Green Converting

HYBRID Software Receives Flexo Label Advantage Group’s FLAG Vendor Partner of the Year Award Again

(News | New Products)

June 25, 2024, During the Flexo Label Advantage Group’s (FLAG) Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony Awards night in June, HYBRID Software was recognized as recipient of the FLAG 2024 Vendor Partner of the Year award. During ...

Faustel – Battery Energy and Fuel Cell Market Q&A

(News | New Products)

June 24, 2024, Faustel is the technology leader in custom roll to roll electrode, fuel cell, and battery separator production equipment solutions Faustel is the technology leader in custom roll to roll electrode, ...

Mondi and traceless Develop Ground-breaking Coating Solution

(Sustainability Forum)

June 20, 2024, ... the need for fossil raw materials. traceless' consequential life-cycle assessment showed that the provision of traceless® material to the market leads to overall greenhouse gas savings of 76% from sourcing ...

Sustainability: A Journey Through Coating and Lamination Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

June 19, 2024, The converting industry has had positive impacts on nature, developing technologies to reduce energy use in the packaging cycle By Giancarlo Caimmi, Commercial Director, Nordmeccanica Group The converting ...

Beontag Publishes 2023 ESG Report Reinforcing Role as Sustainability Enabler

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2024, ... such as these provide Beontag customers the data and tools they need to achieve their own ESG goals.  Last year, the company enhanced its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory to include new operations acquired ...

IMS Technologies and NiEW's New Generation HMI Project Wins Prestigious "Red Dot Award: Best of the Best 202

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2024, IMS Technologies, a global leader in the design and production of high-tech machinery for various sectors such as converting, packaging, and other industries Photo courtesy of IMS Technologies IMS ...

Expansion of On-Site Service in the U.S. and Canada

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2024, Kuen YUH Machinery Engineering Co., Ltd. Taichung 408 Taiwan announces the appointment of Mark Earl Dallmeyer to the KYMC's service team as the Customer Service Representative for the North American region. ...

Demand Increasing for PCR Plastics: How Recycled PE supports Sustainable Packaging Solutions

(Flexpack)

June 13, 2024, ... and greenhouse gas emissions. In a lifecycle impact study conducted by the Association of Plastic Recyclers, recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) was found to reduce emissions and energy use from ...

Flint Group’s 2030 carbon reduction targets approved by SBTi

(News | New Products)

June 10, 2024, ... account for more than 60% of our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We are also channelling over 75% of our research and development costs into sustainability-focused ink and coating solutions, such as barrier ...

Strong Interest in K 2025

(News | New Products)

June 09, 2024, Exhibit space at K 2025 is in high demand from all over the world. Exhibit space at K 2025 is in high demand from all over the world. With the motto “The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible”, ...

Davis-Standard Sets Industry Benchmark With 100 Percent Carbon-Free Electricity Across North American Facilities

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2024, ... and demonstrates its dedication to operating in an environmentally responsible manner. Davis-Standard achieved this milestone by purchasing Green-e certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) for ...

ARC Elects Officers, Directors

(News | New Products)

May 29, 2024, Members of the Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters (ARC), a global non-profit trade association serving the flexible metallizing Members of the Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters (ARC), a ...

ROTOCON assists TubePac International establish globally competitive tube manufacturing facility

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2024, ... system such as CMYK plus orange, green and violet. By adopting ECG printing on the MPS EF430 from the outset, TubePac has significantly enhanced its profitability and reduced its environmental footprint. ...

Static Charges: Production Mishaps and Product Misbehavior

(Surface Prep)

May 26, 2024, Reducing downtime and maximizing productivity is a key aim for any converter, but the generation of static on production lines poses a major threat to this. By Matt Fyffe, VP and General Manager, Meech ...

Printing Industry Banks on Sustainability

(News | New Products)

May 22, 2024, ... a green ethical choice: “Ecological makes business sense. Quality, efficiency and the eco-friendly and energy-efficient production of printed products can go hand in hand,” stated Werner Drechsler, who ...

