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Automated Ink Logistics Have Sustainable Lean Features for Flexo

(Flexography)

April 04, 2011, ... jobs. Ink yields are said to be boosted by as much as 30%.  IMS software platform offers time-saving features, including such management tools as stock control, ink consumption analysis, recasting, and ...

Label Converters Look to the Future

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2011, ... in their companies. In a lively “coach to team” format, Farber showed converting executives how a lot of “love” and a big leap of faith can yield big results. The final speaker, Mike Marks, co-founder ...

Counting Clicks

(Magazine)

February 28, 2011, ... do not require laser scoring or perforations to make a clean, exact straight tear wherever needed on a pouch. Available as thin as 30 microns (1.2 mil), films offer yield advantages as well as flexibility ...

Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, ... and high yields of recovered base materials. Economic Recovery The year 2010 opened optimistically for the world vacuum coating and metallizing markets. After the debacle of the global economic crisis, ...

Paper for Fatty, Non-Fatty Foods

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, ... and without grease-resistant treatment for fatty and non-fatty foods. Said to offer high strength, crack resistance, and enhanced gluability. Also provides optimum yield, excellent converting performance, ...

Optimism Returns

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2010, ...  The search for yield by investors also contributed to robust high-yield markets. Issuance levels in 2010 exceeded the levels of each of the past two years. Approximately two-thirds of the high-yield ...

Metallized PP for Barrier Pouches

(Flexpack)

December 31, 2010, ... economic advantages in yield. High-barrier cold-seal and buried-barrier web uses include packaging for candy bars, frozen food pouches, and standup pouches. Toray Plastics (America) | 401-294-4511 ...

Coating Matters: Defects | Finding the Cause

(Coating/Laminating)

December 31, 2010, ... — the interactions and the limitations of the equipment and materials — the more you will be able to directly influence defect reduction and product yield. Let's take an example: A flexible web coating ...

Rheometer Now Features USB Connectivity

(Controls News)

December 22, 2010, ... features of a rheometer with the yield stress measurement capability of company’s YR-1 Yield Test Rheometer. The company reports that this “all-in-one” tool is the most powerful and versatile value in ...

Glenroy Launches 'First-Ever' Smart Phone Ap

(Trends/Management News)

December 08, 2010, ... calculate commonly used flexible packaging specifications such as roll weight, roll footage, roll diameter, basis weight, and yield. Also available are several flexible packaging conversion tools including ...

Artcraft Label Is First Certified Color-Logic Flexo Printer

(Print News)

December 05, 2010, Color-Logic has announced that Artcraft Label, a narrow-web flexographic label printer in Burlington, Ontario, has been qualified as the first certified Color-Logic flexographic printer WEST CHESTER, OH | ...

Henkel, Nordmeccania Host Workshop on Scrap Prevention

(Coating/Laminating News)

November 30, 2010, ... machine technology. Representatives from both companies will explain recent innovations in adhesive and machine technology that yield, say the companies, the most sustainable and robust systems available ...

Carbide Blades are Sharp, Durable

(News | New Products)

November 28, 2010, ... savings. Benefits include lower long-term blade costs; reduction of machine down time and setup costs, extreme sharpness, long lifetime and improved yield, the company reports. The cutting edge is ...

In-Mold Breaks the Mold

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... complements the design to yield a high-end look not previously available in the industry. Use of IMD eliminated certain assembly requirements while reducing the total part cost when compared to the previous ...

Process Troubleshooting

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2010, ... are a function of the roll throughput yield (failures combined up to this point in the process) of the interfaces. The issues (typically crossweb in form) include air entrainment and edge effects. In ...

Coating Tech Service Presents at AIMCAL Fall Tech Conference

(Coating/Laminating News)

October 13, 2010, ... to the final product? How do you best operate the equipment to maximize product yield? This presentation will exhibit the current direction hot melt adhesive manufacturing companies are headed and what ...

Software Allows Striking Metallic Images, Special Effects

(Trends/Management News)

October 04, 2010, Color-Logic received a coveted MustSee'ems! award at Graph Expo 2010 in Chicago, October 3—5 at McCormick Place CHESTER, OH | Color-Logic received a coveted MustSee’ems! award at Graph Expo 2010 in Chicago, ...

Torayfan PC3 OPP Delivers Barrier Durability for Metallized PET & Foil Apps

(Flexpack)

September 22, 2010, ... in terms of yield, when compared with metallized PET and foil substrates typically used in laminations. The company says Torayfan PC3 film is also available on a much shorter lead time than metallized ...

Packaging Report Is Optimistic

(Trends/Management)

July 31, 2010, ... interest rates are low, especially in the short maturity part of the yield curve, resulting in investors chasing yield and a re-emergence of both the corporate and high yield debt markets. Also pointing ...

Web Lines: Are You Getting the Shaft?

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

June 30, 2010, ... getting the shaft is the preferred option to create the best roll quality. If core deflection, handling damage, and torque transmission problems kill your yields, you can win by improved ergonomics and ...