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Static Beat | Control Static on Insulating Webs in Dryers

(Static-Beat)

July 22, 2015, ... can carry an unusually large amount of solvent into the dryer. We work hard to eliminate folds and creases entering coaters or print decks because they cause customer observable defects and waste. In gravure ...

QuadTech Installs Color System on DG Press

(News | New Products)

July 19, 2015, ... will provide closed-loop color control for reduced waste and fast makereadies.  Company says the technology will automatically measure and control color on the Thallo press for both paper and film, and ...

Flexo Printing | Mid-Web Press Answers Shift to More SKUs, Short Runs

(Print)

July 14, 2015, ... tolerances of the plate and bridge sleeves. Production costs were considered, with less ink waste from run to run through better ink management; less expensive flexo plate costs; reduced plate mounting ...

SPI Announces Refocus Recycling Summit & Expo

(News | New Products)

July 04, 2015, ... that only 9% of plastic was recycled from the municipal solid waste stream in 2012 (latest figures available). SPI believes it is time to create strategies that will help drive demand for recycled materials, ...

Show Preview | FTA’s 2015 Info*Flex and Forum in Perfect Harmony

(Print)

April 08, 2015, ... defect detection, waste control, training programs and more. For a complete schedule of presentations, click here.   Info*Flex | Imagine Tomorrow, Today “Imagine Tomorrow, Today” is the theme of ...

NPE 2015 Wrap-up

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 31, 2015, ... a multi-year, proof-of-concept program to collect and reclaim non-recycled flexible packaging waste and convert it into oil.  This program involved not only the large scale pyrolysis process needed to ...

Allstein Announces New Paperboard Press

(News | New Products)

January 06, 2015, ... configuration, significant waste reduction, and ease of operation. The equipment offers the ability to have a completely in-line process for finished, die-cut, stripped, and stacked cartons at the end ...

Davis-Standard Offers Flex-Pack Extrusion Coating Line

(Coating/Laminating)

January 06, 2015, The dsX line includes many features said to reduce waste, aid productivity, and make it suited for a variety of flexible packaging applications   PAWCATUCK, CT | Davis-Standard offers the dsX flex-pack ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... how the EVO 150 controller can provide perfect centerline guiding with the use of a single WideArray edge detector. Web widths up to 18 in. are possible.   AirTrim (Booth 1166) will feature trim waste ...

Coating Matters | Multi-Layer Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

December 11, 2014, To provide more than one fluid at a time to a substrate, a pre-metered method like slot die coating is required If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column, titled ...

Cloud-Based Software | Remote Monitoring Gets a Boost

(Trends/Management)

December 07, 2014, ... maximize the performance aspect of OEE, but this may result in frequent breakdowns or create additional waste. In this instance, raising the performance could bring down the availability or quality. The ...

Release Liner | Annual AWA Seminar Paints Picture of Today’s Market

(Label/Tape)

November 16, 2014, ... of life (sustainability), through its mid-life (its carbon footprint), and to its end of life (recycling and waste-to-energy.” The Recycling Subcommittee’s mission is to educate both converters and end-users ...

Green Bay Packaging Named Environmental Leader

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2014, ... of Sustainability Improvement.’” Discarded material going to the landfill was reduced by 99%, with the Green Team coordinating the effort to define waste streams that could be recycled, either traditionally ...

Coating Matters | Patch Coating for Precision Fluid Placement, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

October 20, 2014, Intermittent coating continues to be a growing field in the world of slot die coating technology in general, and the flexible electronics and energy storage industries in particular. If you'd like ...

AkzoNobel Coating Creates Compostable Paper Cup

(Coating/Laminating)

September 24, 2014, ... benefits along the value chain. The new coatings technology will help restaurant owners and cup producers to reduce their waste," explained Conrad Keijzer, AkzoNobel’s Executive Committee member responsible ...

DuPont Announces New Flexo Plate Equipment

(News | New Products)

September 04, 2014, ... process plate said to come up to color quickly minimizing start-up waste and printing smooth and dense solids, without compromising dot gain, highlights, and resolutions. For narrow web printers who ...

Coating Matters | Steam Remoisturizing Technology for Paper-Based Labels, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

August 19, 2014, ... photo voltaic, Li-Ion battery, and optical systems technology. Mark has been integral to new developments and technology that minimize product waste and improve process scalability. Joseph E. Martin ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ...  For cost-sensitive flexible packaging applications, the dsX Flex-Pack extrusion coating line provides better end-product quality, greater uptime and productivity, reduced waste and production costs, ...

Coating Matters | Steam Remoisturizing Technology for Paper-Based Labels, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

July 21, 2014, ... optical systems technology. Mark has been integral to new developments and technology that minimize product waste and improve process scalability. Joseph E. Martin has more than 30 years of experience ...

Slot Die Coating Technology

(Mark's Coating Matters)

July 16, 2014, ... Increased heat control promotes uniform fluid viscosity contributing to uniform cross-web distribution 4. Improved waste management. All of the coating fluid is applied to the substrate via the positive ...