FEATURED STORYIn our Q&A with Anoosheh Oskouian, president/CEO of Ship & Shore Environmental, she shares her thoughts on what she believes is the biggest threat to the converting industry right now and why the golden rule always serves her well. FULL ARTICLE
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MIDLAND, MI | The Dow Chemical Co. is introducing a new member of the recently launched RecycleReady Technology, said to enable the recyclability off polyethylene-based barrier packaging as part of existing grocery store drop-of recycling programs. Helps converters create barrier pouches that answer consumer demand for more recyclable packaging options. FULL ARTICLE
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WEST CALDWELL, NJ | CTC International reports a larger version of its Turretmaster Butt Splicer Series Model S-TAB-50. Splicer is application engineered to be compact, user-friendly, and rugged. Holds rolls to 50 in. O.D.
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GREENVILLE, WI | Badger Plug reports its precision-cut, custom endboards combined with rugged sleeve plugs secure, suspend, and protect rolls during shipping and storage, even heavy rolls.
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How well do you understand the relationship between your films and your corona treater? A treatment level of 2.0 watt density yields very different results on PET compared to Polypropylene. This webinar and paper examines the relationship between films and corona treatment. Learn from Enercon's Tom Gilbertson as he looks at the aspects of your process that you can control, how to properly set your expectations and what to do when you get surprising results. Learn why all films don't treat the same.
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COOL CONVERTED PRODUCT
CINCINNATI, OH | ProAmpac announces new pet food packaging solutions from its Ampac and Prolamina brands. The PRO-POUCH product is a non-foil retort pouch--perfect for wet and semi-wet pet food applications. It includes a dual purpose retort zipper, allowing consumers hassle-free opening while maintaining a secure close during the retort process. In addition, it features clear windows that allow consumers to view the high quality product within the pouch.
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Does the demand to produce at higher speeds and the push to use lower basis weight materials limit your production options? Come see the idler roller technologies from Martin Automatic and let us show you how to transcend the limitations of conventional idler roller technology and soar to new heights with faster speeds and more gentle transport of your most difficult-to-run webs.
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See a technology demonstration--visit Martin Automatic at Labelexpo Americas - Booth 811. www.martinautomatic.com
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thelamco enhances an almost limitless range of converted products for the paper, pharmaceutical, health & beauty, consumer electronic, and food markets. Our custom coating and laminating equipment processes ultra light weight films from 18 gauge to heavier substrates up to 60 mil thick. With 63" web widths and line speeds up to 1000 fpm, thelamco is your lean and green partner for long production runs.
Roll with thelamco! Call us toll free (866) 926-6101 or email us for more information!
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FEATURED BLOG
Editorial Director Yolanda Simonsis comments on an announcement from NineSigma that Unilever is looking to build and cultivate strategic partners for the future. Unilever's mission is to collaborate with innovators to make sustainable living commonplace. She wonders what this might portend for converters to meet their customers' demands?
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Specialty Papers US, taking place September 21-23 in Chicago, will bring together the entire supply chain to brainstorm, find business solutions and network. This year's agenda includes speakers from Fisher International, Columbia Pulp, Southworth, VTT and more. >>View the Agenda<< Representatives from Domtar Inc., The Dow Chemical Company, Lubrizol and more have secured their tickets. Reserve your ticket today for the low price of $999. Hurry, prices go up after July 1, 2016!
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FEATURED INSTALLATIONCaraustar Industries in Pineville, NC, installed an HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press to produce folding cartons with faster speed to market, variable data for mass customization, and reduced waste and obsolescence. Now the converter can produce folding cartons, set-up boxes, die-cut boxes, and custom solutions using HP SmartStream Mosaic that were not previously possible. Dean Dietrich, VP and general manager, said, "Since installing the HP Indigo 30000 in March, we have secured six new customers as a direct result of this press's quality and unique capabilities, and we are now better equipped to address ever-changing customer demands."
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FEATURED CONTENT: PRINTING
Konica Minolta commits to packaging and labels with a new KM-1 press. To learn more, visit the PRINTING content category on our website.
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FEATURED VIDEO
Webex Centers of Excellence - One Source for PrecisionTake a virtual tour of Webex and its two manufacturing Centers of Excellence in Neenah, Wisconsin, and Chicopee, Massachusetts. A $2.5 million investment, the Centers of Excellence initiative created two manufacturing centers of excellence, one in Neenah, Wisconsin, which specializes in the engineering and manufacturing of small and medium size rolls and one in Chicopee. Massachusetts, which does the same for larger rolls. For more information, visit www.maxcessintl.com. WATCH VIDEO
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FEATURED WHITE PAPER
Counterfeiting has become a worldwide problem, and the dangers it poses to brand owners can be vast. It could threaten public health, increase taxes, and raise the price of legitimate products. Worst of all, it could damage the reputation of a brand.
In this white paper, Sun Chemical shows how its diverse brand-protection product portfolio and presence around the world can make it a good fit to help resolve counterfeiting issues on packaging for any multi-national brand.
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The Elite Cameron brand has been established for over 100 years, with manufacturing facilities in the UK & USA, we have in excess of 12,000 machine installations worldwide! We specialise in Slitting and Rewinding, Hot Melt Coating and Laminating Machines which are extremely versatile and capable of processing materials such as delicate non wovens, flexible packaging, self-adhesive tapes and laminates, papers, foils, rubber and plastics. Learn More Here.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
MIDLAND, MI, and HAUPPAUGE, NY | Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., and Nordmeccanica SpA announce a joint development featuring Dow's new SYMBIEX solventless adhesives and Nordmeccanica's Duplex SL One Shot lamination line.
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STEVENSVILLE, MD | Miltec UV partnered with the University of Maryland QUEST Capstone Consulting Project for a project that kicked off in January and is now complete. Honor students were tasked with developing a strategy to help Miltec UV choose a method of commercialization for its ceramic coating technology, a technique that is less expensive, safer, and more effective than the current process used to manufacture lithium ion batteries.
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STILLWATER, OK | Roll-2-Roll Technologies is partnering with Control & Motion, Atlanta, GA, to help strengthen its relationships with manufacturers and to provide quality service to customers in the Southeast.
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Talk To Me
Yolanda's on a road trip and sent this photo of Standing Rock in the Wisconsin Dells. The boat captain is jumping between the rocks because the dog that usually performs this trick had the day off. Where are you headed this year? Send us your pictures. You can write to me at chine@pffc-online.com. -- Claudia Want to share your news with our subscribers? Send your company's announcements and new product releases to us for inclusion in E-Clips. Editorial Inquiries/Press Releases: Yolanda Simonsis | President/Editorial Director | 773-916-PFFC Claudia Hine | Managing Editor | 312-286-1374 Advertising Opportunities: Tim Janes | VP Online Sales | 303-674- 0577 Copyright 2016, YTC Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This newsletter is protected by United States copyright and other intellectual property laws and may not be reproduced, rewritten, distributed, re-disseminated, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast, directly or indirectly, in any medium without the prior written permission of YTC Media, Inc.
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