Market Data

The Past, Present and Future of Corrugated Die Cutting

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

July 14, 2024, ... cut and prepared manually, with workers using hand tools to score and shape the cardboard. These boxes were simple, uniform and time-intensive to produce; but as consumer markets expanded and product differentiation ...

E&R Specifies Vetaphone for Innovation & Application Centre

(News | New Products)

July 09, 2024, ... scale and pilot production machinery, E&R has a track record for developing new equipment for emerging technologies and refinements to existing processes across a variety of market sectors.  Speaking for ...

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

(News | New Products)

July 08, 2024, ... was that traditional manual inspection processes were time-consuming, prone to errors, and increasingly untenable in a competitive market that demanded both perfection and affordability. “We knew that ...

Josh Slagle Named CEO of EDGE Industrial Technologies

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2024, ... in EDGE by Falfurrias Capital Partners (FCP), a private equity firm focused on growth-oriented, middle-market businesses.  Slagle brings nearly 20 years of finance and executive business leadership experience ...

Innovating Safety Child-Resistant Stand-Up Pouches that Meet Sustainability Goals

(Bag Pouch)

July 07, 2024, In the past, brands sometimes had to choose between child-resistant packaging features and sustainability.  By Treijon Johnson, Director of Sustainability, Accredo Packaging and Sarah Stieby, Marketing ...

ETI Converting Celebrates European Expansion with Grand Opening of New Headquarters in Spain

(News | New Products)

July 01, 2024, ... event marked a significant milestone in the company's global expansion and commitment to serving the European market. A Day of Innovation and Celebration The schedule brought together a distinguished ...

InkJet Introduces New Anser Smart Printhead Designed for Automated Production Line Integration

(News | New Products)

July 01, 2024, InkJet’s latest product offering is the ANSER Smart Printhead, a compact high-resolution inkjet printer designed for production automation and system integration. Photo courtesy of InkJet InkJet’s ...

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 ...

Edale accelerates US growth with Sales Manager appointment

(News | New Products)

June 26, 2024, Edale, a leading manufacturer of high-quality flexographic carton and label presses, has expanded its reach into the North American market with the appointment of Maggie Reed as Sales Manager. Photo ...

Update on Paperboard Packaging Sustainability Trends

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2024, ... paper can be recycled about seven times, adding to its earth-friendly character (more on recycling in the following section). According to Fastmarkets RIST's 2023-24 Trends: Industry Outlook & Market ...

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

(News | New Products)

June 25, 2024, ... marketplace, and become stronger companies, without sacrificing their independence. The Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony Awards night was just one part of FLAG’s Annual Meeting. The summit gave Member ...

Enhancing Battery Production with Advanced Cleaning and Static Control

(News | New Products)

June 24, 2024, In battery production, maintaining cleanliness and controlling static electricity are essential to ensuring quality and efficiency.  In battery production, maintaining cleanliness and controlling static ...

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 ...

Beontag Publishes 2023 ESG Report Reinforcing Role as Sustainability Enabler

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2024, ... workforce in 2023 continued to increase, reaching 32% overall in 2023, with 26% of senior leadership positions held by women . Despite the challenging dynamics faced by markets and providers in 2023, ...

NOVA Chemicals Receives FDA LNO for Plastic Films Mechanical Recycling Process at Indiana Facility

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2024, ... Circular Solutions to be the first to market with broad food-contact compliant rLLDPE made from consumer and retail plastic film in 2025,” said Greg DeKunder, vice president, NOVA Circular Solutions. “We ...

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

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2024, ... region. Known for its commitment to providing reliable and responsive service, KYMC has earned the trust of customers in the North American market through extensive service. With the ongoing expansion ...

Demand Increasing for PCR Plastics: How Recycled PE supports Sustainable Packaging Solutions

(Flexpack)

June 13, 2024, ... regarding extended producer responsibility (EPR) and post-consumer recycled (PCR) content mandates are contributing to increasing market demand for recycled plastics. McKinsey estimates that the demand ...

Flint Group’s 2030 carbon reduction targets approved by SBTi

(News | New Products)

June 10, 2024, ... electricity by 2030. The company aims to achieve this goal through onsite energy generation, such as solar panels, and energy market initiatives, such as Green Tariffs and Purchase Power Agreements. The ...

Epson Introduces Next Generation ColorWorks On-Demand Label Printer for Demanding, High-Volume Environments

(News | New Products)

June 03, 2024, ... CW-C8000 builds on the success of its predecessor, the ColorWorks C7500, to meet the high-volume label production needs of businesses in several markets, including prime and boutique, product ID, and warehousing ...

Paper Mills Forge Ahead with Speedy Delivery of High-Quality Parts

(Web Handling)

June 02, 2024, ... quality of the parts. In many cases, ultrasonically tested parts can even be more affordable than raw forged rings. Streamlining Delivery In today's market, the procurement of forged seamless rolled ...

Fujifilm Celebrates Triple Win at EDP Awards 2024

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2024, ... in developing advanced solutions that empower our customers and address the evolving needs of the print and packaging markets." Discover the difference with Fujifilm at drupa on Stand A02, Hall 8b. For ...

ARC Elects Officers, Directors

(News | New Products)

May 29, 2024, ... Lebanon, Ohio. Joseph Perdue joined ECKART America Corporation as a product development chemist in 1998. Since then, he has served in technical, product management, marketing and project management roles ...

ROTOCON assists TubePac International establish globally competitive tube manufacturing facility

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2024, ROTOCON has assisted TubePac International with sourcing and implementing printing and finishing technologies to establish a globally competitive multi-layer and HDPE mono-material tube manufacturing facility ...

Surface Treatment: The Importance of Getting it Right

(Surface Prep)

May 19, 2024, With the growth in demand for flexible packaging predicted to continue at a rapid rate for the foreseeable future By Jan Eisby, Chief Business Officer, Vetaphone A/S, Denmark With the growth in ...

DALIM SOFTWARE to launch next-gen DALIM ES and DALIM TWIST production workflow products at drupa 2024

(Upcoming Conference News)

May 13, 2024, ... users to extend the system, creating custom solutions to address specific needs, customer experiences, or emerging market challenges. It simplifies the management of multiple brands, content types, and ...

Drupa Cube to Feature More than 50 Sessions Global Economist Opens High-profile Program

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2024, ... King's College London. Business Boosters: New approaches to processes, sales and marketing For insights into business development and management, the Business Booster sessions at the cube are “must ...

CJ Biomaterials Expands PHA Offering, Introduces New Semi-Crystalline PHA Biopolymer at NPE 2024

(News | New Products)

May 07, 2024, ... particularly in areas where functional biodegradation is critical. CJ Biomaterials entered the PHA market in 2022 when it introduced PHACT A1000P, its amorphous PHA (aPHA) solution. Compared to scPHA ...

Excelitas Technologies to Showcase UV Curing and Disinfection Innovations at the 2024 RadTech UV+EB Technology and Conference

(News | New Products)

May 07, 2024, WHO: Excelitas Technologies® Corp., a leading industrial technology manufacturer focused on delivering innovative, market-driven photonic solutions WHO: Excelitas Technologies® Corp., a leading industrial ...

HOW TO: Do in Register Coating

(HOW TO Guide)

May 02, 2024, ... the need to reduce the scrap rate in one with the growing level of quality requested by the market being the obvious motivations. In the mid 80s I was working in an engineering department of a printing ...