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AIMCAL and SPE Come Together for Tech Conference

(Coating/Laminating)

April 20, 2014, ... resins to extrusion to converting and packaging. The enhanced event now includes four session tracks: Web Coating, Vacuum Web Coating, Web Handling, and FlexPackCon. Conference attendees have access ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, The Assn. of Intl. Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators (AIMCAL) awards winners of its Vacuum Metallized or Coated Products, Sustainability & Technology Competitions. Graphic Packaging Intl. (GPI), Atlanta, ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2013

(Coating/Laminating)

December 30, 2013, ... ink recirculation system said to extend the life of the printheads; an automatic material positioning system and vacuum table to prevent material shifts during printing; roll-to-roll feed system for printing ...

AIMCAL Honors Technical Presentations

(Coating/Laminating News)

November 18, 2013, ... by Jeffrey Shallenberger, Evans Analytical Group • “Why Is It So Hard to Have a Clean Web?” by Dr. Steven Abbott, TCNF, and Dr. Charles Bishop, C.A. Bishop Consulting. In the Vacuum Web Coating category, ...

PPC Awards | JohnsByrne Earns Paperboard Package of the Year

(Carton Box)

October 27, 2013, ... designed to display the bottle while providing effective protection and a rich, masculine appeal. With a double-walled circular opening, the lid is vacuum-fit to securely hold the custom wooden bottle ...

Bobst to Show Wide Range at K’2013

(Coating/Laminating News)

October 05, 2013, Vacuum coating systems, CI flexo printing, gravure printing, and much more will be featured at the upcoming show   MEX, SWITZERLAND | Bobst will exhibit a broad array of products at K’2013, October ...

John P. Felinski Shares Background on PET Levels and Pricing

(Materials)

September 21, 2013, ... film market, there has been a vacuum in leadership. In the absence of a clear market leader like DuPont, when demand is soft and capacity available, a fragmented group of competitors vie for market share, ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... range of thicknesses: 0.25–12 mil; dryer type: floater; 5 zones; UV curing; solvents: water, flammable CT | doctor blade, gravure, slot die, two-sided, vacuum metallizing LA | 7 laminators; 94 in. max. ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... solvents: organic; QC: barrier testing, optical density measurement, corrosion, emissivity COATING TECHNIQUES | Vacuum Metallizing, Flexographic SUBSTRATES | 36–10,000 ga film, nonwoven NOTES | Metallized ...

Trends | The Future of Package Printing

(Print)

July 17, 2013, ... labels in a next-out mode, automatically removes them from their liner and retains them by vacuum on an integrated swing arm-mounted pad. Unlike most conventional label printer-applicators, this system ...

AIMCAL Offers Web Coating & Handling Conference

(Coating/Laminating News)

July 13, 2013, ... 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. The conference is organized in three concurrent tracks: Vacuum Web Coating, Web Coating & Laminating, and Web Handling. Participants may move freely among the ...

Freedonia Studies Specialty Films

(Flexpack News)

June 09, 2013, ... barrier films have the largest share, with more than 90% of the market. According to the study, growth in barrier film demand will be driven by the rapid rise in the use of vacuum packaging, oxygen scavenging, ...

Nordmeccanica SpA a Laminating Powerhouse

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 20, 2013, ... meters) facility to house the new company, which will be called Nordmeccanica Vacuum.  I expect that product line to be standardized soon also. I've attached a few photos below for reference.  At this ...

Monadnock Paper Mills Continues Green Commitment

(Paper)

May 07, 2013, ... increasing the efficiency of its largest hydroelectric turbine wheel, upgrading vacuum pumps on the paper machines, recovering dryer condensate, and installing an economizer and variable speed drives. ...

Digital Impact Adds Durst UV Inkjet Printer for POP Displays

(Carton Box News)

April 15, 2013, ... mechanism available, featuring a unique continuous vacuum belt system. A fully automated feeding and stacking option enables the creation of a self-contained production line. Together with Durst’s Quadro ...

Microwaveable Package Brings Home the Bacon with Top Product of Year Award

(Metallizing)

March 09, 2013, ...  Solutia, an Eastman Chemical Co. subsidiary (Fieldale, VA), scored twin home runs with its EnerLogic VEP35 Low-E Window Film, taking home the Technical Award in the Other Category in the Vacuum Metallized ...

On Print | Conductive Inks & Coatings

(Coatings)

February 21, 2013, ... between them. The amount of silver used is small, so cost can be competitive with ITO. And they can be applied to substrates that are not suitable for vacuum processing. Some mobile phone manufacturers ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2013

(Trends/Management)

February 04, 2013, ... with upgraded speeds of 300 and 400 CPM are available in 800 mm and 1000 mm widths with options of 16 in. and 24 in vacuum arm lengths. Side seal machines offer upgraded speeds of 325 cycles/min and ...

AIMCAL Judges Pick Coated Product & Sustainable Winners

(Yo's Yarns)

January 17, 2013, ... Coaters & Laminators' Vacuum Metallized or Coated Product Competition at Summit Media Group's offices in Chicago. The picture at right shows our work in progress with AIMCAL's Erin Davis (from left to ...

On Print | Digital Print at Labelexpo

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2012, ... reactive ink technology. First, a thin reactive layer, provided as a coated film, is cold-laminated onto a standard flexo plate. This is then placed on a vacuum platen in an inkjet printer with a modified ...