Materials Handling

Quantum Design Inc. Announces New Leadership

(News | New Products)

January 21, 2024, Quantum Design Inc., a leading control systems integrator and equipment manufacturer has announced the original owners of the company Quantum Design Inc., a leading control systems integrator and equipment ...

Automating Flexo Closer to Digital

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

January 21, 2024, ... via automation — has made flexo a viable alternative. One of the best ways to stay competitive and save material costs is to make scheduling flexible and reduce makeready time. Flexo presses are fast, ...

Charter Next Generations Builds Extensive Portfolio of Store Drop-off Ready Films with 250 How2Recycle ® Pre-qualification Letters

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2024, ... disposal instructions to the public. It is driven by a coalition of brands that want consumers to be empowered through smart labeling systems. Pre-qualification allows material manufacturers and converters ...

Steady Growth for North American Folding Carton Market Predicted Through 2027

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2024, ... packaging materials are poised to benefit from their environmentally friendly profile. Reduced Capacity in Canada The macroeconomic environment in Canada during the forecast period will support carton ...

Following Major Acquisition, TekniPlex Healthcare to Showcase Expanded Interventional Capabilities at MD&M West

(News | New Products)

January 17, 2024, ... at two booths. Photo courtesy of TekniPlex TekniPlex Healthcare, which utilizes advanced materials science expertise to help deliver better patient outcomes, will display its enhanced and expanded ...

Paptic Successfully Closes 2023 Growth Financing Round

(News | New Products)

January 16, 2024, ... of Paptic Paptic Ltd, a high-growth company manufacturing wood fibre-based packaging materials, has successfully completed the year 2023 with significant investment from new investors. The company made ...

New Cutter Sharpening Service Returns Lundberg Cutters to Like New Condition for Maximum Productivity and Efficiency

(News | New Products)

January 16, 2024, ... feet of material, AirTrim engineers will examine the cutter and advise if additional work is beneficial. They will then sharpen both the rotor and fixed blades to create a new cutting edge, reassemble ...

K 2025 Exhibitor Registration Open Online

(News | New Products)

January 15, 2024, ... machinery and equipment, raw materials and auxiliaries as well as semi-finished products, technical parts and reinforced plastic products. K 2025 will not only be the industry’s performance barometer and ...

Label Industry Continues To Thrive

(Converting Perspectives)

January 14, 2024, On rolls or sheets, in bulk or in specialty niches and across myriad materials, label production is healthy and thriving. By Susan Stansbury, Industry Consultant On rolls or sheets, in bulk or ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(Converting Perspectives)

January 14, 2024, ... for tapes run the gamut of materials. Filament tapes alone can incorporate polyester, polypropylene and glass yarn filaments, often to increase strength for strapping and other specific applications. There ...

Navigating Challenges in Corona Treatment

(Surface Prep)

January 14, 2024, ... to balance compact designs with effective ozone management for sustained reliability. Because of the compact trend, the types of materials that are used to manufacture corona treaters become more critical ...

ROTOMAC Awarded for Commitment to Sustainability

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2024, ... that would be necessary to transport traditional cores, showcasing a clear commitment to the environmental cause. NO DUST is generated during the production process. NO ADHESIVE MATERIAL is needed ...

Accredo Packaging and Fresh-Lock Collaborate to Launch More Sustainable and Child-Resistant Stand-Up Pouch

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2024, ... packaging with recycled content. The collaboration offers a child-resistant track that contains at least 25% PCR material while maintaining dependable protection and a recyclable child-safe closure.   ...

Paptic Ltd Named on 2024 Global Cleantech 100 for Second Year Running

(News | New Products)

January 10, 2024, Paptic Ltd, a manufacturer of sustainable packaging materials, has been named on Cleantech Group’s 2024 Global Cleantech 100. Paptic Ltd, a manufacturer of sustainable packaging materials, has been ...

TekniPlex Healthcare to Debut World’s First Pharma-grade PET Blister Film with Recycled Content

(News | New Products)

January 10, 2024, TekniPlex Healthcare, which utilizes advanced materials science expertise to help deliver better patient outcomes Photo courtesy of TekniPlex Healthcare TekniPlex Healthcare, which utilizes advanced ...

