By Jay Roth, sales engineer, ELSNER Engineering Works, Inc. During the COVID-19 pandemic, canister wipes are in hot demand. This firm has manufactured dozens of perforator rewinders used in manufacturing rolled canister wipes. With that demand, however, many new operators have been hired and there is more need to train for smooth production runs. Good tension is essential … [Read more...] about Perforator rewinders for the production of nonwoven wipes: Tips on tension control

By Theresa Thompson, Ph.D., application scientist; Mark Oesterle, product line mgr.; and Cristina Ortiz-Mateos, life science marketing specialist, Phoseon Technology The germicidal effect of UVC (ultraviolet C) has long been known as a solution for disinfection and sanitation. As the need for disinfection technology peaked in the 2020 global health crisis, this firm was … [Read more...] about UVC decontamination as solution for COVID-19 test-kit production

Med/pharma flex-pack market to reach $26.3 billion globally by 2028, as healthcare apps become “greener,” more sophisticated amid COVID-19. Edited by Editor-in-Chief Mark Spaulding As one of the fastest growing end-use markets for packaging and roll-to-roll (R2R) converted products, medical devices and pharmaceuticals have perhaps seen the greatest amount of change in … [Read more...] about Flexible structures, sustainability, printed electronics are top trends