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Diamond Packaging Wins Three Awards in 76th Annual Paperboard Packaging Competition

(Print)

November 24, 2019, ... cold foiled, and offset printed with four color process and green inks, in-line with Diamondtouch and UV gloss spot coating. The overall soft touch coating adds an appealing tactile quality that promotes ...

Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities

(Converting Perspectives)

November 05, 2019, ... and performance-driven properties, according to Filmquest. With a spotlight on the environment, plastics suppliers are innovating. From a Coke bottle made with “Plastic from the Sea” to a degradable ...

A Guide on Essential Maintenance for Chill Rolls and Rubber Rolls

(News | New Products)

April 17, 2019, ... surface. The "Flat Spot" or "Compression Set" caused by contact with another surface can create innumerable problems in machine operation. Unless corrected by grinding, these rolls will not operate properly. ...

Will it Process?

(Extrusion Coating)

December 11, 2018, ... that is gauge band variation. Substrate inconsistency can mean that no two rolls are exactly the same; one roll could be thinner in one spot than another. When placed in a manufacturing setting an issue ...

Color and its Role in Defining Embossed Product Surfaces

(Embossing)

November 04, 2018, ... such as poor color registration, streaking, spotting, pin holing, problems associated with inks, color variability, printability issues and much more. Embossing is also widely used in another more traditional ...

Advertise in Print and Online

(Uncategorized)

October 22, 2018, ...  Converter Spotlight Sponsorship PFFC will spotlight an individual converter in March, June, September & December issues. This is an opportunity for converters to showcase their capabilities ...

Advertise in Print and Online 2024

(Uncategorized)

October 22, 2018, ... formats: TWO Full pages in the print & digital publication (your ad + HOW-TO Combo) Your HOW-TO spotlight featured in one enewsletter Your HOW-TO spotlight posted on the PFFC website ...

Advertise in Print and Online 2025

(Uncategorized)

October 22, 2018, ... chart new goals and paths to achieve them. Sustainability: MOVERS & SHAKERS Spotlight your company’s sustainability efforts & goals in this Thought Leadership Opportunity. Talk about challenges, ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2018

(News | New Products)

September 02, 2018, ... high-quality laser cutting, kiss-cutting and marking. Additionally, features such as cutting individual labels, spot varnish and counted finished labels will be demonstrated live. Maxcess (Booth #841) ...

SGIA Announces 2018 Product of the Year Winners

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2018, All 255 entries will be displayed in the Golden Image Gallery/Product of the Year Gallery at the 2018 SGIA Expo. : FAIRFAX, VA | After evaluating a record-setting field of 255 submissions, judges of ...

Aspen Products Expands Paper Tableware Production

(News | New Products)

July 02, 2018, ... a new press was needed. The Flexo Innovator press at Aspen features CMYK in the first four positions, followed by spot color positions, and units to apply seal-coating for waterproofing and grease-resistance, ...

PPC Adds Digital Category for 2018 Awards

(Carton Box)

June 12, 2018, ... should not only spotlight promising digital processes, he says, it should also help converters get better at using them. In addition to the digital and general categories, the competition features two ...

Sleeve Label Awards | AWA Confers 4 with Top Honors

(Label/Tape)

April 19, 2018, ... have ever seen."     INNOVATION IN SPOTLIGHT Judges deemed the entry for Restless Spirits Distilling’s Gully Town whiskey bottles by Phenix Label as a truly original combination of design and imaging. ...

Sun Chemical Announces UV Offset Ink

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2018, SunCure Aspire UV inks reportedly allow brand owners to benefit from vibrant inks that offer longer shelf appeal PARSIPPANY, NJ | Sun Chemical has launched SunCure Aspire UV, a UV offset ink that company ...

Industry Predictions | TESTing Your Imagination

(Trends/Management)

December 27, 2017, ... continue to offer opportunity, it’s in the hot spots of Asia, where counterfeiting appears systemic, that offers massive commercial potential. Says Kochar: "Countries across Asia, notably India and China, ...

Flint Launches In-Mold Label Ink

(Label/Tape)

November 29, 2017, ...  The process series comes together with Novastar D 2000 IML BIO spot color shades and joins a growing family of IML products from Flint Group which includes Novaset 4940/40 IML coating, and the UV curing ...

Static Beat | Control Static on a Winding Roll

(Static-Beat)

November 07, 2017, ... release layers from damage, and labels from blocking. Static sparks on a winding roll can shock operators, damage thin coatings such as release layers, and deposit spots of static that can cause stacks ...

Konica Minolta Announces Digital Press

(Label/Tape)

October 29, 2017, ... launched the digital embellishment press JETvarnish 3Dweb for label and flexible packaging, including shrink film. The digital inkjet press produces in-line flat and 3D spot UV coating, 3D embossed varnish ...

PPC Awards | All Packaging Wins Top Prize for SlideBoxCR

(Carton Box)

October 19, 2017, ... three-to-five-year-old participants were unable to access the product. The design also allows for premium graphic treatments. Embossing, foil stamping, spot UV, PMS colors and soft touch coating may ...

TRESU Coater Aids Folding Carton Operation

(Coating/Laminating)

September 29, 2017, ... after the printing stage. A wide range of UV- or water-based coating media, supplied by TRESU, are available for achieving matte, gloss, full surface, spot, or fine-line effects. Fast sleeve-changes and ...