Trim Removal

Protective Packaging | Add Value with Vapor Corrosion Inhibitors

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2017, VCI technology can be used to manufacture paper, film, and paperboard packaging that protects metal parts and equipment from rust and corrosion. VCI technology can be used to manufacture paper, film, ...

Flexible Packaging | Fighting Food Waste

(Flexpack)

September 25, 2017, How spoilage-stopping solutions can combat a global crisis How spoilage-stopping solutions can combat a global crisis. A whopping one third – 1.3 billion tons – of the food produced for human consumption ...

CRON-ECRM to Launch Digital-UV Plate

(News | New Products)

September 06, 2017, The Blackwood Digital-UV Plate, which will be introduced at PRINT 17, is said to streamline production and offer environmental benefits NORTH ANDOVER, MA | CRON-ECRM will debut the Blackwood Digital-UV ...

UPM Raflatac Acquires Southwest Label Stock

(Label/Tape)

August 15, 2017, ... Raflatac also announces a continuation and expansion of Southwest Label Stock's small roll service. With this service, UPM Raflatac customers will be able to purchase single rolls of laminate trimless at ...

Green Bay Packaging Adds Slitting Facility

(Slit)

July 24, 2017, ... its customers in the southeastern US. The facility is stocking a range of company’s most popular label materials, which are available on the trimless, TIP, program with a one slit roll minimum. “Providing ...

Brandtjen & Kluge Launches Press

(Die-Cutting)

July 23, 2017, ... a shift startup. A foil, die, and make-ready alignment system that trims set-up time and boosts set-up efficiency. Accurate quick-set tool-less registration adjustments and an ultra-lightweight die ...

OMET Press Provides Dual-Shape Labels

(Label/Tape)

July 03, 2017, Installed at Grafiche Amadeo, the specially designed XFlex X2 370 produces labels with double die-cutting shapes, without backing removal ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL | Grafiche Amadeo entered the label business ...

KM Packaging's K Steam Film Improves Shelf Life ...

(Flexpack)

June 19, 2017, ... Director Graham Holding explained: “In today’s pressurized retail environment, shoppers are looking for the best solutions that will save them the most time, but with no detriment to the eating experience ...

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

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, Adhesives expert Ingrid Brase considers the benefits and drawbacks of radiation curable products. Adhesives expert Ingrid Brase considers the benefits and drawbacks of radiation curable products. In ...

Trends/Management | Managing Change for Continuous Improvement in a Regulated Industry

(Trends/Management)

May 30, 2017, ... factors might have influenced that performance, such as heavier focus in R&D in detriment to manufacturing, it is reasonable to assume that lack of innovation and continuous improvement had a determining ...

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

(Label/Tape)

May 24, 2017, ... for automotive electronics systems, airbag assemblies, interior trim, and other components. In one example, a major auto manufacturer approached PolarSeal after the redesign of a top-selling vehicle. A ...

Spinnaker Partners with ARMOR USA for Testing

(Label/Tape)

May 21, 2017, ... Coating. Spinnaker currently offers seven paper facestocks and ten film facestocks in more than 65 construction combinations on its Trimless program, including a recently launched 2.8-mil white thermal ...

CTC Splicer Is Semi-Automatic

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2017, ... production. The included splice table has a cutting slot for the operator to trim the expired and new webs, as well as an integral tape dispenser. The machine is engineered so that just one operator ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your P-S Medical Application

(Sticking With It)

May 15, 2017, Development of new pressure-sensitive products for medical use is one of the more challenging areas for the product developer. Development of new pressure-sensitive products for medical use is one ...

FTA Honors Innovative Products

(News | New Products)

May 14, 2017, The Flexographic Technical Association names three companies winners of the 2017 Technical Innovation Award PHOENIX, AZ | The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) announced three winners of its ...

Toray Films Suited for Medical Packaging

(Flexpack)

May 08, 2017, ... of the packaged product. It also assures the end-user that prolonged storage time has not had a detrimental effect on the packaged product and that the item is still sterile and has not been tampered with. ...

