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Three Ink Market Trends Helping to Achieve Sustainability Goals

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

April 16, 2020, ... lifecycle, from raw material acquisition and production to customer use, and sometimes include final disposal. Shelf life and appeal - Brand owners know the retail shelf is a key location where consumers ...

PFFC’s Companies to Watch

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2020, ... devices.  It is a never-ending search for new and better production techniques, raw materials and most of all the continued advancement of skilled operators and support team.” Luminer’s primary focus ...

Polymer Film & Bag Commences Production of Multilayered Films on Second Extrusion Line

(News | New Products)

April 08, 2020, ... than conventional film, which significantly reduces the consumption of raw materials during production. Customers can expect a source reduction up to 50 percent, which means less material going into the ...

FPA Announces 2020 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge Winners

(News | New Products)

March 15, 2020, ... with a no-mess cap, so no worrying about having to puncture a straw into the juice pouch. Moreover, the clarity of the pouch is appealing because the product is displayed visually. Also, holding the juice ...

Leaders in Sustainability

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

March 05, 2020, ... plastic value chain that starts from the raw material and gets to the finished product. International collaboration According to ELBA, sustainability is a multiple step journey, a relay in which the ...

Pregis Joins CEFLEX to Further European Flexible Packaging Sustainability Efforts

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2020, Pregis announced it has Circular Economy Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX), a European consortium of companies and associations representing the entire flexible packaging value chain. Pregis announced it ...

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 ...

NOW Plastics Packaging Solutions Put Environmental Protection First

(Flexpack)

February 04, 2020, ... in the following categories: Post-Consumer Recycled content (PCR) films (PET, BOPA, PE, etc.); Film structures for making packaging recyclable; Bio-based/sustainable sources for raw materials/resins; ...

SÜDPACK Announces its Multi SV Skin is Cyclos-Certified

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2020, ... increased use of recyclable materials, and of renewable raw materials. In terms of all three aspects of the roadmap, skin packaging offers a forward-thinking packaging concept. Employing extremely thin ...

4 Steps to Resolving Coating Defects

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2020, ... went away.  So, again, look at the defect. The second step is to collect defect samples and non-defect comparative samples, process data from those runs, and product data from the raw materials.  Time ...

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

(News | New Products)

January 29, 2020, Tape & Label Graphic Systems Inc has invested in a KODAK FLEXCEL NX System from Miraclon, and within three months are reportedly seeing the wide range of benefits it delivers. Tape & Label Graphic ...

Hey Buddy Can You Spare a Dyne?

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2020, ... in surface energy. Dyne Pens The simplest and most common form of dyne testing is conducted with dyne pens. Dyne pens offer an easy and efficient tool to measure dyne level, but they do have drawbacks. ...

Corona Treating System

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

January 02, 2020, Plastic films are non-porous and typically have low surface tension.  Plastic films are non-porous and typically have low surface tension.  Inks, coatings, and adhesives do not readily wet out or adhere.  ...

AICC’s Hands-On Exploration of Corrugated

(News | New Products)

December 27, 2019, ... packaging solutions, examine the performance attributes of containerboard and corrugated board, including appearance, printability, and runability. They will learn about everything from raw material choices ...

Digital Printing Driving Innovation in Textile Printing

(Digital)

December 05, 2019, ... whereby production commence only once an order was received and paid for in advance. There are no finished goods in the warehouse just blank raw materials. Rise of On Demand fabric manufacturing (Mass ...

Polymer Packaging Partners With W&H to Offer the Latest in Co-Extruded Film and Bag Technology

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2019, ... reduces the consumption of raw materials during production. Polymer Film & Bag will manufacture bags on rolls, individual clean-cut flat bags, gusseted bags, converter-grade three-layer sealant sheeting, ...

Labeling Solutions Provider Luminer Expands Primary Manufacturing Facility

(News | New Products)

November 20, 2019, ... room for larger inventories of both raw and finished goods, and the ability to dedicate multiple loading docks to both inbound and outbound freight. Both benefits serve to help streamline the facility ...

AIMCAL Activities

(AIMCAL)

November 11, 2019, ... control and reaction time. In this ever-progressing field, developing a deeper understanding of raw material rheology and process limitations provides the framework for new developments and breakthroughs. ...

Are We on the Road to Achieving Truly Sustainable Packaging?

(Flexpack)

November 11, 2019, ... can be widely utilized in packaging processes,” says Pavone. “Because at BOBST we have all the relevant technology to be able to test the viability of industrializing new materials from raw material to ...

United Soft Plastics Opens New TPE Manufacturing Plant in Houston

(News | New Products)

November 04, 2019, ... a strategic market repositioning which enables USP to move closer to raw material hubs and high-volume customer accounts in Mexico, the Southwest U.S., and also Asia. The company envisions the hiring ...