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Easy Open Application in Flexible Packaging: Snack N’ Seal

(Flexpack)

October 24, 2021, ... part of the top has two flange-type bits that scroll off to the sides. Those two thin strips of plastic break off as you pull the tab open to reveal the food inside, and you ca not get to the food without ...

Web Guides: The Evolution of Monitoring and The Need for Knowledge

(Web Handling)

October 17, 2021, When talking to people in the converting industry about web guiding, they will usually refer to web guides as “...we don’t think about them until they fail…” By Pedro P Velasco, Chief Operating Officer at Roll-2-Roll ...

Miraclon Announces Winners of the 2021 Global Flexo Innovation Awards

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2021, ... varnish finishing effect — something previously the preserve of gravure and a novel achievement using flexo; and Z Due, Italy, impressed judges with an excellent collection of work converted from offset ...

UFlex Teams Up with Hoffer Plastics and Mespack to Launch 100 Percent Recyclable Mono-Polymer Hot-Fill Pouches

(News | New Products)

September 26, 2021, ... fill and seal machine that allows efficient fill through the spout of pre-made pouches. The new design reportedly offers 100 percent easy recyclability of the laminate and spout cap as well within existing ...

UFlex Joins Alliance to End Plastic Waste to Strengthen its Global Mission of Building a Circular Plastic Economy

(News | New Products)

September 21, 2021, ... also intends to promote and drive sustainable actions within the regions where it is present as a packaging company. Founded in 2019, Alliance has convened a global network of corporations, project partners, ...

Q & A: NORDMECCANICA

(Coating)

September 20, 2021, ... that all products we are delivering currently are even better open to future evolutions. It is all about integration and modularity. A format we keep implementing and evolving. The next new thing in our ...

In the Spotlight: MAMATA

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 09, 2021, ... make a stand-up or side gusseted quad seal or flat bottom pouch. What exciting things have you done with some of your bag and pouch machines for a customer in the last year? We recently delivered ...

Roundtable Q&A: Static Control

(Static Elimination)

August 08, 2021, ... What comes from leaning on this expertise is development of comprehensive long-term effective static control within converting and package printing operations. Coldren: Start with introducing smart technologies: ...

A Surge in Demand for Antimicrobial Protection

(Coatings)

June 27, 2021, ... films for enhanced surface cleanliness and defense against product-damaging microbes. Built-in antimicrobial technology, such as zinc pyrithione, lives within the chemistry of films so is always active ...

Value-Added Processes: Coating, Laminating and Metallizing

(Coating)

June 06, 2021, ... for applications such as window film and paint protection films. These innovative treatments are improving the inherent characteristics of many products that impact daily living within the food packaging, ...

COVER: Testing, Inspection & Quality Control

(Flexpack)

May 23, 2021, ... be changed before each new job, making it ripe for human error. Also, as manufacturers use ever-thinner films, worn or broken stamps can perforate films, causing waste. Rotary coders, used in continuous ...

Web Considerations for Today’s Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

May 16, 2021, ...  Technical advancements in flexible packaging materials have enabled thinner webs to be processed with the same or greater strength and barrier properties. Physics states that the resistance of webs to ...

Mondi Packages Potatoes in Award-Winning Paper Bag with Sustainex Bio-Based Coating

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2021, ... kraft paper sales manager, Poland, Mondi. “We believe in sustainability not only because it’s the right thing to do for the environment and future generations, but because it’s the right thing to do ...

Antibacterial Laminates: A Line of Defense Against the Spread of Germs

(Film)

May 02, 2021, As America, and the entire world, begins to slowly emerge from a pandemic like no other, a few things have become certain. As America, and the entire world, begins to slowly emerge from a pandemic ...

The Value of Specialised Experience

(News | New Products)

April 26, 2021, ... a more powerful generator – nothing we can’t cope with, but a significant change in the technology specification from 30 years ago. The cost of raw materials has risen rapidly too.  Plastic substrate ...

Baldwin Vision Systems and AMS Spectral UV Showcase New XP Quatro Series LED Curing Technology and Debut Defender 100% Inspection Solution at virtual.drupa

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 20, 2021, ... a wide variety of substrates including micro-thin shrink films, corrugated materials, cardboard, paper and metal. In addition to the launch of the XP Quatro Series, Baldwin Vision Systems will highlight ...

Stronger Focus on Circular Economy “The Key to Post-Covid Packaging Growth” Says Eco Flexibles

(News | New Products)

March 24, 2021, ... losing its meaning,” said Matt Francklow, director, Eco Flexibles. “What consumers want to see is something tangible that they can understand and relate to. This is where demonstrating circular economy ...

KM Packaging Launches Compostable Product Range

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2020, ... current value of around £7.5 billion and is expected to grow by some 20 per cent over the next five years. The C-Range brings together Treetop’s knowledge within this market and KM’s wider flexible packaging ...

Nu-Coat chooses Vetaphone Corona for pioneering UV coating line

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2020, ... and no VOCs.  “Our coater requires up to 65% less power than a conventional line and has a smaller footprint that allows us to use space more efficiently.  Even the PVC we use is 25% thinner than is customary, ...

Inside the October Issue of PFFC

(Blog)

October 26, 2020, ... this year, more than years past for most. As we are wrapping it up, I can’t help but think of the missed opportunities for in person meetings and networking like the now postponed LabelExpo.  The months ...