Foil

Seven Win In-Mold Honors for Seventh Awards Competition

(Label/Tape)

August 05, 2013, ... Silver Award, is garnered by Curver Hungary for brand Owner Curver SAS. Called a "Pocket," this eye-catching finalist is part of a new range of small and practical boxes using a new foil with innovative ...

Show Preview | What’s Behind the Curtain at Labelexpo Europe 2013

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2013, ... files are being prepared by Esko, while UPM Raflatac, FLEXcon, and Herma will provide paper, film, and foil substrates for the range of labels being produced. For comparison with toner technologies, Xeikon ...

Spartanics Acquires Malahide Hot Stamping Presses

(News | New Products)

July 28, 2013, ... and roll fed hot stamping systems by offering smaller, 1up hot stamping equipment designed to add security foil features, signature panels and full color graphics to financial transaction cards, paper ...

Combo Printing | International Label Pours It On with Nilpeter

(Label/Tape)

July 25, 2013, ... Label has equipment to run paper, film, and foil, as well as unsupported films and foils. “If it comes in a roll, we can print on it,” says Turk. Printing is accomplished with water-based and ultraviolet ...

German Label Converter Opts for Gallus

(Label/Tape News)

July 23, 2013, Rako Etiketten Sued adds Gallus ten-color ECS 340 flexo press ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND | A Gallus ECS 340, equipped with ten flexographic printing stations and a cold foil embossing unit for finishing, ...

Diamond Packaging Wins Four FSEA Awards

(Carton Box News)

July 22, 2013, ... awards in the 20th annual Foil Stamping and Embossing Assn. (FSEA) Gold Leaf Awards Competition. Awards were announced last month during the IADD•FSEA Odyssey in Nashville, TN. The competition recognizes ...

Grupo Phoenix Orders MPS EXL Packaging Press

(Flexpack News)

July 15, 2013, ... it will be dedicated to the production of aluminum foil, shrink sleeves, and other flexible materials to support Phoenix’s growing North American customer base. Grupo Phoenix is one of the most innovative ...

Flexible Packaging | LPS Industries Invests To Serve IVD Test Markets

(Flexpack)

July 10, 2013, ... zippered foil-laminated bags, frequently the format of choice for IVD tests, components and kits. “Bringing an IVD testing product to the market comes with a host of challenges,” commented Domenick Pasqualone, ...

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Big Packaging Show

(News | New Products)

July 09, 2013, ... more than 4,400 net sq m of floor space.  On display will be packaging materials, equipment, and services showcasing plastic films and foils, paper, cartons, cardboard, textiles and wovens, cases, capsules, ...

Shurtape Is Certified as Responsible Tape Manufacturer

(Label/Tape News)

July 09, 2013, ... “From masking and paper to packaging, foils, and films, when you purchase a tape manufactured by an RTM—like Shurtape—you know you are buying from those who maintain safety in their facilities, offer suitable ...

"Smart" Blister Pack Offers Sustainability Benefit

(Carton Box News)

July 01, 2013, ... compliance packs, requires minimal film and foil while maintaining the highest-possible child-resistance rating. Recently, Ecoslide-RX was adopted by Walmart as a compliance package for use in the retailer’s ...

Keystone Folding Box Partners in Blister Pack

(Carton Box News)

June 29, 2013, ...  Ecoslide-RX is made from 100% recyclable material, contains no plastic in its secondary packaging, and reportedly requires minimal film and foil while maintaining the highest-possible child-resistance ...

W&H Gravure Press Comes in Many Variations

(News | New Products)

June 23, 2013, ... is the TURBOCLEAN print cylinder cleaning and inking system. Reportedly, the presses will print a wide range of substrates including PP, BOPP/OPP, PE, aluminum foil, composite materials, paper, and cardboard. ...

Schober Die-Cutter Increases 6-Pack Carrier Production

(Carton Box News)

June 11, 2013, ... films, and foils including OPP, PE, PS, and PET foil, coated paper laminates, and composites as well as technical nonwoven materials. The RSM family is available with working widths of up to 850 mm (33.5 ...

Deadline for In-Mold Decorating Competition Entry Extended!

(Yo's Yarns)

June 10, 2013, ... Clare Goldsberry, senior editor of Modern Plastics Worldwide; Robert Neilley, principal of RN Marketing; and myself Yolanda Simonsis, president and editorial director of Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC), ...