FTA Awards | 6 Best of Show Winners Take Top Honors

(Print)

May 01, 2017, Winners revealed at the Flexographic Technical Assn.'s annual awards banquet in Phoenix on May 1. Winners revealed at the Flexographic Technical Assn.'s annual awards banquet in Phoenix on May 1. PHOENIX, ...

Maxson Sheeter Converts Rolls of Tyvek

(Carton Box)

April 08, 2017, ... Company says the technology improves productivity while minimizing costly waste. Available in trim widths to 65 in. (1,651 mm) the cutter’s standard configuration allows for a cutoff of 16–55 in. (407–1,400 ...

Avery Dennison Reports Outdoor Labeling Solutions

(Label/Tape)

March 11, 2017, Seven portfolios offer a range of PS and non-PS label solutions to help converters grow their outdoor business MENTOR, OH | Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials reports it is helping speed ...

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

(Coating/Laminating)

February 13, 2017, Tape is a broad category, but there are common factors to consider in choosing the right adhesive for the job Tape is a broad category, but there are common factors to consider in choosing the right ...

Kay Auto Graphics Installs Another AdamsTech Penta Dieboard Laser

(Die-Cutting)

January 10, 2017, ... industry leaders in creation and supply of distinctive automotive trim. Kay Automotive purchased the laser to augment their existing diemaking operations. With more than 40 years providing decals, badges, ...

Paradigm Printing Adds Colter & Peterson Cutter

(Carton Box)

December 27, 2016, The SABER paper cutter is at work on display boxes, among other products, reportedly trimming twice as much material as an older unit PATERSON, NJ | When Paradigm Printing, Dalton, GA, needed to replace ...

ASACLEAN Introduces Purging Compound

(Flexpack)

December 10, 2016, The next-generation UF2 Grade compound for blown and cast film extrusion is said to require less product and allow quicker cleanup PARSIPPANY,NJ | ASACLEAN, a commercial purging compound for thermoplastic ...

3M Strapping Tape Removes Cleanly

(Label/Tape)

December 05, 2016, Scotch 8899HP secures appliance parts and more during shipping ST. PAUL, MN | 3M Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Div. offers Scotch Clean Removal Strapping Tape 8899HP to secure appliance parts and ...

Maxson Sheeter Is Suited for P-S Stock

(Carton Box)

November 05, 2016, ... eliminating the need to guillotine trim. In addition, the cutter can be outfitted with automatic mechanism that maintains squareness without operator adjustment. Available in trim widths to 64 in. (1,625 ...

Performance Pkg. of NV Launches Additive for Extended Shelf Life

(Flexpack)

October 03, 2016, Can be applied to polyolefin to provide an oxygen environment equal to foil LAS VEGAS, NV | Performance Packaging of Nevada has introduced its AIRSHIELD capability, which has the goal of extending ...

Dow Corning Launches Series of PSAs

(Coating/Laminating)

September 18, 2016, New pressure-sensitive adhesives and coatings are suited for protective films used throughout the lifecycle of electronic devices AUBURN, MI | Dow Corning, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical ...

SUN Automation Partners with CleanPrint

(Carton Box)

September 08, 2016, Sun will sell, install, and service CleanPrint’s system for removing dried ink in the corrugated process SPARKS, MD | SUN Automation Group, a global provider of value added solutions to the corrugated ...

Coating Matters | The Advantage of Using Surfactants

(Coating/Laminating)

September 05, 2016, Surface active agents provide a tie layer between the liquid and the substrate, but trial and error will be required. Surface active agents provide a tie layer between the liquid and the substrate, ...

Simco-Ion Static Control Unit Is Upgraded for Pneumatic Conveying

(Surface Prep)

August 22, 2016, ... Conveyostat system. Pairing the Conveyostat in-line ionizer with the Dual Phase+ power supply reportedly allows for safe static neutralization of any metallized trim material passing through pneumatic ...