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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 ...

Clifton Packaging Installs AVT PrintVision/Argus

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2014, ... finishing stages, PrintVision/Argus ensures early detection and traceability of all critical print production defects, thereby significantly reducing waste and related production costs. The resulting increase ...

Plastics Recycling and Sustainability

(Trends/Management)

June 24, 2014, NPE2015 introduces Zero Waste Zone pavilion featuring green technologies, recycling demos, showcases, education to find workable solutions. Recently I received an announcement about NPE2015's creation ...

IPS Provides Flushability Testing

(Flexpack)

May 02, 2014, ... not in the hopes of eliminating future clogging problems, according to Reitmeyer. “With these new protocols in place, the intent is to determine which wipes will properly pass through the waste and sewer ...

Para Print Joins DuPont's Plate Recycling Progra

(News | New Products)

February 04, 2014, ... rolls, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) cover sheets, Cyrel plates, and trim waste for its TR3 program participants at a modest fee. DuPont recovers, reuses, and recycles the returned materials either ...

Gilbreth Packaging Boosts Production with Titan

(News | New Products)

December 16, 2013, ... Positioning systems that help reduce material waste for a more sustainable solution. The new slitter can process a wide range of materials to a minimum slit width of 25 mm (1 in.) on both 76 and 152 ...

Nordson Introduces Polymer Processing Systems Group

(Flexpack News)

October 28, 2013, ... Nordson’s longstanding commitment to R&D will generate new melt stream components that benefit plastics processors and web converters by increasing production output, reducing downtime, eliminating waste, ...

Release Liner | What’s Next?

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2013, ... said, “be disciplined and stand up economically.” The fact that matrix waste is located at the end-user site and at the end of an extended supply chain makes achieving this mission difficult. The option ...

PECO Introduces New Bag Machine

(Bag Pouch News)

October 02, 2013, ... is wasted material that is given away. The QBX2 enables the operator to adjust the skirt length, thus minimizing the amount of wasted film, increasing the system’s yield. The QBX2 has a sealing width ...

AVT and HP Indigo Offer Integrated Solution

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

September 18, 2013, ... color, and many other features to the job PDF/database as well as to the desired quality reference. As a result, it enables 100% quality assurance while reducing waste and increasing productivity, company ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO and PRINT 13 Share a Stage

(Print)

August 07, 2013, ... result. Its patented design of the adjusting mechanism ensures that the two units have high register accuracy. A separate power-driven waste conveyor belt is capable of removing waste at a high speed. ...

Appleton Mfg. Division Upgrades Core Recycler

(Nonwovens)

July 26, 2013, ... conveyor or elevator for moving waste material to downstream processes • Externally mounted operator control panel. Company says a high level of efficiency is achieved via automation of the slabbing ...

Flexible Packaging | Precision Color Graphics Breaks Course

(Bag Pouch)

June 18, 2013, ... NX Wide System and Flexcel NX plates. Installed in November 2012, the high-definition flexo plate technology is said to enable PCG to increase press uptime, reduce make-ready waste, and run presses faster ...