... the line for strict repeatability, gauge control, product consistency and low scrap, which are essential to Airlite’s highly controlled processes. Airlite operates five sheet lines at the plant, all from ...

Packaging Recognized as Essential: Smart Packaging Enhances Food Safety and Security

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2020, ... delays ripening and ageing processes, inhibits microbial decay and preserves the quality and nutritional value of the fruit and vegetables packed within. The packaging is extensively used for prolonged ...

European Recycling Markets Reel From Coronavirus

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2020, ... will have less material getting in to our plants in the next weeks,” a major French waste collector and reprocessor said. Reduced collection rates typically take several weeks to be felt in the market ...

Tiziano Polito: Digital Printing - From Strength to Strength in Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 15, 2020, ... technologies are strong, for example, printing short runs at a viable cost is now a reality (compared with traditional processes such as flexo or offset), a success-factor that fully matches and supports ...

Stronger Together: Davis-Standard and Deacro Converting Systems

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

March 08, 2020, ... web handling, transfer unwinds and winders. Proven controls and industry-leading feedscrews further contribute to quality processing and efficiency. Likewise, Deacro offers a robust line of salvage rewinders, ...

How Closed-Loop Integrated Motors are Meeting the Demand for Higher Acceleration Rates and Faster Machine Cycles

(Drives/Motors)

March 08, 2020, ... high-throughput and high-speed processes.   Graphic 1: The addition of an encoder provides a feedback device that closes the loop around motor speed and position so the drive always knows the position ...

Synrad Sheds Light on Converting Applications

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

March 05, 2020, For more than 30 years, Synrad has engineered and delivered high performance CO2 lasers to OEMs and manufacturers and processors around the globe. For more than 30 years, Synrad has engineered and ...

State of the Industry Report

(Nonwovens)

March 01, 2020, ... usually by performing multiple processes, a segment that is estimated to be about $24.7 billion for 2018, without including retail shopping bags, consumer storage bags or trash bags. Since its development ...

Roundtable Q&A: Slitting, Winding & Unwinding

(Slit)

February 16, 2020, ... in order to achieve a secure last wrap as well as a solid first wrap with either self-wound tape products or by adding a tabber or gluing system. The ability to turn the process into a machine paced cut ...

Cor-Pak VpCI Stretch Film Fights Corrosion While Keeping Packages in Place

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2020, Manufacturers and shippers can easily add corrosion protection to their current packaging process by using Cor-Pak® VpCI® Stretch Film. Manufacturers and shippers can add corrosion protection to their ...

BOBST Opens the Doors to its New Flexo Center of Excellence

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2020, ... the opportunity to experience the entire flexo process from start to finish. The Competence Center at Bobst Bielefeld’s has been extended to include a pre-press room, meaning it is now a fully comprehensive ...

FPA Partners with PACK EXPO East

(News | New Products)

February 09, 2020, ... an invested interest in the future of packaging and processing. “Packaging associations participating in the PACK EXPO East Partner Program recognize the importance of being an official partner with ...

Is Gravure Coating Right for You?

(Coatings)

February 09, 2020, ... His experience in R&D, plant support, as a Six Sigma Black Belt for Growth, and application development (helping customers develop processes and products) has taught him how strongly raw materials and ...

Enercon is the Converting Industry’s First Choice for Corona, Plasma & Flame Surface Treating

(News | New Products)

February 09, 2020, ... partnerships with international OEMS ensure seamless integration of our surface treating technologies with all types of processes and lines. You can depend on Enercon for world class support with our ...

4 Steps to Resolving Coating Defects

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2020, Every coating process engineer and equipment operator wants to know where to start when a coating problem surfaces with their product, so let’s start with the surface of the problem. By Mark Miller, ...

T&L Graphic Systems Chooses the KODAK FLEXCEL NX System from Miraclon

(News | New Products)

January 29, 2020, ... reduction, 50%+, in make-ready times as well as set-up materials. For instance, a process and spot color run before using Flexcel NX was taking one hour. Now, it’s down to 30 minutes or less.”  “Our ...

Narrow Web Twists and Turns

(Web Handling)

January 29, 2020, ... short run requests. The ability to execute fast changeovers and process a wide range of substrates including combinations of paper, film and foil into an existing process workflow is relatively easy on ...