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BOPP lines can be used to produce BOPLA
At K Brückner Servtec will present a conversion of an existing BO-line to BOPLA production.
Read ArticleWater washable plate launched
Flint Group Flexographic Products launches digital version of well established water washable flexo printing plate nyloflex® Sprint.
Read ArticleSecurity label inspector to be released
Rotocontrol is about to unveil the RSP Single Pass 100% Security Inspection Machine for security label inspection and finishing applications.
Read ArticlePrinter driver for labelling mock ups available
GMG, a supplier of colour management software solutions, and Roland DG Corporation, a provider of wide-format inkjet printers and printer/cutters, have announced that the GMG printer driver for the UV-LED inkjet printer&cutter VersaUV LEC-330, which allows the fast creation of perfect mockups, is now available.
Read ArticlePatent awarded for container sidewall strengthening system
Ropak Packaging has a patent for its container sidewall strengthening system – dubbed the ‘corner groove product feature’.
Read ArticleTubes can be used for IML applications
The market for tubes can be split into hard and soft tubes. The hard cylindrical tube is used for, among other things, vitamins and other effervescent tablets, silicone cartridges, etc. The soft squeeze tubes, which are also cylindrical before being filled and sealed, are mainly found in the cosmetics sector (gel, shampoo, hand cream, etc.) as well as in the food segment (dressings, sauces, etc.).
Read ArticleiPod application for print jobs to be launched
Tailored Solutions Label Traxx™will introduce an iPod app for roll inventory management. The iPod appuses an integrated barcode scanner to manage roll inventory. The app connects in real time with Label Traxx via a wireless network to take inventory, allocate rolls to specific jobs, and edit the roll relocation in Label Traxx. In addition, the app user can check the specifications and inventory details of any roll by simply scanning it with the iPod.
Read ArticleSuction cap developed for packaging lines
Piab has launched a suction cup designed to improve the operational flexibility, speed and energy efficiency of packaging lines.
Read ArticleMetal detector designed to find contaminants in bulk products
Processors and packagers of bulk food products can strengthen quality with new product inspection equipment from Mettler Toledo Safeline. The Company are unveiling their new RB Series Profile, a metal detector that is specially designed to detect contaminants in all manners of bulk products. This technology challenges the industry perception that metal detectors must have small apertures to provide superior detection sensitivity.
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Oven may offer process flexibility
From 27 October to 3 November 2010, Düsseldorf will be hosting the world’s premier trade fair for plastics and plastics processing, the K. Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, will be surprising visitors to this sectoral meet-up with an oven concept called FlexWave for the Contiform stretch blow-moulding machine – a new and innovative heating technology. FlexWave scores primarily with its significantly lower energy consumption compared to the infra-red technologies currently available on the market. It also achieves an unprecedented degree of process flexibility, independently of preform colour, PET material or proportion of recyclate. No other technology is able to combine the very high penetration, the energy density and the heating speed to such telling effect. The Contiform on show at K 2010, with its FlexWave heating technology, may prove to be the stretch blow-moulding model of the future.
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Strip pack application system introduced
Ishida Europe has launched a new portable version of its Strip Pack Applicator system, which produces ready-to display hanging strips of pillow packs for retail display.
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