Materials Handling

TAPPI Announces New Directors and Officers of the Board

(News | New Products)

February 20, 2023, ... later joined ITW Muller, and spent over ten years delivering equipment and material load containment solutions to clients across various sectors. Rigorously trained in the principles of 80/20, Product ...

Small Pack Color Communication

(News | New Products)

February 19, 2023, ... at low cost in big bags required less in the way of material to produce and needed little in the way of decorative embellishment. On pack design was limited; color defined brand. In the world of today ...

Sustainability and Productivity – a Must for Today’s Labels

(Flexpack)

February 19, 2023, ... Label and Packaging Materials Sustainability has evolved from being a trend to how companies run their business in the label and packaging industry over the last few years. In addition to landfills beginning ...

Registration Is Open for World of Wipes® International Conference 2023

(Upcoming Conference News)

February 15, 2023, ... feature the latest wipes intelligence on the Energy Crisis, Coping with Inflation, Supply Chain Challenges from material availability to import pressures, Market Trends, Plastics Issues such as single ...

Converting Industry Veteran Mike Wilkinson Retires

(News | New Products)

February 13, 2023, ... in the industry Wilkie said, “I have seen the transformation of the packaging industry from paper/cellulose based materials to plastic materials and the rapid growth in packaging to preserve and protect ...

The Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters Announces Events

(News | New Products)

February 09, 2023, The Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters, formerly AIMCAL, announces the following events... The Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters, formerly AIMCAL, announces the following events... April ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... – brings important environmental and business benefits. Not only does it save on materials, material costs, and the environmental impact of production and transportation processes, it can also make products ...

How a Full Lineup of Coatings Can Transform Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2023, ... packaging materials.” The pathway to a circular economy is to redesign packaging to reduce waste, incorporate a higher percentage of sustainably sourced bio-based products or use components that promote ...

Italy’s Majocchi Achieves Exacting Textile Functionality and Aesthetics With Baldwin’s Corona Treatment Technology

(Surface Prep)

February 07, 2023, ... systems with high-performance electrodes ensuring effective surface treatment for enhanced dyeing, coating and adhesion on a variety of textile materials. The slim design enables easy integration and retrofit ...

Leader in Advanced Sensing and Control Solutions

(Web Handling)

February 06, 2023, ... solution can detect any material without the need for any setup or calibration, making it one of the most efficient and user-friendly sensors on the market. Its accuracy and high resolution of 0.0025” ...

Delivering Innovative Solutions to Converters and Packagers

(Slit)

February 06, 2023, ... in-house Application Lab using supplied samples of your own product materials — often at the same production speeds as your own line. We’re here to help you save both time and money! We are your trusted ...

Metlon Corporation — Maintaining its Edge in the Converting Industry

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

February 06, 2023, ... the issue by promptly notifying customers, which allows them to adjust their production scheduling. For example, despite a heavy backlog of jobs and months-long material delays from vendors, Metlon constantly ...

IMS TECHNOLOGIES: Converting the future since 1851

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

February 06, 2023, IMS TECHNOLOGIES designs and manufacturers slitter-rewinders for converting a wide range of materials. IMS TECHNOLOGIES designs and manufacturers slitter-rewinders for converting a wide range of materials. Through ...

ETI: Empowerment through Innovation

(Coating/Laminating)

February 06, 2023, ... and rethinking how a label is fabricated, ETI materialized a novel idea and presented COHESIO—an all-in-one label printing, adhesive/silicone coating, and converting machine. By eliminating the need to ...

Dinpe Chooses Vetaphone for Better Quality Extrusion

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2023, ... employs around 60 people, uses only top-quality virgin raw material (generally low-density polyethylene), which, when subjected to a tubular blown extrusion process, produces films of optimum quality, ...

TekniPlex Consumer Products Introduces Range of Heat Seal Liners for Glass Containers

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2023, ... provider of innovative solutions through materials science and manufacturing technologies, has launched a new line of one-piece heat induction seals for glass containers. The company’s Glass Seal solutions ...

