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UK slitter-maker Atlas Converting Equipment joins Kampf as part of the Jagenberg group
The British company Atlas Converting Equipment, Ltd., a worldwide leading manufacturer of slitting technology for web-fed materials joins Kampf Schneid- & Wickeltechnik GmbH & Co. KG as a part of the Jagenberg Group Industrial Solutions sector. Kampf and Atlas Converting Equipment provide future-proof machines and solutions with highest level of technology and extensive services for their […]
New circular-economy initiative seeks successful recycling of printed plastic films, processing of Recycle
PrintCYC is a relatively new value-chain initiative for the recycling of printed films. Current members are machine suppliers Brückner Maschinenbau, Kiefel and PackSys Global, CPP-film specialist Profol, ink maker hubergroup, converter Constantia Flexibles as well as recycling-technology specialist Erema. The initiative is coordinated by Annett Kaeding-Koppers, an independent packaging and sustainability consultant. The project group has achieved remarkable […]
Mondi to open first Colombian paper-bag converting plant to serve South American customers
Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, will open its new state-of-the-art, paper-bag converting plant in Cartagena, Colombia, in January 2021. It will be Mondi’s first operation in South America, reinforcing the group’s strength as a global paper bags supplier with a wide local footprint. The new plant will enable Mondi to improve and […]
BOBST details new organizational structure to shape future of packaging world
As the role of packaging is rapidly evolving, BOBST is building a new company structure to better serve the future for its customers. The new organization, effective January 1, 2021, will be more customer-centric, easier to reach, and more agile to deliver new technological developments. The new industry vision revealed by BOBST in June 2020 offers a […]
German papermaker Palm Paper opts for DIENES knifeholders to solve slitting challenges
Palm Paper GmbH & Co. KG is a leading company in the European paper industry. The medium-sized family enterprise is active in three business areas. While Palm produces newsprint and corrugated base paper in five paper mills, corrugated-board packaging is produced in an additional 28 plants. Palm is a long-time client of slitter/rewinder knifeholder supplier DIENES. […]
Cascades to close Laval (QC), Canada, converting plant
Kingsley Falls (QB) Canada-based Cascades, Inc., a leader in environmentally responsible recovery, packaging and sanitation solutions, says its Laval plant in Québec, specializing in the manufacture of napkins for the away-from-home market, will be closing on June 30, 2021. The Laval plant has an annual converting capacity of 1.4 million cases. This volume will be moved to other Cascades plants and […]
Dave’s Favorite Defects: Splices
By Dr. David R. Roisum Whether you do lap or butt splices and whether your splices are completely automatic or completely manual, few are trouble-free. In this short clip, we will outline a few of the splicing methods as well as concerns and resources. Web201.68p:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj0SIx0WVtg
Web Handling Handbook
By Clarence Klassen After many years, the authoritative “The Web Handling Handbook” has been published and is available as a 750-page bound book or as a PDF. I first heard about this book in 2016 from the principal author, Dr. David R. Rosium. He indicated a wiki-style of writing would be used to create a […]
Indian flex-pack converter UVBIZ adds Brotech finishing system with rotary diecutter for IML labels
Indore-based UVBIZ, the packaging division of MB Industries Pvt. Ltd., a contract manufacturer of food products, has invested in a Brotech DL 430 finishing machine, complete with semi-rotary die-cutting unit and a conveyor. The equipment is suitable for offline finishing of IML and other varieties of labels. The equipment will be able to support its endeavors for catering […]
Food-packaging plastic film said to stop coronavirus
A transparent, stretchable PVC film for use in packaging meat, fruit, cold cuts, and other foods, and to protect surfaces, can reportedly inactivate the novel coronavirus. Marketed by Brazilian plastics manufacturer Alpes, the material contains silver and silica nanoparticles, a technology developed and licensed by Nanox. In tests conducted at the Biosafety Level III (BSL-3) laboratory […]