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Static Control for Adhesive Lamination

(Static-Beat)

August 14, 2019, ... “sealed surface” in Figure 1 is durable and scratch resistant. And, a thin barrier film laminated to inexpensive thicker web makes a strong packaging film that extends product shelf-life. High-performance, ...

Debuting PFFC

(News | New Products)

July 31, 2019, ... advise our reader base on all things converting related, and this is indeed a valuable resource for our readers. Although having the hard copy at your desk may come in handy when you are searching for ...

Alco Seeks Out Vetaphone For New Corona System

(News | New Products)

July 16, 2019, ... system, that was fitted to a Carnevalli line in December 2018. “The commissioning went really smoothly – everything arrived in the one box and assembly was straightforward, since which time it’s been ...

Dare to be Different!

(News | New Products)

July 09, 2019, ... the old habits of traditional printing for digital ones! "I am optimistic for the years to come," says Mr. Coquard, head of Industria, a Parisian print service provider with a passion for all things ‘tailor-made’ ...

Innovia Improves Tolerances and Achieves Faster Startups with Autoflex™ VI-RE Die

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2019, ... expand or contract to adjust the lip gap in areas of the film that are thicker or thinner than the target dimension. “The upper lip of the Autoflex die is more flexible in that the adjustments to the lip ...

Corona and Plasma – The Different worlds of Surface Treatment

(Surface Prep)

July 03, 2019, ... to one another.  Adhesive forces between a liquid and a solid cause the liquid droplet to spread across the surface - cohesive forces within the liquid cause the drop to ‘ball-up’ and avoid actual contact ...

LED UV & Electron Beam Curing Combine to Offer The Perfect Solution

(Case Studies)

June 05, 2019, ... job within 5 working days, and a shrink sleeve job within 7 working days. PakMarkas began working with GEW UV curing in 2002, with the installation of a UV system on an Arsoma press and this same system ...

Trends Driving Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2019, ... better graphics that gain the consumers' attention.  And for something a little different than our readers are used to, in this issue we take a look at the marketing journey and offer a path suppliers ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

May 23, 2019, ... offers more options for take-along and specialty products. Indeed, recyclable multi-layer substrates for flexible packages really seem to be the big new thing for converters and materials suppliers. ...

Packaging and Labeling Sustainability is a Must for the Industry

(Label/Tape)

April 21, 2019, ... industries. But this reliance comes with a cost. The current approach to plastic is not sustainable. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, if nothing about our consumption changes, new plastics ...

Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Stand-Up Pouches for Motor Oil — A LCA Case Study

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2019, ... water to cool down the molds. Flexible stand-up pouches are formed by laminating multiple thin layers of film together, which requires much less water by contrast. In fact, the HDPE bottle consumes 6X ...

Emerging Technologies Turn Converters’ Heads

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2019, ... layer or “skin” you would expect to form on something drying or curing in a state of excitation, allowing water vapor to more readily pass through this layer making it easier to incorporate water-based ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Converting Platform at ICE USA

(Upcoming Conference News)

March 31, 2019, ... to address basic applications all the way up to high-speed, complex requirements. Systems are engineered for everything from high-quality flexible packaging, thermal lamination and stand-up pouches, ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Equipment Platform with Bernal Industrial and Grupo Janfrex at Plastimagen Mexico® 2019

(News | New Products)

March 31, 2019, ... engineered for producing thin films from 7.8µ to 13µ (31-to 51-gauge) at high speeds. Davis-Standard’s side-by-side DS S3 overlapping winder is essential to this capability. The DS S3 winder enables ...

AIMCAL Awards

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2019, ... (Noida, India). The F-TBF-M metallized, ultra-thin and ultra-high-yield biaxially oriented polyethylene therephthalate film offers a high barrier to oxygen and water vapor transmission and potential for ...

FPA 2019 Flexible Packaging Achievement Award Winners Announced

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2019, ... Packaging Achievement Awards within one or more categories including Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging; Packaging Excellence; Printing and Shelf Impact; Technical Innovation; and Sustainability Achievement. ...

Toray Plastics (America) Joins the Sustainable Packaging Coalition

(News | New Products)

March 05, 2019, ... a leader in the manufacture of ultra-thin, bio-based, solvent-free, and PVdC-free films. Research continues on other sustainability programs and the development of 100 percent biodegradable films. In addition, ...

NDC Technologies to Showcase Unique Augmented Reality Experience of Complete Measurement System at ICE USA

(News | New Products)

February 20, 2019, ...  SR710S – accurately measures thin coatings on metallic foils, metalized paper and plastics during the process. ConvertIR – offers fast, fixed-point, on-line measurement of paper moisture or coat ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Converting Platform at ICE Europe

(News | New Products)

February 17, 2019, ... from a single source supplier to address basic applications all the way up to high-speed, complex requirements. Systems are engineered for everything from high-quality flexible packaging, thermal lamination ...

Reduced glue consumption in the Paper Sack Production with Digital Pasting

(Folding/Gluing)

December 25, 2018, ... The product portfolio includes high-performance machines for film extrusion, printing and converting. As a global company W&H offers its clients everything from a single source: from expert consultation ...