Materials Handling

Successful Staging: SWOP 2023 Paves Way for Annual Event

(News | New Products)

December 03, 2023, ... packaging materials, production equipment and solutions to help packaging companies and brands achieve their sustainability goals. Celine To, General Manager of Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd, gave an ...

Keynote Speakers Announced for TAPPI’s 2024 FlexPack PLACE Conference

(News | New Products)

December 03, 2023, ... announced three prominent industry keynote speakers for its 2024 conference being held April 14-17, 2024 in San Diego, CA: Eric Klingenberg, Ph.D., Material Science Program Lead, Mars Advanced Research ...

Pouches 101

(Bag Pouch)

December 03, 2023, ... Essentially, allowing for more product per delivery due to a pouches’ space-saving design feature(s). With many pouch design variations made from materials like aluminum or multiple plastic layers such ...

International Molded Fiber Association Applauds Student Design Pioneers

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2023, ... eco-conscious preferences and providing a more sustainable alternative to traditional packaging materials.  Moreover, using molded pulp’s thinner profile facilitated a reimagining of product design previously ...

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

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2023, ... coating creates a strong bond when the paper is heated with coated sides together, allowing it to be made into custom envelopes and bags. In testimony to the flexibility and sustainability of this material, ...

Neopac Receives Hungaropack Award for Intricate Digitally Printed Tube

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2023, ...  Neopac, a global provider of high-quality packaging and dosing applications for pharma, beauty and oral care, has earned a Hungaropack Award from the Hungarian Association of Packaging & Materials Handling. ...

Concord Flooring Among World’s First Adopters of EFI Cubik Single-Pass Inkjet Printer for Wood

(News | New Products)

November 29, 2023, ... printing since they integrate with the material, respecting the nobility and warmth of the wood. Concord Flooring began operations designed around EFI Cubik capabilities with an all-digital and fully ...

Treating Your Business (and Your Customers) with Corona Treatment

(Surface Prep)

November 29, 2023, ... products – means that the nature of film is changing and will change further. Key components of an inclusive approach will include the inclusion of more recycled film materials or substrates that are laminated ...

EkoCure® Dual Cure ink puts Flint Group and All4Labels on shared path to success

(News | New Products)

November 27, 2023, ... Dual Cure, helping to reduce our power consumption as well as reducing emissions. Through this collaboration, we have optimised our production processes to be more efficient, use less material, and reduce ...

Toray Applies Market-Leading Letterpress Technology to Develop Printing Industry’s First Fully Water Developable Flexographic Plate

(News | New Products)

November 27, 2023, ... printing have broadened in recent years beyond corrugated cardboard to encompass packaging materials, including labels and flexible packaging. Toray is researching the use of RESOLUCIA™ for mono-materials ...

3DXB Group Pioneering Sustainability in 3D Printing Solutions for the Construction Industry

(News | New Products)

November 26, 2023, ... construction practices, 3DXB incorporates various initiatives into its 3D printing solutions. The company prioritizes material sourcing from local and eco-friendly suppliers to reduce transportation emissions ...

Beontag Release Linerless VIP Labels LCA, EPD Results, Marking Important Step for ESG

(Label/Tape RFID)

November 26, 2023, ... Declaration (EPD) issued in accordance with ISO 14025.  Beontag, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of pressure-sensitive adhesives materials (PSA) and smart tags such as RFID and NFC, has released ...

Record Visitor Participation and Exhibit Space at All In Print China 2023

(News | New Products)

November 21, 2023, ... Printing, Intelligent Post-press, Comprehensive Packaging, Innovative Materials and Label & Flexible Packaging Industry. The show featured two specialized zones — Printing Digitization Factory and Innovation ...

Nefab Empowers Tomorrow's Innovators: Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Student Sustainability Packaging Design Competitio

(News | New Products)

November 20, 2023, ... invited Industrial Design students to showcase their talent by designing sustainable and out-of-the-box packaging solutions using cutting-edge fiber-based materials. “It's not just a challenge for our ...

Putting Safety First: Minimizing Risks for Printing Machine Operators

(News | New Products)

November 20, 2023, ... that some of the risks faced by printing machine operators may not be immediately obvious. In construction, for example, it is easy to imagine materials or tools falling from a height and hitting a worker ...

