PMMI recognizes gains in processing and packaging sustainability Plastics Decorating . Forty-six years after the first Earth Day, consumer awareness of the environment and its ensuing demand for sustainable products has prompted the processing and packaging industry to respond with sustainable initiatives in operations and packaging. The Breaking Down Sustainable … [Read more...] about Breaking Down Sustainable Packaging
Environment & Sustainability
Breaking Down Sustainable Packaging
PMMI recognizes gains in processing and packaging sustainability Plastics Decorating . Forty-six years after the first Earth Day, consumer awareness of the environment and its ensuing demand for sustainable products has prompted the processing and packaging industry to respond with sustainable initiatives in operations and packaging. The Breaking Down Sustainable … [Read more...] about Breaking Down Sustainable Packaging
The Elements of Green Pad Printing
by David Ho, KENT Engineering Co., Ltd. How does pad printing cause pollution? Like other forms of printing, pad printing utilizes ink, solvents, films and various kinds of chemicals. Some of these chemicals will be disposed into the water, soil and air, which eventually will pollute the environment. Ink and cleaning solvents are by far the most serious pollutants. Ink … [Read more...] about The Elements of Green Pad Printing
Innovation and Sustainability Drive UV-Cured Powder Coating Developments
by Michael Knoblauch and Ryan Schwarb, Keyland Polymer Ltd. Introduction - The Innovators Challenge Customers are demanding products and services that cost less and add value. Innovating providers of services and manufacturers of products recognize the importance and challenge of simultaneously adding value and reducing costs; not as opposing or conflicting goals, but as … [Read more...] about Innovation and Sustainability Drive UV-Cured Powder Coating Developments
Technology Offers Options for RF Welding of Green Materials
by Amy Bauer Demand in the marketplace for PVC-free products is growing, and a proprietary technology from Genesis Plastics Welding is allowing radio frequency welding of such eco-friendly, nonpolar materials without the use of additives or adhesives. ecoGenesis™ is a system that "bolts on" to existing RF welding machinery and, using standard settings and no additives to … [Read more...] about Technology Offers Options for RF Welding of Green Materials