Green Converting

Reducing Energy Use and Optimizing Performance Through UV LED Printing

(White Paper)

September 29, 2024, Environmental regulations are increasing pressure on the printing industry to exceed their sustainability goals. By: Derrick Hemmings, Product Manager, Screen, Energy Curable Flexo, LED North America, ...

Labelexpo Americas 2024

(News | New Products)

September 26, 2024, Spring Into Action and Achieve Print Success Spring Into Action and Achieve Print Success Registration for Labelexpo Americas 2024, the Americas largest label and package printing technology trade ...

Converter Requirements Toward Inks and Printability

(Bag Pouch)

September 22, 2024, Benchmarking and shared goal setting have become more prevalent throughout the print and converting industries By Tom Kerchiss, Chairman, RK PrintCoat Instruments Ltd. Benchmarking and shared ...

Modern Drying and Curing

(Coating/Laminating)

September 18, 2024, Pioneering Advances in UV to LED Conversion, Chemistry Transitions and Sustainable Practices Pioneering Advances in UV to LED Conversion, Chemistry Transitions and Sustainable Practices By Chris ...

Part Three of a Three-Part Series: Ultrasonic Drying of Biodegradable Molded Recycled Paper

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 15, 2024, The first of this three-part series discussed a test program conducted by Heat Technologies, Inc.'s Spectra HE UltraTM drying system By Gene Plavnik, President, Heat Technologies, Inc. The first ...

IMS TECHNOLOGIES Announces New Sales Director for Nonwovens Division in India

(News | New Products)

September 12, 2024, IMS TECHNOLOGIES, a leading company in mechanical engineering and manufacturing of slitter rewinders and automatic winders IMS TECHNOLOGIES, a leading company in mechanical engineering and manufacturing ...

ProCon Appoints Claudio Muñoz as Vice President of Innovation, Sales and Marketing

(News | New Products)

September 11, 2024, Progressive Converting, Inc. (ProCon) announces the appointment of Claudio Muñoz as the new Vice President of Innovation, Sales and Marketing. Progressive Converting, Inc. (ProCon) announces the ...

Part Two of a Three-Part Series: Ultrasonic Drying of Biodegradable Molded Recycled Paper

(Flexpack)

August 25, 2024, The first of this three-part series discussed a test program conducted by Heat Technologies, Inc's Spectra HE UltraTM drying system By Gene Plavnik, President, Heat Technologies, Inc. The first of ...

Sun Chemical to Introduce Breakthrough Solutions for Corrugated Market at SuperCorrExpo® 2024

(News | New Products)

August 08, 2024, Sun Chemical will showcase its latest series of innovative services and solutions designed to address the needs of the corrugated market at SuperCorrExpo® 2024 in Orlando, Fla. Sun Chemical will showcase ...

Andrew Whitworth Promoted to Director of Sales at TGW International

(News | New Products)

August 08, 2024, TGW International, a leader in industrial machine knives and brand of EDGE Industrial Technologies, promoted Andrew Whitworth to director of sales of the TGW UK/EMEA commercial team. TGW International, ...

EFI Announces New Wide Format Pro+ Series Printers and High-performance ProGraphics+ Series Inks

(News | New Products)

August 06, 2024, ... heavy metals, have virtually no VOC emissions, are TPO- and THFA-free, and are formulated to meet future EU regulations. This builds on the sustainability message of EFI's green LED curing technology, which ...

Static Eliminators: Solutions for Winders, Unwinders and Slitters

(Static-Beat)

August 04, 2024, Choosing Eliminators for Best Performance and Price Choosing Eliminators for Best Performance and Price By Dr. Kelly Robinson, Founder, Electrostatic Answers For winders, unwinders and slitters, ...

Archroma Secures Gold EcoVadis Sustainability Rating

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2024, ... 20% reduction in absolute Scope 1 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its own plants and processes and a 40% reduction in absolute Scope 2 indirect GHG emissions from the energy it consumes. “We have ...

Consider Wool an Eco-Friendly Industrial Material

(Web Handling)

July 28, 2024, Wool is an incredible material which can do things that are very hard to replicate with synthetic materials. By David F. Erb Jr., President, Edward H. Best Co. Wool is an incredible material which ...

