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- PennPac Expands with Bobst
- (Slit)
- May 05, 2010, ... and flexibility its customers need and deserve. PennPac was established in 1995 and processes flexible packaging films destined for printing as well as laminating for flexible packaging materials. PennPac’s ...
- Trends in technology
- (Coating/Laminating)
- April 30, 2010, ... methods Development of fundamental process engineering science concepts, which have been used to improve the design of equipment coating applicators and the behavior of materials during handling and ...
- Martin Automatic Introduces Compact Splicer/Rewinder
- (Narrow Web)
- April 30, 2010, ... automatic roll diameter initiation; or by tail-grabber initiation as the web separates from the core for minimum waste/maximum material usage. The STR automatic turret rewind features an integrated ...
- A time to celebrate
- (Special Reports)
- April 30, 2010, ... formed, it was really about the people who supplied the coated, laminated, and metallized substrates to the flexible packaging converters. That was what the term ‘industrial’ meant back then — the material ...
- Splicing/Rewinding: Martin Automatic Introduces Compact Unit
- (Winding Unwinding Rewinding)
- April 15, 2010, ... from the core for minimum waste/maximum material usage. “The MBSC is not a cheaper version of our high-performance MBS splicer,” says Gavin Rittmeyer, VP of sales and marketing. “The MBSC and the MBS ...
- Packaging Proofs: Athena Graphics Upgrades
- (Print)
- April 08, 2010, ... be changed in gradation and opacity. The white ink can be tinted to simulate any kind of white ink. These unique features allow the creation of packaging proofs using transparent materials such as PE/PET ...
- Measure Static Charge
- (Static-Beat)
- March 31, 2010, Charges, electrons, and ions cause static problems. When chemically different materials touch and separate, one will have positive charge, and the other Charges, electrons, and ions cause static problems. ...
- Events
- (News Clips Archive)
- March 31, 2010, ... Outlook & Strategies Conference, Paperboard Packaging Council, Westin Hotel, Cincinnati, OH; www.ppcnet.org 26-29 | NA 2010 North American Material Handling & Logistics Show, Material Handling Industry ...
- Cut Thin Nonwovens
- (New Products)
- March 31, 2010, ... of sheeting material from 0.001-0.125 in. thick. Sheet length can be varied infinitely from lengths of 9-36 in. with sheet-to-sheet accuracy of ±0.015 in. Compact unit can stand alone or fit into existing ...
- Multipack Juices It Up
- (Metallizing)
- March 31, 2010, ... KY. A multi-dimensional Northern Lights effect is made possible from holographic material that comprises a laminated Ultracure lacquered Rainbow 80-ga OPP to the coated side of 0.024 SBS using a water-based ...
- Riding the Rails
- (Web Handling)
- March 31, 2010, When it comes to shipping materials, product needs to arrive undamaged. That was the challenge faced by the Coated Products Operations of Green Bay Packaging, When it comes to shipping materials, product ...
- AIMCAL Awards
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 21, 2010, ... reduce materials requirements because of the lamination of 18-pt uncoated recycled board reinforcement strips to load-bearing areas of the CCSUS. The thinner Z-Flute carton doubles the number of multipacks ...
- F&K Launches FLEXPRESS 15-Series at Open House
- (News | New Products)
- March 10, 2010, ... on quality and reliability. Themed “the key to premium flexo,” the open house will highlight key solutions for a wide range of demanding printing requirements for flexible packaging materials. The FP-S ...
- NA 2010 Is on The Horizon
- (News Clips Archive)
- January 31, 2010, CHARLOTTE, NC The Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) reports its 2010 North American Material Handling and Logistics Show (NA 2010) is coming CHARLOTTE, NC The Material Handling Industry of ...
- Technical Report: Thin Coating Challenges
- (Coatings)
- January 31, 2010, ... products is the requirement to coat thin, functional coatings on a thin substrate. The advantages of these coatings are reduced material cost in the product and the waste stream because of less material. ...
- Films 101: Back to Basics
- (Archive)
- November 30, 2009, ... thinner films, known as downgauging, so the same weight of material results in more square feet of final product. These thinner films require companies to provide additional training on proper handling ...
- Cores | The Foundation of Winding
- (Web Lines)
- October 31, 2009, ... by collapsing. Core compression is impossible to avoid but can be minimized. All materials respond to stress (pressure) by straining (dimensional change). A core will respond to the pressure of the ...
- Digital Printing, Part 2 | Commercial
- (Process Management)
- October 31, 2009, ... substrate is virtually “trapped” against the printing plate, meaning material registration can “self-correct” at the time of print. This is not the case with digital, in which we can have precise control ...
- Get a Grip on Your Web
- (Tension)
- October 31, 2009, ... processors to specify vacuum rollers wherever possible. Unlike nip rolls, vacuum rollers will not produce scratches, imprints, and wrinkles in the web that result in unusable material. Moreover, vacuum ...
- WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT
- (New Products)
- September 30, 2009, ... cycles, lower purging material costs, and greater reliability in controlling the release of contaminants during production runs. Active ingredients are nontoxic, nonabrasive, and safe. Neutrex | 800-803-6242 ...