Foil

Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2015 Grows To Eight Halls

(Trends/Management)

August 18, 2015, ... digital foiling solution. It uses the K600i to print a digital adhesive and create the image area prior to UV-curing and delamination. Unlike inkjet systems that print metallic ink to provide a foil-like ...

PIA Announces InterTech Award Winners

(News | New Products)

August 16, 2015, ... year’s awards show great developments in high-speed web and sheet-fed color inkjet presses, digital finishing equipment, the use of metallic foil, patterning for optimal flexo ink laydown, and a portable ...

AirTrim Adds Solutions for Trim Cutting

(News | New Products)

August 09, 2015, ... focus for the paper, plastic, film and foil, converting industries. In addition to seven standard cutter models, company also now offers cutter rebuild services plus the design capability to provide special ...

Adhesives Research Details Splicing Tape

(News | New Products)

August 09, 2015, ARclad 0082 is said to offer easy splice detection and to be suited for challenging substrates in high-speed applications GLEN ROCK, PA | Adhesives Research, a developer and manufacturer of pressure-sensitive ...

3D Barrier Bags Opens New Florida Facility

(Bag Pouch)

August 05, 2015, ... and moisture damage during storage and shipment. Many packers and craters currently use foil blankets as a method to pack their goods, a process that can be time consuming and not always cost effective. ...

Nilpeter to Show Integrated Inkjet Press

(News | New Products)

August 04, 2015, ... microns. This level of productivity equates to 16.1 sq m/min (173 sq). High-definition UV-inks are used for CMYK, with an opaque white ink as standard for printing transparent films and metallic foils. ...

Nordmeccanica Holds Open House in Italy

(Coating/Laminating)

August 02, 2015, ... barrier coating and a demonstration of thin foil lamination. Company says the newly redesigned family of vacuum metallizers features very fast production cycles and top-of-the-industry output. Reportedly, ...

Rhopoint Offers Friction Tester

(Controls)

August 02, 2015, ... testing the friction characteristics of plastic film, paper, carton board, laminates, foils, and many other packaging materials. The instrument provides both static and dynamic COF values and a force curve ...

Domino Launches New Version of Label Press

(News | New Products)

August 02, 2015, ... to purchase the system either as a standalone digital press, or as part of a hybrid machine including options for flexo stations, and given the right job mix, could incorporate screen and foiling modules. ...

Show Preview | CPP Expo 2015 Adds 3D Printing Pavilion

(Trends/Management)

July 29, 2015, ... for some of the CPP Expo and Graph Expo exhibitors of special interest to converters. To see a complete list of CPP Expo exhibitors, click here. To see the CPP Expo floor plan, click here.  API Foils ...

Constantia Flexibles Develops Tamper-Evident Opening System

(Flexpack)

July 29, 2015, ... TEOS is a tamper-evident peelable cover foil that is functionally destroyed during initial opening. As such, the cover foil provides reliable protection against the packaging’s illegal reuse. Constantia ...

Inland Wins PIA Certificate of Merit for P-S Label

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2015, ...  "We take great pride in the labels we produce" said Jackie Kuehlmann, marketing manager at Inland. "Crafting this label for Heinz was an exciting opportunity for us to showcase the use of gold foil and ...

Tekni-Plex Launches Tri-Vin Liners for Wine Closures

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2015, Laminated aluminum foil/foam barrier liner delivers performance and environmental attributes Wayne, PA | Tekni-Plex Inc. has engineered a new laminated aluminum foil/foam barrier liner, available globally, ...

Industrial Inkjet Goes Commercial After Successful Pilot

(Label/Tape)

July 17, 2015, ... number of enquiries from tag, label, or security printers who need UV inks to print onto foils or coated stocks. They told us they can’t live with the poor economics caused by the low print speeds of typical ...

IST METZ Hosts Annual UV DAYS

(News | New Products)

July 13, 2015, ... with hot-foil embossing was shown, also cured by means of UV light. The company explains that any ordinary smartphone can be pushed into the folded head of the guitar. It is first clamped into a holder ...

