Appleton Mfg. Division will bring their industry workhorse A301 Automatic Core Cutter to ICE USA 2013. This automated core cutting solution is rich in features including simplified automation, intelligent control, and superior precision to increase productivity while reducing material waste and operating cost. The machine on display will feature several customer selected options: a Digital Read Out, Auto-Indexing Knife and our patented Instant Diameter Change System.

OLBRICH GmbH with Headquarters in Germany, has appointed Matik, Inc. as their exclusive agent for North America. Matik plans to expand OLBRICH’s presence in North America as well as provide US-based parts & service support to existing OLBRICH customers in the USA, Mexico & Canada.

Nordson EDI has appointed Kevin L. Bahr to the position of aftermarket and customer service manager, it was announced by Godfrey M. Sandham, vice president and general manager.

Reifenhäuser Maschinenfabrik presented its Reifenhäuser Supplier Awards for the eleventh time to honor the best suppliers to Reifenhäuser Extrusion, Reifenhäuser Reicofil and Reiloy Metall of the year 2012. With the award, Reifenhäuser recognizes excellent performance, superior commitment, and important contributions to the success of the company.

We must all agree that sustainability is not just a fad after all, and that it is here to stay. How can we make that assessment?

The demands for sustainability are a fact of life and flexible packaging has many sustainability advantages.

The Dow Chemical Company is more than a manufacturer of polyethylene, specialty resins and laminating adhesives. 

The Novacote SF-739/CA-376 is a cold applied solvent free adhesive that adheres to a wide variety of substrates (film/film as well as film/ALU), is fast to be free of primary aromatic amines, has an extremely low risk of anti-seal, and is intrinsically very low in cyclic polyester oligomers (as demonstrated by extensive extraction studies).

For labeling frozen, cold, wet or moist surfaces, bundle up with RH15, UPM Raflatac’s new freezer-grade hotmelt adhesive.

Evonik Deglan heat seal binders provide a secure seal as well as a clean and smooth peel effect for thier customer’s products.