Foil

Diversified Labeling Solutions Expands with New HP Indigo Digital Press and Finishing Platfor

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2020, ... and color, lamination, cold foil application, semi-rotary die-cutting, and slitting to digital production runs. The Grafotronic will increase efficiencies and allow DLS to run all of its digital presses ...

Coating on Trial

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2020, ... coating; differences associated with stock, like SSB board, which is very absorptive or foil, which is non-absorptive can also influence drying performance and must be allowed for. Substrate properties ...

BOBST Launches NOVA SX 550 LAMINATOR

(News | New Products)

April 27, 2020, ... existing stock of transfer rollers. NOVA SX 550 LAMINATOR handles a range of substrates and thicknesses, including thin alu-foil, metallized film and stretchable substrates, from short run upwards. From ...

82 Years Dedicated to Web Handling Expertise and Innovation

(News | New Products)

April 27, 2020, ... foil without web distortion. And our Pegasus line of rollers provides a dual-layer compression roll with an abrasion-resistant outer cover for converting, corrugated, and printing industries. The manufacturers ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 54 years

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2020, Originally published in Paper, Film and Foil Converter in July 1966 Originally published in Paper, Film and Foil Converter in July 1966 Core of the Matter If you Aren’t – You Ought to be By Dom ...

AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2020, ... combines enhanced barrier and sealability with compostability in industrial systems. The metallized PLA can replace a layer of foil, other metallized film, or sealant film and thereby convert three-layer ...

Metallized Packaging Advancements From Terphane

(News | New Products)

April 06, 2020, ... and after the product’s use. Globally, metallized flexible plastic packaging is replacing traditional aluminum-foil packaging and rigid containers. In both Europe and South America, this trend is ahead ...

Peregrine Machine Launches Next-Generation Modular Hybrid CI Stack Press

(News | New Products)

April 05, 2020, ... the HyFlex press for narrow, mid, and wide web process printing on paper, foil, film, and board substrates with the option to add more stations to the press.  “As customer needs evolve, this modular press ...

Acucote Introduces Broad Stocked Portfolio of Cannabis Label Materials

(Label/Tape)

April 01, 2020, ... White Elite BOPPs), variable print films (46# C1S SynthermⓇ), and prime papers (35# C1S Litho, 54# Semi Gloss, and 50# Brown Kraft). Foils and metallized papers are also popular with cannabis producers ...

Wagner Prestige Labels Reduces Waste and Ramps Up Capacity with Durst Tau 330 RSC E Investment

(News | New Products)

March 31, 2020, ... printing and embroidery companies to provide customers with a complete promotional service. Web inspection devices and processes including flexo, letterpress, screen, thermal paper, hot and cold foiling, ...

Elite Cameron, Inc. Supplies New Tape Slitter to Nu-Source, Inc.

(News | New Products)

March 15, 2020, ... is a converter and supplier of a variety of aluminium foil and polyester tapes located in Phoenix, Arizona.  The company took installation of the CW250 center-wind slitter in late 2019 and have been running ...

Static Control: Crucial to Fluid Converting Processes

(Static Elimination)

March 15, 2020, ... found on converting lines is an ongoing problem for a variety of industries. Paper, foil, plastic and various other materials can all fall victim to the effects of static charges – the results of which ...

Discover How to Avoid the Finishing Bottleneck with Domino’s K600i Embellishment Solution

(Label/Tape)

March 11, 2020, ... manager, walk through a demonstration of this newly developed digital cold foil and spot varnish application using Domino’s UV ink jet K600i printers installed on an AB Graphic’s Digicon 3 finishing line. ...

Stronger Together: Davis-Standard and Deacro Converting Systems

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

March 08, 2020, With the recent addition of its new subsidiary Deacro Industries Ltd, Davis-Standard is able to deliver converting solutions for paper, film and foil products from concept to finished rolls. With the ...

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 ...

