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Should Unwind Tension Be Lower Than Winding Tension?

(Web Handling)

March 26, 2015, ... is initiated by machine direction slippage (a.k.a. cinching) within the unwinding roll. Usually this is avoided with the first rule of winding and unwinding: “A roll’s unwinding tension should be lower ...

Durst Digital Label Press Handles Jumbo Rolls

(News | New Products)

March 24, 2015, ... 330, or with the Tau’s Low Migration System for printing on foils and thin films. It handles a range of materials as thick as 20-pt paperboard. Reportedly, users will have up to two hours of continuous ...

Barrier Resins | Properties, Processing & Handling of EVOH, Pt. 2

(Flexpack)

March 23, 2015, ... and combination of many alternating layers from as few as two extrusion melt streams. This equipment allows production of structures with multiple thinner EVOH layers, which achieve the target gas barrier ...

AIMCAL Awards | Golf Balls & Ceramic Balls Are Game Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 18, 2015, ... system during the March 19 Awards Dinner. Credited among the innovative features that captured the judges attention was a ceramic ball inside the slot die cavity that ensures a thin, uniform coating ...

Reducing Surface Contamination

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 05, 2015, ... both on the film, and within the film.  We used HEPA filters on all resin conveying lines, and various web cleaning techniques to clean the surface of the film. Probably the worst of all the products ...

Flexible Packaging | Coveris, Cryovac Big Winners at FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 03, 2015, ... packages were recognized with 22 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards within one or more categories including Packaging Excellence, Printing and Shelf Appeal, Technical Innovation, and Sustainability ...

E-Books

(Uncategorized)

February 21, 2015, ... manufacturing processes. Understanding the basics helps to improve productivity and reduce waste of products made from papers, films, foils, nonwovens, textiles, belts, or any thin, continuous material. ...

Show Preview | NPE2015 Boasts Its Largest Event Ever

(Trends/Management)

February 16, 2015, ... with a range of content enabling attendees from every sector of the plastics value chain--processors, suppliers, designers, toolmakers, OEMs, and brand owners—to find something of real interest and value.” ...

NatureFlex Packaging Used for Seaweed Chips

(Flexpack)

February 16, 2015, ... with packaging choices, we were 100% committed to choosing compostable bags because it's the right thing to do. Health and sustainability is one of our pledges to our customers and compostable bags are ...

DUNMORE Materials Again Go Into Space

(Materials)

February 11, 2015, ... a position where the gravitational pull from the sun and Earth essentially balance, allowing DSCOVR to orbit the sun within Earth’s orbit. The satellite has two mission objectives. The first is to monitor ...

Malaysian Plastics Industry Update–Pt. 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

February 07, 2015, ... manufacturers there are desperate to cover fixed costs, and will do anything to do so, including taking gambles on orders. So, in the end, is it low-cost labor, a different accounting system, or simply ...

Barrier Resins | Properties, Processing & Handling of EVOH, Pt. 1

(Flexpack)

February 01, 2015, ... structures for rigid thermoformed containers. EVOH regrind can also be used at less than 5% in discreet layers in thin film structures, but the optical properties and mechanical properties may be negatively ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... market. “There are three things owners look at in terms of selling: their company’s performance, the external market, and are they psychologically ready,” said Blaige. “My presentation will address these ...

On Print | Digital Printers for Real Converters

(On Print)

January 04, 2015, ... things for films and paper, and digital OEMS, such as EFI, CSAT, and Durst, had ultraviolet (UV) inkjet label printers already available. Plus, some narrow flexo and screen manufacturers, notably Stork ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2014

(Flexpack)

December 29, 2014, ... aluminum foil laminates, without the use of foil, when incorporated in a laminate. Laminates are said to provide excellent product performance characteristics compared to traditional thin-gauge foil materials. ...

IMDA Holds 2nd Annual Educational Symposium

(Label/Tape)

December 01, 2014, ... has changed everything.” Digital printing is improving product value by providing a new consumer experience, which is driving revenue growth. Some CPGs have seen 3%–4% revenue growth based on personalized ...

OMET Press Is a Research Aid

(News | New Products)

November 27, 2014, ... close to the reality of printers and to be able to easily transfer the prototypes. The goal was to get closer to manufacturing and not make something that exists only in a laboratory. Reportedly, the ...

Clear Lam Opens Co-Packing & Innovation Facility

(News | New Products)

November 21, 2014, ... covering everything from the packaging materials to the design, printing, filling, sealing, labeling, and packing services to get products to market faster. The facility has the flexibility to handle small-batch ...

ICE USA 2015 Bringing a Full Conference Program

(News | New Products)

November 12, 2014, ... and slitting and rewinding operations from unwind to rewind and everything in between. Instructors will provide real world tips for improving productivity, reducing downtime and waste and increasing yield ...

Channeled Resources Partners with PaperTyger

(Materials)

November 02, 2014, ... Corporation. Channeled Resources and PaperTyger report the creation of a strategic channel partnership within the durable paper products segment of the tag and label industry. PaperTyger is a tear- and ...