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Folding Carton Market to Enjoy Measured Growth Through 2026

(News | New Products)

January 20, 2023, ... for the next five years, including changing consumer spending habits, substitution away from plastic packaging, and efforts to reduce plastic waste. Shipment growth will be healthiest at the end of the ...

Three Ways Water-Based Primers are Advancing Extrusion Coating Trends in the Flexible Packaging Industry

(Bag Pouch)

January 15, 2023, ... waste regulations and consumers’ concerns about sustainability have been heavily influencing packaging trends since 2020. In response to these trends, the industry is working hard to develop affordable ...

Rust to Tech: Part 5

(Converting Perspectives)

January 01, 2023, ... said GE Additive. At AdvancedTek of Waukesha, Wisconsin, production parts and tooling are major 3D activities. Consequences of advancements also affect waste. Paper is already the most recycled material, ...

The Versatility of UV Curing

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2022, ... dryers. This means UV curing processes are more environmentally friendly and produce less waste. Once a web or sheet exits a UV curing station, it is immediately ready for further processing, converting, ...

The “5R” Framework

(Coating/Laminating)

December 11, 2022, An Approach Designed to Reduce Packaging Waste An Approach Designed to Reduce Packaging Waste By Nikola Juhasz, Global Technical Director, Sustainability, Sun Chemical Serious environmental issues ...

For Composite Packaging Recycling, the Future is Now

(Flexpack)

December 04, 2022, ... the current climate landscape. However, there’s a catch: flexible packaging materials typically require special barrier layers to adequately protect packaged food and reduce food waste. As a result, ...

Recycling is Broken

(News | New Products)

November 25, 2022, How Compostable Packaging can Help Solve the Plastic Crisis How Compostable Packaging can Help Solve the Plastic Crisis By Daphna Nissenbaum, co-founder and CEO, TIPA Plastic waste is a growing ...

OMNI Systems moves into Prime Labels with Martin Automatic and Mark Andy Technology

(News | New Products)

October 10, 2022, ... labels.   The whole splicing process is performed without slowing or stopping the press to reduce waste and maintain print quality. High efficiency goes together with sustainability at OMNI.  The company ...

A Q&A With CMD on Pouch Converting Industry

(Bag Pouch)

October 09, 2022, ... and labor shortages. The recycle-ready pouch is prominently used in marketing for converters, to communicate that they are cost and waste conscious and environmentally friendly companies.  Pouch equipment ...

Thinking Inside and Outside the Coating Box

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... on the machine using the gravure head with appropriate laminating accessories. Also, equipment that helps eliminate waste and reduce process machine downtime by color matching off press can be used for ...

Baldwin Technology Partners With Fi-Tech to Represent Textile and Nonwoven Finishing Technologies in North America

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... compared with traditional padding methods. The non-contact technology eliminates the chemical wastewater associated with pad changes. Baldwin also provides Rotor Spray technology, which uses rotary discs ...

Material Properties, Testing & Applications: Part 3

(Converting Expert)

September 26, 2022, ... Watch the coupons for pin holes to appear adjacent to the bond points. Make note of the tension when a visual defect occurs.             Recently a customer was experiencing high waste on a face mask machine. ...

New Pavilions at PACK EXPO International Announced

(Upcoming Conference News)

August 23, 2022, ... sponsored by the Reusable Packaging Association, showcases reusable packaging solutions to help reduce waste, cut costs, and gain supply chain efficiency. The Workforce Development Pavilion is PACK EXPO ...

Saperatec to Showcase Breakthrough Delamination Approach to Composite Packaging Recycling At K Fair in Düsseldorf

(Upcoming Conference News)

August 14, 2022, ... strives to find solutions to a mounting problem: of the more than 140 million tons of plastics packaging waste incinerated, landfilled or even leaking into our environment each year globally, a significant ...

A Game-Changer for Web Manufacturing

(Coating/Laminating)

July 24, 2022, ... away to protect quality and productivity while reducing waste. Spotting slitter/rewinder issues in real time When using secondary slitter/rewinders, operators have no way of measuring material ...

Material Properties, Testing & Applications: Part 3

(Coating/Laminating)

July 17, 2022, ... to the Spunbond. Watch the coupons for pin holes to appear adjacent to the bond points. Make note of the tension when a visual defect occurs. Recently a customer was experiencing high waste on a face mask ...

Sustainability Beyond Recyclability

(Flexpack)

July 04, 2022, ... that require stiffness or which have high residue like food waste that would render the product non-recyclable. Compostable structures can be designed with standard and high barriers and can either be ...

The Importance of Monomaterial Polypropylene Laminates in Flexible Packaging

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2022, ... reducing waste and extending shelf life. Although the carbon footprint of the packaging is important, it is usually comparatively small when compared to the product it is wrapping. This is one of the ...

Discovering Exciting New Uses for ‘Green’ Film Technology

(News | New Products)

June 23, 2022, ... Works® 10 Film as part of its manufacturing process. Eco Works® 10 not only aligned with the company’s mission to eliminate plastic waste— it was also easier to work with than their previous plastic wrap. ...

Achieve Higher Returns Thanks to Defect Classification

(Surface Prep)

June 05, 2022, ... focus is placed on conserving the environment and using energy and resources sparingly. For production to be sustainable, defect rates and waste need to be reduced to a minimum. However, ensuring a completely ...