Leading Contract Slitting Service Provider to Manufacturers

(Slit)

March 05, 2020, Metlon Corporation provides contract, custom slitting of plastic films, paper, metal foils, impregnated fabrics or laminations of these products. Cranston, RI— Metlon Corporation provides contract, ...

Faustel Leads the Converting Industry with Our In-House Technology Center

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

March 05, 2020, ... excels beyond the competition. Particularly when working with more expensive substrates, such as foils and laminates, the ROI of Faustel’s custom equipment is remarkable. Additionally, Faustel’s converting ...

Is it the End for Non-Recyclable Plastic Packaging?

(Flexpack)

March 02, 2020, ... aluminium foil, PVC, PA (polyamide), and they all have their different benefits for different types of packaging. Finding high barrier alternatives with only one polymer rather than several is not easy, ...

State of the Industry Report

(Nonwovens)

March 01, 2020, ... as a significant industry in the 1950s, nearly 70 years ago. Today, by combining the best qualities of paper, plastic film and aluminum foil, flexible packaging can deliver a broader range of protective ...

FSEA and IADD Announce Programming and Plant Tours for Upcoming Joint Conference

(News | New Products)

February 26, 2020, The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) and the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) have announced the programming lineup for their 2020 Joint Conference. The Foil ...

Multi-Solution Approach Key to Achieving Sustainability Goals

(Extrusion Coating)

February 24, 2020, ... enabling a suitable replacement to Aluminum foil for improved recyclability. Using Less Materials Converters can also reach sustainability goals by reducing materials used in packaging. Using fewer ...

Is Gravure Coating Right for You?

(Coatings)

February 09, 2020, ... baggy webs pose problems.  Gravure printing and direct gravure coating of foils is common; however, foils constrain the backup roll pressure. Reverse gravure is sensitive to oil on incoming foil. Figure ...

Atlantis-Pak Installs Mark Andy Flexo Press

(Digital)

February 02, 2020, ... issues, the order was placed, and the press delivered in 2018. Specification of the 13” (330mm) Mark Andy P7 includes 10 UV-flexo units, a screen print unit, turn bar and cold foil capability.  “We ...

SÜDPACK Announces its Multi SV Skin is Cyclos-Certified

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2020, ... packaging film concept, combining a Skin Multi SV top film (150 µm) and base film Ecoterm VP (250 µm). Accordingly, SÜDPACK customers can now take advantage of a combined top foil / base foil skin packaging ...

Narrow Web Twists and Turns

(Web Handling)

January 29, 2020, ... short run requests. The ability to execute fast changeovers and process a wide range of substrates including combinations of paper, film and foil into an existing process workflow is relatively easy on ...

Dover Flexo Electronics – The Tension Control Specialists

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2020, ... are the industry standard for direct tension sensing and measurement. Tension measurement and control systems for flexible packaging and paper, film and foil converting are our specialty.  Companies ...

Looking Forward and Back

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2020, Launched just a year ago in January 2019, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) began bringing together organizations that make, use, process, sell, collect and recycle plastics in order to tackle the ...

OLBRICH GmbH Enlarges Sales Team in Bocholt

(News | New Products)

December 02, 2019, OLBRICH GmbH is reportedly further strengthening its activities in the film and foil industry by another enlargement of its sales team in Bocholt. OLBRICH GmbH in Bocholt, Germany, machinery and equipment ...

Filmquest Announces Appointment of Mike Loesher as Senior Account Manager

(News | New Products)

December 02, 2019, ...  Loesher is an industry veteran with nearly 30 years of sales experience in the polyester film, flexible packaging, labels, papers, foils and fabrics industries. He joins Filmquest, bringing with him ...

Diamond Packaging Wins Three Awards in 76th Annual Paperboard Packaging Competition

(Print)

November 24, 2019, ... 20 percent postconsumer waste (PCW) fibers. The printed ombré design seamlessly blends purple, pink, yellow, and green inks, creating a luxurious gradient background for the hot foil stamped and embossed ...