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North America: Technology Developments and Market Opportunities Drive Industry Growth

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2019, ... waste, primarily packaging. These favor mono-material constructions, not mixed waste. While flexible food packaging is too valuable to restrict, efforts are underway to redesign packages for recycling. ...

FPA Announces Speaker Lineup for Upcoming Fall Executive Conference

(News | New Products)

July 23, 2019, ... global trends in flexible packaging; managing incentives; and an overview of the University of Florida research on the feasibility of high temperature steam gasification of municipal solid waste. The conference ...

Sustainable Winding: Reduce, Reuse, Rewind

(Web Handling)

July 21, 2019, By using waste-saving winding strategies and technology, paper converters do more to increase sustainability and the value they offer to their customers. By Mike Kerr, Executive Vice President and ...

Konica Minolta and All Covered Solutions Transform Digital Dog Direct’s Business

(News | New Products)

July 21, 2019, ... waste, with fewer sheets thrown out per job. “Konica Minolta is proud to partner with Digital Dog, a leader in the printing industry,” said Vincent Pagliarello, area vice president, sales, Konica Minolta. ...

Dare to be Different!

(News | New Products)

July 09, 2019, ... waste, better inks, sustainable papers, etc…) Some traditional printers, albeit too few of them, go ahead and develop full digital departments or replace offset presses with digital models. But that' ...

Suck it up Paper

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2019, ... about other trends in the converting space and how using waste-saving winding strategies and technology, paper converters are doing more to increase sustainability and the value they offer to customers. ...

Corona and Plasma – The Different worlds of Surface Treatment

(Surface Prep)

July 03, 2019, ... and control the discharge with a high degree of accuracy results in a consistently treated product with minimal waste. For more than 95 percent of applications, Corona treatment provides the perfect ...

Liepajas Papirs Utilizes Hybrid MPS EF SYMJET

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June 30, 2019, ... eliminates most post-press processes — with printing and converting capability all in a single pass. Cost-saving benefits include reduced waste, as less substrate is required when compared to a standalone ...

Fazer, Marvaco and Pyroll Pilot GreenerPrinting™

(News | New Products)

June 23, 2019, ... separated primary colors. The method reduces both ink consumption and the need to clean the printing machine between runs. Consequently, the reduction in process cleaning decreases both ink waste and the ...

Colbert Packaging Celebrates 60th Anniversary Milestone

(News | New Products)

June 10, 2019, ... Colbert has invested in renewable energy credits in the form of wind energy and has initiated a zero manufacturing waste to landfill program. With extensive R&D capabilities and a solid reputation for ...

First Certified Biodegradable Anticorrosion Film powered by Nano VpCI®

(News | New Products)

June 04, 2019, ...  This phase includes the building of a new plant with VpCI masterbatch production and reprocessing equipment that will recycle and convert the company’s waste into new materials. Once the film is no ...

Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Stand-Up Pouches for Laundry Detergent Pods — A LCA Case Study

(Case Studies)

May 01, 2019, ... waste than the flexible stand-up pouch. In order for the PET container to have the same level of municipal solid waste as the flexible stand-up pouch, the recycling rate of both the rigid PET container ...

Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Drink Pouch — A LCA Case Study

(Case Studies)

May 01, 2019, ... of packaging that ends up as municipal solid waste based on current recycling rates, the glass bottle results in more material ending up in municipal solid waste than the flexible drink pouch (1,213%). ...

INX International to Feature Natural-Based and Flexo Ink Products for Packaging at InfoFlex 2019

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 24, 2019, ... INXhrc are reportedly experiencing increased ink mileage with less resource consumption and waste generation. INXhrc contains fewer chemicals compared to traditional inks, with no allergens, nanomaterials, ...

Packaging and Labeling Sustainability is a Must for the Industry

(Label/Tape)

April 21, 2019, ... In fact, 8 million tons of plastic waste enters the ocean each year, according to the United Nations. By 2050, according to a calculation by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, there will be more plastic in ...

Assessing the Sustainability Benefits: Flexible Stand-Up Pouches for Motor Oil — A LCA Case Study

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2019, ... ends up as municipal solid waste in landfills compared to the stand-up pouch, leading to a larger end-of-life impact. A lighter package with a manufacturing process that is less energy intensive will ...

Poly-Pak Industries, Inc. Invests in a Second SOMA Flexo Press

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April 15, 2019, ... is adjusted automatically without any operator effort. The result is that jobs get up to speed faster and there is basically zero feet of setup waste. Poly-Pak Industries, Inc. intends to install the ...

ShaftSafe Air Shaft Performance Monitoring System: Double E

(Web Handling)

April 02, 2019, ... offers several major advantages: ShaftSafe ends core slippage forever ShaftSafe reduces costly waste ShaftSafe increases safety ShaftSafe offers comprehensive analytics ShaftSafe allows for ...

Emerging Technologies Turn Converters’ Heads

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2019, ... and waste reduction. In the case of Jemmco’s component style web cleaners installed over idler rollers, dirt and contaminants are automatically removed on two sides of a moving web. Examples of Emerging ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Converting Platform at ICE USA

(Upcoming Conference News)

March 31, 2019, ... uptime and productivity, and reduced waste and production costs. The economic benefit of these 1,500 fpm (450 mpm) machines is enabling many regional converters to distinguish themselves from the competition. ...