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Pearl Technologies to Show Wide Range at NPE

The company will highlight a number of new products at the upcoming show, including sealing and punching equipment

Shrink Packaging for Beer Brand Provides Multiple Benefits

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, is collaborating with craft beer brewer Oskar Blues along with plastics converter Berry Global and Ampacet to produce the industry’s first printed collation shrink packaging in the U.S. for the brewer’s 24-can variety cases.

Siemens Launches Servo Drive

The Sinamics S210 converter for Simotics S-1FK2 motors is said to simplify motion control and offer features for many applications

The drupa Global Trends Report Is Positive

The latest drupa report reflects mostly positive views from printers and suppliers interviewed for the survey

X-Rite & Flint Group Announce Global Partnership

VIVO Colour Solutions, supported by Flint’s Global Colour Centre, uses X-Rite’s eXact device to provide a central web-based digital color repository

Wood & Associates Reports Orders in China

Dragonfly microlithography origination large-format technology is designed for the security market in folding carton packaging

GMG Details Plans for INFO*FLEX

OpenColor 2.1 color control will be featured along with what are said to be color-accurate prototypes using the Epson SureColor S80 printer

Plant-Based Pizza Box is Compostable

World Centric's PizzaRound package made from renewable resources

FINAT Technical Seminar Ranges Widely

From the Internet of Things through the mechanics and materials of self-adhesive label production, seminar had a broad agenda

Toray Aiding CPG Companies in Mexico

The company says its line of films and type of customer service are suited to Mexico’s specific flexible packaging needs

Elplast Zipper Featured on Consumers' Choice Best Product

Helio Natura hazelnuts package has EL-ZIP Press-to-Close Zipper

Two-Sided Pouch Offers Corrosion Protection & Desiccant Action

Cortec Desicorr VpCI Pouches/NW provide dual function

Schreiner ProTech Enhances Laser Film

Company announces next generation of the Color Laser Film, said to meet market demand for higher levels of counterfeiting and tampering protection

Nestlé Announces Environmental Goal

The company hopes to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025

Avery Dennison Offers Thermal Print Technology

Platinum Thermal technology is said to offer simplicity combined with quality and durability

AMI Issues Study of Polymer Demand in NAFTA

The report includes detailed statistical data for all major thermoplastic materials in the US, Canada, and Mexico with forecasts until 2022

BW Papersystems Launches RFID Tag Unit

The BW Bielomatik TagLiner provides a new chip bonding concept for the production of RFID tags, said to result in high speed and bonding strength

Constantia Flexibles Adds Laminator

The new equipment, working at the company’s South African subsidiary, will handle packaging for confectionary, snacks, and HPC products

Testing Machines Inc. Enhances COF Tester

The 32-76e COF tester now offers peel capabilities as well as other new features

Acucote Expands UV Inkjet Line

The company is now offering permanents, removables, and blockout adhesives, and has more additions planned

CCL Industries Acquires Imprint Plus

The bolt-on acquisition for Avery adds the manufacture of badges, signs, and more to CCL’s portfolio

BillerudKorsnas Launches Climate-Positive Packaging

D-Sack cement bag dissolves in cement mixer

Bobst Lyon Reports Expansion

The company is expanding its factory in France and will open a new Competence Center in 2018 to aid machinery development as well as service

Contact Originators Offers Wide Plate for Corrugated

The 2.8-mm-wide flexo plate reportedly allows corrugated printers to maximize their print yields

Smart Planet Technologies Starts Paper Cup Recycling Program

With support from Allan Company & Replenysh, company says reCUP Recycling Initiative takes a major step addressing global paper cup recycling problem

Vetaphone Corona Units Installed at CeDo

The European company says it has used Vetaphone equipment for years and has always likes the quality and consistency it produces

BALDWIN Acquires Digital Ink System

An agreement with Quad/Graphics results in the acquisition, allowing BALDWIN to continue development for packaging, corrugated, and more

DowDuPont to Invest in Expansion

The company will invest $100 Million to expand manufacturing capacity of specialty materials at Sabine River Works

Monadnock Announces Label Product

Envi 96 Label, part of company’s EnviPortfolio line of substrates, is said to offer high performance as well as graphics that “pop”

New Era Partners with Adept Converting

New Era will service clients of Adept, a manufacturer’s representative, with both companies excited to bring their expertise together

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