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NPE 2015 Wrap-up

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 31, 2015, ... Maffei displayed an interesting horizontal cast sheet with multiple rolls, smaller than traditional calendar stacks, that promote heat transfer and thus more uniform physical properties, clarity, camber, ...

Icebox Water Debuts Kid-Friendly Packaging

(Carton Box)

March 30, 2015, Now offering smaller, 250mL recyclable, BPA-free cartons for easy storage in backpacks and lunchboxes COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY | With a commitment to children’s health, Icebox Water now offers smaller, ...

Clear Lam Honored by FPA for Snack Pack

(Flexpack)

March 22, 2015, ... packaging’s strong merchandising potential, cost effectiveness, sustainability, and consumer convenience. Company says the PrimaPak package is flexible, stackable, and reclosable, replacing rigid cans, ...

Conflicting Flow in Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

March 15, 2015, ... that this is a localized pressure change allows you to tackle the coating issue with pressure instead of physical gap adjustment. Pulling a vacuum on the upstream side of the slot die will improve the ...

Reducing Surface Contamination

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 05, 2015, ... station.  The blue rolls seen are "tacky" rolls, which also remove surface contamination.  The units today are much more sophisticated, but this illustrates the point of static elimination and web cleaning.  ...

Flexible Packaging | Coveris, Cryovac Big Winners at FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 03, 2015, ... Medley PrimaPak Package Award: Silver—Technical Innovation Manufacturer: Clear Lam Packaging Inc. The Second Nature Wholesome Medley PrimaPak Package is a flexible, stackable, and reclosable “pop-up ...

MACtac Offers Adhesive Films for Squeezable Labels

(Label/Tape)

February 22, 2015, Label films feature MP880 adhesive, said to have excellent tack for many different substrates, and provide a bold graphic look   STOW, OH | The Performance Adhesives Group of MACtac announces new ...

ExxonMobil Adds to Polymers Line

(Materials)

February 15, 2015, Vistamaxx 3588FL is said to combine low seal and hot tack initiation temperatures with broad hermetic seal range in cPP and BOPP films   HOUSTON, TX | ExxonMobil Chemical has launched a new grade ...

Show Preview | RadTech’s uv.eb WEST Will Focus on Printing

(Print)

February 10, 2015, ...    RadTech has created a comic book to promote the upcoming event. You can download "Los Angeles Is Under Attack: Can UV + EB Curing Technology Save the Day?" by clicking here. Printers and converters ...

Coating, Casting, and Curtains

(Coating/Laminating)

January 29, 2015, ... coat the width prescribed by the coating head and mechanical control of the coating bead (or meniscus) can be dictated by the lip face geometry, attack angle and offset of the upper and lower bodies of ...

Changing Packaging Trends in Japan Detailed in New Study

(News | New Products)

January 25, 2015, ... can be unpacked faster, are easily stacked and displayed, and generate less in-store packaging waste which has to be disposed of. Hoggard explains, “Konbinis operate a computer modeling system known ...

BOBST Heading for ICE Europe

(Carton Box)

January 13, 2015, ... Germany, from March 10–12, in Hall 6, booth 237.  Representatives will be available to discuss the following equipment: • The ROTOMELT, ROTOTACKY, ROTOSIL, and ROTOCOAT production lines, designed based ...

Packaging Conference 2015 Has Broad Agenda

(News | New Products)

January 12, 2015, A roster of industry leaders, including major brand owners/suppliers, will cover plastics, digital printing, e-commerce, recycling, and much more   HOLLAND, OH | The organizers of the Packaging Conference ...

Clear Lam Wins Worldstar Award for Peanuts Package

(Bag Pouch)

January 12, 2015, ... PrimaPak package in a global awards category. The PrimaPak package is the industry’s first-of-its-kind flexible, stackable, and reclosable package produced from rollstock on a custom vertical form-fill-seal ...

Mondi's Pinch Pro Bag Supports Powdered Product

(Bag Pouch)

January 07, 2015, ... Pinch Pro bag to attract the shopper’s eye on the retail shelf. Pinch Pro bag ends provide an ideal space for marketers to feature their product names, logos, and images. When bags are stacked on a store ...

Allstein Announces New Paperboard Press

(News | New Products)

January 06, 2015, ... configuration, significant waste reduction, and ease of operation. The equipment offers the ability to have a completely in-line process for finished, die-cut, stripped, and stacked cartons at the end ...

Landaal Packaging Adds New Gluer/Detection & Trim Systems

(Carton Box)

January 06, 2015, ... without requiring system shutdown and searching through stacks of boxes to find the defects.” The ERO’s data analyzer, encoder frequency divisor and LED stroboscopic illuminator are all housed in a compact ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... of core plug models and sizes in metal, plastic, and wood and from lightweight to heavy duty. Slit roll protection products include a selection of Double lugs and Single Plugs used to securely stack and ...

Maxson Sheeters Feature Reject Gate

(News | New Products)

January 03, 2015, ... on the slow speed tapes. Company says this feature eliminates potential jam-ups at the overlap section when the flow of the sheets is resumed to the stacker, by ensuring the oncoming sheet's leading edge ...

Monadnock to Partner with Smart Planet Technologies

(Label/Tape)

December 31, 2014, ... unique option for demanding wet label applications. Company says cost-effective EarthCoating minerals enhance fiber bonding strength and surface tack with p-s and other adhesives used in beverage labeling. ...