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Synrad Sheds Light on Converting Applications

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

March 05, 2020, ... paperboard Cardboard Plastics Polymers Thin films Foils Textiles Leather Labels The benefits high performance CO2 lasers offer converters and material processors are many: Multiple ...

Is it the End for Non-Recyclable Plastic Packaging?

(Flexpack)

March 02, 2020, Nothing perhaps defines our consumer-driven society of recent decades better than plastic. The different types of mono-material high barrier pouches exhibited on the BOBST stand at K 2019 By BOBST ...

State of the Industry Report

(Nonwovens)

March 01, 2020, ... but due to “light weighting” of modern product designs, the move to thinner diapers and fewer diaper changes due to improved diaper performance, the tons of nonwoven material going to this area is slightly ...

SÜDPACK Announces its Multi SV Skin is Cyclos-Certified

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2020, ... in-house packaging development in a sustainability-centred scenario. One focus area in the company’s activities is on downgauging, i.e., on creating films that are as thin as possible; others include the ...

Narrow Web Twists and Turns

(Web Handling)

January 29, 2020, ... standard machines. Thinner gauge flexible substrates are highly extensible and demand different approaches to processing and settings. If a move over to flexible packaging is embarked upon it essential ...

StePac’s Advanced Packaging Cuts Fresh Green Bean Waste

(News | New Products)

January 21, 2020, ... packing. This lets the packaging of green beans and other vegetables meet the demands of high turnover facilities and is already gaining momentum within facilities in regions of the U.S., especially Florida. ...

Hey Buddy Can You Spare a Dyne?

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2020, ... writing about dyne testing? Because in over 34 years of working in this industry, it’s caused more confusion than any other topic. There are two things to remember after reading this article: Train ...

Corona Treating System

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

January 02, 2020, ... roll treater.   The dielectric covering is moved to the electrode and the grounded metal roller is bare metal.  A thin layer of an electrically conductive ceramic can be used to prevent oxidation of the ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Equipment Platform at Plast Eurasia

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2019, ... and an intuitive control package. The system is engineered for producing thin films from 7.8μ to 13μ (31-to 51-gauge) at high speeds. Extrusion Coating – Davis-Standard offers a comprehensive equipment ...

Polymer Packaging Partners With W&H to Offer the Latest in Co-Extruded Film and Bag Technology

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2019, ... Lanham. The multi-layer films to be produced by Polymer Film & Bag will be stronger than conventional film, yet thinner as a result of both resin technology and superior gauge profile, which significantly ...

Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities

(Converting Perspectives)

November 05, 2019, ... papers and “board” become grocery bags, boxes and cartons, mailers, folders that are printed, laminated, coated…. Papers transform into everything from roofing shingle and rolled graphite backings, to ...

Afinia Label and Sihl Unveil New Flexible Packaging Solution

(News | New Products)

October 21, 2019, ... on things like reducing waste, smaller production runs, and personalization; the need for an on-demand flexible packaging solution has grown significantly in the past few years,” said Joe Collins, technical ...

How Flexible Packaging Converters Stand to Benefit from Rising Snack Culture

(News | New Products)

October 17, 2019, ... eating fewer meals and more snacks. Everything from banking to business meetings have gone mobile, and consumers expect their food to be mobile too. Busier lifestyles leave consumers with less time to ...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc. Launches a New Website

(News | New Products)

September 11, 2019, ... leadership insights, facts about the company background, news of career opportunities, and more. “We think that even colleagues who know us well will learn something new about us, and we hope that first-time ...

Alco Seeks Out Vetaphone For New Corona System

(News | New Products)

July 16, 2019, ... system, that was fitted to a Carnevalli line in December 2018. “The commissioning went really smoothly – everything arrived in the one box and assembly was straightforward, since which time it’s been ...

Innovia Improves Tolerances and Achieves Faster Startups with Autoflex™ VI-RE Die

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2019, ... expand or contract to adjust the lip gap in areas of the film that are thicker or thinner than the target dimension. “The upper lip of the Autoflex die is more flexible in that the adjustments to the lip ...

LED UV & Electron Beam Curing Combine to Offer The Perfect Solution

(Case Studies)

June 05, 2019, ... job within 5 working days, and a shrink sleeve job within 7 working days. PakMarkas began working with GEW UV curing in 2002, with the installation of a UV system on an Arsoma press and this same system ...

First Certified Biodegradable Anticorrosion Film powered by Nano VpCI®

(News | New Products)

June 04, 2019, ... fully disintegrate within 2-3 months.  The film is extremely elastic and can be used as a complete replacement for non-degradable and inferior blend films. The exact time for films to biodegrade is dependent ...

Trends Driving Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2019, ... better graphics that gain the consumers' attention.  And for something a little different than our readers are used to, in this issue we take a look at the marketing journey and offer a path suppliers ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

May 23, 2019, ... offers more options for take-along and specialty products. Indeed, recyclable multi-layer substrates for flexible packages really seem to be the big new thing for converters and materials suppliers. ...