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- Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 2
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- May 12, 2014, ... first two, there is nothing that can be done about them. Nature is not controllable, and web breaks or other situations that demand an E-Stop, are unpredictable, so they just have to be dealt with. If ...
- Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 1
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- May 08, 2014, ... in the spot after even just a few hundred wraps on the roll. Winding a loose roll will mask it (not a good idea thought) or oscillating the extruder, laminator or winder will also mask it, but to me, ...
- Release Liner | Global Suppliers Must Meet Local Needs
- (Label/Tape)
- May 07, 2014, ... 6.2%. In specialty release liner production, he showed that the "big three"—Expera, Boise, and UPM—sell 60% of roll demand. However, price increases on some qualities are currently being applied, and ...
- Freedonia Issues Study on Protective Packaging
- (News | New Products)
- May 01, 2014, ... that has limited domestic manufacturing gains. The study says these factors will bode well for related protective packaging, especially plastic foam, molded pulp, and paperboard protectors. Rolled foams ...
- FTA Hands Out Awards for Excellence
- (News | New Products)
- April 27, 2014, ... FIRST works, the various certification levels, and how to enroll employees. Two years later, Master Packaging has more than 350 Level I, II, and III certifications among its workers and another 116 certifications ...
- Agfa Graphics Named Supplier of the Year by ICG
- (Carton Box)
- April 18, 2014, ... day in the production of packaging solutions. The ICG currently maintains contracts with more than 40 reputable suppliers of paperboard, printing plates, inks, coatings, blankets, rollers, presses, and ...
- Fujifilm Introduces Security Label with Full-Color Hidden Image
- (Label/Tape)
- April 01, 2014, ... way to protect a brand. FORGE GUARD labels come in a number of configurations suitable for many industries tag labels for garments, and can be printed as square or round seal labels on a sheet or substrate-roll, ...
- Newark Converted Products Re-Opens Plant
- (Carton Box)
- March 29, 2014, ... and community leaders in attendance. NCP is a division of Newark Recycled Paperboard Solutions, a supplier of tubes and cores, roll finishing materials, laminated products, cover board, and industrial ...
- Defects in Coating
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 24, 2014, ... In order to understand the mechanisms for defect formation, you have to understand the fundamentals of the inputs. Substrates may have a surface energy that causes dewetting, rolls may be out of round ...
- Business Forms | New Developments in Passport Manufacture
- (Adhesives)
- March 11, 2014, ... (PUR). To this end, Kugler-Womako has modified its PassPort2 machine accordingly and replaced the traditional cold glue applicator roll with sheeting dies, via which PUR adhesive is applied to the material ...
- Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 08, 2014, ... minute amounts (less than 1 part/million/year). The pharmaceutical-grade elastomer/metallized PET/PET structure of the liner combines mechanical performance (more consistent sealing) with a controlled ...
- Skanem Willich Finds Screen Printing Indispensable
- (News | New Products)
- March 04, 2014, ... is now the largest European print shop group for self-adhesive labels. The company in Germany uses state-of-the-art narrow-web, roll-fed presses equipped with flexographic printing units and embossing ...
- Plastics are Alive and Well in Southeast Asia
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- February 19, 2014, I had the opportunity to do some extrusion training recently in Southeast Asia, and all I can say is that plastics are alive and well there. I taught nearly 70 students over a 2-week period in Thailand, ...
- Top Five Things To Remember in Fluid Coating
- (Coating/Laminating)
- February 17, 2014, ... 1. Evolution: Liquid coating has come a long way from painting by hand to coating with rolls to pre-metering fluid. The future of fluid coating is housed in the pre-metered enclosure presented by slot ...
- Holography | Industry Developments Give Packagers an Edge
- (Trends/Management)
- February 12, 2014, ... holograms are producing advanced optical security devices, which combine ease of recognition benefits with significantly enhanced resistance to counterfeits, enabling products to be controlled through ...
- Para Print Joins DuPont's Plate Recycling Progra
- (News | New Products)
- February 04, 2014, ... rolls, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) cover sheets, Cyrel plates, and trim waste for its TR3 program participants at a modest fee. DuPont recovers, reuses, and recycles the returned materials either ...
- Masterpiece Graphix Announces New Line
- (Flexpack)
- January 22, 2014, ... rainbow, and other metallic substrates. Rolls and sheets are available in many materials for every digital press. The line features card and board stock, papers, pressure sensitives, polyesters, BOPP, ...
- BJK Flexible Packaging Expands with Blown Film Line
- (Flexpack)
- January 22, 2014, ... providing higher output and ultimately higher quality rolls of film. Steve DeSpain, president of Reifenhauser Inc., said that the new five-layer system sold to BJK is the first one in North America with ...
- Turkish Flexpack Converter Installs Titan
- (News | New Products)
- January 14, 2014, ... at Poyraz Ambalaj,” he confirmed. The Titan ER610 is available in two widths—53 in. and 65 in. (1350 mm and 1650 mm) and features a 10-in. touchscreen control system. A pneumatically controlled braking ...
- Martin Automatic Reports Sales to Chinese Converter
- (News | New Products)
- January 08, 2014, ... says that the customer placed the order within a year after installing their first Martin splicer and rewinder. “This repeat order shows clearly the value of Martin roll-change equipment is highly appreciated." ...