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Static Control for Labels

(News | New Products)

September 27, 2020, ... Robinson, PE, Ph.D., is the owner of Electrostatic Answer, an engineering consulting company dedicated to eliminating injury and waste from static electricity. He can be reached directly at Kelly.Robinson@ElectrostaticAnswers.com. ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2020, ... modern society.  It protects and keeps food safe throughout every stage of the distribution line and extends the shelf life of food products, which leads to less food waste and lower food cost. Flexible ...

Stora Enso Introduces Low Carbon Paperboard for Chocolate Packaging

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2020, ... save energy and raw material. The board has a very low weight and an improved strength due to microfibrillated cellulose in the structure, resulting in less waste and lower CO2 emissions in transport. ...

Increased Quality in Printed Corrugated Board with CartonSTAR

(News | New Products)

May 26, 2020, ... reducing waste.  Other benefits include the reduction of costly reprinting and the ability to run the press at higher speeds for improved productivity.  The inspection data can even be used to investigate ...

Belgian Company Invests for Added Quality, Productivity and Sustainability

(News | New Products)

May 24, 2020, ... front, Huybrechts points out that the Cortina towers do not use solvents or water, adding, “But even more important is that we have a very low start-up and running waste. It takes around 30 percent longer ...

How Flexo Printers Can Help Brands With Green Initiatives

(News | New Products)

May 21, 2020, ...  Automated printing helps create efficiencies and reduce waste. With increased concerns about the environment, consumers are now pushing brands to use sustainable practices more than ever. In fact, ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... society.  It protects and keeps food safe throughout every stage of the distribution line and extends the shelf life of food products, which leads to less food waste and lower food cost. Flexible packaging ...

How Flexo Printers Can Help Brands With Green Initiatives

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... Some presses can even save 50-75% of waste throughout the printing process, reducing heat and air and ink loss. By utilizing technologies like these, printers offer brands a way to decrease the overall ...

AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2020, ... easy access and reclosability to minimize food waste. High opacity white inks and surface matte coating and lamination processes work together to mask the haziness and inconsistencies inherent with PCR ...

Three Ink Market Trends Helping to Achieve Sustainability Goals

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

April 16, 2020, ... ink migration, glass can also play a key role in extending shelf life and reducing food waste. Other brand owners turn to converters for flexible packaging to optimize shelf life. Oxygen barrier coatings, ...

European Recycling Markets Reel From Coronavirus

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2020, ... will have less material getting in to our plants in the next weeks,” a major French waste collector and reprocessor said. Reduced collection rates typically take several weeks to be felt in the market ...

SIG Combibloc Invests in Coating Line from ER-WE-PA GmbH

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2020, ... to partner with SIG on this extrusion coating line. Our equipment has a reputation for being best-in-class in terms of speed, quick changes and waste reduction. We are able to address their unique film ...

Roundtable Q&A: Slitting, Winding & Unwinding

(Slit)

February 16, 2020, ... more consistently.  Are improved control systems helping with waste reduction? Please explain. Pappas: Control systems have improved waste reduction in two ways. First, when you drive an unwind ...

BOBST Opens the Doors to its New Flexo Center of Excellence

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2020, ... ensure repeatable process consistency with water or solvent-based ink printing, minimum waste and easy manufacturing for all run lengths, on a wide range of substrates. EXPERT CI: a CI flexo press with ...

SÜDPACK Announces its Multi SV Skin is Cyclos-Certified

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2020, ... food waste: in comparison to MAP-based packaging solutions, Multi SV Skin offers longer product shelf life and an attendant, substantial reduction in food waste throughout the supply chain. During the ...

New Orion Stretch Wrapping Innovation Minimizes Film Consumption

(News | New Products)

January 26, 2020, ... pre-stretch of 260 percent and above reduces film acquisition costs for shippers and improves end-user sustainability through less waste. The S design also allows Orion’s customers to take advantage of ...

Digital Printing Driving Innovation in Textile Printing

(Digital)

December 05, 2019, ... textile manufacturers have been considered a large polluter, with 20%  of waste water produced by textile mills globally. Optimizing the supply chain Now that we have broadly outlined the textile transformation ...

Sun Chemical Releases 2018 Sustainability Report

(News | New Products)

December 02, 2019, ... our products, improving plant recyclability, and reducing waste.” “We’re proud of the progress we’ve achieved as a company toward our sustainability goals, but as the industry leaders, we’re determined ...

Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities

(Converting Perspectives)

November 05, 2019, Whether you are a converter-manufacturer, printer, equipment and supplies company—substrates impact your business every day. By Susan Stansbury, Contributing Writer Whether you are a converter-manufacturer, ...

The New Generation of Comexi Offset CI8 Introduces New Solutions for Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

October 20, 2019, ... percent regarding material waste. The new iCIP3 software reportedly perfectly matches pre-press color information with both CTP and press, creating a harmonized color matching process. Furthermore, the ...