Shrink Sleeves

Badger Plug Adds Locale for Recycling

(Green)

July 23, 2012, With its fourth location now open to recycle roll packaging components, Badger Plug continues its commitment to its customers and to the environment   GREENVILLE, WI | Badger Plug Co. says its recycling ...

Labelexpo Americas | Mission Possible

(Label/Tape)

July 12, 2012, ... will be printed live at the show. Nilpeter (Booths 3105 and 3205) will show flexo-printed labels using the Color-Logic process. Eckart Americas (Booth 5703) will have sample labels and shrink sleeves using ...

Exclusive! Videos for Printers & Converters

(Digital)

July 12, 2012, PFFC features a series of seven educational videos for printers and converters on the PFFC Video Channel starring Mike Farrari on new digital printing opportunities. It pleases me to share with you ...

Badger Clips Help Secure Loads

(News | New Products)

July 09, 2012, H & U clips for suspended roll packaging, from Badger Plug, are positioned between stacked endboards to interlock one endboard securely to the next   GREENVILLE, WI | Badger Plug Co. now offers a ...

Adflex Installs First KODAK FLEXCEL NX Wide System in the Northeast

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2012, ... pre-print liners, gift wrap, coated and uncoated paper, foils, films, and shrink wraps with all ink types,” noted Kodak’s Dr. John Anderson, Worldwide Packaging Segment manager. “Adflex has used the KODAK ...

Flexo Concepts Draws Attention at drupa

(News | New Products)

June 26, 2012, ... printers meet growing pressure to shrink their carbon footprint. DeltaFlex is compatible with UV solvents and resistant to aggressive press wash, company adds, making it a good solution for printers who ...

Goss Joins Focus on Packaging at drupa

(News | New Products)

June 23, 2012, With 11 web presses sold at drupa 2012, Goss International celebrates a successful show as well as an increased focus on packaging markets   DURHAM, NH | Goss International reports a successful drupa, ...

CSW Is LUX Certified as Flexo Platemaker

(Corrugated)

June 02, 2012, MacDermid certifies CSW as a LUX digital platemaker, for plates said to offer increased image resolution, crisp reverses, higher press speeds, and more   LUDLOW, MA | CSW reports it is the first ...

DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, ... overcomes many of the challenges facing materials handling: it reduces the number of pallets and amount of shrink wrap needed, eliminates the need for corrugated materials and enables an attractive, durable ...

DuPont Cyrel Key to Five FTA Winners

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2012, Cyrel was the image carrier for five of the Best of Show winners in the FTA’s 2012 Excellence in Flexography competition, making DuPont a big winner   WILMINGTON, DE | The Flexographic Technology ...

HP Announces Print Excellence Award Winners

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2012, ...  Israel LA-labels apps HP Indigo Pharma & Neutraceutical Coreti Spain Escritorio Digital HP Indigo Industrial Labels Springfield Solutions UK John Myland HP Indigo Shrink ...

Attendance at NPE & AWA Events Bursts Records

(Trade Shows)

April 18, 2012, NPE and AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. have set the bar for event attendance as the plastics and converting industries attempt to hit their stride in 2012. The promise of an improved business climate is in ...

Flexible Packaging | Precision Press First To Install Goss Sunday Vpak Press

(Flexpack)

April 10, 2012, ... will need going forward, are built into the new press technology.” Precision Press produces a comprehensive range of flexible packaging as well as in-mold, shrink sleeve, roll-fed and cut-and-stack labels ...

Flexible Film Isolator Has More Volume

(News | New Products)

April 10, 2012, Provides containment solutions to meet any analytical need FORT MYERS, FL | Air Science offers the Purair Flex Film Isolator. which features an innovative curved film design that reportedly provides ...

Heat Recovery | Shields Bag Reduces Natural Gas Consumption

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2012, ... than 100 lines of products that are shipped to clients all over the world, from produce bags to high graphic shrinkwrap.   The company traces its roots back to 1935, when Frank Shields opened a print ...

drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, Heading to Germany in May? You’ll have a lot of ground to cover to see everything that’s new.   London may be the scene of the summer Olympics in July and August, but Dusseldorf, Germany, will create ...

