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Sticking With It | Going Green

(Label/Tape)

December 03, 2017, ... Mfrs. Inst.) as guidelines for RCAs. Laboratory testing is done by the Forest Products Labs of the USDA. More recently, the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) highlighted the need to develop labels ...

Sunshield Deployed on NASA's James Webb Space Telescop

(Coating/Laminating)

November 09, 2017, ... membranes will be folded, stowed, and tensioned again two additional times for testing. The folding and stowing method is how the membranes will be folded and stowed for launch. The sunshield layers, known ...

Medical Patches | Faustel Meets Challenge of Hydrogel Pad Production

(Coating/Laminating)

October 23, 2017, ... the perfect process, however, was anything but simple or conventional. The complete line viewed from the coating end of the machine. The new coating line was built at the OEM’s facility, but testing ...

AMETEK MOCON Instrument Measures WVTR

(Controls)

October 15, 2017, ... services for testing, measuring, and analyzing invisible gases, has launched the next-generation AQUATRAN Model 3 measurement instrument, designed to measure the water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) of ...

Sticking With It | Launching New Products

(Sticking With It)

October 10, 2017, ...  Depending on the scope of the launch, a post-launch review should be held six months to one year after the launch date. Since many pressure-sensitive adhesive products require extensive testing before ...

New Symposium for Printers Maps Path into Flexible Packaging

(Flexpack)

September 14, 2017, ... films and how they're converted; recyclable materials; fitness for use; testing Anticipating Market Needs: ERP; safety; speed to market; supply chain; stand-up pouches and equipment; sustainable packaging ...

Mactac Reports New Overlaminate in Portfolio

(Label/Tape)

September 10, 2017, ... UL recognition is highly advantageous for our customers, as now the entire durable label construction is UL approved without the need for any additional testing—just a simple paper transfer,” says Kim ...

Telstar Press Allows Many Tests

(News | New Products)

August 22, 2017, ...  DecoMod multi-purpose UV flexo station features integrated unwind, rewind, nip, and UV curing allows testing of cold foil, cast and cure, UV lamination, and spot and flood coating; Hot foil stamping; ...

Mactac Film Certified for Vehicle Safety

(Label/Tape)

August 20, 2017, ... testing, our VDG6911 durable film was applied to aluminum and glass surfaces and exposed to an open flame to examine the rate of burn, which is calculated by the distance burned over time,” says Kim Hensley, ...

Keystone Folding Box Launches Ecoslide-RX 3.0 Package

(Carton Box)

August 08, 2017, ... an updated re-closable locking feature designed to offer consumers a better experience. Ecoslide RX 3.0 passed Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) protocol testing for child-resistance and received ...

Sealed Paper Packaging Wins Sustainability Award

(Bag Pouch)

July 19, 2017, ... takes a comprehensive approach to sustainability. We strive to support our customers in any way we can—from developing and testing new concepts to implementing them in production. Sealed Paper Packaging ...

Trends/Management | Managing Change for Continuous Improvement in a Regulated Industry

(Trends/Management)

May 30, 2017, ... from restriction of change to oversight of the change process supported by sound risk assessment and testing plans enabled by good process understanding. While change control had an unbalanced focus ...

Label/Tape | PolarSeal’s Custom-Designed Converting Machines Serve Diverse Industries

(Label/Tape)

May 24, 2017, ... through prototyping and testing all the way to finished product and production.” PolarSeal has been dubbed “the engineer’s dream” for its ability to take a project from initial design through prototyping ...

Dow and HP Indigo Sign Agreement

(News | New Products)

May 21, 2017, ... customers an opportunity to leverage Dow’s expertise, broad product portfolio, and product and application testing capabilities to accelerate the collaborative development of innovative solutions. Pack ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your P-S Medical Application

(Sticking With It)

May 15, 2017, ... focus on manufacturing and testing resulting in longer development time when approvals are required. These are all things to keep in mind as one considers entering the medical arena—will the size of ...

BYK-Gardner Launches Film Applicator

(Controls)

May 14, 2017, ... color and appearance and testing physical properties of plastic, coatings, and cosmetics is introducing the byko-drive XL automatic film applicator.  Dry film appearance is influenced by drawdown speed ...

Flint Opens Innovation Center in Sweden

(News | New Products)

May 10, 2017, ... room Development and testing labs with advanced analytic testing and proofing equipment An ‘Academy’ room that can hold up to 25 people and an adjacent free-thinking lounge area for mapping future ...

AIMCAL Awards | Film's Sharkskin-Like Properties Control Bacteri

(Coating/Laminating)

April 06, 2017, ... for coating, drying, and laminating using the same processes found on full-scale production equipment with shorter setup times while resulting in lower testing costs and faster turnaround. The unit is ...

Elevate Packaging Compostable Label Is Certified

(Label/Tape)

March 01, 2017, ... stand-up pouches. This certificate is compliant under both European and US compostability testing standards, respectively Din Certco EN13432 and ASTM D6400. “Our successful and exclusive partnership ...

Celplast Installs New Metallizer with Inline Top Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

February 14, 2017, ... produce protected high-barrier materials new to the flexible packaging and converting industry. Extensive testing of Metacoated metallized films from Celplast's pilot line have shown barrier values up to ...