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What's New Product

(New Products)

November 30, 2008, ... line reportedly is very stable and is compatible with ingredients used in many industries. Emulsions can enhance a wide range of surface properties, including barrier properties, block resistance, gloss, ...

Web Exclusive: Slitting Film

(Archive)

November 11, 2008, ... possibilities Despite the fact that crude oil prices have risen sharply, in turn elevating the price of oil-based raw materials used in plastic film manufacture, this group of materials still has largely ...

Tag & Label Awards: Tricks of the Trade

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2008, ... that commemorated the legacy of the 75-year-old Tag & Label Mfrs. Assn., TLMI members also celebrated their own accomplishments as converters of functional, fabulous labels. At a black-tie reception held ...

Pilot Coating Line Announced

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2008, White City, OR | New pilot toll coating capabilities for low-cost, small-run, and experimental projects are offered by Tollcoating.com and include roll White City, OR | New pilot toll coating capabilities ...

UV/EB Inks Are Suitable for Laminated Structures

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

September 30, 2008, ... to infiltrate the established graphics markets and create new markets as well. Traditionally, UV/EB inks were used in surface printing jobs in which the properties of the cured UV/EB inks led to improvements ...

What's New Product

(Magazine)

September 30, 2008, ... | www.graphics.dupont.com PFFC-ASAP 400 Ink Adds Security OASIS (Optically Active Security Ink System) incorporates both an overt color shift and a semi-covert level of security. Semi-covert properties ...

Experience Speaks: Chaim Gofen

(Experience Speaks)

July 31, 2008, ... market in which you want to succeed, you must have production capabilities close to the market in order to strengthen customers' trust. How do you handle a difficult customer? I will join my managers ...

Winding: What We Know & What We Don't Kno

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

July 31, 2008, ... from web and core properties, tensioning profile, and roll geometry. Though a winding roll is a continuous spiral, almost all models treat a wound roll as a series of pre-tensioned elastic rings or hoops. ...

Web Exclusive: Are Sleeves Ready for Narrow Web?

(Archive)

July 31, 2008, ... up-to-date the installed machine, the easier it is to use sleeve technology, says Torsten Scholz from Gallus. And new sleeve technologies could offer far more possibilities for reducing setup times, increasing ...

Printing Partnerships

(Special Reports)

June 30, 2008, ... can be highly visible (e.g., iridescent) or invisible to the naked eye, can be embedded in the facestock. Polyester security threads, thermochromic threads, and micro-marked fibers are other possibilities ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

June 30, 2008, ... uses ambient air temperature to cool fluid in a closed loop system that does not require make-up water or expensive chemical treatments. System is available with cooling capacities to 140 tons and flow ...

Sustainable Packaging for Specialty Meat

(Archive)

June 30, 2008, ... new packaging, produced with EarthClear earth-friendly packaging materials from Clear Lam Packaging, utilizes renewable resources derived from plant-based plastics, providing barrier properties that retain ...

Flint Group To Debut Innovations at Drupa 2008

(News | New Products)

June 29, 2008, ... printing modes. Both series are claimed to demonstrate clearly improved misting properties at high printing speeds. The INULINE ink/varnish system constitutes a further innovation, as the name stands ...

Tollcoating.com Launches as Contract Mfg. Business

(News Eclips)

June 23, 2008, ... facilities in White City, OR, and Windsor, CO, Tollcoating.com leverages its worldwide network of manufacturing resources to deliver specialized high-speed, multi-layer, precision coatings. Tollcoating.com ...

Exopack Sells Newmarket Film Business

(News Eclips)

June 23, 2008, SPARTANBURG, SC | Dynamic Solutions Unlimited has purchased Exopack Holding Corp.’s film business in Newmarket SPARTANBURG, SC | Dynamic Solutions Unlimited has purchased Exopack Holding Corp.’s film business ...

Extruder a Tall Addition

(Substrates)

May 31, 2008, ... and retail packaging. Jim Kauffman, executive VP of manufacturing operations, says, “This new extruder gives us unique capabilities to produce high quality films for both traditional and special applications.” ...

Emerging Nations

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2008, ... European converters. Already in Hungary, Mondi Packaging Consumer Flexibles is making significant new investments there. The firm enlarged production capabilities for printing and overall machine capacity. ...

Drupa New Product Digest

(Magazine)

April 30, 2008, ... | www.uteconam.com PFFC-ASAP 404 Hybrid for the High End The Xpannd hybrid flexo/offset/silkscreen machine features high-end converting capabilities including hot stamping, cold foil, embossing, and ...

AIMCAL Energizes Business Leaders

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2008, ...  Changing Times The second half of the meeting featured Ira Blumenthal of Co-Opportunities, who energetically addressed “Brand-Building for Your Future.” Having counseled such companies as Coca-Cola, ...

What's New Product

(Magazine)

March 31, 2008, ... Guard 350 wax dispersions are said to be ideal for imparting a matting effect to most aqueous coatings and varnishes. Coatings give water-based inks the performance properties of solvent-based systems, ...