Featured Stories
-
-
Overcoming Common Web Handling Mistakes in Print Production
Managing Press Variables to Avoid Harmonic Distortion -
News | New Products
-
Liquid Lens Adds Roland BN2-20 Printer/Cutter to Domed Resin Printing Solution
The Roland BN2-20 cut-before-print technology delivers improved results for domed printing applications
-
Emmerson Packaging Partnership with Nordmeccanica Continues Strong
It was time to celebrate at Emmerson Packaging (div. of EPC Industries) in Amherst, Nova Scotia as the installation and start-up of the new Nordmeccanica laminator was successfully completed.
-
New Era Announces New Hires, Promotions
New Era Converting Machinery has hiredJay W. Roth as senior sales and development engineer and has promoted Ed Schwartz to technical service manager.
-
Matt Webber Named Vice President of Sales at EDGE Industrial Technologies
Matt Webber has been hired as Vice President of Sales at EDGE Industrial Technologies (EDGE)
-
Precision Roll Solutions Acquires Arc International
Precision Roll Solutions (PRS), a leading provider of precision engineered process rolls and custom equipment, announces the acquisition of ARC International
-
Siegwerk releases 2024 Sustainability Report
Advancing Target Achievement and New Initiatives on Human Rights, Carbon Emissions, and Circular Economy Coatings
-
Dutch Print Leader Koninklijke Van der Most Achieves Optimized Envelope Production with BW Converting Retrofit
Drive System NT upgrade future-proofs BW Converting’s legacy W+D 341 for top-tier efficiency
Expert Advice
Morchem North American President to Present Latest Advances in Laminating Adhesives at PACK EXPO
- Published: August 23, 2023
Adhesive Innovations Improve Packaging Recyclability, Performance and Manufacturing Efficiency
MORCHEM, an innovative manufacturer of adhesives and coatings committed to the circular plastics economy, will present technologies at PACK EXPO Las Vegas that the company has developed to reduce material and energy usage in the laminating process. Morchem President Michael Reed will lead the educational session, titled “Laminate With Less,” on Tuesday, September 12, at 12 p.m. at the Processing Innovation Stage.
In this presentation, Morchem will highlight adhesive innovations that improve energy efficiency, reduce emissions and minimize post-production waste in flexible packaging. As a specialist in both solvent-free and solvent-based laminating adhesives, as well as functional coatings and ink binders, Morchem will demonstrate how new, higher-performance adhesives and barrier coatings can reduce scrap during the production process and enhance monomaterial films to improve the recyclability of flexible packaging.
“The industry needs new, forward-thinking solutions to reduce the environmental impact of consumer packaging,” said Cristina Ventayol, Chief Commercial Officer, Morchem. “We have been working on some very exciting adhesive and coating innovations for high-performance laminates, and we can’t wait to share our results with our colleagues in the U.S. at PACK EXPO.”
Achieving greater recyclability in flexible packaging has been a major hurdle for the packaging industry’s sustainability goals, in large part because of multimaterial structures that are too challenging for current recycling processes. Attendees of the presentation will learn how Morchem’s new barrier technologies improve the functionality and technical performance of monomaterial laminates to provide a clear path forward for fully recyclable packaging.
PACK EXPO visitors can also go to booth SU-7374 in the South Upper Hall to learn from Morchem experts how to save energy with fast-curing adhesives, reduce emissions with high-application solid content solutions and improve process efficiency with laminating solutions that eliminate bubble formation and visual defects.
“With the latest advancements in adhesive solutions and the monomaterial structures they support, the flexible packaging industry can set their sights on much improved recyclability,” Reed said. “But the key to achieving this quickly is collaboration along the value chain. We need to coordinate our development efforts to realize the full potential of adhesive innovation and monomaterial films that create fully recyclable structures with the high performance required of today’s packaging.”
To learn more, visit Morchem at PACK EXPO at booth SU-7374 in the South Upper Hall, or visit www.packexpo.morchem.com.