Mark Andy Adds Model to Performance Line

(News | New Products)

July 11, 2015, ... tooling inventories and minimizing investment costs. This latest P Series model also features a rail system, onto which moveable inter-station processes like cold foil, lamination, screen, turnbar, etc., ...

BOBST Open House Welcomes Converflex Visitors

(News | New Products)

July 10, 2015, Company showed off the Rotomec 4003MP gravure press at Converflex and also offered a live demo at its nearby facility PIACENZA, ITALY | BOBST reports the recent Converflex exhibition afforded visitors ...

Brandtjen & Kluge Holds User Meeting

(Die-Cutting)

June 27, 2015, ... set-up, and production. The agenda included a technology update on laser cutting and integrations to digital workflow, an assessment of the cold foil process, and user lead best practices networking sessions. ...

Sustainability | Label Impressions Builds on its “Green” Reputation

(Trends/Management)

June 23, 2015, ... include folded booklet labels, expanded content labels, IRCs, cold foil label printing, scratch and sniff labels, rotary screen labels, and special effects printing. The converter operates flexographic ...

OMET Label Press Is Launched

(Label/Tape)

June 20, 2015, ... label converter and is designed to work continuously, without stops for maintenance. Configuration flexibility allows the insertion in-line of cold foil (as standard), screen printing (optional), UV ...

Diamond Packaging Big Winner at FSEA

(Carton Box)

June 16, 2015, Five Gold Leaf Awards go home with Diamond, as company showcases its folding carton decorating capabilities, including foil stamping and embossing ROCHESTER, NY | Diamond Packaging won five awards ...

PCI Films Issues Study of BOPP Film Market

(News | New Products)

June 15, 2015, ... as BOPET, BOPA, and other specialty films, specialty coated and label papers, and aluminum foils • Investment in new converting and packaging equipment allowing BOPP film to be used in a larger number ...

Ashland Offers New LED Products

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2015, ... include gloss overprint varnishes (OPVs), matte OPVs, laminating adhesives, pressure-sensitive adhesives, and cold-foil adhesives. In addition to meeting reduced energy and lower temperature requirements, ...

Telstar Announces Multi-Lane Unwind

(News | New Products)

June 12, 2015, Unit is suited for narrow ribbons of magnetic stripe, foil, or reinforcement tape BURNSVILLE, MN | Telstar Engineering offers a multi-lane unwind said to be ideal for supplying narrow ribbons of magnetic ...

Solvent-Free Lamination | Nordmeccanica Opens/Demos at New Permanent NA Home

(Coating/Laminating)

June 10, 2015, Nordmeccanica demonstrates at its new permanent North American location in Hauppauge, Long Island, NY, the lamination of 5 micron aluminum foil to oriented polyester film employing a solvent-free lamination ...

FSEA Announces Gold Leaf Award Winners

(Die-Cutting)

June 07, 2015, Foil & Specialty Effects Association honors entries in annual competition, including a box that won Best of Show TOPEKA, KS | The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) announces the winners of ...

Nordmeccanica Demonstrates Solvent-Free Adhesive Laminating

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

June 07, 2015, Nordmeccanica's open house this week in Hauppauge, Long Island, NY, allowed me to witness the lamination of 5 micron (0.00020") aluminum foil to oriented polyester film via solventless lamination. Nordmeccanica ...

Nordmeccanica NA Celebrates Grand Opening

(Coating/Laminating)

June 03, 2015, ... with the lamination of a structure that included what is said to be the thinnest aluminum foil ever converted in adhesive lamination.  The event concluded with a technical conference targeting the handling ...

Neenah Packaging Releases Swatchbooks

(Materials)

June 02, 2015, ... wrap are said to be suited for all print processes from flexo and offset, to UV and digital, and for specialty printing such as foil stamping, embossing/debossing, digital raised ink, and more. CONTACT ...

Static Problems with Metallized Webs

(Static-Beat)

May 31, 2015, Metallized webs have static problems, too! Recently, I have helped investigate several static problems with webs having conductive layers. My "old school," conventional thinking was that structures ...