Dorian Studio Inc. Modernizes Equipment with Insignia6H Rotary Die Cutter by Rollem

(News | New Products)

January 10, 2024, ... variations and is especially ideal for users looking to produce packaging products and cut thicker materials. The dual magnetic "H" model utilizes two flexible 'male/female' dies to channel score or emboss ...

kp makes waves with Recycled Coastal Plastics® drive

(News | New Products)

January 09, 2024, ... the Keep Sea Blue organisation, kp plays its part in closing the loop on plastic waste through the use of Recycled Coastal Plastics®, a certified post-consumer recycled raw material recovered from within ...

Eliminate Strapping to Hold Spacers and Bearers

(News | New Products)

January 09, 2024, ... between the product layers, preventing slipping, such as plasterboards, rigid foam panels, mineral wool, or similar materials. Reduced cost of consumables By utilizing the RoRo StretchPack® solution ...

Beontag, Global Expert in Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives and Smart Tags, to participate in NRF 2024

(News | New Products)

January 09, 2024, Beontag, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of pressure-sensitive adhesives and smart tags such as RFID and NFC Beontag, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of pressure-sensitive adhesives ...

New ZSK FilCo Filtration Compounder for Higher Product Quality and Reduced Energy Consumption in PCR and Polymer Recycling

(News | New Products)

January 09, 2024, ... ZSK extruder to be compounded with reinforcing materials or fillers.   Compared to the two-step production lines that have been the norm until now, Coperion’s new ZSK FilCo is distinguished by a markedly ...

At Pharmapack Paris, Schreiner MediPharm to Introduce Syringe Labels with Gas Barrier Function

(News | New Products)

January 08, 2024, ... to their special material selection and design, Schreiner MediPharm’s new labels are equipped with a barrier function that significantly reduces oxygen diffusion in COC syringes. Two variants are available: ...

Schreiner ProTech Opens Pressure Compensation Seals Process Center

(News | New Products)

January 08, 2024, Facility centralizes production of pressure compensation seals, from initial materials reception to final manufacturing. Facility centralizes production of pressure compensation seals, from initial ...

Productivity Gains Hiding in Plain Sight

(Flexpack)

January 07, 2024, ... wide variety of packaging materials, including those with a high percentage of recycled content. These PSAs offer a range of hot melt rubber adhesives suitable for low surface energy foams and films ...

At IPPE Show, TekniPlex Consumer Products to Showcase Fiber-Based Cartons and Other Sustainable Packaging Solutions for Eggs, Meat & Poultry

(News | New Products)

January 03, 2024, TekniPlex Consumer Products, a globally integrated provider of innovative solutions through materials science and manufacturing technologies Photo courtesy of TekniPlex TekniPlex Consumer Products, ...

Paperboard Packaging Council Names Emily Leonczyk Executive Director and Vice President

(News | New Products)

January 01, 2024, ... of paperboard as a renewable and recyclable packaging material as well as the development of a viable future workforce. She is passionate about equipping PPC members with the tools to champion the sustainable ...

R2R USA Conference Draws Biggest Crowd in Five Years

(Coating/Laminating)

December 21, 2023, The R2R USA Conference hosted by the Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters (ARC) in October, recorded the highest number of attendees in five years. The R2R USA Conference hosted by the Association ...

TekniPlex Healthcare Acquires Seisa Medical

(News | New Products)

December 20, 2023, ... solutions platform in the minimally invasive and interventional therapies sectors TekniPlex Healthcare, which utilizes advanced materials science expertise to help deliver better patient outcomes, has ...

It’s All About Converting

(Bag Pouch)

December 20, 2023, The Leading Event for Paper, Film, Foil and Nonwovens Converting The Leading Event for Paper, Film, Foil and Nonwovens Converting By Lindsay Tyler, Marketing Director, RX Global The International ...

MODEC and Toray Jointly Develop FPSO and FSO Repair Technique Using CFRP Patch

(News | New Products)

December 20, 2023, ... Accordingly, developing a repair technique that facilitates the efficient deployment of materials and equipment offshore and does not involve hot work is vital. These considerations prompted MODEC and ...

Convenience is King in our ‘Effortless’ Economy

(Flexpack)

December 17, 2023, ... the problem plastics in packaging with completely renewable fiber-based materials is the sustainable alternative consumers are both demanding and actively seeking. By circulating material over and over, ...