Technical Topics

The Converting Curmudgeon

2023 plastics & packaging M&A deals expected to be brisk again: Blaige & Co.

Posted on 1/20/2023

CC Blog: "A Great Lakes Circular Economy Strategy & Action Plan for Plastics"

Posted on 8/20/2022

2022 FLEX Wrap-Up: From color-changing cars to blood-glucose-monitoring wrist-bands

Posted on 7/15/2022

AIMCAL R2R Europe Conference 2022: From flexible packaging to flexible electronics and more

Posted on 6/20/2022

CC Blog: Fifty lessons for excelling at B2B marketing

Posted on 3/9/2022

Vacuum Web Coating

ARC technical consultant Dr. Charles A. Bishop dies at age 70

Posted on 9/7/2023

Q: Why is my vacuum-deposited barrier coating hard to improve?

Posted on 6/6/2023

Vacuum Verbiage: Today's paper: smoother, clearer, and fit for flexible electronics

Posted on 12/31/2022

Environmental concerns: It's not just landfills & oil-based packaging anymore

Posted on 9/24/2021

Q: How Clean Is Clean In Vacuum Coating, Or How Long Is A Piece Of String? Part 3 Of 3

Posted on 9/14/2021

Web Coating

Q: Can one coating method be used for all required coating steps in a process? Part 2 of 4

Posted on 9/14/2021

Q: Why Are Original And Current Coater Designs Important In New Products? Part 3 Of 3

Posted on 9/14/2021

Q: Can One Coating Method Be Used For All Required Coating Steps In A Process? Part 1 Of 4

Posted on 11/18/2020

Q: Why Are Original And Current Coater Designs Important In New Products? Part 2 Of 3

Posted on 5/21/2020

Q: Why Are Original And Current Coater Designs Important In New Products? Part 1 Of 3

Posted on 2/15/2020

Web Handling and Converting

WHC Technical Topic: Speed - Dual drives

Posted on 5/21/2023

WHC Technical Topic: Speed and productivity

Posted on 4/23/2023

WHC Technical Topic: Speed - Measurement

Posted on 4/9/2023

WHC Technical Topic: Question: Roller cover

Posted on 3/25/2023

Questions: Why baggy at bottom of roll?

Posted on 3/5/2023

Substrates

Q: What, why and how do we measure substrate properties?

Posted on 6/6/2023

Substrate Secrets Q: From what is a flavor & aroma barrier of plain & metallized film derived?

Posted on 12/31/2022

Q: What is the importance of polymer structure and orientation in films? Part 4 of 4

Posted on 9/24/2021

Q: What is the importance of polymer structure and orientation in films? Part 3 of 4

Posted on 9/14/2021

Q: What is the importance of polymer structure and orientation in films? Part 2 of 4

Posted on 9/14/2021

Drives for Web Handling

DWH Technical Topic: Wrinkles during cutover

Posted on 11/30/2023

DWH Technical Topic: Speed droop

Posted on 11/20/2023

DWH Technical Topic: Unwind speed match

Posted on 11/8/2023

DWH Technical Topic: Dancer plus load-cell control

Posted on 8/4/2023

DWH Technical Topic: Web slippage

Posted on 7/6/2023