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Surface Treatment: The Importance of Getting it Right

(Surface Prep)

May 19, 2024, ... quality that is commercially saleable and significantly reduce the volume of waste produced. But the dyne level achieved by surface treatment at extrusion is insufficient for the whole downstream production ...

Sun Chemical Recognized by FTA for Sustainability Excellence

(News | New Products)

May 13, 2024, ... printing and lamination with adhesives.  The inks’ applicability across a wide range of printing and packaging applications minimizes or avoids costly and waste-generating press startups and shutdowns, ...

HOW TO: Add Web Cleaning on a Budget With Jemmco, LLC

(HOW TO Guide)

May 02, 2024, ... the cleanliness of a substrate is crucial to achieving high-quality results and customer satisfaction. Every imperfection, no matter how small, can lead to defects, wasted materials, and compromised product ...

Surface Tension and Wettability

(Surface Prep)

May 01, 2024, ... yet effective means to prevent costly issues such as poor adhesion, excessive waste, ink rub-off and coating defects stemming from inadequate wettability. Measuring Surface Tension The industry-standard ...

SOMA set to showcase the Optima2 10-color flagship flexo press during drupa 2024

(News | New Products)

April 30, 2024, ... S-Mount, designed for quick and precise plate mounting, and the PLUTO III.2 slitter rewinder, featuring an integrated waste management system that underscores SOMA’s dedication to sustainability and efficient ...

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

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2024, Brands owners are making big changes in an effort to reduce waste, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and increase recycling rates. Photo courtesy of NOVA Chemicals By John Avolio, Value Chain Manager, ...

Why Cleaning is a Must in the Flexo Industry

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

April 28, 2024, ... method can be expensive from a labor, ink, production and material waste standpoint. There are four types of effective anilox roll cleaning methods: Liquid/blasting, ultrasonic, laser and, of course, ...

Web Guide 101

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

April 24, 2024, ... guides play a pivotal role in optimizing manufacturing, reducing waste and ultimately enhancing profit margins by conserving materials — a truly "green" aspect of the converting industry. We can all ...

TIPA Compostable Packaging Appoints John Wilson as Commercial Director for North America

(News | New Products)

April 17, 2024, Packaging and sustainability industry veteran joins TIPA, to drive US adoption of  compostable packaging to curb plastic waste Packaging and sustainability industry veteran joins TIPA, to drive US ...

Innovation in Extrusion Barriers Can Reduce Brand Owners’ Dependence on Plastic

(Coating/Laminating)

April 17, 2024, ... have resulted in less than 6 percent of plastic packaging waste actually making its way into a recycling program. Ultimately, our plastic waste challenges are not sustainable long term and will need ...

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2024, ... less waste. Nonwovens, in thin-to-thick choices, affect the selection of slitter-winders engineered to handle variation within the roll, dust buildup, and ease of changeovers. Assessing substrates ...

Metsä Group starts pre-engineering project for Muoto™ wood fiber packaging products

(News | New Products)

April 09, 2024, ... Packaging Waste Regulation has been finalized. Earlier in the year, Metsä Spring appointed Veli-Pekka Kyllönen as Project Director, who will lead the pre-engineering project. His team will eventually ...

Recyclability & Circularity Consumers Support Sustainable Brand Packaging

(Print)

April 08, 2024, ... in the production of packaging. Recycling Rates in Paper and Film Packaging As we look to improve the circularity of the wider packaging sector, there are big gains to be made in waste recovery rates. ...

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Converting Perspectives)

April 08, 2024, ... group of a major supplier and we looked at new machinery, we added millions to source a machine with a good balance of MD to CD, so that further converting would be a smoother process with less waste. ...

Building a Circular Economy for Stretch Film

(News | New Products)

April 05, 2024, ... economy and reduction of waste to the landfill. Plastic can be recycled and repurposed to use again in packaging. Stretch film made with 25-30% post-consumer resin (PCR) and up to 80% total recycled ...

BW Converting Unlocks Next-Gen Printing, Packaging and Mail Solutions at DRUPA 2024

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 01, 2024, ... the Meridian -- PCMC’s patented laser technology, which minimizes time, ink and waste in the anilox cleaning process. Step into the future of mailing solutions with W+D’s new innovative portfolio including ...

Exploring the Advantages of Digital Die Cutting for Converters

(Slit)

March 27, 2024, ... to trickle down.” Sustainability Reducing carbon emissions, waste and the quantity of material used are imperative in modern business today, demanded by consumers and brands alike. Linney in the UK ...

A New Era in Sustainable Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 26, 2024, ... films, giving customers a wide range of options to choose from in their plastics packaging — from organic waste collection bags to commercially compostable shrink film and corrosion inhibiting stretch ...

Pressure on Paper Packaging Converters

(Flexpack)

March 24, 2024, ... lie. The World Bank predicts that without drastic actions, global waste will increase to 3.4 billion metric tons by 20501 — an increase of 70 percent from today. And while we think about paper packaging ...

BOTTA EcoPackaging Launches iǪRcode™: The Intelligent Solution for EU Environmental Labeling and Beyond

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2024, ... products entering the market or being removed due to incorrect labelling, thereby minimizing waste. 2. Embracing Digital Product Passport (DPP): iǪRcode™ allows for the seamless incorporation of information ...