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Industry Predictions | TESTing Your Imagination

(Trends/Management)

December 27, 2017, ... industry include the following: Trends for coating thinner and faster and cleaner will continue leading to more data collection and analysis surrounding each of the six steps of the converting process: ...

RPA and PMMI to Partner at Pack Expo East

(News | New Products)

December 25, 2017, ... between the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) and PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.  “Building off of the successful Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO International ...

Omron Microscan Offers Inspection System

(Controls)

December 17, 2017, ... accuracy and data integrity with 100% label inspection that won’t slow the printing process down one millisecond.  Company says this verification product can analyze every label even at print rates reaching ...

Contact Originators Uses Esko Plate System

(Carton Box)

December 16, 2017, ... reducing the traditional process from five manual steps to one, securing full automation. Combine this with our MIS and JDF driven digital workflow systems and our corrugated customers are literally receiving ...

PROTON Announces Measurement Tool

(Controls)

December 13, 2017, ... intelligence, and process interfacing.  Company says the product’s Doppler non-contact speed and length sensor replaces contacting encoders that encounter slippage, wear, and marking. Accurate speed ...

Tangent Shear Slitting | Reduce Edge Defects in Shrink Sleeve Film

(Slit)

December 04, 2017, ... during the shrinking process. Figure 1. Finished roll edges that are “curled,” like those in the image in Figure 1, significantly jeopardize the bonding of the two edges. The result is rolls that ...

Prototype & Production Systems Offers Digital Print Engine

(News | New Products)

December 02, 2017, ... press with the following benefits: Produce four-color process jobs without plates, setup, registration issues, or cleanup. Combine analog and digital print on the same job. Print at speeds to 360 ...

Butler Register Sensor Is Enhanced

(News | New Products)

November 28, 2017, ... marks on the film to provide an automatic, in-registration butt splice. In doing so, the splicer provides the downstream process with a consistent product pitch or imprint spacing, eliminating the need ...

IMS Deltamatic Group Moves to New Plant

(News | New Products)

November 25, 2017, ... production facility that fulfills all requirements concerning optimized work processes, modern workspaces, occupational safety, and sustainability. The Seriate manufacturing site with its 60 employees ...

AWA Reviews Sessions on Release Liners

(Label/Tape)

November 25, 2017, ... Marrot, technical sales manager for Elkem Silicones’ Silcolease Release Coatings. He provided evidence of innovation in both products and processes—including sustainable solventless thermal cure and solventless ...

Esko Launches Large Digital Cutting Table

(Bag Pouch)

November 19, 2017, ... and POP displays. The Kongsberg C66 is also capable of processing other materials required in the protective packaging environment, including foam cushioning materials. The unit's 3,210x4,800-mm (W x ...

Maxson Web Splicer Is Automatic

(Carton Box)

November 14, 2017, ... thereby allowing higher speeds to be maintained during the splicing process. Pneumatically loaded rollers create a high pressure rolling nip said to make a secure splice, while the process line is approaching ...

Drug Packaging | Holography Gets in on the Act

(Carton Box)

November 06, 2017, ... into the supply chain security process to allow companies to maintain control of their products — from the sourcing of labels or proprietary components to the manufacturing and shipment of finished goods. ...

Transcontinental Acquires Les Industries Flexipak

(Flexpack)

November 05, 2017, ... Les Industries Flexipak offers a wide range of flexible packaging products serving consumer goods companies, food processors, and retailers across several markets including frozen fruits and vegetables, ...

Toray Films Touted as Foil Replacements

(Flexpack)

October 23, 2017, ... a weaker package. These films are also very thin and said to deliver more film per pound than do thicker films, making them a sustainable choice, yet they maintain strong package-processing characteristics. ...

Medical Patches | Faustel Meets Challenge of Hydrogel Pad Production

(Coating/Laminating)

October 23, 2017, ... maintaining a tight tolerance coating thickness run to run of 0.001 in. The process required applying a hydrogel solution to a Mylar web, introducing a nonwoven scrim web to provide structure to the gel, ...

Roll-2-Roll Launches Retrofit Kit

(News | New Products)

October 18, 2017, ... us, our technical staff is directly involved in the sales process to make sure that we will provide the best solution to solve your issue. The kits are simple to install and operate, but we want to help ...

New Era Coating/Laminating Line At Work

(Coating/Laminating)

October 14, 2017, ... capability, all of which helps our company continue to process challenging customer applications using unique formulations with world-class efficiency.” The coating line is a purpose-built machine capable ...

Esko Offers Turnkey Workflow Automation

(Label/Tape)

October 04, 2017, ... of simplifying the production process was of considerable interest to Esko. Indeed, we have made a very strong effort to simplify packaging,” says Esko president Udo Panenka. “Esko recently announced our ...

EFI Acquires Escada Systems

(Carton Box)

October 01, 2017, ... for the entire corrugation process. Gabriel Matsliach, senior VP and general manager, EFI Productivity Software, says, “We are thrilled to add the Escada team and technology to our portfolio for the ...