Driving Flexibility and Cost Savings With Modular Cutting Assemblies Exploring Alternatives to Inflexible Purpose-built Production Equipment

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

July 21, 2024, Traditionally, cutting operations on converting lines are tightly coupled with a single large-scale manufacturing process By Andrew Zucaro, Founder and President, AZCO Corp. Traditionally, cutting ...

Martin Automatic at Labelexpo Americas Booth 811

(Upcoming Conference News)

July 17, 2024, Leading US manufacturer of unwind/splice and rewind technology Martin Automatic announces plans for its participation at Labelexpo Americas ’24 in Chicago Leading US manufacturer of unwind/splice and ...

The Past, Present and Future of Corrugated Die Cutting

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

July 14, 2024, Die cutting has long been a cornerstone in package manufacturing, playing a pivotal role in producing boxes efficiently and accurately. By Eric Aulton, Product Manager - Rotary Die Cutting, SUN Automation ...

E&R Specifies Vetaphone for Innovation & Application Centre

(News | New Products)

July 09, 2024, Founded in 1918 and renowned for expertise in the design of sophisticated laboratory scale and pilot production machinery Founded in 1918 and renowned for expertise in the design of sophisticated laboratory ...

Winpak's Zero-error Approach Reshapes Packaging ...

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2024, With a 47-year history of success, Winpak recognized the intricate nature of packaging printing, particularly when handling dense information for product labeling. With a 47-year history of success, ...

Josh Slagle Named CEO of EDGE Industrial Technologies

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2024, ...  Slagle lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and three kids. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, where he was an Academic All-American ...

Ultrasonic Drying of Biodegradable Molded Recycled Paper

(Coating/Laminating)

June 30, 2024, This first of a three-part series will discuss a test program conducted by Heat Technologies, Inc.'s Spectra HE UltraTM drying system By Gene Plavnik, President, Heat Technologies, Inc. This first ...

Thermal Transfer Roll Performance Today

(Coating/Laminating)

June 30, 2024, For decades markets within the converting industry have relied on Thermal Transfer Roller performance to enhance products, add critical properties, and increase speed and efficiency in their process. For ...

Update on Paperboard Packaging Sustainability Trends

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2024, ... the paperboard industry can play a pivotal role in shaping a greener, more sustainable future. 1 https://us.fsc.org/en-us 2 https://paperbox.org/2023-24-trends-report/ 3 https://www.graphicpkg.com/ ...

HYBRID Software Receives Flexo Label Advantage Group’s FLAG Vendor Partner of the Year Award Again

(News | New Products)

June 25, 2024, During the Flexo Label Advantage Group’s (FLAG) Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony Awards night in June, HYBRID Software was recognized as recipient of the FLAG 2024 Vendor Partner of the Year award. During ...

Faustel – Battery Energy and Fuel Cell Market Q&A

(News | New Products)

June 24, 2024, Faustel is the technology leader in custom roll to roll electrode, fuel cell, and battery separator production equipment solutions Faustel is the technology leader in custom roll to roll electrode, ...

Mondi and traceless Develop Ground-breaking Coating Solution

(Sustainability Forum)

June 20, 2024, ... the need for fossil raw materials. traceless' consequential life-cycle assessment showed that the provision of traceless® material to the market leads to overall greenhouse gas savings of 76% from sourcing ...

Sustainability: A Journey Through Coating and Lamination Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

June 19, 2024, The converting industry has had positive impacts on nature, developing technologies to reduce energy use in the packaging cycle By Giancarlo Caimmi, Commercial Director, Nordmeccanica Group The converting ...

Beontag Publishes 2023 ESG Report Reinforcing Role as Sustainability Enabler

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2024, ... such as these provide Beontag customers the data and tools they need to achieve their own ESG goals.  Last year, the company enhanced its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory to include new operations acquired ...

IMS Technologies and NiEW's New Generation HMI Project Wins Prestigious "Red Dot Award: Best of the Best 202

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2024, IMS Technologies, a global leader in the design and production of high-tech machinery for various sectors such as converting, packaging, and other industries Photo courtesy of IMS Technologies IMS ...

Expansion of On-Site Service in the U.S. and Canada

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2024, Kuen YUH Machinery Engineering Co., Ltd. Taichung 408 Taiwan announces the appointment of Mark Earl Dallmeyer to the KYMC's service team as the Customer Service Representative for the North American region. ...