Helping Victims Recover: Supporting Team Members After an Electrical Incident

(News | New Products)

November 20, 2023, ... responsible for 40% of fatalities. The cause of these accidents is often contact with electrical energy through a conductive material. Examples include electricity being conducted through a metal ladder ...

Return On Investment is the Primary Reason to Automate Your Cleaning

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

November 19, 2023, ... to your bottom line. Cost of wasted material — Wasting materials on a project that has to be thrown out may not seem like a big expense, but all of these detract from your earnings in the long run. ...

ARC Announces Winners of Best Paper Awards

(News | New Products)

November 18, 2023, ... Products,” Glade summarized how his company found the root cause of voids developing in a film coating just after its application. The cause proved to be a raw-material issue with one of the solution ingredients ...

Walki Jatne, Poland Standardizes Printing Production Process with KODAK FLEXCEL NX Technology

(News | New Products)

November 13, 2023, ...  Walki Poland is part of the Finnish Walki Group, a leading producer of protective packaging materials and technical laminates. Based in Jatne, 40km south-east of Warsaw, the plant specializes in printed ...

TekniPlex Healthcare Signs Definitive Purchase Agreement To Acquire Seisa Medical

(News | New Products)

November 13, 2023, TekniPlex Healthcare, which utilizes advanced materials science expertise to help deliver better patient outcomes TekniPlex Healthcare, which utilizes advanced materials science expertise to help deliver ...

Gravure Print and Coating Quality Contenders

(Coating/Laminating)

November 08, 2023, ... made of multiple layers of film and other materials combined together which are printed and converted using printing processes such as gravure print and coating. On completion the finished product simulates ...

VTT Finds Unprecedented Extensible Limits for Formable Cellulose-based Food Packaging to Replace Single-use Plastic

(News | New Products)

November 06, 2023, In a pilot-scale study to find alternative raw materials for rigid plastic packages, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland In a pilot-scale study to find alternative raw materials for rigid plastic ...

Keystone Folding Box Company Brings F=1 Child Resistance to Cold-Form Blisters with Its Key-Pak® Wallet Card

(News | New Products)

November 06, 2023, ... attractive are reports of longer-than-usual lead times to obtain some conventional blister packaging materials, especially polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and Aclar® substrates. Notably, as it is mostly paperboard, ...

Sun Chemical Shows Ongoing Global Regulatory Leadership with Autumn 2023 Regulatory Newsletter

(News | New Products)

November 06, 2023, ... final assessment of bisphenol A and what that will mean for food contact materials in packaging. The report details specific restrictions and information about perfluoroalkyl chemicals in Europe and the ...

Epson to Demonstrate Benefits of SurePress Digital Label Press at Exclusive, Invite-Only Digital Packaging Summit

(News | New Products)

November 05, 2023, ... substrates, including off-the-shelf flexo materials, without the need to surface prime and its inks meet the latest safety standards and regulations, such as REACH, and deliver high-quality images, making ...

TekniPlex Healthcare Celebrates Costa Rica Facility Expansion with Ribbon-Cutting Event

(News | New Products)

November 02, 2023, ... equipment,as well as additional room for warehousing and assembly operations. Photo courtesy of TekniPlex TekniPlex Healthcare, which utilizes advanced materials science expertise to help deliver ...

TNA opens second confectionery manufacturing facility in Sydney, Australia

(News | New Products)

October 30, 2023, TNA solutions, a market leader in integrated confectionery processing and packaging solutions, announces the addition of a third manufacturing site in Australia, at Wetherill Park, Sydney. TNA solutions, ...

Anderson & Vreeland Canada Forms Primary Partnership with PrimeBlade

(News | New Products)

October 30, 2023, ... partnering with A&V Canada further fortifies our world class portfolio of pressroom solutions. Pairing world class materials with our technical application and hands-on approach will serve our customers ...

How Research & Development Brings Practical Solutions to Production Problems

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

October 29, 2023, ... will continue as the high productivity mainstay of production. Flexo continues to produce the lowest cost and highest speeds for long run work, and the greatest flexibility for materials and converting ...

Addressing Plastic Waste with Mono-web Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

October 25, 2023, ... address this issue, including the US Plastics Pact, and make public commitments to increase the rate of recycling and recycled material use in their packaging by 2025 and beyond. Single-use plastics ...