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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 ...

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 ...

Making a Case for Single Machine Trim Removal

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 29, 2023, No matter how you slice it, anytime you cut paper, foil or film, you create waste. By Robert DeHart, Engineering Manager, AirTrim, Inc. No matter how you slice it, anytime you cut paper, foil or ...

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 Versatility of UV Curing

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2022, ... dryers. This means UV curing processes are more environmentally friendly and produce less waste. Once a web or sheet exits a UV curing station, it is immediately ready for further processing, converting, ...

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 ...

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 ...

CIRCULAR ECONOMY FORUM AT K 2022

(News | New Products)

September 06, 2022, ... joint stand of the Forum. With machines running visitors can see how plastic waste is converted into high-quality regranulates or how recyclates are processed into attractive, highly functional and recyclable ...

Quality Control Starts with Prepress

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

August 28, 2022, ... can also result in reduced waste and, most important, superior packaging that makes the customer happy. About the Author Mike Agness, HYBRID Software executive vice president, Americas — and previously ...

Saperatec to Showcase Breakthrough Delamination Approach to Composite Packaging Recycling At K Fair in Düsseldorf

(Upcoming Conference News)

August 14, 2022, ... strives to find solutions to a mounting problem: of the more than 140 million tons of plastics packaging waste incinerated, landfilled or even leaking into our environment each year globally, a significant ...

Sustainable Machinery Performance and Smart Factory Solutions Brought To You By Davis-Standard at K2022

(Upcoming Conference News)

July 24, 2022, ... cup stock, board and paper, foil and film applications, the 510A offers simplified operation, improved safety and reduced waste. A short die lip facilitates minimal edge bead, excellent cross profile, ...

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 ...

The Importance of Monomaterial Polypropylene Laminates in Flexible Packaging

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2022, ... reducing waste and extending shelf life. Although the carbon footprint of the packaging is important, it is usually comparatively small when compared to the product it is wrapping. This is one of the ...

Maximizing Revenue with Label Materials on Hand

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

June 19, 2022, ... to keep in mind for those converters looking to streamline workflow and be more efficient with their ink and substrate usage. Eliminate Waste One of the first, and perhaps most obvious, steps to efficiency ...

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 ...

Award-Winning EFI Nozomi 18000+ LED Single-Pass Printer for Display Graphics Commercially Available

(News | New Products)

May 31, 2022, ... the ability to consolidate production onto a single super-high-speed platform. Not only can this shrink overall space and labor needs, the printer’s ability to reduce production waste brings a bigger environmental ...

H.B. Fuller Joins 4evergreen Alliance

(News | New Products)

March 07, 2022, ... "unboxing experience" of everyday packages. H.B. Fuller palletizing adhesives are another example. They enable Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers to design products with a waste-out approach, ...