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On Print | Are You Cured? Proper Cure Is Up to You

(On Print)

June 22, 2014, ... dependent on UV cure, I urge you to participate in the activities available at Radtech, or even better, join. Radtech brings together a remarkable group of experts and has led our industry through some ...

Polysack Films Suited for Food Wrapping Solutions

(Flexpack)

June 22, 2014, ... barrier properties compared to thicker films. Manufactured with mono-oriented, multilayer polyolefins, film is said to be enhanced by special characteristics such as deadfold and easy tearing in one direction ...

Coating Matters | Everything You Wanted to Know about Coating But Were Afraid to Ask

(Coating/Laminating)

June 17, 2014, ... flow disturbances, inhomogeneities in the fluid, or uncontrolled air flow may still cause coating defects. Defect formation may be connected to raw material variation or equipment instability. Everything ...

Charter NEX Films Wins NASA Awards

(Materials)

June 15, 2014, ... of the production of exceptional quality balloon film for the NASA Balloon Program. "The Silver Achievement Medal award is very special,” says Henry Cathey Jr., engineer with New Mexico State Universities, ...

Coating Matters | Stop Defects Before They Start

(Coating/Laminating)

May 26, 2014, ... coating window that allows for some variation in equipment setup and substrate or solution variation. Each coating method provides for a range of viscosities, line speeds, uniformity, cost, and coating ...

AWA Reports on M&A Executive Forum

(News | New Products)

May 20, 2014, ... been limited—ignoring opportunities that these markets represent. In the containerboard industry, there is an interesting dynamic, said Bill Hornell, managing director for Mesirow Financial. In North America ...

Fibrafil S.A. Invests in Mark Andy Press

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2014, ... Series impressed us with its expansive capabilities and waste savings,” stated Nicolas Zaidan, general manager, Grupo Fibrafil. “We are proud to have the first Performance Series press in Perú and believe ...

DuPont Awards | Consumer Convenience Rates High Marks

(Flexpack)

May 12, 2014, ... advanced technology are used more and more creatively today to package products to enhance user experience and convenience.” Several winning entries used DuPont products, such as DuPont Bynel tie layer ...

Release Liner | Global Suppliers Must Meet Local Needs

(Label/Tape)

May 07, 2014, ... "nowadays, innovations in the specialty arena become commodities in weeks, not years!" Hill, however, said that he "would rather see a world where we could cooperate as an industry on innovation. Innovation ...

Sudpack Resealable Film Provides Easy Opening

(Flexpack)

May 06, 2014, ... machines. Following the founding of Südpack USA Inc. and the expansion of business activities in the US, Germany-based packaging specialist Südpack GmbH & Co. KG is set to extend its presence in ...

Web Lines | Why Is Winding Optimization Difficult?

(Web Handling)

April 21, 2014, ... principles apply to winding. Web Properties: As with web handling, strain is the secret to winding. Strain is the stretch in the web from tension, usually a small number, and is easily lost inside ...

RKW Danafilms Touts Film Ratio

(Flexpack)

April 18, 2014, ... said to include improved water and vapor barriers, good puncture resistance, excellent deadfold properties, and an inherently matte finish, which has the potential to distinguish a product on the store ...

Standup Pouch for Wine Wins FPA Gold

(Bag Pouch)

April 15, 2014, ... includes an OPET exterior layer, metallized core and Liquiflex Advance inner layer for printability, barrier, strength, stiffness, and organoleptic properties. The package’s signature shape—a first in ...

SAM NA Open House

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

April 08, 2014, Hot off the press...SAM NA holds open house at it Phoenix, NY headquarters and Pilot Plant facilities. In a move to position itself as an alternate supplier of extrusion coating, cast film and laminating ...

Digital Prepress | Bridging the Gap Between Flexo and Offset

(Print)

March 30, 2014, ... to clients about the advantages of NX plates, Burns says that he is regularly met with great scepticism, but showing the plate’s capabilities in action is always proof of its revolutionary capabilities. ...

Danish Label Printer Adds MPS Flexo Press

(News | New Products)

March 27, 2014, ... to replicate the stability and high-performance provided by our first MPS press in our production expansion. We are very happy with the new capabilities and opportunities that these presses have brought ...

Defects in Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

March 24, 2014, ... process of defect analysis by listing all the possible causes of the defect- • Substrate physical features • Substrate chemical properties • Coating liquid properties • Air boundary layer properties ...

AWA Release Liner Event Coming Soon

(Label/Tape)

March 11, 2014, ... Janssens, managing director of EUROPEN. Attendees will find a complementary exhibition, extensive networking opportunities, and, on the day prior to the conference, the opportunity to attend one of two ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ... and 12.7-kg (14-, 19/20- and 28-lb) boxes of premium Fresh Home or Multi-Cat Formula kitty litter involved three GPI facilities: design and converting in Solon, OH; metallizing in Lawrenceburg, TN; and ...

Carestream Tollcoating Expands Services

(Coating/Laminating)

February 23, 2014, ... services specializing in aqueous and solvent coatings on flexible substrates, reports it significantly expanded its contract manufacturing services in 2013 to improve product development and scale-up capabilities ...