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PolyKote Announces New Semi-Stock Offering

(News | New Products)

June 07, 2020, ... rolls on the shelf, ready to slit to your exact requirements.  45 in. masters can be custom slit to your needs and will ship in a minimum of five day.  Because of the limited shelf life, lead times may ...

Labeling Productivity: Overcoming Common Obstacles

(News | New Products)

May 13, 2020, ... For example, labels can be finished on rolls for quicker removal. Engineers can also convert preprinted labels on the production floor to print-on-demand: blank labels that are printed by thermal printers ...

Coating on Trial

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2020, ... roll is dependent to a large extent on the accuracy of tension (closed loop tension control procedures and taper tension) and other web control mechanisms. In applications that involve a drying tunnel, ...

AICC Releases Understanding the Key Characteristics of Linerboard and Medium

(News | New Products)

April 27, 2020, ... as supply chains evolve as a result of the current crisis.” Informed members can ask suppliers to provide additional information about performance attributes not generally included on a standard roll ...

82 Years Dedicated to Web Handling Expertise and Innovation

(News | New Products)

April 27, 2020, As the only solutions provider with all capabilities in-house, American Roller is proud to be a trusted and dependable supplier of custom cores, high-release coatings, and durable coverings. As the ...

Biax-Fiberfilm Corporation Announces Expansion of Melt-Blown Fabric Production

(News | New Products)

April 25, 2020, ... Greenville factory. It is enough for about 3.5 million masks per day. These complicated nonwovens fabrics consist of synthetic fibers stretched in an airstream and flattened into rolls for mask production. ...

Wisconsin Converting Manufacturers Run Full-Out to Supply Healthcare Needs During Fight Against COVID 19 Pandemic

(News | New Products)

April 25, 2020, ... packaging, pressure sensitive liners, cosmetic, baby and many other items in home and institutional usage. The state’s converting industry takes jumbo mill rolls of paper, nonwovens and film, transforming ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 54 years

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2020, ... assure better roll formation, larger rolls and lower waste. In the converting plant, large cores at the rewind end of presses, laminators and coaters make good sense. Laminated structures, some of which ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... a product’s shelf life through controlled OTR, WVTR, aroma, and more.  In addition, developments have been made to increase packaging production volume, enhance package sealing properties, and allow packages ...

Greycon Provides Scandstick with New MES Solution

(News | New Products)

April 20, 2020, ... at Greycon. “Having been part of the original project back in 2013, it has been exciting to roll out the new software and experience first-hand how Scandstick has grown and evolved over the years. Scandstick ...

AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2020, ... for recycled materials,” noted one member of the panel. Rollvac, LP/Plastic Suppliers Inc. earned an Honorable Mention for EarthFirst® metallized ultralight polylactic acid (PLA) sealant film, which ...

Three Ink Market Trends Helping to Achieve Sustainability Goals

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

April 16, 2020, ... an effort to decrease their carbon footprint and return nutrients to the soil. Compostability refers to the ability of materials to biodegrade naturally within a specified timeframe under controlled conditions. ...

Sweet Driems From Fresnels Offers New Packaging Visions

(News | New Products)

April 13, 2020, ... is fully recyclable. Manufactured as continuous rolls of transfer film, DRIEMS can be delivered to laminators as master rolls for transference to the paper board of their choice, offering flexibility ...

PFFC’s Companies to Watch

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2020, ... the VpCI brand. “We are able to extrude VpCI films from as small as 3 in. (7.6 cm) wide tubing to 30-foot (91 m) wide tubing and convert it into a variety of sheeting, bags and bag-on-a-roll formats,” ...

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

(News | New Products)

April 08, 2020, ... bags on rolls, gusseted bags (roll or individual), Square Bottom double bottom seal bags, converter-grade three-layer sealant sheeting, stretch hooder and shrink films. For more information, visit https://www.polymerpkg.com/polymer-film-bag/. ...

Metallized Packaging Advancements From Terphane

(News | New Products)

April 06, 2020, ... in transport and storage. One roll of printed laminate equals hundreds of pouches, whereas for traditional packaging the same filling capacity requires several pallets of rigid containers. The FPA study ...

AIMCAL ACTIVITIES

(AIMCAL)

April 02, 2020, 2020 AIMCAL R2R Europe Conference Visits Spain 2020 AIMCAL R2R Europe Conference Visits Spain The AIMCAL R2R (roll-to-roll) Europe Conference will be held in 2022, at the AIMPLAS Plastics Technology ...

FPA Announces 2020 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge Winners

(News | New Products)

March 15, 2020, ... applicator package is designed with consumer convenience in mind so that no brushes or rollers are needed. Every pouch comes with a pre-attached applicator sponge in its cap to facilitate quick and uniform ...

Static Control: Crucial to Fluid Converting Processes

(Static Elimination)

March 15, 2020, ... two objects – a web unwinding from a roll to be formed for labeling or packaging, for example. When not controlled, static can attract dust, dirt and other assorted particles, causing machinery to become ...

Stronger Together: Davis-Standard and Deacro Converting Systems

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

March 08, 2020, With the recent addition of its new subsidiary Deacro Industries Ltd, Davis-Standard is able to deliver converting solutions for paper, film and foil products from concept to finished rolls. With the ...