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Show Preview | Pack Expo Intl. 2012

(Print)

October 17, 2012, ... and waste. Ideally suited for high-mix, low-volume applications that require a large number of label varieties. ExxonMobil (Booth E-8114) will exhibit Metallyte high barrier film with significant reductions ...

Sustainability | Q&A with Kyla Fisher

(Carton Box)

October 11, 2012, ... the industry is still exploring the limits of biodegradable materials, looking to see how these materials will be handled in the recycling stream, and if our current collection and waste systems are adequately ...

Sustainability | BASF, Mariners Debut Compostable Snack Bags

(Bag Pouch)

October 03, 2012, ... and communities everywhere get closer to their goal of zero waste. BASF partnered with one of the greenest teams in Major League Baseball, the Seattle Mariners, and used the iconic snack of the American ...

Printing, Converting, and Material Innovations at PACK EXPO International 2012

(Print)

September 19, 2012, ... # 800) will feature the new Stanford AccraSeam shrink sleeve seamer, capable of speeds up to 600 meters per minute. The AccraSeam increases profitability by reducing waste and downtime with features such ...

On Print | Inkjet at drupa

(Carton Box)

September 03, 2012, ... concern about inkjet presses running for long hours, with little waste and high uptime for mainstream printing. Inkjet still has limitations with speed and substrate, so there still needs to be care to ...

Web Lines | Measure Tension Wherever Possible

(Web Handling)

August 13, 2012, ... of web tension is the best diagnostic sensor for web conveyance performance. I strongly recommend this as the top improvement project to reduce all web handling related waste. Improved tension sensing ...

HP Video Shows Digital Going Green

(Green)

July 27, 2012, The last video in the HP/Mike Ferrari series points out sustainable benefits of digital presses, including waste reduction and elimination of overruns   CINCINNATI, OH | Sustainability is the subject ...

Erema Opens Center for Reclaimed Plastic Trials

(Flexpack)

July 25, 2012, Customers of Erema can run reclaim in a new center in Austria, helping them evaluate performance of the plastic scrap for specific applications   IPSWICH, MA | Erema, specializing in the development, ...

Badger Plug Adds Locale for Recycling

(Green)

July 23, 2012, ... could be recycled, but we found the industry was more than interested in getting these products out of their local waste stream and back into a recycle or reuse venue." Duffy points out that many packaging ...

TLMI Paper Covers PET Thermoform Recycling

(Green)

July 21, 2012, ... to the thermoform recycling process is that small amounts of label and adhesive components are unable to be removed, thereby contaminating the waste stream. This issue is currently being addressed in the ...

Labelexpo Americas | Mission Possible

(Label/Tape)

July 12, 2012, ... Fuels and Channeled Resources, the waste matrix and finished rolls being generated during various live demonstrations on the show floor will be collected for conversion to fuel pellets. Visit the Ecovillage ...

Experience Speaks | Rex Lane

(Experience Speaks)

May 16, 2012, ... entry, running presses, changeover times, material waste, product quality, inventory. We’re seeing enormous success with this. 14. Do you have a personal hero? Definitely Peyton Manning. I’m from Knoxville, ...

NPE Follow Up

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

April 30, 2012, ... lot of high technology being implemented on traditional equipment, and an emphasis on waste recovery.  What was missing from past shows was the abundance of live demonstrations of basic processes.  As ...

Carton/Box | Heavyweight SBS Is Ready to Print

(Carton Box)

March 26, 2012, ... much less waste in production, as product doesn’t get jammed in equipment. Square cornered boxes stay square cornered, which helps to convey a high quality image.” Because heavyweight SBS is bright white ...

drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, ... Germany) assembled and ready for demonstrations. It will be a machine with high pile feeder height of 67 in. (1,700 mm), with a diverter gate, two stackers (one for waste sheets, one for good sheets)  ...

DuPont, Collaborators Save Energy in Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 26, 2012, DuPont’s Surlyn is the key to a joint development project that has resulted in a skin-packaging process that saves energy and reduces waste NEU-ISENBURG, GERMANY | Appliance manufacturer Miele is ...

Slot Die Coating | The Pressure Is On

(Adhesive Coating)

December 01, 2011, ... uniform fluid viscosity contributing to uniform cross-web distribution. Improved waste management | All of the coating fluid is applied to the substrate via the positive displacement pump and the ...

Release Liner Market: Growth Projected, but Threats Remain

(Label/Tape)

November 10, 2011, ... equipment. Sustainability and recycling initiatives also will be future market drivers. Why Such Emphasis on Post-Consumer Waste? An Vossen, manager of Plarebel, the Belgium national recycling association ...

Web Handling: Top 7 Causes of Wrinkles

(Web Handling)

October 09, 2011, ... performance problems (see Figure 1). New rollers may be a waste of money if machine stands are not aligned properly. Though most machines are aligned when first installed, misalignment can develop later ...

PCR Milked for Flex-Pack

(Flexpack)

August 21, 2011, ... merit and could reduce materials in the waste stream. “Next, since reprocessing resin uses a lot less energy than creating virgin resin,” Harji explains, “we would cut fossil fuel energy consumption. Finally, ...