By Daniel Strickland., owner, DJS Packaging Solutions In flexible packaging, digital printing technologies are making impressive strides. With their ability to handle short runs, offer quick turnarounds and provide variable data printing, digital presses are expanding the possibilities in certain market segments. However, gravure and flexographic printing continue to evolve … [Read more...] about Flexography and gravure printing still pack a punch in digital-centric packaging world
Flexible Packaging
Mondi and Proquimia launch paper-based standup pouches for dishwashing tabs
Mondi, Weybridge, England, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with Proquimia to launch paper-based standup pouches for dishwashing tabs in Spain and Portugal. Mondi’s internal product-impact assessment indicates that the new solution has significantly lower CO2 emissions from cradle to gate compared with the previous plastic solution. The … [Read more...] about Mondi and Proquimia launch paper-based standup pouches for dishwashing tabs
Mixed picture for European flexible-packaging materials prices as 2024 ends: FPE report
Prices of the basket of flexible-packaging materials varied in Q4 2024 as raw-material cost fluctuations, supply-chain issues and market uncertainty for some materials all had an effect. Figures released recently by Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) reveal a mixed picture across paper, aluminum foil and plastics. Both 60-gsm one-sided coated (C1S) paper and 12-micron PET … [Read more...] about Mixed picture for European flexible-packaging materials prices as 2024 ends: FPE report
All4Flexibles B2B online shop for flexible packaging debuts
All4Labels Global Packaging Group has launched its new online business venture, All4Flexibles, a new B2B online shop for flexible-packaging printing and converting solutions. The initiative complements the group’s extensive network of production sites across Europe and the Americas, equipped with dedicated capabilities for flexible packaging. The launch of the new brand is … [Read more...] about All4Flexibles B2B online shop for flexible packaging debuts
Troubleshooting and defect reduction in coated products
By E.J. (Ted) Lightfoot, Ph.D., principal consultant, Ted Lightfoot LLC Abstract Troubleshooting means different things to different people at different times. Managing well-understood defects in an established product is different from dealing with poorly understood defects that arise unexpectedly or with a new product. This article discusses three strategies for … [Read more...] about Troubleshooting and defect reduction in coated products