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Executive Report | drupa & Digital Package Printing

(Digital)

July 18, 2012, ... There was so much interest that this became the most well attended conference of the 14 day exhibition. Speakers from Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola participated, drawing a standing-room-only crowd from ...

AWA Label Report Looks at Africa, Middle East

(Label/Tape)

July 13, 2012, ... on macro economic demand influences and market drivers, raw material pricing, and environmental issues. The report concludes with a directory of companies serving the market: paper and film material suppliers; ...

Labelexpo Americas | Mission Possible

(Label/Tape)

July 12, 2012, ... the program of FA and FB flexo and MO offset print-converting lines with smarter workflows and a broader palette of configurations. COO Peter Eriksen explains, "Faced with the pressures of volatile raw ...

Static Beat | S-Wrap Rollers

(Static-Beat)

July 12, 2012, ... to put a static bar between the rollers. Let’s try putting a single static bar on the web span exiting the S-wrapped rollers. To analyze the performance of static bar 1 in Figure 2, draw a control volume ...

Flexonomics | Anilox Roll/Ink Selection

(Print)

July 01, 2012, ... recommendations on anilox roll specifications, testing, inventory management, coating applications, and training, drawing from experience in production, technical service, parts and supplies, and technical ...

IPS Testing Is ISO Certified

(Testing/Measuring)

June 20, 2012, ... them. Along with regulatory testing for compliance purposes, adding heavy metals and organics analysis services gives IPS Testing the ability to work with clients in monitoring their processes from raw ...

Microtrace Offers Molecular Taggant for Liquids or Solids

(News | New Products)

June 18, 2012, A molecular taggant, available in multiple delivery formats, is suited for high-volume bulk materials identification   MINNEAPOLIS, MN | Microtrace, a supplier of taggant technology, announces a ...

AWA Reports on Vacuum Coating and Metallizing

(Coating/Laminating)

June 02, 2012, ... threads, technical, decorative, and gift-wrap markets. Included are definitions and abbreviations; markets, characteristics by region, characteristics by substrate, market growth rates, raw material ...

Americhem Color Solutions Are Green

(News | New Products)

May 29, 2012, ... used to lightweight products and reduce raw material usage, and natural fibers such as flax used as fillers and for unique esthetic effects. All sustainable solutions can be customized. In other news ...

AWA Offers Report and Workshop

(Label/Tape)

May 22, 2012, A study on glue-applied labels and a workshop with Chemsultants on pressure-sensitive/self-adhesive technology are available from AWA   AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | The worldwide market for glue-applied ...

Extrusion Coating the Subject of Upcoming Course

(Coating/Laminating)

May 15, 2012, ... work centering around the equipment and process of producing various extrusion coated and laminated structures, and around equipment and raw materials and processing. Emphasis will be on the research ...

Reducing Sealing Failure

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 09, 2012, ... and be cost effective.  I can tell you from my days at Cryovac, leakers are the bain of a package supplier.  Raw material suppliers, equipment suppliers and converters and bagmakers go to great lengths ...

Operon Systems Introduces MRP Solution

(News | New Products)

April 29, 2012, The Phoenix MRP/MES system from Operon Systems helps production managers plan and schedule the purchase or raw materials with efficiency   GREENVILLE, WI | The Phoenix manufacturing resource planning ...

Release Liner | Industry Conference Covers Market Data & Trends

(Label/Tape)

April 11, 2012, ... in detail; and, equally, there is very little comparative data on raw materials. “On the silicone side,” he said, “our industry represents only a minor part of the whole.” With European manufacturing ...

On Print | Inkjet for Packaging

(Flexpack)

March 20, 2012, ... special films to prevent this. Uncoated bond papers of course have high absorbency, but their image appearance lacks drawing power. High impact imaging requires coated substrates. Thus to print flexible ...

Slitting/Rewinding | Trim Loss as Low as 3%

(Slit)

March 14, 2012, ... us entirely responsible, from set-up to shipping.” At times, the cost of slitting is very low when compared to the customer’s raw material cost. Etchells cited an extreme example where the narrow width ...

Smokin' Hot Cigarette Cartons Are Top Product of the Year

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2012, ... polyester. Hazen Paper’s two-channel Ultracure acrylic-lacquered custom hologram pattern #1-6 Kleido-Burst is claimed to add depth and draws eyes to the product. Hazen Paper provided the substrate and ...

DuPont, Collaborators Save Energy in Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 26, 2012, ... to the end-user's home. The tailored skin packaging process helps prevent rejects and the corresponding raw-material waste. Reportedly, Surlyn also enables savings in terms of energy and raw material ...

Coating Matters | How To Choose a Coating Site

(Coating/Laminating)

January 29, 2012, ... with a contract coating facility (a toll coater) to take on the process efforts while you go through raw material iterations and respond to customer feedback. Contract coaters provide existing, proven ...

Diamond Packaging a Big Winner in PPC Competition

(Carton Box Products)

December 06, 2011, Innovative technologies including coating, foil stamping, and embossing make Diamond a winner for its folding cartons ROCHESTER, NY | Diamond Packaging earned five awards in the 68th Annual National ...