Folding Cartons | UAE Converter Adds Value with Gallus

(Carton Box News)

June 04, 2013, ... 50 metres, and is configured with an automated reel unwind, a web cleaner, two units for cold foil or laminate application (or flexo printing), two gravure units, six flexo print stations, flat bed die-cutting, ...

Rex Packaging Adds KBA Press

(Carton Box News)

June 03, 2013, ... coating units, UV drying capabilities, and a cold foil system at its flagship facility in Jacksonville, FL. Delivery is expected to take place the summer of 2013. “Cenveo is focused on growth in the ...

Flexo Printing | Middle East Label Converter Adds Gallus ECS 340

(Label/Tape)

May 28, 2013, Kimoha Entrepreneurs celebrates its 25th anniversary with a new eight-color UV-flexo press with cold foil unit Kimoha Entrepreneurs celebrates its 25th anniversary with a new eight-color UV-flexo press ...

CPP Conference Program Registration Is Open

(News | New Products)

May 27, 2013, ... director of Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER, who brings decades of industry expertise to this program.  “This is a must-attend event for converters and package printers interested in learning how to most ...

Global Packaging Alliance Meeting Strengthens Cooperation

(Green Converting)

May 22, 2013, ... finishing techniques, which include Liquid Metal and MiraFoil metallic coatings, Cast and Cure holographic effects, and in-line specialty coatings (e.g., Emboss, Glitter, Pearl, Soft Touch, Texture). The ...

Nordmeccanica SpA a Laminating Powerhouse

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 20, 2013, ... handle paper, film, foil and non-woven substrates from a variety of applications, such as flexible packaging, pharmaceutical packaging, security products, tamper evident products, window films, thermal ...

Montalvo Offers Multi-Zone Tension Indicator

(News | New Products)

May 18, 2013, The i4-HD is available in both an analog and a digital configuration, is said to provide accurate and repeatable web tension   GORHAM, ME | The Montalvo Corp. has developed the i4-HD multi-zone tension ...

YouTube: The Modern How-To Guide

(Slit News)

May 15, 2013, ... video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeBDdRq_xPY regarding a foil slitting machine by Pinnacle Converting Equipment, can give users a firsthand view of the company’s ability to build effective machinery ...

Gallus Label Day in Italy Is a Success

(Label/Tape News)

May 13, 2013, ... were present.  The event featured live demonstrations of a Gallus ECS 340 flexo press with seven printing units, foiling, and die-cutting and of a Heidelberg Linoprint L digital press. Also on display ...

Demand for Heat Shrink Sleeves Still Hot

(Shrink Sleeves)

May 07, 2013, Market demand for heat shrink sleeve labels continues to grow ahead of other label decorating systems with Asia setting the pace. A podcast with Cory Reardon of AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. gives details. ...

Indium Material Enables Room Temperature Solder Bonding

(Coating/Laminating News)

May 07, 2013, NanoFoil is said to lower manufacturing costs and provide repeatable, reliable bonds   CHICAGO, IL | Indium Corp. featured NanoFoil at the recent Technical Conference held by the Society of Vacuum ...

Skipnes Enhances Print, Finishing with Martin Splicers

(Label/Tape News)

May 07, 2013, ... 125 mpm on foil laminate work for yogurt pot lids that is supplied to the customer on the roll. To date, the majority of work run through the MPS is on paper-based substrates, but Johansen says the company ...

Basics: What Are the Key Process Variables of Winding?

(Web Handling)

May 02, 2013, Basic definitions of tension, nip, and torque help describe what variables are important when winding a roll. Have you ever heard of the TNTs of winding: Tension, Nip, and Torque? I'm not necessarily ...

Label Market | Challenges & Opportunities in Brazil

(Label/Tape)

April 30, 2013, ... synthetic papers, metallic foils, and cellulose acetates. Label formats In terms of preferred label format, it is the glue-applied technologies—cold glue and wraparound hot melt glue-applied—that ...

PFFC & CPP EXPO Collaborate on Conference Sessions

(Yo's Yarns)

April 28, 2013, Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC) generates curiosity about its involvement at PRINT13, slated for Sept. 8–12, for the CPP EXPO  conference segment. PFFC consultants to share their technical expertise. ...