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Material Science | The Future of Packaging

(Trends/Management)

February 05, 2018, ... keep food fresh for longer. Oxygen barrier films combined with pressure-sensitive reclosure adhesives prevent oxygen and moisture from entering food packaging by enabling easy opening and repeated resealability. ...

Mactac Films Receive UL Approval

(Label/Tape)

December 31, 2017, ... knowing the full solution—label base material, pressure-sensitive adhesive, and thermal printing—together pass the standard.” Mactac says its Durable Film Products are high-performance adhesive labels ...

Fresnels Foil Technology Suited for Security

(Flexpack)

December 31, 2017, ... versions.  Company says the move comes in response to demand from security product manufacturers and converters of pressure-sensitive labels who require the color-changing effects of Peacock but lack ...

Green Bay Packaging Adds Containerboard Machine

(Carton Box)

December 11, 2017, ... vertically integrated company consisting of corrugated container plants, folding cartons, recycled and virgin linerboard mills, pressure-sensitive label rollstock, specialty converting operations, timberlands, ...

Sticking With It | Going Green

(Label/Tape)

December 03, 2017, ... Brase is a technical market strategist recognized for her ability to translate technical needs into business solutions. Her understanding of pressure-sensitive adhesives and their use is complemented by ...

Drytac Launches Anti-Scratch Film

(Flexpack)

December 02, 2017, ... hard coat, high gloss finish, has been designed to add depth, detail, and protection for printed graphics Coated on one side with a pressure-sensitive, solvent acrylic adhesive with a PET release liner, ...

AWA Reviews Sessions on Release Liners

(Label/Tape)

November 25, 2017, ... update on release liners for pressure-sensitive labels at Labelexpo Europe in Brussels. Over two extended afternoon sessions presenters from leading companies across the supply chain provided, in the first ...

AWA Seminar Covers P-S Graphic Films

(Flexpack)

November 18, 2017, New technologies were on the agenda in a wide-ranging discussion of how pressure-sensitive films are meeting expanding graphics market needs AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson Associates ...

AWA Release Liner Event Coming Early in 2018

(Label/Tape)

October 29, 2017, ... side. The event will be held February 14–16, 2018, at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam. The agenda for the conference will span the many different markets for release liner, from pressure-sensitive tapes ...

Avery Dennison Shows Sustainable Solutions

(Label/Tape)

October 16, 2017, ... bright appearance, and opacity as its non-recycled counterparts. Carefully selected post-consumer waste (PCW) streams are used to ensure good material properties for high quality, pressure-sensitive labeling ...

UPM Raflatac to Open Facility in Chile

(Label/Tape)

October 05, 2017, ... of its increased expansion in the Latin American pressure-sensitive label market, it will be opening a new slitting and distribution terminal in Santiago, Chile, in early 2018. This new terminal reportedly ...

Konica Minolta Plans Big Show for PRINT 17

(Print)

September 09, 2017, ... Minolta production engine platform, is a toner-based device that allows for food-safe printing in the pressure-sensitive market, especially in short-run jobs such as microbrewery, local wines, small manufacturers ...

Sticking With It | Q&A on Testing and Evaluation

(Coating/Laminating)

August 07, 2017, ... a new product. In several of my past columns, I have shared some thoughts on how to select the right pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) for different end-use markets. In each installment, I have spoken ...

Green Bay Packaging Adds Slitting Facility

(Slit)

July 24, 2017, ... Packaging has opened a new slitting and distribution facility in Lithia Springs, GA, for its pressure-sensitive label stock. Company says this new location offers the benefit of a one-day lead time for ...

Parkside Launches Reclosable Lidding Film for Snack Pots

(Flexpack)

July 05, 2017, ... laser capability. The re-close lidding film, which includes an anti-fog coating, includes a patent applied pressure-sensitive adhesive that has been specifically developed by Parkside offering optimum ...

AWA Issues Release Liner Review

(Label/Tape)

June 27, 2017, ... across all its end uses—from labels and graphics to envelopes, food and bakery, tapes, medical and hygiene, and industrial applications.  While pressure-sensitive labels remain the largest global market ...

Ashland Coating System Is Patented

(Coating/Laminating)

June 19, 2017, ... are said to be well suited for packaging used on foods and pet foods labeled natural or organic. They can also be used on pressure-sensitive labels, boxes, and other non-food applications. “This coating ...

ACTEGA Launches UV Shrink Inks

(News | New Products)

June 11, 2017, Company adds UV shrink inks, said to add press efficiencies, to its ACTExact line DELRAN, NJ | ACTEGA North America, a member of global specialty ink, coatings, and sealants company ALTANA AG, is launching ...

Drytac Film Suited for Advertising Graphics

(Flexpack)

May 28, 2017, ... PVC film for short-term indoor floor graphics applications. Thanks to a unique dot pattern printed pressure-sensitive polyacrylate adhesive, the new film reportedly can be applied to multiple flooring ...

Mactac Debuts All-Temperature Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

May 27, 2017, ... says that while most pressure-sensitive adhesives take longer to bond in cold temperature conditions, the hot-melt CHILL AT adheres extremely well between temperatures of 20–40 deg F, in addition to room ...