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SP Thermoforming Launches Carousel Design

(Flexpack)

June 26, 2018, ... include the elimination of gripper chains and trim, resulting in reduced maintenance, contamination, and downtime. In addition, products packaged via the SP Series are placed directly into the actual mold ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold Innovation & Sophistication Lead the Way

(IML/IMD)

June 13, 2018, ... cell utilizing an ultra-sonic knife for post mold trimming. Judges Observations: The combination of vacuum forming and IMD is intriguing. The process imparts an attractive, classy, durable finish to ...

DuPont & ADM Partner on Biobased Pilot Facility

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2018, ... to customers around the globe, and we’re excited about the future of FDME.” One of the first FDME-based polymers under development by DuPont is polytrimethylene furandicarboxyate (PTF), a polyester also ...

Acucote Expands UV Inkjet Line

(Label/Tape)

April 22, 2018, ... removables, and blockouts. Items are available No Trim (3 in. x 2,500 ft minimum) or by master width x 2,500 ft. Custom adhesive and liner combinations are available. All UV inkjet products are flexo ...

Roll-2-Roll Technologies Forms Partnership

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2018, ... the converting and paper mills industry in the New England region and represents products such as pneumatic trim conveying systems, slitting systems, knives, brakes, air shafts, torque chucks, doctor blades, ...

UPM Raflatac Offers New Label Stock

(Label/Tape)

March 12, 2018, ... quality to them, trimless service offering has optimized gloss, opacity, brightness, and smoothness, and it is available with both RP51 general-purpose adhesive and RP48AT all-temperature adhesive for ...

Static Beat | Static Control for Films with Conductive Layers

(Surface Prep)

February 26, 2018, ... or other sensitive operations where sparks would pose risks. Once these sensitive operations are finished, the safe edges may be trimmed. Designing products with safe edges adds some “structural waste” ...

Maxson Sheeter Suited for Digital Sheet-Fed Presses

(Carton Box)

January 14, 2018, ... of the desired cutoff, reportedly eliminating the need to guillotine trim to a finished size. The delivery system incorporates special design features to convey multiple streams of short, lightweight ...

Green Bay Packaging Adds Containerboard Machine

(Carton Box)

December 11, 2017, ... 164-in. trim machine, originally constructed in 1950. The investment is expected to would increase GBP’s recycled containerboard capacity by more than 70%. Started in 1933, Green Bay Packaging is a family-owned, ...

Maxson Offers Small Batch Solution

(Carton Box)

October 06, 2017, ... to the other. Operator controls allow quick programming and manual override of programmed functions. The maximum trim width is 65 in. (1,651 mm). Each discharge point can stack up to six piles across ...

UPM Raflatac to Open Facility in Chile

(Label/Tape)

October 05, 2017, ... have Trimless offerings on select materials. "UPM Raflatac is proud to expand its operations in South America, and our new terminal demonstrates our commitment to the Chilean market and surrounding region," ...

UPM Raflatac Acquires Southwest Label Stock

(Label/Tape)

August 15, 2017, ... Raflatac also announces a continuation and expansion of Southwest Label Stock's small roll service. With this service, UPM Raflatac customers will be able to purchase single rolls of laminate trimless at ...

Green Bay Packaging Adds Slitting Facility

(Slit)

July 24, 2017, ... its customers in the southeastern US. The facility is stocking a range of company’s most popular label materials, which are available on the trimless, TIP, program with a one slit roll minimum. “Providing ...

Brandtjen & Kluge Launches Press

(Die-Cutting)

July 23, 2017, ... a shift startup. A foil, die, and make-ready alignment system that trims set-up time and boosts set-up efficiency. Accurate quick-set tool-less registration adjustments and an ultra-lightweight die ...

KM Packaging's K Steam Film Improves Shelf Life ...

(Flexpack)

June 19, 2017, ... Director Graham Holding explained: “In today’s pressurized retail environment, shoppers are looking for the best solutions that will save them the most time, but with no detriment to the eating experience ...

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

(Trends/Management)

May 30, 2017, ... factors might have influenced that performance, such as heavier focus in R&D in detriment to manufacturing, it is reasonable to assume that lack of innovation and continuous improvement had a determining ...

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

(Label/Tape)

May 24, 2017, ... for automotive electronics systems, airbag assemblies, interior trim, and other components. In one example, a major auto manufacturer approached PolarSeal after the redesign of a top-selling vehicle. A ...

Spinnaker Partners with ARMOR USA for Testing

(Label/Tape)

May 21, 2017, ... Coating. Spinnaker currently offers seven paper facestocks and ten film facestocks in more than 65 construction combinations on its Trimless program, including a recently launched 2.8-mil white thermal ...

CTC Splicer Is Semi-Automatic

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2017, ... production. The included splice table has a cutting slot for the operator to trim the expired and new webs, as well as an integral tape dispenser. The machine is engineered so that just one operator ...

Toray Films Suited for Medical Packaging

(Flexpack)

May 08, 2017, ... of the packaged product. It also assures the end-user that prolonged storage time has not had a detrimental effect on the packaged product and that the item is still sterile and has not been tampered with. ...