H.B. Fuller Co. announces Flextra Fast SF8700/XR1000, the latest addition to its family of Flextra Fast laminating adhesives for flexible packaging converting.
These companies are making strides to offer what customers are requesting. All of these innovations are paving inroads for the flexible packaging industry.
A conventional product in an unconventional packaging format; laundry detergent in an earth friendly pouch offered to consumers; an extrusion coating line that allows for rapid delivery; and a family of water-based dry-bond hybrid laminating adhesives dries and ships in two days.
We all know that time is of the essence when it comes to designing and building a new machine. Hudson-Sharp, manufacturer of plastic bag, pouch and reclosable bag machine technologies, recently validated that statement during the design of a special machine to add a closure mechanism to pre-made pouches.
Oliver Stauffer of PTI offers his insight into film inspection and defect detection. He has been with the company since 2005, and was appointed VP of inspection technologies in 2011.
Film inspection can encompass a wide variety of material properties and defect types. Density, thickness, marks, and abrasions are just a few of the defect modes that one may need to detect.
As readers of FP know, flexible packaging is a dynamic, exciting field. Innovations continue at dizzying speeds, producing degrees of productivity, cost savings and visual presence not previously achieved.
Today’s converters rely heavily on heat-transfer rolls to heat-up or cool-down many types of material, including web substrates, extruded plastics and laminates. Sometimes called chill rolls, heat transfer rolls are made by several roller companies and OEMs.
Over the last fifteen years four companies have remained at the forefront of BOPET film production in the US and, in fact, globally – DuPont-Teijin, Toray, Mitsubishi and SKC.