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Automatic Inline Inspection Maximizes Sustainability of Silicone Release Liners

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2023, Used silicone release papers from industrial manufacturing account for hundreds of tons of waste every day.  Used silicone release papers from industrial manufacturing account for hundreds of tons ...

Label King Adds Domino N610i as Crown Jewel of its Business

(News | New Products)

February 26, 2023, ... because those presses are now running only the jobs best suited for them, increasing the company’s job capacity. Another key advantage that digital brings to label printing is a reduction in material waste. ...

Sustainability and Productivity – a Must for Today’s Labels

(Flexpack)

February 19, 2023, ... maximizing the potential of waste recovery and facilitating recycling. Innovation with Current Products Enhancing current products is a vital step in advancing the circular packaging economy without ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... agendas, sustainability has remained near the very top of the agenda in business, politics, and the media. The challenges of managing finite resources, reducing waste and curbing greenhouse gas emissions ...

Recycled and Recyclable: The Woven Plastic Bag of the Future

(Bag Pouch)

February 05, 2023, ... for businesses to use recycled material in plastic packaging, to create greater demand for recycled materials, and to increase levels of collection and recycling of plastic waste to divert streams from ...

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 “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, ...

Phoseon Technology Wins FlexoTech Award for Innovation

(News | New Products)

November 07, 2022, ... ONE products provide significant waste reduction. With up to 70 percent energy savings, increased productivity, no bulb replacements, and a long lifetime, Nexus ONE offers significant operational cost ...

HOW TO: Mark Defects Safely and Automatically

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

November 06, 2022, ... defective product can pass, resulting in wasted time and product when removing the bad material downstream. Maybe you “remember” where scrap is with digital roll maps which are used to locate and identify ...

HOW TO: Properly Handle Tri-Ply Adhesive Lamination

(Coating/Laminating)

November 06, 2022, ... solutions to serve the flexible packaging industry, the demand for conventional packaging is under constant growth. The driver is mainly the need to reduce food waste by extending shelf life. The task ...

Why LED is the Only Sustainable Choice for UV Curing

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

September 25, 2022, ... savings, reduces waste and prevents pollution for users all over the world. With traditional UV curing processes, the tremendous heat associated with mercury UV lamps required a lot of electricity to ...

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 ...

BOBST Reveals Its Latest Solutions to Navigate Through a Fast-changing Packaging Industry

(Flexpack)

June 08, 2022, ... shop floor productivity, while also increasing quality and reducing waste by limiting the potential for human errors. The BOBST All-in-One DIGITAL MASTER 340 and DIGITAL MASTER 510 label presses were ...

Comexi Will Expand Its Presence in the Middle East with a Showroom at Madayn Plastic Company

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2022, Comexi, a specialist in solutions for the flexible packaging, printing and converting industry, will set up a showroom in the Middle East as a result of an agreement reached with Madayn Plastic Company. ...

Innovation in Sustainability - Sun Chemical Q&A

(Sustainability)

February 24, 2022, ... example, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs have already been signed into law in Maine and Oregon, and more are likely to emerge over the coming years. These programs shift financing of waste ...

Empire Screen Printing Roll to Roll Innovations Achieves New Levels of Efficiency, Repeatability, and Quality, ideal for OEM Applications

(News | New Products)

January 03, 2022, ... The Roll-to-Roll press is also designed with waste reduction measures as a one-of-a-kind web press that allows for starting and stopping with no web loss.  For more information, visit https://www.empirescreen.com. ...

Rust to Tech, Part II

(Coating/Laminating)

December 19, 2021, ... directly into other transformations such as flexo printing, coating and laminating. Improved precision in slitting and winding cuts waste and increases productivity. Throughout the converting processing ...

Go Jumbo - Supply55 and NEPATA Release the New JC770 and JC1650 Jumbo Unwinders for the UA770 and UA1650 ADWS

(News | New Products)

December 12, 2021, ... of up to 5 feet per second; Compatible with the UA770, UA1650 Rewinders and UA1650 ADWS Converting Centers; and Quick return on investment through productivity gains, error, and waste reduction. For ...