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GMerix Expands Toll Coating Services with ETI Converting’s Cohesio 40” Coater

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 04, 2024, ... coating units—gravure and Mayer rod—that offer precise control over coat weights. Additionally, the coater includes a 60-foot, four-zone fully electric oven, capable of processing various water-based adhesives ...

A Deeper Look at UV Inks in Label Production

(Surface Prep)

August 16, 2024, ... can be time consuming. An alternative is to coat the substrate with a water-based, or more typically, UV primer. Regardless of the preferred method, this adds a step to the printing process, necessitating ...

Update on Paperboard Packaging Sustainability Trends

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June 26, 2024, ... for recycled/unbleached boxboard, including water-based and water-soluble inks and dyes, UV EB inks, water-soluble adhesives, clay coatings, varnish coatings, polymer barriers, bioplastic barriers, metals ...

Obtaining Barriers When Coating and Printing Flexible Materials

(Bag Pouch)

June 09, 2024, ... quite a few coating practitioners are moving to water-based coatings with lower solids. Sometimes modification is needed to process equipment such as dryers. The search for packaging materials with barrier ...

Addressing Bio-film/Compostables and Plastic Film Processing Challenges

(Bag Pouch)

March 17, 2024, ... oriented polypropylene. Films such as oriented polypropylene (OPP) films when surface treated are often suitable for conversion with water-based inks, adhesives and cold seal, as well as with heat-activated ...

Clariant to Showcase Sustainably-evolved Coatings at American Coatings Show 2024

(News | New Products)

March 04, 2024, ... requirements and to extend the open time of water-based acrylic and polyurethane paints.” The ClariCoat digital platform has been designed to help customers find the best wetting and dispersing agents ...

ETI: Pioneering Innovation in Label Manufacturing

(Coating/Laminating)

February 12, 2024, ... upon request) Printing: flexography, gravure Silicone coating: UV-curable silicone Adhesive coating: rubber-based hotmelt, UV-curable acrylic hotmelt, acrylic water-based Converting: slitting, ...

Corrosion Protection + Heat Sealable Paper = New Custom Packaging Solution!

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November 30, 2023, ... Paper Mechanics On the other side of the equation, EcoShield® Heat Sealable Paper offers an innovative recyclable packaging solution that is highly customizable. A water-based heat sealable adhesive ...

Herzog Etiketten adds Performance Series P7 to its Mark Andy Stable

(News | New Products)

October 09, 2023, ... the latest Performance Series P7 flexo and a Digital Pro 3 toner/hybrid. The company moved into its present 2,000 sqm facility in 1999.  The timing coincided with the industry’s switch from water-based ...

H.B. Fuller to Showcase Consumer Packaging Innovations at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

(News | New Products)

August 13, 2023, ... tapes for repulpable packaging, and hot melt adhesives that contain bio-products Return bottles made with Earthic™ washable water-based adhesives and easy returnable packaging design with Close Sesame™ ...

Conductive Science Chooses Vetaphone Corona

(News | New Products)

May 15, 2023, ... water-based solutions on substrates that range from 8-micron to 250-micron at speeds from 30m/min (100ft/min) to 100m/min (330ft/min).  The Vetaphone corona treatment systems on all three coating lines ...

Fujifilm’s Latest Alliance with Nordmeccanica Boosts Strategic Partnership Program

(News | New Products)

April 09, 2023, ... by the opportunity that Fujifilm’s new Jet Press FP790 water-based digital inkjet press offers packaging converters in terms of presenting a true sustainable production workflow.  Said Zanutto, “The flexible ...

Fujifilm and Henkel Announce Partnership Agreement

(News | New Products)

March 29, 2023, ...  Commercially available later this year, Fujifilm’s Jet Press FP790 digital inkjet flexible packaging solution features an environmentally friendly design incorporating water-based inkjet print technologies ...

Barthel Group Chooses Martin Automatic for Non-stop Operation of Its Narrow Web Presses

(News | New Products)

March 13, 2023, ... Webtron water-based flexo presses to comply with the food industry regulations.  The company eventually moved into UV-letterpress and subsequently UV-flexo, UV-offset and digital in the early 2000s.  Mischa ...

Achieving Sustainability: Q&A with Sun Chemical’s Dr. Nikola Juhasz

(Coating/Laminating)

March 12, 2023, ... compost-compliant inks and compostable coatings and adhesives products on the market, including our SunUno Solimax solvent-based and SunVisto AquaGreen water-based ink products, and our SUNLAM SFC-100 ...

Toyo Ink Group to Feature Packaging Solutions for Enhanced Sustainability at interpack

(News | New Products)

March 07, 2023, ... internal can coatings that are free of any intentionally added bisphenol A (BPA-NI) and fully compliant with food contact regulations. In other products, the Group will spotlight water-based flexo and ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... contribute to carbon reduction – also known as lightweighting. Water-based coatings that can be applied by flexo or gravure applications can create a barrier against moisture, oxygen, CO2, UV light, ...

How a Full Lineup of Coatings Can Transform Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2023, ... want an environmentally friendly solution. To help meet this need, Sun Chemical introduced its SunSys™ resistance coatings, a series of water-based coatings formulated to impart or enhance resistance ...

The Value of Atmospheric Plasma

(Surface Prep)

November 20, 2022, ... treated surfaces are hydrophilic with “green” water-based paints, inks and adhesives eliminating chemical primers. Additionally, plasma is safer in the workplace than flame surface treatment. SOFTAL’s ...

Sun Chemical to Highlight the “Power of Sustainable Packaging” at PACK EXPO International 2022

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2022, ... resins and additives for surface printing on biodegradable films. SunVisto AquaGreen water-based inks are formulated with the highest level of bio-renewable resin content the industry has to offer, providing ...