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Sticking With It | Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives 101

(Coating/Laminating)

March 04, 2016, ... work, providing adhesion of label, graphic, or tape to a surface, i.e., it makes it stick! Gaining an understanding of how these adhesives work and key factors to keep in mind when selecting an adhesive ...

Toray's New Bio-Based PET Film Is for Window Film Application

(Materials)

February 17, 2016, ... surface and optical qualities that are strictly controlled by company’s proprietary coextrusion technology. It is said to provide its low haze, excellent handling and processing characteristics, and high ...

Two-Way Top Flap ecoEnvelope Introduced

(Bag Pouch)

January 27, 2016, RECOCHET Alta approved by USPS, Wins Good Design Award MINNEAPOLIS, MN | The new RECOCHET Alta from ecoEnvelopes LLC was developed in response to customer demand for reusable envelopes that insert ...

Screw Design for Film Extrusion

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

January 11, 2016, ... design considerations are the bulk density of the feed stock, frictional properties of the resin, frictional properties of barrel and screw surfaces, specific heat of the resin, melt temperature, initial ...

UPM Raflatac Offers Product Range for Labeling

(Label/Tape)

December 08, 2015, ... for exposure to moist and humid environments. Constructions feature strong film label faces and liners ensure reliable runnability in a variety of conditions. Raflex Plus TC and PE 85 materials are said ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2015

(Flexpack)

December 01, 2015, ... form/fill/seal (HFFS) packaging applications. A printable, overcoated metallized surface on the opposite side reportedly enables consistent machinability, excellent graphics, and barrier to moisture, ...

Avery Dennison Announces Bio-Based PE Film

(Materials)

November 21, 2015, ... polyethylene label films. These new products, self- adhesive PE filmic labels with a facestock that includes more than 80% renewable content, are said to offer brand owners the opportunity to  meet their ...

Label Industry Global Awards Winners Revealed

(Label/Tape)

October 01, 2015, ... optical assemblies. Lintec was announced as the winner of the Award for Sustainability, sponsored by Xeikon. Lintec has developed a new label facestock, KP5000, which uses what is said to be the world' ...

Mohawk Launches New Substrate Lines

(Materials)

September 30, 2015, ... Collections. With three distinct collections available for many end uses, p-s products offer a wide range of options for digital labels and signage, including a variety of sizes, calipers, facestocks, ...

OKI proColor C711DW Is Entry-Level Digital Label Press

(Label/Tape)

September 20, 2015, ... alternative for narrow web short-run continuous printing up to 8.5 in. wide on industry standard converted or non-converted facestocks, paper, synthetic, and adhesive-backed substrates. Prints labels up ...

Screen Americas Approves Spinnaker Materials

(Label/Tape)

September 04, 2015, ... approved a diverse array of pressure-sensitive label materials manufactured by Spinnaker Coating, Troy, OH, for use in the Truepress Jet L350UV inkjet label press. Reportedly, ten Spinnaker facestocks ...

iSys Label Certifies UPM Raflatac Material for Printer

(Materials)

August 25, 2015, ... with access to more solutions when printing BS5609-compliant labels.” In order to print fully compliant drum and chemical labels, the facestock, adhesive and printed graphic all need to meet the requirements ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2015 Grows To Eight Halls

(Trends/Management)

August 18, 2015, ... FTF Digital plate that provides flat top dots by simply processing the plate like any standard digital plate. A special textured plate surface eliminates the need for time consuming surface screening and ...

Monadnock Adds to EnviPortfolio Brand

(Flexpack)

August 16, 2015, ... fiber, these substrates are engineered to replace vinyl graphics for walls, windows, and other rigid surfaces in the home and in commercial environments “Sustainability is ingrained in our everyday business ...

Martin Automatic Shows Line at Labelexpo Europe

(News | New Products)

July 28, 2015, ... controls provide brighter, larger interface screens and production information along with expanded diagnostics that virtually eliminate the need for online access to the machines. The new touch screen ...

On Print | UV/EB Inkjet for Food Packaging

(On Print)

May 11, 2015, ... facestocks, including all primary packaging substrates. Given its demonstrated performance with labels, the adoption of this technique for packaging should naturally follow, especially considering that ...

World Label Award Winners Are Announced

(Label/Tape)

April 21, 2015, ... Co., Japan for “Face Wash” Class 21: Booklets Winner LATMA: Multicolor (QLD), Australia for Beef Casserole Coupon Class 22: Innovation Winner FINAT: Schreiner Group, Germany for “Pharma-Tac Plus Label” ...

AIMCAL Awards | Golf Balls & Ceramic Balls Are Game Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 18, 2015, ... brightness of the transfer-metallized surface, with brightness registering 850 on a Gardner Gloss meter (on a scale of 1 to 1,000) which is considered significantly above other transfer-metallized substrates. ...

Flexible Packaging | Coveris, Cryovac Big Winners at FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 03, 2015, ... achieved by a special matte surface coating. Graphics, color combination of gloss and matte effect have given a “live” look of dates on the pack.     P.F. Chang’s Mongolian Style Beef Award: ...

7 Key Questions to Ask Before the June 2015 GHS Deadline

(Trends/Management)

February 23, 2015, ... the impending OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) deadline of June 15 approaches in the US, businesses are faced with the urgent need to define their strategy for the Globally Harmonized System of ...