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Presses Sold at Uteco's Open Hous

(Flexography)

February 28, 2011, ... as will a new color matching system. The company also says it will continue to focus on the environmental benefits of its presses, including waste reduction, energy savings, and environmentally conscious ...

ICE-ing | The Best Part

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2011, ... for Static Control.” Other contributions include thin film waste reduction, drive systems, nip mechanics, tension control, and splicing accuracy. A third track on package printing and converting will ...

Core Savings

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

December 31, 2010, ... has centered on the concepts of “renew, recycle, and reuse.” These are important topics, but the discussion should start with preventing as much waste as possible. This focus applies to all printing ...

Flexotechnica Has 'Significant' Q4 Sales Increas

(Flexography)

December 15, 2010, ... and Canada. Flexotecnica’s new XG and XD presses have been selling well into all markets worldwide, the company reports, with the demonstration of a waste reduction system which drastically reduces initial ...

Materials Substrates: Building Blocks

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2010, ... custom dispensing shape at top of pouch and used for all food types. Provides environmental benefits including reduction of overall energy consumption and less raw material waste. Ampac | www.ampaconline.com ...

Call for Entries for DuPont Packaging Innovation Awards

(Print News)

November 01, 2010, ... Awards will be headed by John Bernardo, president, Sustainable Innovations LLC, USA. Entries will be evaluated for excellence in packaging innovation, sustainability and cost/waste reduction. Entry forms ...

Flexotecnica Open House Demos New Press Model

(Flexography)

October 06, 2010, ... features related to press set-up and make-ready, which are the outcome of extensive research related to setup waste and time reduction. With the frequent daily flight connections from Düsseldorf to ...

Flexographic Printing: Super Setup

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

September 30, 2010, ... print inspection system. Pressure To Perform The retrofit was initiated because of competitive pressures. Envases Del Pisueña wanted to optimize press performance while minimizing waste and downtime. ...

Press Meets Demands for Short Runs

(Flexography)

September 12, 2010, ... capabilities of the Performance Series are claimed to reduce setup waste as much as 60% over conventional in-line flexo technologies. The Performance Series design has also eliminated several operator ...

Mark Andy To Exhibit New Press Lines at Labelexpo

(Flexography)

August 09, 2010, ... line was designed, including drastically faster setups and changeovers, simplicity of operation, and more than 50% waste reduction. With a single operator, the company will demonstrate on the P7 complete ...

Flexpack: DuPont Honors Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, ... on the essential elements needed to drive breakthroughs in packaging. Innovative new developments, along with cost/waste reduction and improved sustainability, are what packaged goods companies and retailers ...

A time to celebrate

(Special Reports)

April 30, 2010, ... will take home ideas for profit-boosting strategies related to process optimization and waste reduction, as well as higher, more consistent product quality and new product development.” The site www.ConvertingPortal.com ...

Click To Pick

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, ... brilliant to foil. Can be applied to precise areas, reducing waste and saving time and energy through process efficiencies. Suitable for labels, folding cartons, and other packaging and printing applications, ...

Flex-Pack = Opportunity

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2010, ... material usage, as well as less packaging waste. Paper-based flexible packaging products still are considered a sustainable alternative also. There are indications that the growth rate for the use of ...

Technical Report: Thin Coating Challenges

(Coatings)

January 31, 2010, ... products is the requirement to coat thin, functional coatings on a thin substrate. The advantages of these coatings are reduced material cost in the product and the waste stream because of less material. ...

MPI Label Adds Two Mark Andy Machines

(Narrow Web)

December 31, 2009, ... the Primera CX1200 Digital Color Label Press, which prints full-color labels in a roll-to-roll configuration. Martin Automatic, Rockford, IL, offers a white paper on waste reduction, which was presented ...

Plastic Packaging Adds Third F&K

(News Clips Archive)

December 31, 2009, ... VP Preston Bryant, “The press we selected will allow us to run shorter jobs with the most advanced set-up and waste reduction technology available in the flexo printing industry.” Fischer & Krecke ...

DuPont Packaging Announces Call for Packaging Innovation

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2009, ... Innovation, the industry’s longest running, independently judged competition. Entries for the 22nd DuPont Awards will be evaluated for excellence in packaging innovation, sustainability and cost/waste ...

Paper or Plastic?

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... the industry's future. He highlighted waste management as a critical item. But, he said, this is particularly a challenge because “everything we do in relation to the sustainability issue comes back to ...

TLMI Gives Members a Shot of Confidence at Annual Meeting

(News | New Products)

October 29, 2009, ... “Your clients want to go green,” he says. “Make waste a moral issue.” Cheryl Caudill, Multi-Color Corp. (www.multicolorcorp.com), moderated a panel that tackled industry trends. In a nod to hockey great ...