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Emerging Trends Steering Label Making Towards Sustainability

(News | New Products)

September 24, 2023, ... energy and reducing emissions, improving safety with transportation, responsibly sourcing raw materials or providing alternative label products for recyclability purposes, the label industry is pushing ...

Testing Standards a Significant Challenge in Packaging Development

(Flexpack)

September 17, 2023, ...  Where there are instances of new materials that behave differently and don’t have a bank of data or research for manufacturers to draw upon, identifying the expertise required to translate the practices ...

TekniPlex Healthcare to Lecture on Pharma-grade Recycled Plastics at Pharma Packaging & Labeling Innovation Forum

(News | New Products)

September 11, 2023, ... a variety of modern recycling methods – including mechanical recycling, depolymerization, and chemical recycling – and the role each can play in the raw materials stream for pharma-grade plastics. In doing ...

Sustainability and Labor Considerations for Pouch Converting Machines

(Bag Pouch)

September 10, 2023, ... equipment for blown film and flexible package converting, including patented high-speed rotary draw tape trash bag lines, pre-made pouch packaging equipment, film and bag folders and winders. CMD offers ...

How Brands Can Appeal to Generation Z with Sustainable Packaging Solutions

(Bag Pouch)

August 30, 2023, ... from plants such as sugar cane, stover, vegetable oil, straw, dent corn and hemp, these organic materials can break down under certain conditions and leave behind nutrients that can be returned to the ...

Advancing Curing/Drying Trends: A Pathway to Sustainable Bio-based Coating Solutions

(Coating/Laminating)

August 27, 2023, ... resources such as agriculture waste, cellulose, protein, geopolymers, plant-based oils, natural resins and biopolymers, offering a viable alternative to petroleum-derived raw materials6. Bio-based coatings ...

Labelexpo: New Labelstock for Flagship Products

(News | New Products)

August 21, 2023, ... this self-adhesive material. It is an adhesive that does not produce a carbon footprint (zero PCF) from its cradle to the BASF factory gate. According to the so-called biomass balance approach, the raw ...

Passive, Active and Intelligent IQ Electrostatic Eliminators

(Surface Prep)

August 20, 2023, ... However, extreme caution must be exercised when reorienting a passive ionizer during operation since the device can be drawn into a pinch point causing additional safety concerns. Tinsel and other passive ...

INDEVCO Packaging Solutions Showcases Palletizing Solutions at Pack Expo 2023

(News | New Products)

August 16, 2023, ... featuring lightweight, downgauged paperboard and plastic options made from renewable or recycled raw materials at Booth #N9254. Pack Expo brings together solutions for packaging and processing, highlighting ...

Flint Group Removes Mineral Oil from Sheetfed Process Inks Supporting Sustainability in Offset Printing

(News | New Products)

July 31, 2023, ... oil free. The full range of Flint Group’s K+E process series is now exclusively made from more sustainable formulations, under plans to increase the use of environmentally friendly raw materials and ...

NIRI Opens Innovation House: State-of-the-art new premises to expand nonwoven and fiber product development and commercialization

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2023, ... a proven track record of transforming raw materials into fully functional prototypes, ready to be scaled up and developed for commercial release across consumer and industrial sectors.  The new facilities ...

Orion S.A. releases 2022 Sustainability Report

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2023, ... as well as our customers are serious about making their raw materials fully sustainable. So we are heavily engaged in this area and work closely with our customers to develop solutions.” Another 2022 ...

What’s Special About Films and Synthetics?

(Converting Perspectives)

July 09, 2023, ... among consumers for luxury goods toward green packaging techniques that use bioplastics as raw material across various sectors, including personal body care and pharmaceuticals has driven the market growth. ...

2023 ARC Annual Business Summit “A Resounding Success”

(News | New Products)

June 28, 2023, ... all facets of web converting — flexible packaging, labeling, pressure-sensitive tapes, specialty papers, batteries, printed and flexible electronics and more — and their machinery, raw-material and consumables ...

Sustainable Liquids Packaging Done Right

(Flexpack)

June 28, 2023, ... that is nearly the weight of the global population. Source reduction focuses on reducing waste before it is produced. In essence, it seeks to cut down on the amount of raw material that is needed for ...

Planning, Labs and Trials

(Coating/Laminating)

May 30, 2023, ... to scale-up can make or break the project. For example, your trial may necessitate bringing in raw materials to the converter. The substrate may need to be cut to a size that accommodates the product specification. ...

TekniPlex Healthcare Presents “Tubing Solutions for Drug Delivery, IV Therapy and Interventional Catheters”

(Upcoming Conference News)

May 30, 2023, ... incorporates a precision tri-layer extrusion comprising medically certified raw materials. TekniPlex Healthcare’s tri-layer inner tubing consists of polyamide (nylon) or polyether block amide copolymer ...

HERMA In No-Liner System receives Australian Packaging Award

(News | New Products)

May 25, 2023, ... labels without release liners save a lot of raw materials and CO2 emissions. That is why the HERMA InNo-Liner system has now also won a prestigious award in Australia: the Australasian Packaging Innovation ...

IDENTCO Names Brad Zechman as New CEO

(News | New Products)

May 22, 2023, ... three years as VP of Global Packaging for Minnesota-based HB Fuller, where he oversaw strategies that helped mitigate the then-deflationary raw materials market. Before that, he spent a decade with specialty ...

Planning, Labs and Trials

(Converting Perspectives)

May 15, 2023, ... to scale-up can make or break the project. For example,  your trial may necessitate bringing in raw materials to the converter. The substrate may need to be cut to a size that accommodates the product ...