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INX Expands Kansas Facility

(Coating/Laminating)

June 19, 2017, ... space also was at maximum capacity, requiring us to seek off-site warehousing for both raw materials and finished goods. Less space also made it difficult to support our non-UV customers in the geographical ...

Sticking With It | Overview of Radiation Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, Adhesives expert Ingrid Brase considers the benefits and drawbacks of radiation curable products. Adhesives expert Ingrid Brase considers the benefits and drawbacks of radiation curable products. In ...

Global Specialty Products Cleaner Is “Green”

(Coating/Laminating)

June 13, 2017, ... immersion, high-pressure cabinet washers, or in-line automated cleaning systems. It is reduced VOCs, non-HAPs, non-flammable, and non-hazardous. Also reportedly does not contain any raw materials known ...

Flint Launches UV Low-Migration Inks

(News | New Products)

June 07, 2017, ... fluid environment where our customers’ needs often change and innovation has become part of the landscape. And with continuing updates in regulations and the re-classification of raw materials, we’re driven ...

Trends/Management | Managing Change for Continuous Improvement in a Regulated Industry

(Trends/Management)

May 30, 2017, ... by a number of different factors. Competition or changes in customer expectations, the business environment, raw materials, suppliers, or within the workforce are just a few examples. The benefit can ...

Smithers Pira Reports on Functional & Barrier Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

May 28, 2017, ... and integrated with secondary research drawn from third-party databases and historical data—including official statistics, trade associations, trade directories, market reports, journals, websites, and ...

HERMA Details Environmental Practices

(Label/Tape)

May 07, 2017, ... also gives rise to raw materials that it uses to produce 100% recycled label stock.  HERMA recycles release paper with help from Cycle4Green “We generate relatively little release liner as waste ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 1

(Flexpack)

May 03, 2017, ... barrier material, its drawbacks are that it is stiff, relatively difficult to process, possesses poor moisture vapor barrier properties, and is expensive. Table I below shows the oxygen transmission values ...

Beverage Cups | Taking a Deep Dive into Embossing

(Carton Box)

April 17, 2017, ... Selection Consumers today are seeking more natural products and are grasping for authenticity, seeking real relationships, and drawing the line at what goes on and in their body. They are seeking products ...

AIMCAL Awards | Film's Sharkskin-Like Properties Control Bacteri

(Coating/Laminating)

April 06, 2017, ... to oven without handling less hazardous in terms of raw protein contamination with other surfaces or food products. Sealed packs go from packaging line to store to home freezer or refrigerator to microwave ...

On Print | Value Proposition for Thermal Transfer: Printed Electronics

(On Print)

March 08, 2017, ... and at less cost. And they can produce one or one hundred thousand without trying to learn how to scale up in a separate pilot facility. And those investigating inks can make experimental ribbons by draw ...

Elevate Packaging Compostable Label Is Certified

(Label/Tape)

March 01, 2017, ... labels, says the company, adding that sugarcane waste is superior to wood pulp due to its much denser cellulose fibers. The sugarcane paper labels require less raw material, less water, less energy, and ...

Filmquest Announces Price Increase

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2017, Citing rising prices for raw materials and growing demand, company also reports examples from other polyester suppliers who are increasing prices BOLINGBROOK, IL | Filmquest reports it has continued ...

Celplast Installs New Metallizer with Inline Top Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

February 14, 2017, ... it possible for converters to eliminate layers, streamline production, simplify their raw material stream, and significantly reduce the carbon footprint of their products. The new 8-ft (2.45-m) metallizer, ...

Ashland Announces Price Increase

(Coating/Laminating)

February 05, 2017, ... contain the cost of its products to customers, continual increases in raw materials, packaging, labor, and regulatory compliance necessitate this price adjustment. The PSA product line includes the AROCURE, ...

Show Preview | uv.eb WEST 2017

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2017, ... CA. The schedule of events includes a short course, conference sessions, and tabletop exhibition. Organizers report 50 exhibitors will be on hand, showing the latest raw materials, formulated products, ...

AWA Issues Agenda for Release Liner Event

(Label/Tape)

January 22, 2017, ... trends in resin and film raw materials/silicone raw materials. The next day’s agenda features overviews of major market sectors today for release liner—automotive and aerospace (from 3M and consumer ...

Chocolate Bar Wrapper Wins Global Bioplastics Award

(Flexpack)

January 19, 2017, ... the waste water of the potato processing industry. The joint project, which started in 2012, involves Rodenburg Biopolymers, which produced the raw material, Taghleef Industries, which manufactured the ...

BillerudKorsnäs Launches Premium Cartonboard

(Carton Box)

January 09, 2017, ... sourcing raw materials from sustainably managed forests and leveraging resource-efficient manufacturing methods, it can help brands lower their carbon footprint. Its primary fibers are sourced from forests ...

Green Converting | Nestlé Pulls No Punches on Bioplastics

(Flexpack)

January 09, 2017, ... presentation that allows industry a peek into the paymaster’s long-term thinking is bound to draw a full house. Sokhna Gueye is Nestlé's packaging environmental sustainability specialist. This was ...