Search

Coating Matters | Rigid Panel Coating with Slot Die Equipment

(Coating/Laminating)

August 29, 2018, ... wet coat weight, the closer the slot die gets to the substrate.  For rigid panels that have variation in surface caliper, this small gap can lead to variation in coating or damage to the substrate. For ...

Knowledge is Power: Tracking Machine Performance

(Bag Pouch)

August 29, 2018, By collecting and managing your pouch making machine's operating data, you can enhance product control, quality control, remote maintenance and troubleshooting. Co-authored by our editor, Christine ...

NDC Technologies Recertifies to New ISO 9001:2015 Standard

(News | New Products)

August 05, 2018, ... a diverse range of measurements such as moisture, oil, protein and other constituents in food, tobacco and bulk materials; film thickness and coating weight in extruded films and converted products; dimensional ...

Sticking With It | Hot Melt PSA Primer

(Coating/Laminating)

March 26, 2018, ... using a process called anionic polymerization, which allows the chemist to create regions rich in styrene and blocks of the elastomers. Varying these monomer blocks as well as the molecular weight provides ...

Flexible Packaging | PPT Earns Top Prize in FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 05, 2018, ... through its efficient cube shape and six panels. Due to its lightweight rectangular shape, the PrimaPak package improves package cube by up to 30% or more; maximizes manufacturing efficiencies; reduces ...

Metsä Board Ensures Sustainability

(Carton Box)

February 26, 2018, ... have been able to reduce our CO2 emissions by 45 percent since 2009. Metsä Board has worked systematically to reduce the weight of its paperboards, which helps reduce carbon footprint in the entire value ...

Sticking With It | PSA Acrylics Primer

(Sticking With It)

February 12, 2018, ... more branched or linear can impact coating performance of the final adhesive as well as its adhesive properties. Most adhesives will be a mix of different molecular weight polymers. How broad or narrow ...

Sticking With It | Q&A on Testing and Evaluation

(Coating/Laminating)

August 07, 2017, ... should be characterizing the adhesives they manufacture by the polymer or product properties, going above and beyond just adhesive performance. This testing can include evaluation of molecular weight for ...

Sticking With It | Overview of Radiation Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, ... beam (EB) is used to “cure” or build the molecular weight and/or cross-link the adhesive. If UV light is used as the energy source, the adhesive base either contains a photoinitiator or one can be added ...

GMG Upgrades Proofing Media

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2017, ... who need the most reliable color reference. “Print suppliers are interested in showing what a final print will look like in terms of color appearance, paper weight, surface texture, among other factors. ...

Pulse Roll Label Products Launches FPC Ink

(News | New Products)

April 10, 2017, ... in clean and crisp colors for easy and accurate color matching. Label printers benefit from the optimized color strength that allows lower film weights, increased press stability, and complete pre-press ...

Show Preview | INFO*FLEX 2017 Celebrates its 35th Anniversary in Phoenix

(Trade Shows)

April 05, 2017, ... for flexographic printers around the world. Also featured will be Pamarco’s renowned Absolute woven carbon fiber-chambered doctor blade systems and Inometa lightweight fiber composite components. Phoseon ...

NDC to Launch Gauging System at ICE USA

(Controls)

February 28, 2017, ... of key product parameters such as thickness, coat weight, basis weight, and moisture. The 8000-SLIM is available in a variety of scanner and gauge configurations. The new ConvertIR gauge provides fixed-point, ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your Pressure-Sensitive Tape

(Coating/Laminating)

February 13, 2017, ... pleasing to the eye, and are also lighter in weight. Applications are unlimited, and the industry continues to view replacement of other fasteners as an opportunity for expanding and “growing the pie” ...

SoOPAK Entices Customers for Valentine's Da

(Carton Box)

February 07, 2017, ... that provide essential guidance to help brand packagers create the perfect box for its Valentine’s Day product. No matter what size or weight, refrigerated or not, SoOPAK can produce a wide assortment ...

Green Converting | Nestlé Pulls No Punches on Bioplastics

(Flexpack)

January 09, 2017, ... approach, to ensure all packaging is optimized to use minimal adequate materials by weight and volume while maintaining product and environmental performance through to end of life. Noting how many people ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2016

(Flexpack)

December 01, 2016, ... clear, pigmented, voided/pearlized products, plus tints in total or as stripes. It measures the true thickness and weight of voided, microporous, or breathable films and derived density. It can measure ...

Show Preview | Pack Expo Intl. 2016 Largest Show To-Date

(Trends/Management)

October 02, 2016, ... tickets. Process Sensors (Booth #E-7352) will showcase the Guardian Web Profile Scanning Frame System. Moisture, water-based coat weight, film thickness, and organic deposition measurements can be made ...

Gallus Announces New Label Press

(Label/Tape)

October 02, 2016, ... is said to be simple and quick to operate across all sectors. It can be controlled centrally via an HMI touch panel, although manual intervention is also supported. The lightweight aluminum printing cylinders ...

Label PRomotion | Shoppers Trust Product Labels More Than Ads

(Label/Tape)

September 26, 2016, ... nutritional panel on product labels and varies according to their weight management involvement…Among consumers who say they are watching their weight, 81 percent read the nutritional panel on product ...