Surface Treatment: The Importance of Getting it Right

(Surface Prep)

May 19, 2024, With the growth in demand for flexible packaging predicted to continue at a rapid rate for the foreseeable future By Jan Eisby, Chief Business Officer, Vetaphone A/S, Denmark With the growth in ...

PPC to Host Folding Carton-Specific Tours at drupa 2024.

(News | New Products)

May 14, 2024, The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), is gearing up for drupa 2024, the world’s leading trade fair for all kinds of print technologies The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), is gearing up for ...

Drupa Cube to Feature More than 50 Sessions Global Economist Opens High-profile Program

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2024, ... at Enhesa and Jonathan Graham, Chairman of the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership, who will host a panel (including Yujing and keynote speaker Dr. Calvin Lakhan) to discuss strategies for effectively ...

Static Gets Worse at Higher Line Speeds: Keys Toward Maintaining Good Static Control

(Surface Prep)

May 12, 2024, ... towards the grounded roller indicated by the green arrows. When the web moves, charges are carried along by the web. Charges move by both conduction and convection (web motion). For the entering web, ...

HOW TO: Add Web Cleaning on a Budget With Jemmco, LLC

(HOW TO Guide)

May 02, 2024, In the realm of web converting processes, ensuring the cleanliness of a substrate is crucial to achieving high-quality results and customer satisfaction. In the realm of web converting processes, ensuring ...

Surface Tension and Wettability

(Surface Prep)

May 01, 2024, Key Principles for Quality Production in Converting Key Principles for Quality Production in Converting By Melissa Lang, Vice President, Jemmco, LLC Surface tension and wettability are essential ...

Creating a Circular Packaging Value Chain: How collaboration with suppliers helps converters meet brand owner demands

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2024, Brands owners are making big changes in an effort to reduce waste, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and increase recycling rates. Photo courtesy of NOVA Chemicals By John Avolio, Value Chain Manager, ...

Web Guide 101

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

April 24, 2024, ... guides play a pivotal role in optimizing manufacturing, reducing waste and ultimately enhancing profit margins by conserving materials — a truly "green" aspect of the converting industry. We can all ...

Double E Group Releases the Schlumpf Powered Core Plug Handler for the Tissue Industry

(News | New Products)

April 22, 2024, Feature-Packed Core Plug Handler Increases Safety and Productivity Feature-Packed Core Plug Handler Increases Safety and Productivity Photo courtesy of Double E Group The battery-powered Schlumpf ...

ProMach’s ID Technology Acquires Etiflex, a Leading Producer of Pressure-Sensitive Labels, Tickets, and RFID Labels in Mexico

(News | New Products)

April 21, 2024, ProMach, a worldwide leader in processing and packaging machinery and related solutions, announced today that it has acquired Etiflex ProMach, a worldwide leader in processing and packaging machinery ...

Hong Kong PrintPack Fairs Open in April

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2024, ... showcase of industry-leading solutions.     To address the growing concern in environmental protection, the Green Printing & Packaging Solutions Zone will showcase bio-degradable materials, upcycled ...

BioEmitter®- Keeping Corrosion and Rust at Bay in Enclosed Spaces

(News | New Products)

April 15, 2024, ... Product Development Cortec® continues to make significant advancements in developing green, biobased solutions from renewable materials. As a multinational VCI/VpCI® inhibitor manufacturer, the company ...

SEI integrates Vetaphone on new Labelmaster KyoJet

(News | New Products)

April 14, 2024, SEI Laser Converting is based in Buja in the northeast corner of Italy.  Photo courtesy of SEI The Italian manufacturer, SEI Laser Converting, part of the international SEI Group, has taken a ...

Tension: The First Thing We Must Get Right

(Coating/Laminating)

April 14, 2024, Web tension is arguably the most important parameter for any web process. Tension is the first thing we must get right. By Neal Michal, Principal, Converting Expert, LLC Web tension is arguably the ...

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2024, For those veterans in the slitting-winding community, this commentary is not necessarily new information, but reviews are always good too.  By Susan Stansbury, Industry Consultant For those veterans ...