FEATURED STORYVenture to the Trade Fair for Plastics in Germany to see the raw materials you'll soon be converting. The show has scheduled a full eight days -- October 19-26 -- to present raw materials, machinery, equipment, and services to the converting industry. FULL ARTICLE
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LAGRANGE, GA | Jindal Films announces SealTOUGH, a coextruded packaging family of films targeted to replace sealant layers in a lamination or single layers in mono-web applications. Film is said to provide unmatched puncture resistance and seal strength that can exceed 5,000g/2.54cm FULL ARTICLE
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TOKYO, JAPAN | Toyo Ink Co. has developed two new series of low-energy, UV-curable offset inks under its FLASH DRY brand designed for ozone-free curing systems and LED-UV curing systems.
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MENTOR, OH | Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials reports the introduction of High Performance Primax and FasClear, fully conformable film innovations created for challenging bottle shapes, irregular containers, tubes, or wherever a larger billboard is desired.
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Join FTA and TLMI Member, Enercon, for critical insights on the corona treating process and how to use it to improve your flexographic and digital printing operations. Topics covered will include corona treating basics, why films respond differently to corona treatment, how to know how much treatment you need, and best practices for troubleshooting adhesion issues. Get Full Details.
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MARLTON, NJ | Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing (T.H.E.M.) is providing contract packaging services for the introduction of a line of innovative craft beer concentrates from the Foxboro Brewing Co. Inc. Snapsil semi-rigid containers feature a patented, audible "snap-opening" function that allows consumers to easily open the package and dispense the contents with one hand. The snap-opening function is integrated into the lower web of the thermoformed pack and there is no requirement for any type of perforation of the film in the opening area of the portion pack.
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At Labelexpo Americas, Martin Automatic introduced the new MLSW Splicer for non-stop roll change of self-wound overlaminate films. Splicing is ultra-simple -- no additional tape or adhesive is needed. The MLSW is the latest in the MLS line of splicers which include models for inline (adhesive application) film lamination and for foil stamping.
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FEATURED INSTALLATION Michael Hunter (left), COO of Volm Cos./ Yellowstone Plastics, and Daniel Mueller, president and CEO of Volm Cos., are eagerly anticipating the arrival of a KBA-Flexotecnica EVO XG ten-color press, scheduled to arrive after the first of the year. It features patented auto impression (AIF) and user-friendly register control to keep start-up waste to a minimum, as well as time-saving components like the Speedy Clean automatic wash-up system and in-line viscosity control with InkSpec viscometers, auto-impression setting, and click-and-drag zero-waste registration. "We could have fit the new EVO XG press in our current structure," says Mueller, "but we decided to use this installation to invest in our Idaho Falls facility and increase our print throughput. We added 20,000 sq ft of space to the current building for the new press as well as an expansion of our ink department. It also provided us with the opportunity to fine-tune our workflow."
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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 http://www.maxcessintl.comWATCH VIDEO
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Since 1966, Menges Roller Company has served converters by fabricating precision-engineered rolls of all types, repairing any and all roller components, and recovering rollers in rubber, silicon and urethane-base elastomers. Our flagship line includes double-shelled, spiral-baffle Chill Rolls and Heat-Transfer Rolls, which are made to maintain very specific temperatures over extended periods of time. Additional services include patterned groove and serration options, roll balancing & crowning, as well as chrome refinishing and acid flushing services for thermal rolls. Our Tiger Max thermal plastic urethane rollcovering has won several converting industry awards. We help converters run faster, waste less, and increase the quality of their products. Learn More Here.
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FEATURED CONTENT: FLEXPACK
Dow Evercap Resin caters to an aging population. To learn more, visit the FLEXPACK content category on our website.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
ORLANDO, FL | ICE USA 2017--the international converting exhibition in Orlando, FL, April 25-27, announces an expanded Ask the Experts program and the addition of Technical Market Strategist Ingrid Brase to the team. Brase is the author of PFFC's "Sticking With It" column.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA | TLMI introduced its new president, Mark Tibbetts, at a press conference during Labelexpo Americas last month. With the leadership transition, the association is revisiting its strategic priorities.
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HOD-HASHARON, ISRAEL | Jet Label and Packaging will install two systems from AVT at its manufacturing facility in Edmonton, AB, Canada. Scheduled for deployment in early fall, both systems are from AVT's Helios set of solutions.
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