Material handling

Trends in Labels and Adhesives

Changes create new challenges for label, adhesive companies.

February 22, 2016

Package Printing: Page 14

Additives, coatings & inks

Polytex: Flexo printer primer for digital inks

Polytex introduces 7.4128, a new flexo primer designed for toner-based digital ink receptivity.

February 12, 2016

Plastics/resins

DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company to merge

The merged company will eventually split into three separate entities—Agriculture, Material Science, and Specialty Products.

December 11, 2015

Additives, coatings & inks

AIMCAL Awards entry deadline is December 18

Multiple entries are allowed in Coated Product, Technology of the Year, and Sustainability categories.

December 11, 2015

Additives, coatings & inks

Demand rising for functional and barrier coatings

New report examines the market for functional and barrier coatings for paper and board packaging, which is expected to exceed $7.1 billion by 2020.

November 27, 2015

Converting equipment

Zanasi S.r.l. earns ISO 9001:2008 certification for ink-jet manufacturing

Zanasi’s certification applies to design and manufacturing as well as research, development, and production.

November 13, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

SATO establishes SpeciaLase technology in Asia-Pacific region

SATO brings the revolutionary laser coding and marking technology to Asia with an exclusive sales agreement.

November 4, 2015

Plastics/resins

Alternatives to Barex take on nicotine in permeability tests

Testing is the key to finding and testing alternatives to Barex for the sealant layer in transdermal patch constructions, say Bemis scientists.

October 26, 2015

Adhesives/tape

New hot-melt adhesive system solves glue, nozzle maintenance problems

Get a quick to-the-point tutorial on Jowat-TopTherm hot-melt adhesives for case and carton sealing to see how they overcome problems with clogged nozzles and glue-pot maintenance.

October 15, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Fast-drying MEK inks

Matthews Marking Systems demonstrated MEK ink system printing high-resolution graphics and bar codes onto an OPP substrate. These inks dry in less than a second and adhesion is superb. Viewed as an efficient substitute for thermal transfer overlay printers.

October 12, 2015

Additives, coatings & inks

INX International's state-of-the-art food packaging inks

INX offers a full range of low-migration products that include high-performance sheetfed inks, UV/EB flexo and offset inks, UV hybrid inks for flat-sheet metal decorating, UV/EB curable coatings, and more.

August 24, 2015

Additives, coatings & inks

What’s new in nanotechnology?

A look at nanotech for healthcare diagnostics and treatment, and how medical and pharmaceutical applications will boost the global nanocoatings market.

July 30, 2015

Additives, coatings & inks

Gina Powers named VP and GM of ITW Dynatec

Powers will be responsible for driving growth and innovation worldwide.

July 30, 2015