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AIMCAL Awards | Toothpaste Carton Is 'Touching' Winne

(Coating/Laminating)

March 16, 2016, ... for a hologramed pouch laminate for Vimal brand saffron-blended mouth freshener tobacco. A proprietary process transfers the hologram to the surface in register with the print design. The registered hologram ...

Constantia Flexibles Introduces Quality Tests

(News | New Products)

March 13, 2016, ... Check for its Coldform pharmaceutical packaging solution. The Live Stress Check tool determines the strain level applied to coldform foil and the quality of the forming process when running on blister ...

Loftware Announces New Software Version

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2016, ... can be defined within a easy to use interface further streamlining and saving time in the design process. Print Server 11.0 also introduces a native PCL 5c printer driver that supports color label printing ...

Brückner to Show In-Line Coating System

(Coating/Laminating)

February 22, 2016, ... and control system of the line are said to be features aiding process control and data transparency. The coating system, based on reverse gravure kiss-coating technology with optionally corona treatment, ...

Toray's New Bio-Based PET Film Is for Window Film Application

(Materials)

February 17, 2016, ... surface and optical qualities that are strictly controlled by company’s proprietary coextrusion technology. It is said to provide its low haze, excellent handling and processing characteristics, and high ...

AGL Celebrates 20 Years in Business

(Coating/Laminating)

February 15, 2016, ... new features allowing operators to utilize more process control and eliminate waste. There are four models in the product line to meet a variety of production as well as budgetary objectives. The most ...

Flexible Packaging | Bemis Takes Top Prize in FPA's 2016 Achievement Award

(Flexpack)

February 15, 2016, ... by using a special micro-embossing process on the finished laminate prior to bagmaking. The micro embossing is registered so as to appear only on the central portion of the bag and is not visible when ...

Coating Matters | Clean Coating and Fluid Preparation

(Coating/Laminating)

February 15, 2016, ... delivery system has clean fluid at the beginning of the process is not everything that needs to be considered. At it’s most basic, the fluid delivery system has a tank for holding the fluid and a pump ...

Coating | Solution Delivery for High-Precision Coating, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

February 08, 2016, ... in a pre-metered coating process, so this article focuses on that type. Figure 2. Self-metered. This article series will detail the requirements for advanced solution delivery and provide advice for ...

Rotoflex Upgrades Finishing Solution

(Label/Tape)

January 31, 2016, ... processes. Design is said to reduce material waste through the automated die-cutter and flexo unit setup and addresses inspection rewind requirements to maximize digital workflows, accommodate shorter ...

POP Converter Adds XXL Paper Cutter

(Carton Box)

January 27, 2016, ... are in the process of expanding for additional business,” remarked Hale Hawkins, Lewisburg Printing’s CEO. “We have had good luck with the first Saber cutter and like its quick set-up. The new machine ...

Coating Matters | Considerations for Good Manufacturing Practice

(Coating/Laminating)

January 26, 2016, ... decisions and process development. So let’s go through some of the common concerns. GMP covers all practices of manufacturing a regulated coating product, from personal hygiene of operators to equipment ...

Scapa Improves Capacity at Renfrew Site

(Label/Tape)

January 17, 2016, ... of polyethylene (PE) tapes. Additional emphasis was placed on the review of manufacturing and equipment safety to ensure that production processes were modernized and incorporate the latest health and ...

Double E Delivers Stored Material to Converting with Solis Accumulator

(News | New Products)

January 10, 2016, ... Accumulator at Double E delivers stored material when part of a production process must stop, while the balance of the line continues operation, a common condition on a converting or packaging line and ...

Roll-2-Roll Technologies Adapts Sensing Technology

(News | New Products)

January 06, 2016, Originally released in September 2015, the updated ARIS Web Guiding System now handles line guiding   STILLWATER, OK | In September 2015, Roll-2-Roll Technologies released the ARIS Web Guiding System. ...

Clondalkin Develops Lidding Solution for Tea Capsules

(Flexpack)

January 06, 2016, ... also had to manufacture the lids to a very tightly controlled tolerance, as the exact position of the perforations determines the functionality of the machine and the brewing process. “The alufoil lids ...

Maxson Offers Sheeter to Convert Light Sensitive Material

(Die-Cutting)

January 05, 2016, ... and handle sensitive product without damage to the material’s emulsified surface. A shaftless unwind facilitates loading rolls under dark room conditions. Using microprocessor controls, the single rotating ...

Apex Launches High-End Sheet Operation with Davis-Standard System

(News | New Products)

January 05, 2016, ... focused on processing high-quality sheet with a “Class A” surface for specialty and laminated sheet applications, started production in September with a Davis-Standard sheet system. The Davis-Standard ...

Honeywell Completes Acquisition of Elster

(News | New Products)

January 04, 2016, ... Process Solutions has completed the acquisition of Elster Division of Melrose Industries plc., a provider of thermal gas solutions for commercial, industrial, and residential heating systems and gas, water, ...

Static Beat | Keep a Good Thing Going!

(Static-Beat)

January 04, 2016, ... and packaging having 9 operators being supported by one process engineer. With 10 workers for each shift, there are 400 work hours scheduled each week. I recommend beginning with assigning 8 hours per ...