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PPC Boot Camp Educates Industry Freshmen

(Carton Box)

June 27, 2017, ... this drying time must be taken into consideration. Another important factor is tack, or the stickiness of ink. When wet trapping multiple inks, the tackier ink must applied first. Otherwise, the inks will ...

Honeywell Process Solutions Acquires Nextnine

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2017, ... Plant cyber security customer base. Nextnine’s flagship technology, ICS Shield, reportedly protects industrial sites from cyber security attacks and enables remote monitoring of assets. It complements ...

AIPIA Reports on Plan to Cut European Food Waste

(Label/Tape)

June 14, 2017, ... “Everyone has a responsibility to tackle this problem. My report calls for a coordinated policy response on labeling, liability, and education, as most consumers do not understand the precise meaning of ...

Sticking With It | Overview of Radiation Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, ... formulated systems containing tackifiers and photoinitiators (if they are not polymerized into the backbone of the polymer). Like water-based and solvent-based acrylics, they can be designed to meet ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold's 2017 Winners Span the Gamu

(Label/Tape)

June 12, 2017, ... packaging in South Africa with an IML label that covers the entire lid. The efficient stacking of the new IML packaging is claimed to make transport more stable. Additionally, thanks to advanced injection ...

Cosmo Films Upgrades Anti-Fog Film

(Flexpack)

June 07, 2017, ... cold and hot anti-fog properties and high hot tack and low coefficient of friction that can deliver high-speed overwrapping performance. This means that the film would now be suitable for packaging of ...

Innovia Films Launches BOPP Film

(Flexpack)

June 03, 2017, ... provides an enhanced hot tack performance over standard films. This means that the seals, when pulled still hot, resist opening on a larger range of temperatures. Combined, these two properties enable ...

Maxson Sheeter Handles Filtration Papers & Nonwovens

(Carton Box)

June 02, 2017, ... conversion of multiple webs to 220 lbs/330 sq ft (325 gsm) material on cutoffs from 11–60 in. (279–1,525 mm) lengths that eliminate the need for secondary handling of sheets after stacking. Company says ...

Mactac Debuts All-Temperature Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

May 27, 2017, ... a semi-conformable film designed for excellent printing, converting, and label dispensing. Featuring the quick-tack CHILL AT permanent adhesive and a 2.4-mil semi-bleached super calendered Kraft liner, ...

HERMA Launches PP Label Film

(Label/Tape)

May 23, 2017, HERMA PP white solid tc (grade 971) is said to provide reliable application and enhanced strength for high quality labels FILDERSTADT, GERMANY | HERMA continues to expand its range of films using multilayer ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 1

(Flexpack)

May 03, 2017, ...  Hot tack Machinability Monolayer films traditionally have been used for the most simple applications, such as agricultural films, construction films, and garment bag films. Very few new lines are ...

Mica Adds Photovoltaic Array for Clean Energy

(Coating/Laminating)

May 01, 2017, ... remained focused on reducing its carbon footprint by developing more concentrated primers, and providing recyclable, stackable IBC totes as an order option to reduce the amount of truck loads for deliveries. ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 2

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2017, ... tension, less winding nip load, limiting roll buildup, decreasing stack modulus, or winding on larger cores. For paper cores, ensure cores have low moisture content to avoid shrinkage after winding if ...

Maxson Sheeter Converts Rolls of Tyvek

(Carton Box)

April 08, 2017, ... to convert rolls of Tyvek into precisely stacked piles for the envelope, industrial packaging, medical packaging, and graphics industries.  Outfitted with a dual-motor drive technology said to maintain ...

Mactac Reports Clean Adhesive Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 02, 2017, ... and transfer adhesives. Reportedly, LV820 delivers non-migratory and non-leaching properties, as well as excellent tack and peel performance. Additional benefits are said to include very high strength ...

Innovia Offers Clear In-Mold Label Film

(Label/Tape)

March 20, 2017, ... productivity through faster label handling, enhanced container shape retention, and more efficient stacking. Adds Southward, “RayoForm ICU is currently available in thicknesses of 58 micron/230 ga. We ...

Roll-2-Roll Technologies Launches Wide-Width Sensor

(Controls)

March 11, 2017, ... monitor the distance between the outermost strands or between the strands. The latest feature in web positioning sensors provides monitoring and measurement of a moving stack of products, such as tissue, ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 1

(Web Handling)

March 05, 2017, ... winding torque or nip load Stretchy, stiff stack, and thin webs Small cores and large buildup ratios Low speed winding of smooth, non-porous webs Thick profile lanes Too low of tension is the ...

HERMA Adhesive Offers Transparency, Durability

(Coating/Laminating)

February 21, 2017, ... a factor, as in the drinks industry. Even when tested by immersing in water for 96 hours, it failed to trigger any clouding, company notes. The adhesive also is said to have high initial tack and good ...

Verstraete IML Ice Cream Package Wins Awards

(Label/Tape)

February 21, 2017, ... a seamless design, is compact, and allows efficient stacking. Plastic packaging producer Dairypack Tubs joined forces with Verstraete IML for the development of the new Dairymaid ice cream packaging. ...