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Metallized-film barrier properties: Where do they come from?
By Eldridge M. Mount, Ph.D., president, EMMOUNT Technologies This paper will review the development history, observations and discoveries...
Mar 26, 2024


High-performance AlOx thin films for next-generation sustainable flexible packaging: Part 1
By N.A. Morrison, chief technologist; M. Campo, technical staff member; T. Crouch, head of packaging; R. Verghese, R&D mgr.-Flexible...
Mar 26, 2024


Manufacturing issues, legislation, recycling-infrastructure updates remain key converter concerns
Flex packs now account for 20% of the $185-billion US overall market, with food making up more than half of all end-use packaging...
Mar 26, 2024


Solventless multi-ply lamination: A review of process innovations and new technical developments
By Giancarlo Caimmi, Ph.D., commercial director, Nordmeccanica Group Introduction The most recent developments around the global energy...
Mar 26, 2024


Role of vacuum coating in sustainable flexible packaging
By Fabiano Rimediotti, senior technologist; and Raffaele Guadagno, process & technology specialist, Nordmeccanica-Vacuum Div. Thin films...
Mar 15, 2024


Metallized PE films: Challenges & opportunities to meet market needs for recyclable, high-barrier flexible packaging: Part 1
By Dante Ferrari, president, Celplast Metallized Products, Ltd., and Zheng Tian, scientist, Applied Materials Currently, the only path to...
Mar 15, 2024


Achieving a true circular economy for plastic packaging
By Tom Dunn, managing director, Flexpacknology LCC “Sustainable packages” will not solve our plastic waste problem. Empty plastic food...
Mar 15, 2024


Attainable sustainable: Using electron-beam tech in compostable flexible packaging: Part 2
By Sage M. Schissel, Ph.D., applications specialist, PCT EB and Integration, LLC Sustainable practices, including material reduction and...
Mar 11, 2024
Pepsico explores electron-beam curing for inks, coatings, adhesives in flexible packaging
By Contributing Writer Liz Stevens Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the 2020 Q3 issue of UV+EB Technology. Introduction...
Mar 7, 2024


Reinventing flexible packaging in five years
By Daniel Cluskey, product stewardship engineer, Printpack Abstract Increased attention on flexible packaging’s end-of-life is resulting...
Mar 7, 2024


Triplex, in-line solventless laminating for more-sustainable, flexible-packaging structures
By Eduard Boja, Ph.D., brand mgr.-Lamination & Coating Business Unit, Comexi Group Abstract Given the consistent rise in social...
Mar 7, 2024


In-line coated & metallized, high-barrier BOPP-film production
By Bülent Çelik, senior metallized production mgr., and Cetin Berk Guvel, metallized production senior eng., Polibak; Nick Copeland, R&D...
Feb 22, 2024


Three major threats facing the vacuum-metallizing industry
By Agrani Punj, partner & head of international business, Supervac Industries LLP Since the beginning of 2022, the metallizing industry...
Feb 22, 2024


Are oriented-polyethylene films the future of flexible packaging?
By Robert Clare, applications development specialist, NOVA Chemicals To reach a circular economy for plastics, our industry must find...
Feb 22, 2024


Driving forces for sustainable flexible-packaging solutions
By Emily Williams, innovation and sustainability partnerships leader, TC Transcontinental Packaging This article presents a top-down...
Feb 12, 2024
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