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(Flexpack)

April 09, 2020, At PFFC, we strive to provide the converting and package printing industry with the right resources to succeed. By Joan Mantini, Editor At PFFC, we strive to provide the converting and package printing ...

Peregrine Machine Launches Next-Generation Modular Hybrid CI Stack Press

(News | New Products)

April 05, 2020, ... solution for high precision printing.” Additional features include quick-change cantilever plate and anilox sleeves, single-handle toolless cantilever bearing support, face-to-back printing with no turn ...

AIMCAL ACTIVITIES

(AIMCAL)

April 02, 2020, ... Corona & Plasma Surface Treatment. Members and non-members may register for the live webinars on the AIMCAL website: www.aimcal.org. The webinars will be archived and available to members for free and ...

Xeikon Introduces New Digital Label Press

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2020, ... a higher volume of sellable output with reduced waste. New generation interfaces The Man-Machine interface has been designed in a way that the operator can assess the status of his press from a ...

Competitive Advantages in Cold Seal Application with ISRA Technology

(News | New Products)

March 31, 2020, ... need to be reduced to a minimum. A medium-sized producer of cold-sealed flexible packaging films for the food and cosmetics industry faces a challenge here. The packaging it produces has to be completely ...

Global PrintExpo Launches as a Fully Virtual Exhibition

(News | New Products)

March 30, 2020, ... and download. An intuitive search interface and interactive floor plan ensures that the show is easy to navigate, and the best content is always found first. Another added advantage of a virtual exhibition ...

A World of Change…

(News | New Products)

March 29, 2020, ... for some), and we are faced with more unknows and uncertainties than ever before, in Michigan, one thing remains constant… the toilet paper shortage! As an unforeseen factor in the 2020 industry growth ...

Packaging Recognized as Essential: Smart Packaging Enhances Food Safety and Security

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2020, The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN) called on the European Commission on March 20, to recognize packaging as an essential component The European Organization for Packaging ...

Interview: Drupa Postponed to April 2021

(News | New Products)

March 24, 2020, ... is working towards even after the postponement. drupa represents an indispensable platform for industry participants, providing orientation, impetus and, above all, satisfying the demand for face-to-face ...

European Recycling Markets Reel From Coronavirus

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2020, Concerns over the long-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak on key European recycling markets sharply escalated this week following the adoption of further containment measures across the continent. ...

Toppan's Diversity Efforts Recognized with Selection as Nadeshiko Brand Compan

(News | New Products)

March 19, 2020, Toppan Printing (Toppan) announced it has been included in the FY2019 Nadeshiko Brands Toppan Printing (Toppan) announced it has been included in the FY2019 Nadeshiko Brands, an index selected by Japan’s ...

FPA Addresses Essential Manufacturing in Light of COVID-19 Crisis

(News | New Products)

March 19, 2020, ... country faces this crisis. In order to do so, FPA requests certain clarity with respect to state and local mandates. We ask that there be uniformity at the state and local levels in distinguishing bans ...

Static Control: Crucial to Fluid Converting Processes

(Static Elimination)

March 15, 2020, ... lead to excessive rework levels, as well as increased wastage, downtime and running costs. As convertors are faced with the pressure to deliver faster against increasingly tight deadlines, in order to ...

Leading Contract Slitting Service Provider to Manufacturers

(Slit)

March 05, 2020, ... every facet of the prospect’s job with the customer, whether for R&D projects, a short run or ongoing, continuously running jobs. Extensive experience with unique materials, projects and stringent standards ...

Leaders in Sustainability

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

March 05, 2020, ... of “total recyclable PE pouches”. This is the challenge that ELBA has decided to face, together with its international partners, by proposing on the market a product that takes packing technology to ...

Pregis Acquires Italian Temporary Protective Films Manufacturer Soprad

(News | New Products)

March 04, 2020, ... products include temporary surface protection films and specialty films) “Soprad has a 40-year track record of supplying performance-oriented adhesive protective films for a variety of surfaces including ...

Spinnaker Coating Shows Growth with GripTight™ and SureLock™ Adhesives

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2020, ... designed for difficult surfaces, including many building materials, manufacturing and packaging products, horticultural products, plastics, and wovens. While GripTight is a heavy coat weight, it will die ...

State of the Industry Report

(Nonwovens)

March 01, 2020, ... as the packaging industry faces the growing challenges of sustainability trends.  You can also find highlights below from the The 6th drupa Global Trends Report, which shows that the global print industry ...

Spartech Debuts Korad Flat Black Acrylic Film for Highly Esthetic Applications

(News | New Products)

February 27, 2020, ... applications requiring glare reduction and low reflection rates. “Our new Korad Flat Black Acrylic Film was developed for applications requiring the lowest gloss level and represents the lowest surface ...

FSEA and IADD Announce Programming and Plant Tours for Upcoming Joint Conference

(News | New Products)

February 26, 2020, The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) and the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) have announced the programming lineup for their 2020 Joint Conference. The Foil ...

Tekni-Plex to Display Thermoformable Films, High-Performance Flexible Structures

(Upcoming Conference News)

February 25, 2020, Tekni-Plex announced it will be showing its line of medical device films, high-performance coated Tyvek® Tekni-Plex announced it will be showing its line of medical device films, high-performance coated ...

Multi-Solution Approach Key to Achieving Sustainability Goals

(Extrusion Coating)

February 24, 2020, ... 2006G to ensure protection of a high-quality printed surface offering very good stiffness and optics for packaging appearance. The resulting pouch enables extra functionalities like zippers and easy opening ...

Roundtable Q&A: Slitting, Winding & Unwinding

(Slit)

February 16, 2020, ... touchscreen interfaces (i.e. smart phones and tablets), so our machines have evolved as well. Our larger touchscreen interfaces look and feel more like smart phones and provide the operator with the pertinent ...

Paper Preferred?

(Blog)

February 12, 2020, ... and “unplug” from digital devices, which is a trend that I think we will see rise over time as new research on the negative effects of being “plugged in” continues to surface. The report from the Isobar ...

FPA Partners with PACK EXPO East

(News | New Products)

February 09, 2020, ... a regional event, allowing attendees and exhibitors to easily pinpoint solutions and to spend quality time understanding each other’s operations and the challenges both sides of the table face. For more ...

4 Steps to Resolving Coating Defects

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2020, Every coating process engineer and equipment operator wants to know where to start when a coating problem surfaces with their product, so let’s start with the surface of the problem. By Mark Miller, ...

Narrow Web Twists and Turns

(Web Handling)

January 29, 2020, ... or meet other desired requirements. Products may be surface printed in which case a varnish or laminate overlay is necessary or items may be reverse printed, sometimes referred to as sub surface printing ...

The Back Page: The American Paper Converter April 1946

(News | New Products)

January 26, 2020, ...  Strength Improved The sheet had a hard, glazed surface similar to that of celluloid. Although it could be bent without cracking, the sheet had vastly improved strength properties and could support ...

NASCAR Hall of Fame Hosts AIMCAL Executive Leadership Conference

(News | New Products)

January 26, 2020, AIMCAL will celebrate its 50th anniversary at its 2020 Executive Leadership Conference, March 24-25, at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC. AIMCAL will celebrate its 50th anniversary at its 2020 ...

drupa cube 2020: Eleven Days Of Vision And Inspiration

(News | New Products)

January 26, 2020, ... what it means to strengthen brands. The British star designer gave the Coca-Cola brand a new image in 2013, raised its design language to a whole new level and gave it the face that it still remembered ...