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

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2019, ... our future by expanding with the latest in equipment and material technology to provide engineered film solutions that offer source reduction, increased throughput and improved film performance,” said ...

Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities

(Converting Perspectives)

November 05, 2019, Whether you are a converter-manufacturer, printer, equipment and supplies company—substrates impact your business every day. By Susan Stansbury, Contributing Writer Whether you are a converter-manufacturer, ...

North America: Technology Developments and Market Opportunities Drive Industry Growth

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2019, ... waste from the environment and, notably, the oceans. The industry’s message is that it has the will and resources to increase recycling. The issue now, many experts say, is whether the public and regulators ...

LED UV & Electron Beam Curing Combine to Offer The Perfect Solution

(Case Studies)

June 05, 2019, ... around LED UV curing is the higher cost of the inks. The PakMarkas production team have been resourceful in their development here, as Deksnys explains: “On the Comexi, the LED UV base white ink only needs ...

Trends Driving Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2019, ... on its most recent market data to identify the four key trends which are driving the market for flexible packaging.  At a glance, these trends include: Downgauging - Flexible packaging uses less resources ...

Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Stand-Up Pouches for Motor Oil — A LCA Case Study

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2019, ... process, which results in higher fossil fuel consumption. The rigid HDPE bottle weighs about 3X more than the flexible stand-up pouch and uses 173 percent more fossil fuel resources. When the rigid HDPE ...

AIMCAL Awards

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2019, ... downgauging, source reduction and cost savings. A high-speed vision system confirms consistent deposition of the metallization on the 8- or 9-micron film to ensure it delivers the promised barrier properties. ...

Conference Brings Breathable Films Stakeholders to Berlin

(Trends/Management)

November 26, 2018, Organized by specialist plastics industry consultancy AMI, the conference takes place in Berlin, February 27-28, 2019. BERLIN, GERMANY | Responding to the growing markets of breathable films across ...

Constantia Flexibles Introduces Packaging Solutions for Greater Sustainability

(News | New Products)

November 04, 2018, ... thickness, which saves valuable resources. Although the thickness of the aluminum layer is reduced, the material can still be identified as aluminum and sorted for aluminum recycling. In combination with ...

Industry Supplier Q&A | Roll Handling with Material Handling Sales Associates

(Roll Handling)

September 23, 2018, ... higher speed printing and converting equipment, customers are looking at our material handling solutions more as a necessity, than an option. By applying the combined resources of Harmax Rollcon and Specialty ...

Industry Supplier Q&A | Synrad Industrial Laser Solutions for the Converting Industry

(Laser)

September 21, 2018, ... a solution to meet a wide variety of needs from cutting to slitting, to perforating, to marking…sometimes all in the same setup!  Furthermore, we offer laser processing kits which include a laser source, ...

Flexible Stand-up Bags for Cat Litter: Discovering the Sustainability Benefits

(Bag Pouch)

August 31, 2018, ... number for product-to-package ratio (first number) cited means a higher percentage of weight is attributed to product, and less to packaging, resulting in more efficient use of packaging resources.   ...

Monadnock Offers Guide to Environmental Options

(Flexpack)

May 15, 2018, The Santulan Portfolio is said to help converters source renewable fiber-based options to meet clients’ sustainability objectives BENNINGTON, NH | Monadnock Paper Mills (MPM), manufacturer of specialty ...

ExxonMobil Announces Performance Polymer

(Flexpack)

May 06, 2018, Exceed XP 8784 is a new polymer grade developed for high-performance coextrusion films HOUSTON, TX | ExxonMobil has extended its Exceed XP performance polymers portfolio with the introduction of a ...

EFIA Looks at a Flexo Challenge

(News | New Products)

February 20, 2018, ... first place. By means of example, the EFIA points out that the carbon footprint of a fillet steak on the consumer’s dinner table has taken huge amounts of resource and energy to produce before it’s even ...

Toray Issues Third Generation of BOPP Film

(Flexpack)

February 04, 2018, ... with excellent moisture barrier and are available in sealable and non-sealable versions. Company says the robust 70- and 80-ga films are a thinner alternative to thicker OPP films and enable source reduction, ...

BOBST Metallizer Handles Many Films

(Coating/Laminating)

January 24, 2018, ... of heat between the substrate and the drum. Reportedly, the powerful, robust evaporation source with a staggered ceramic boat arrangement provides excellent coating uniformity and also incorporates easy ...

AWA Reviews Sessions on Release Liners

(Label/Tape)

November 25, 2017, ... plastic conversion. Van Roost underlined the key strategic goals of the initiative, including enhanced collection and sorting of packaging waste, which represents a major source of polyolefin recyclate, ...

Avery Dennison Shows Sustainable Solutions

(Label/Tape)

October 16, 2017, ... verified by third party companies that a significant amount of the product’s content comes from sustainably sourced materials. Reduction of material—a product must offer comparable or superior performance ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 3

(Flexpack)

August 02, 2017, ... of structures that can be made, with advances, asymmetric barrier structures being the target market. One technical source envisions a structure as shown in Figure 3 for use as a retortable pouch with ...