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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, ...

Holography | Industry Developments Give Packagers an Edge

(Trends/Management)

February 12, 2014, ... packaging applications continues, reinforced by the recent holography industry awards, which saw imaginative solutions reinforcing the important role the technology plays, particularly in tackling product ...

Maxson Sheeters Use Air to Aid Quality

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2014, Air delivery system is said to improve the pile quality on a sheeter’s stacker by floating cut packets out into the stacker’s jog box   WESTERLY, RI | Maxson Automatic Machinery Company has developed ...

Slot Die DOs and DON'T

(Mark's Coating Matters)

January 30, 2014, ... attack angle, die to substrate gap, and lip gap); the critical flow surfaces (both inside and outside the slot die); and the connections between the components and surfaces. Preventive Maintenance With ...

Maxson Offers Feature to Reduce Set-Up Time

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2014, Sheeter feature sets the length of stacker’s jog box at the same time the overlap carriage is positioned for a new cutoff   WESTERLY, RI | Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. offers what it says is a ...

Coating Matters | The 3 Stages of Product Development

(Coating/Laminating)

January 07, 2014, ... that you are looking to maximize—the adhesive peel force, the shear force, and the thumb appeal. Peel and shear work adversely with the level of tackifier added to the rubber component in a given adhesive. ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2013

(Coating/Laminating)

December 30, 2013, ... to show that the use of Clevios PEDOT:PSS as an electrode in the layer stack contributes to the thin, lightweight, and flexible properties of the OPV device. Also the Clevios material contributes to the ...

Nestlé Joins the SAVE FOOD Initiative

(News | New Products)

December 29, 2013, ... “We are delighted to join the SAVE FOOD Initiative as the complex issue of addressing food loss and waste can only be tackled through a holistic and collaborative approach. Nestlé is firmly committed to ...

Simco-Ion Pinner Charging Bar Series Is Updated

(News | New Products)

December 16, 2013, ... enhanced performance, the Pinner Series will help user achieve your electrostatic pinning requirements to temporarily pin or bond materials together. Applications include IML, lamination, card tacking, ...

PrimaPak Technology Used for Holiday Packaging

(Flexpack News)

December 11, 2013, ... opportunity to showcase the package’s vertical strength and stackability,” said James Sanfilippo, CEO of Clear Lam Packaging Inc. “The customized design for Flavor Tree pretzels creates a gift wrapped ...

St. Johns Packaging Installs Kluge ComFold

(Bag Pouch News)

November 13, 2013, ... to one that has a fifth panel. The flat bottom creates a surface for printed branding that is visible to consumers when the bags are stacked. The fifth panel is also applied to smaller bags allowing them ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 2

(Coating/Laminating)

November 11, 2013, ... is occurring, and the attack angle of the die to the substrate creates a coating bead (“rolling bank”) of adhesive on the dry side of the coating station. These detailed presentations on the physics ...

Lewisburg Printing Adds 90-in. Paper Cutter

(Label/Tape News)

October 23, 2013, ... and cut and stack work performed on two ROLAND 900XXL 73-in. large format presses. Colter & Peterson also installed two joggers, a delivery system with wrapping table, and an automated off loader. CONTACT ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2013, ... industries that employ pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs). Considered a subset of hot melts, PSAs are typically rubbers or acrylate copolymers that are tacky at room temperature and physically bond to ...

HERMA Offers New Range of Peel Off Adhesives

(Adhesives)

October 01, 2013, ... completely free of plasticizers—in contrast to the popular rubber-based adhesives, which were previously often used for peel off applications. This means that no plasticizers attack the substrate and label ...

Gibson Box Switches to Automated Gluing System

(Carton Box News)

September 30, 2013, ... our customers, can depend on.” Gibson’s gluing system includes a manual stacker, bridge/manifold assembly, and on-board water wash. The EGS is also available with auto-feed, auto-stack, and compression ...

Multilayer Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

September 23, 2013, ... lead to turbulent mixing. A common version of multilayer slot die coating is referred to as a slide die. Slide dies are manifolds stacked one on top of another so the fluid flows up and out for the slot ...

Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 4

(Web Lines)

September 23, 2013, ... biggest non-linear factor in winding is the stack modulus. A stack of most materials loaded with minimal pressure is initially soft and easy to compress. However, as a stack is pressed into a tighter stack, ...

Destination CPP EXPO: Solve Your Technical Questions

(Trade Shows)

September 06, 2013, ... grading. C08 Controlling Static in Winding Rolls and in Stacks of Sheets Sept. 9: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Room 504D Presented by: Kelly Robinson, PE, PhD, Electrostatic Answers The most robust and least ...

UPM Raflatac Offers Adhesive for Fruit, Vegetable Labels

(Adhesives)

September 02, 2013, ... adhesive approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for direct contact with fruit and vegetable skin. Product is said to offer high initial tack, securely affixing labels to all fruits and vegetables ...