A&V Canada Completes Asset Purchase of Flexo Consumable Business from Grimco

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2023, Anderson & Vreeland recently announced the acquisition of flexographic consumable assets from Grimco, a legacy distributor of flexographic printing materials serving Canada. Anderson & Vreeland recently ...

Recycled and Recyclable: The Woven Plastic Bag of the Future

(Bag Pouch)

February 05, 2023, ... for businesses to use recycled material in plastic packaging, to create greater demand for recycled materials, and to increase levels of collection and recycling of plastic waste to divert streams from ...

Major Private Label Food Manufacturer Selects Source Wurx for Print Production Management

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

February 02, 2023, ... materials and supply chain landscape. In addition to tightening production protocols, the move is expected to save the private label food manufacturer up to 50 percent in design and prepress costs compared ...

Empire Screen Offers Kitting and Fulfillment Options for Manufacturers

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2023, ... to meet the demands of promotional events and other applications Empire Screen Printing, a leading manufacturer of screen-printed products, offers kitted and fulfillment services for printed materials ...

Lessebo Paper, with Bonnier Books and Livonia Print, launches green paper quality for printing

(News | New Products)

February 01, 2023, ... developed for high performance printing machines and is available in both reels and sheets. The paper is produced in Sweden and contains locally sourced raw materials. Learn more at https://lessebopaper.com/, ...

NexKemia Acquires Assets of Eco-Captation, a Prominent Polystyrene Waste Recycler

(News | New Products)

January 29, 2023, ... innovative materials, testing services, packaging and monitoring solutions, and contract manufacturing. Eco-Captation is the leading recycler of polystyrene wastes in Quebec and has a special focus on ...

The Role of Corona in Flexible Packaging Lamination Requires an Understanding of Filmic Substrates

(Surface Prep)

January 29, 2023, ... construction of the material being used to make the end-product, which often consists of several layers of different films (Figure 1). Each of the layers has a role to play, whether it be sealing, providing ...

Making a Case for Single Machine Trim Removal

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 29, 2023, ... installed, removes trim from multiple machines and conveys it to a waste collection point elsewhere in the facility (often towards the loading dock area). Material is conveyed via a system of intakes, ...

Monadnock Paper Mills Announces Addition of Ultrahide PC 100 Blockout Poster to the Enviroportfolio Line of Poster Substrates

(News | New Products)

January 25, 2023, ... hospitality and event signage. In answer to the call for more sustainable materials to replace PVC, styrene and vinyl, Ultrahide is now made with 100 percent post-consumer waste (PCW) recycled fiber and ...

MHI Introduces Small-batch Blister Machine Ideal for Stability Tests and Other R&D Efforts

(News | New Products)

January 25, 2023, ... PVDC, PET, ACLAR, ALU and PP. The Eagle-LP can run up to 20 cycles per minute, with a blister format area of 110 X 60mm and a maximum blister depth of 20mm. It can handle forming materials up to 320mm ...

Fourth Global Lifting Awareness Day — #GLAD2023 — set for July 13, 2023

(News | New Products)

January 24, 2023, ... organizations, Global Lifting Awareness Day is now a widely celebrated day where manufacturers, suppliers, and end users are among those sharing material that promotes safe and high quality load lifting. ...

World Leader in Pouch Making Machines Leading Company in Manufacturing Industry

(Bag Pouch)

January 23, 2023, ... the industry in pouch making machinery. Totani’s original idea, technology and development, power change the common sense of pouch making. Our pouch and bag making machines use various film materials ...

A New Generation of Hybrid Drive Technology

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 23, 2023, The RSM-DIGI-VARICUT is equipped with for the rotary converting of digitally printed packaging materials.  The RSM-DIGI-VARICUT is equipped with for the rotary converting of digitally printed packaging ...

Leaders in Converting Solutions

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

January 23, 2023, ... dexterity to convert the widest possible range of materials of converting equipment available on the market today. Here are some key features and benefits these new G&A slitters bring to the table: G&A ...