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ARC Honors Award Winners at R2R Conference USA

(News | New Products)

November 12, 2024, ... went to Poolside by CGT for CGT-Alkor’s Brown Basalt Residential Pool Membrane. The flexible pool membrane combines anti-slip properties with the realistic look and feel of natural brown and grey stone ...

What Is Web Cleaning, and Why Is It So Important?

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2024, ... are one of the most common dangers in the graphic and packaging industry. They can jeopardize the web material when it arrives in your facilities, but they can also come from airborne particles that attach ...

Part Three of a Three-Part Series: Ultrasonic Drying of Biodegradable Molded Recycled Paper

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 15, 2024, ... manufactured from recycled paper fiber suitable for food products with contained moisture. In the second and this third installment, major definitions of the related parties, the equipment, drying tests, ...

Finding Hidden Value: Did You Know that Parts can be "Plasma Coated?

(Coating/Laminating)

September 04, 2024, ... down time and frequent cleaning. When we look closer at smaller opportunities to improve, the payback can be realized in days or weeks. These solutions can be modest in cost, not requiring 3 signatures ...

PSA Tapes Key to Enhancing EV Battery Design and Production

(Print)

August 29, 2024, ... properties that meet UL® 94 V-0 and additional flame requirements. Solutions are available that combine these adhesives with polyester tape in single- or double-sided options. These tapes also provide ...

Part Two of a Three-Part Series: Ultrasonic Drying of Biodegradable Molded Recycled Paper

(Flexpack)

August 25, 2024, ... from recycled paper fiber suitable for food products with contained moisture. In the next two installments, major definitions of the related parties, the equipment, drying tests, quality control tests ...

Adapting for Digital or Conventional Labels

(Flexpack)

August 11, 2024, ... lengths. They're printed in much smaller quantities. The challenge owners need to address is to look at labels from the business perspective. Digital printing of labels is here to stay. When adapting ...

EFI Announces New Wide Format Pro+ Series Printers and High-performance ProGraphics+ Series Inks

(News | New Products)

August 06, 2024, The EFI Pro 16h+ and the EFI Pro 30f+ printers feature more capabilities, better image quality, and a performance boost over previous generation The EFI Pro 16h+ and the EFI Pro 30f+ printers feature ...

Take a New Approach to ESD Packaging for Electronics

(News | New Products)

July 10, 2024, ... Paper also has a static-dissipative coating to eliminate static electricity buildup. With this coating, the ESD properties of EcoSonic® ESD Paper meet the requirements of ANSI/ESD STM11.11 for surface ...

Thermal Transfer Roll Performance Today

(Coating/Laminating)

June 30, 2024, For decades markets within the converting industry have relied on Thermal Transfer Roller performance to enhance products, add critical properties, and increase speed and efficiency in their process. For ...

Demand Increasing for PCR Plastics: How Recycled PE supports Sustainable Packaging Solutions

(Flexpack)

June 13, 2024, ... combating climate change, consumer awareness of the environmental impacts of current methods of production and consumption is increasing, influencing people's priorities and purchasing behavior. And who ...

ROTOCON assists TubePac International establish globally competitive tube manufacturing facility

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2024, ... tube manufacturing facility in Johannesburg. Featured equipment in this specialized turnkey project at TubePac is an MPS EF430 fully automated flexo printing press built with multi-web functionalities ...

Static Charges: Production Mishaps and Product Misbehavior

(Surface Prep)

May 26, 2024, ... will slowly decrease over a period of time, but in fast-moving business environments this is less than ideal. Some materials, such as plastic, have very high resistivities which allows them to maintain ...

Static Gets Worse at Higher Line Speeds: Keys Toward Maintaining Good Static Control

(Surface Prep)

May 12, 2024, ... same charge densities. To maintain good static control at higher line speeds, a sixth key is: For webs with little bit of conductivity (web resistivity < 10-11 Ohm/sq.), increasing the line speed ...

Creating a Circular Packaging Value Chain: How collaboration with suppliers helps converters meet brand owner demands

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2024, ... work now taking place across the packaging industry, brands would typically tackle packaging circularity in silos. They were overloaded with information and statistics but lacked knowledge about the realities ...

Back to the Beach: Global Pouch Forum 2024

(Bag Pouch)

April 21, 2024, ... to current and emerging innovation in the flexible packaging market, including the ever-growing opportunities for using pouch packaging for food, beverage, personal care, beauty, household, healthcare, ...

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2024, ... slitter rewinders," according to this UK and Tampa Florida company. Equipment is available with razor, shear or crush cutting capabilities to handle papers, label stock, laminates, foils and films. AZCO ...

Does Winding Generate Static?

(Static-Beat)

April 08, 2024, ... readings Eweb and Eroll shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2. Note the polarity of the readings. If the polarities are different, then the entering web has balanced charges. If Eroll is large (greater than ...

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Converting Perspectives)

April 08, 2024, ... slitter rewinders,” says this UK and Tampa Florida company. Equipment is available with razor, shear or crush cutting capabilities to handle papers, label stock, laminates, foils, and films. AZCO Corp ...

A New Era in Sustainable Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 26, 2024, ... film. The R&D vision never stops, so it is highly likely that new varieties of compostable films will continue rolling off the extrusion lines in the coming years. *In reference to a commercial composting ...