ETITEC Adds 10-Color Press from OMET

(News | New Products)

March 05, 2012, Installation of an XFlex X6 will allow the label converter to expand into shrink sleeves. LECCO, ITALY | OMET reports the completion of the installation of a ten-color XFlex X6 at ETITEC, Milan, Italy, ...

More Companies Opting for Esko’s HD Flexo Certification

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2012, ... Labels • Mark Andy • Omet Ink Suppliers: • Siegwerk Anilox Suppliers: • Apex • Harper • Zecher Tape Suppliers: • Lohmann • Tesa "Prior to HD Flexo, selling flexo shrink sleeves against ...

WHQuiz Answer #14 - Web Wrinkling and Deflection (2)

(Web Handling)

February 22, 2012, WebHandlersQuiz 16: Spreading - Name a spreader or anti-wrinkle roller that does NOT have a rubber surface?  Answer... WebHandlersQuiz 16: Spreading - Name a spreader or anti-wrinkle roller that does ...

On the Road Again!

(Yo's Yarns)

February 16, 2012, PFFC editors will be on the road, starting with Converters Expo followed by the Intl. Sleeve Label Conference, and then CPP Expo. Looks like PFFC has a few road trips lined up for the near future. ...

Contract Converting Services Directory

(Uncategorized)

February 12, 2012, ... www.tefcap.com | Company Buyers Guide Listing | Heat Shrink Fluoropolymer Tubing and FEP Roll Covers • • TerraSlate Paper; Denver, CO; 720-254-1887; ...

Grieve Offers Conveyor Oven

(Coating/Laminating)

February 12, 2012, ... heated belt conveyor oven, currently used for curing coating and heat shrinking plastics at a customer’s facility. Workspace dimensions of the oven measure 30 in. w x 96 in. deep x 24 in. high. The oven ...

Web Handling | Russian Converter Growing Fast

(Flexography)

January 08, 2012, ... market began to shrink as special carton boards were developed that had three layers, one of which was carbon, and these were code printed by ink jet. The company acknowledges the steep learning curve ...

Eastman Copolyester Provides Easy Label Removal, Saves Materials

(Label/Tape)

November 27, 2011, The benefits of Embrace HY resins for shrink body labels include high printability, sustainability, and noise-free film. KINGSPORT, TN | Embrace HY copolyester resins from Eastman Chemical Co. are ...

Copolyester from Eastman Is Suited for Thin-Walled Containers

(Label/Tape News)

November 21, 2011, Eastman Chemical Co. offers Embrace LV copolyester for shrink body labels. Benefits reportedly include lower shrink force to eliminate crushing of thin-walled containers during application. KINGSPORT, ...

In-Line-Produced Embossed Hologram Lauded with IHMA Award

(News | New Products)

November 16, 2011, ...  German hologram company Rako was commended in the same category for its holo-inlay in shrink sleeves, as was Optaglio, Czech Republic, for its achromatic hologram with color shift effect. The award, ...

German Label Converter Expands into Flex-Packs, Cartons with OMET Press

(Offset)

July 31, 2011, ... eight-color OMET VaryFlex-F1 press to expand its converted offerings from pressure-sensitive labels to include as well shrink sleeves, flexible packaging, and folding cartons along with expert consulting ...

Package Design: Make an Impact

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, ... Milbridge, ME, and Printpack, Atlanta, GA, paid off in March when Printpack earned a Silver Award for Printing Excellence from the Flexible Packaging Assn., Linthicum, MD, for the full body shrink sleeve ...

EVENTS

(Magazine)

July 31, 2011, ... to Heat Shrink Sleeve Label Technologies Workshop 2011, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., Hyatt Rosemont, IL; www.awa-bv.com 14-15 | PABS 11 Product Authentication & Brand Security, AWA Alexander Watson ...

Metallic FX

(Magazine)

July 31, 2011, ... labels, flexible packaging, shrink sleeves, and folding cartons. “So all packaging materials are now being printed on the HP Indigo, which assures the quality of the graphics and the color across substrates. ...