PATERSON, NJ | New Era Converting Machinery reports a clean-room ready turnkey system for conveying/processing flexible glass substrates for a variety of display types for portable electronics.

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WEST SUSSEX, UK | GEW offers ArcLED hybrid UV curing system that enables investment in arc technology now to be upgraded later with LEDs using the same lamphead casing and power supply.

GREENVILLE, WI | Badger Plug offers wooden endboards and heavy-duty sleeve plugs said to give secure roll suspension for shipments of film or other heavy roll material.

The Converting Industry will convene in Naples, Florida on October 25-28 for the AIMCAL Web Coating and Handling Conference and the SPE FlexPack conference. Two great events for a single admission - offering an agenda with over 100 presentations, 75+ exhibitors, optional short courses, and unprecedented networking opportunities. Discover why this event is the fastest growing conference in our industry.  Register now...rooms are going fast!

WIGTON, CUMBRIA, UK | Chocolate manufacturer, Halloren Schokoladenfabrik AG, has chosen Propafilm RCU from Innovia Films as part of the packaging for its new collection of Oh la la chocolates. The BOPP film provides protection from mineral oil migration, and in addition, offers barrier to water vapor, flavors, and aromas; very important considerations for confectionery packaging.

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Coating expert Mark Miller says there are a variety of methods for encouraging fluids to stick to substrates in coating applications--corona, plasma, or flame treating the substrate; adding a primer prior to coating; and utilizing a vacuum system at the coating head interface. The addition of surfactants is one method that should be considered.

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ATP opened a production plant for water-based coatings in Germany. To learn more about coating and laminating of substrates, visit the COATING/LAMINATING content category on our website.

Colordyne Technologies and Styers Equipment Co. teamed up to retrofit a 25-year-old inline flexo press with a new digital print engine for Action Label Co., Denver, CO, to perform short run work more quickly and efficiently. VP Andy Espinoza said, "We do a lot of short runs, but this existing flexo press didn't hold register to do four-color process that well. So when this opportunity came up to help us do our short runs, and it required no plates, we jumped at the opportunity to turn our outdated flexo into a profitable and flexible, short run, four-color process digital printing workhorse." He updated the press with a Colordyne 3600 Series Retrofit digital label and tag printing platform, which provides high print quality, fast job production, and low equipment cost. The 3600 Series Retrofit allows converters to add digital inkjet printing to an existing flexo press. They avoid setup expenses, reduce waste, and can offer customers the turnaround times they expect from a digital solution.

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Schlumpf USA offers an extensive line of high quality, heavy-duty unwinding and rewinding machinery components and roll materials handling equipment for converters and consumers worldwide. Don't see what you need, Schlumpf engineering team will design equipment to meet your exact requirements. Learn More Here.

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The liquid paperboard market is showing positive growth prospects over the short and medium term, reports Smithers Pira. Having declined slightly since 2010, global volume demand for liquid paperboard is expected to pick up in 2015, with annual growth of more than 2% predicted, followed by average growth of 3.5% annually to 2020. Does this conform with your expectations for this business? Join the discussion.

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Traditionally, packaging was developed and used for purely functional purposes, including the transport, storage and protection of everyday goods. Now we live in a different world where packaging drives sales, communication, advertising, branding, and product security.

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NEENAH, WI | Menasha has opened a design center in Northbrook, IL, to service the needs of retailers and CPG customers and attract top talent. The Northbrook Design Center is equipped with a retail environment to help customers visualize packaging and displays in an in-store setting.

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MENOMONEE FALLS, WI | Glenroy, a converter of flexible packaging film and stand-up pouches, commemorates its 50-year anniversary this month. The company was established in July 1965 with three employees in a single facility, and today it employs more than 200 people within four facilities.

 HONG KONG | Sino-Label 2016, the China Intl. Exhibition on Label Printing Technology, will provide an array of solutions for different end-user applications. The event is expected to feature more than 300 exhibitors from over 20 countries and regions and is anticipating more than 25,000 visitors.

If you had a chance to attend the Oshkosh Air Show last week, you may have seen my husband among the 108 Eagles Over Oshkosh skydivers trying to break a world record. Despite coming awfully close, they missed their primary goal but did manage to break a Wisconsin state record. Click on this beautiful photo, copyright by Andrey Veselov, to see more pictures and video. Let me know if you were there. You can write to me at chine@pffc-online.com. -- Claudia


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