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Flexo Printing | Mid-Web Press Answers Shift to More SKUs, Short Runs

(Print)

July 14, 2015, ... been a drawback for most converters.   Next came the approach of going wider with a combination of SKUs across a web, but this was never met with widespread acceptance from a practical point of view, ...

Iggesund Paperboard Expands in North America

(Carton Box)

June 26, 2015, ... is also part of the Care by Iggesund campaign, serving as a guarantee that customers will not have any unpleasant surprises regarding the origins of forest raw material. “We don’t just want customers ...

Sustainability | Label Impressions Builds on its “Green” Reputation

(Trends/Management)

June 23, 2015, ... sq ft of raw material is unwound from rolls for processing at Label Impressions’ southern California manufacturing plant. After processing, trim and matrix from the rolls need to be rewound and manually ...

Solvent-Free Lamination | Nordmeccanica Opens/Demos at New Permanent NA Home

(Coating/Laminating)

June 10, 2015, ... at 1,000 ft/min (304 m/min) to demonstrate the capability of the machine. The ramifications of using thinner foils are obvious, namely lower raw material and shipping costs, and reduced environmental ...

Nordmeccanica Demonstrates Solvent-Free Adhesive Laminating

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

June 07, 2015, ... m/min) to demonstrate the capability of the machine. The ramifications of using thinner foils are obvious, namely lower raw material costs. Reducing the foil component from 7μ to 5μ reduces the foil ...

CPP EXPO Conference Agenda Covers the Industry

(News | New Products)

June 06, 2015, ... will be explained with examples drawn from both UV-cure and aqueous ink systems. The latter has been transformed by Memjet, for both productivity and cost. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 C13 UV/EB Printing ...

CPP EXPO Reports on Conference Agenda

(News | New Products)

May 29, 2015, ... is taking a major share, and describe how electron beam (EB) cure is poised to expand the opportunities further. Examples will be drawn from printed electronics, labels, packaging, decorative laminates ...

Enterprise Labeling | Top 5 Trends in 2015

(Technical Reports)

May 20, 2015, ... which continues to impact business in chemical and related industries internationally, is a system for standardizing and harmonizing the classification and labeling of chemicals. From raw materials to ...

On Print | UV/EB Inkjet for Food Packaging

(On Print)

May 11, 2015, ... groups, so they will become part of the polymer on curing, a great advantage given that, for obvious reasons, polymers don’t move. Additionally, the cure rates for EB are high. The only drawback of EB ...

Kotkamills Oy to Produce Packaging Board

(Carton Box)

May 04, 2015, ... sealing capacity, cleanness, lightness, and first-class printing surface. In the manufacturing process, company adds, special attention will be paid to the effective utilization of wood raw material, ...

Giving Adhesive Coating Its Due Respect

(Coating/Laminating)

May 02, 2015, ... material costs, a process engineer looks at reduced scrap and reduced incoming raw material usage. Utilizing less adhesive for the same effect is a common approach. However, thinner coatings can run into ...

Foodservice Packaging Institute Issues Annual Survey

(News | New Products)

April 19, 2015, ...  Now in its 16th year, the annual State of the Industry Survey included input from foodservice packaging converters, raw material and machinery suppliers, foodservice distributors, and operators. More ...

Show Preview | FTA’s 2015 Info*Flex and Forum in Perfect Harmony

(Print)

April 08, 2015, ... The company will provide a free, on-site appraisal and present troubleshooting options drawing on its global technical resources. Atlas Converting (Booth 336) will showcase its range of Titan slitter/rewinders, ...

Should Unwind Tension Be Lower Than Winding Tension?

(Web Handling)

March 26, 2015, ... of this test, but both involve drawing a radial spoke line on a finished roll then applying a torque to see when there is machine direction slippage within the roll. The static torque can be applied on ...

AWA Issues Annual Release Liner Report

(Label/Tape)

March 14, 2015, ... as well as raw material trends and costs, regional differences, end-use markets, and environmental issues. It also features documentation of approximately 100 market participants’ views of the release ...

NPE2015 Shaping Up as Record-Setter

(News | New Products)

March 01, 2015, The event is expected to draw record numbers of exhibitors in a record amount of space, and to be the most NPE in history   WASHINGTON, DC | Organizers report that NPE2015 will be the largest show ...

Porous Substrates

(Coating/Laminating)

February 25, 2015, ... when studying the raw materials. With all these items in mind – rheology, morphology, capillary action, pressurized fluid flow, surface treatment, substrate compressibility and coating technique, there ...

INX Moves Into New Facility in Ohio

(News | New Products)

February 23, 2015, ... have the approval to proceed, we will finish testing the equipment and have raw materials delivered. After that phase is complete, we will transfer production from our Mason Avenue facility near Midway ...

7 Key Questions to Ask Before the June 2015 GHS Deadline

(Trends/Management)

February 23, 2015, ... for a very long time, but now a hard and fast deadline is looming for accurately labeling products containing thousands of different hazardous chemicals. From raw materials to finished goods delivery, ...

Does This Roll Contain Quality Web?

(Web Handling)

January 29, 2015, ... can do it without opening the box. When 'opening the box' or unwinding and running the roll is expensive in terms of machine and operator time, raw materials, and even lost profits, then learning to use ...