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Sun Chemical Has Big Plans for LatinPack

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2018, ... production process, company says. System is intended for surface printing and lamination for various end-use applications, such as lidding materials, medical laminates, and food packaging for confectionery ...

Q&A Roundtable | How The Pouch/Bag Making Market Is Evolving

(Bag Pouch)

May 10, 2018, ... bag machines for security and shipping envelopes. • Customized pouch machines for the medical industry. • “Combination machines” that make multiple pouch styles. For example, stand-up pouches and quad ...

Applied Motion Products Launches Actuator

(Controls)

April 08, 2018, ... variety of automation tasks in electronics assembly, medical packaging, and test and measurement as well as in applications requiring accurate positioning such as feeding, pick-and-place, and axis setup. ...

Sticking With It | Hot Melt PSA Primer

(Coating/Laminating)

March 26, 2018, ... color and adds stability but also makes the hydrogenated hydrocarbons more expensive. Generally, lower color translates to higher cost. “Water-white” resins are used for applications in medical, hygiene, ...

Pregis Invests in Blown Film Testing Lab

(Flexpack)

January 20, 2018, ... medical (breathable bags and pouches), industrial (automotive, hardware, etc.), as well as surface protection. The lab will include analytical testing equipment and physical testing (peel, tensile, impact ...

ISCST Symposium Issues Call for Papers

(Coating/Laminating)

January 07, 2018, ... processes, the agenda presents emerging applications such as photovoltaics, fuel and battery cells, biomedical applications, and electronic displays. Higgins says, “The Symposium is a great place to learn ...

AWA Reviews Sessions on Release Liners

(Label/Tape)

November 25, 2017, ... liner usage—continues to grow at around 4% per annum, Reardon said. Liner usage for tapes, medical, and industrial applications are, however, growing very much faster. Reardon underlined the fact that ...

AWA Release Liner Event Coming Early in 2018

(Label/Tape)

October 29, 2017, ... and labels to medical and electronics applications, and will feature presentations from leading companies as well as AWA’s global analysis of the markets’ current status and future directions. The keynote ...

DowDuPont Announces Results of Review

(Flexpack)

September 27, 2017, ... LED, semiconductors, medical, as well as Molykote brand lubricants for automotive and industrial equipment and Multibase, which provides solutions for the thermoplastic compounding industry. On a forecasted ...

LPS Industries Adds Equipment

(Bag Pouch)

September 12, 2017, ... with a clear film front and a foil or metallized film backing, for instance, are becoming more popular among medical product brand owners who choose to use a humidity indicator insert, allowing a quick ...

Worthen Adds Vetaphone Corona Treater On Coating Line

(Surface Prep)

August 02, 2017, ... recently received ISO 14001 certification. The list of products produced at the Nashua plant includes: medical films, foams and fabrics; various types of tape from automotive to carpet applications; hot ...

AWA Issues Release Liner Review

(Label/Tape)

June 27, 2017, ... across all its end uses—from labels and graphics to envelopes, food and bakery, tapes, medical and hygiene, and industrial applications.  While pressure-sensitive labels remain the largest global market ...

Sticking With It | Overview of Radiation Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, ... use in the medical tape segment is viable if the proper non-migratory ingredients are selected; currently there are several commercially available products that are suitable. But are there limits? All ...

Tekni-Plex Reports Investment in China

(Flexpack)

June 13, 2017, A new $15 million facility in China will produce pharmaceutical and medical devices in the company’s Natvar, Colorite, and Action Technology units WAYNE, PA | Tekni-Plex is announcing a $15 million ...

Label/Tape | PolarSeal’s Custom-Designed Converting Machines Serve Diverse Industries

(Label/Tape)

May 24, 2017, ... including many prominent names and brands. The company supports multiple business sectors, with the medical sector accounting for a sizeable percentage of sales. In that area, the company produces wound ...

Freedonia Study Looks at Barrier Films

(Flexpack)

May 16, 2017, ... for photovoltaic modules, flexible electronics, and other durable goods. The pharmaceutical and medical products packaging market will see healthy growth through 2021, says the study, due to increased ...

Dow Launches Nonwovens for Comfort

(Flexpack)

April 18, 2017, ... medical drapes and garments, and filtration products. “The quest for softer, more cloth-like nonwoven materials is a key driver in the ongoing development of health and hygiene products that combine ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your Pressure-Sensitive Tape

(Coating/Laminating)

February 13, 2017, ... are also applicable to medical tapes. However, since there is the added complexity of both regulatory and skin contact to consider, I will cover medical tapes in a future article. MATERIALS Let’s start ...

Sensor Films Contracts for Inkjet System

(News | New Products)

December 03, 2016, ... re-shape the world we live in,” says Jason Marsh, Nextflex Director of Technology, “from the electronic wearable devices, to medical health monitoring, to the ubiquitous sensing of the world around us—often ...

MOCON Testing System Cuts Time to Market

(Controls)

November 27, 2016, ... for film and resin manufacturers, converters, and brand owners in industries including electronics (OLED and thin film), solar, vacuum panel, food, pharmaceutical, and medical devices who benefit from ...