Bar Coding

InkJet Introduces New Anser Smart Printhead Designed for Automated Production Line Integration

(News | New Products)

July 01, 2024, InkJet’s latest product offering is the ANSER Smart Printhead, a compact high-resolution inkjet printer designed for production automation and system integration. Photo courtesy of InkJet InkJet’s ...

Ultrasonic Drying of Biodegradable Molded Recycled Paper

(Coating/Laminating)

June 30, 2024, ... additives and the second one was not. Both groups were coated with equal quantities of the Reef biodegradable barrier coatings. Both the additive and the coating were manufactured by Cellucomp (UK) and ...

Update on Paperboard Packaging Sustainability Trends

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2024, ... for recycled/unbleached boxboard, including water-based and water-soluble inks and dyes, UV EB inks, water-soluble adhesives, clay coatings, varnish coatings, polymer barriers, bioplastic barriers, metals ...

Measuring the Coating Window: Simplify the Concept with Mapping

(Coating/Laminating)

June 23, 2024, ... has a minimum speed, so we get a barring defect. But this is well known (and not the case with most other methods). So, we jump up to 50 fpm and the detect goes away. Step 3: Measure the Upper Limit ...

Mondi and traceless Develop Ground-breaking Coating Solution

(Sustainability Forum)

June 20, 2024, ... for further testing of the coated paper in the company’s laboratories. Later production on industrial scale will take place in a designated plant in Hamburg. Varying products require different barriers ...

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, ... by its propensity for innovation and its desire to offer valuable solutions,” said Stefano Bartolini, CEO of IMS Technologies. “The human-machine interface we developed together with NiEW is not only ...

Flexible Packaging — In a Constant Cycle of Evolution

(Flexpack)

June 16, 2024, ... Barriers While most consumers focus their attention on price, brand and general appearance of the product, we unknowingly bypass the importance of barrier properties packaging films provide. Not only ...

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, ... The latter includes corporate social responsibility as well as future career perspectives for young professionals in the plastics and rubber sectors.  K is a trend barometer and innovation forum for ...

Epson Introduces Next Generation ColorWorks On-Demand Label Printer for Demanding, High-Volume Environments

(News | New Products)

June 03, 2024, ... manager, Label Printers, Epson America, Inc. “Delivering accurate colors, smooth gradations, precise barcodes, and sharp text, this new model is built to inspire businesses to ‘Do Labels Differently™’ ...

Paper Mills Forge Ahead with Speedy Delivery of High-Quality Parts

(Web Handling)

June 02, 2024, ... associated with larger, simpler-shaped parts like bars or blanks, the process enables the creation of "custom-designed" metal components. Open-die forging facilitates the production of seamless rolled ...

Fujifilm Celebrates Triple Win at EDP Awards 2024

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2024, ... technology. The award win follows four new European customer signings of the innovative press at drupa 2024. In addition, Fujifilm's 42K and 46kUV print bars were recognized as the "Best Special Printing ...

Static Charges: Production Mishaps and Product Misbehavior

(Surface Prep)

May 26, 2024, ... charges. This technology uses ionization, or ionized air, whereby a voltage is fed to an array of emitter pins mounted on an ionizing bar, creating a high-energy "cloud" of positive and negative ions. Any ...

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

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2024, ... the growing importance of sustainable solutions. Other presenters include Gershon Alon, Head of Software Solutions, HP Indigo; Bart van der Horst, CEO of iChannel; Dscoop Executive Director Peter van ...

HOW TO: Do in Register Coating

(HOW TO Guide)

May 02, 2024, ... upgrades, definitely differentiating the offer to converted materials buyers. The selection of functional coatings is large and covers an extended array of needs. Primers, release lacquers, barrier boosters, ...

FPA Announces 2024 Board of Directors

(News | New Products)

April 30, 2024, ... Dow; Ron Cotterman, Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs, Sealed Air Corporation; Doug Dodrill, Vice President of Technology, PAXXUS, Inc.; Kasie Fairbarn, Vice President of Sales, Windmoeller & Hoelscher ...

SOMA set to showcase the Optima2 10-color flagship flexo press during drupa 2024

(News | New Products)

April 30, 2024, ... flexo printing presses, enables single-pass operations that dramatically increase the efficiency of package print production. This includes the application of various barrier or functional coatings, as ...

EMT International Builds Customized Punch and Perfing Finishing Solution for Heeter

(News | New Products)

April 22, 2024, ... quickly with our integrated engineering, service, and manufacturing team in Hobart, Wisconsin. Customers like Heeter then benefit from this ‘design-thinking’ approach as it results in innovations such ...

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 ...

SEI integrates Vetaphone on new Labelmaster KyoJet

(News | New Products)

April 14, 2024, ... access to the elastomer roll for cleaning – and it can all be done without the need for tools.”  The web cleaner has an active anti-static bar to prevent re-contamination of the web and the cartridges ...

Recyclability & Circularity Consumers Support Sustainable Brand Packaging

(Print)

April 08, 2024, ... that need to be in place to achieve this. Looking further ahead to the future of packaging and label design, there is growing interest in developing barrier coatings and metallic inks that could supplement, ...

Does Winding Generate Static?

(Static-Beat)

April 08, 2024, ... Powered static bars and passive dissipaters cannot neutralize balanced charges because these devices respond just like fieldmeters. Since there are an equal number of positive and negative charges on the ...

FACER’s Managing Director Discusses Future of Cartonboard Packaging

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2024, ... demand for even newer ideas. As a business with a reputation for innovation, this means the FACER team has to constantly raise the bar. “We do quite a lot of packs that step out of the boundaries of what ...

Research Reveals Biggest Testing and Inspection Challenges Faced by Food and Beverage Packaging Professionals

(Flexpack)

March 31, 2024, Research1 into the attitudes of manufacturing decision-makers has uncovered that food and beverage packaging professionals think there are significant barriers for innovation. By Steve Davis, Product ...

UPM Specialty Papers and Fazer Develop Recyclable Packaging Solution Without Plastic Lining

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2024, ... by UPM Specialty Papers, both the barrier and heat seal properties have been incorporated into the packaging paper without a separate layer of plastic lamination. The barrier properties are designed to ...

The Evolution of Digital Printing in Corrugated Applications

(Print)

March 20, 2024, A New Era of Possibilities A New Era of Possibilities By Manny De Barros, Chief Revenue Officer, Sutherland Packaging In 2007, I got my first iPhone. It was shiny, flashy... a bit slow, and ...

Converter Advanced Registration Discount (CARD) Program Provides Affordable, One Price Registration

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2024, ... films, extrusion coating, high barrier sustainable package designs, incorporating recycling protocols into the design phase, as well as two sessions dedicated to additives. Sustainability priorities also ...

BOTTA EcoPackaging Launches iǪRcode™: The Intelligent Solution for EU Environmental Labeling and Beyond

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2024, ... required for the DPP, aligning with the European Sustainable Product Policy, and facilitating the transition towards a more sustainable and transparent supply chain. 3. Transitioning to 2D Barcodes: ...

Addressing Bio-film/Compostables and Plastic Film Processing Challenges

(Bag Pouch)

March 17, 2024, ... cost-effective packaging products that look good and with good barrier properties. However, and from an ink formulator’s perspective, polypropylene is perhaps the film with the greatest potential for variance ...

Distinguished Global Partnership Aims to Extinguish Lithium-Ion Battery Fires

(News | New Products)

March 13, 2024, ... TR propagation between the individual units, thus serving as a heat and flame barrier. “We prevent the ‘domino effect’ that happens when an individual lithium-ion battery cell becomes unstable and ignites ...