by Len Poole, Soliant, a division of AkzoNobel Consumers continue to place more requirements on OEMs as they demand higher levels of product differentiation, while also expecting low prices. OEMs, in turn, expect their plastic component suppliers to provide them with innovative methods of meeting customer expectations, while under intense cost pressures and operating “lean” … [Read more...] about Using Decorative Film Laminates with In-Mold Decoration to Increase Design Flexibility
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UV Technology for In-Mold Labeling
by Ron Schultz, In-Mold Decorating Association UV-cured inks and coatings have become an important part of the production of in-mold labels for packaging (IML) and in-mold decoration of durable products (IMD). For 2013, 25 percent of in-mold labels in North America and 20 percent of those produced in Europe were printed with UV-cured inks. This is especially true for … [Read more...] about UV Technology for In-Mold Labeling
IMDA Survey Offers Insight into IMD/IML Trends
The In-Mold Decorating Association (IMDA), Scottsdale, AZ, recently completed an analysis of data from its Fall 2014 Short Shot Business Survey. The six-question survey was sent to molders, brand owners, printers, industry suppliers and equipment manufacturers to provide insight into the growth of in-mold decorating (IMD) and in-mold labeling (IML). The results from this most … [Read more...] about IMDA Survey Offers Insight into IMD/IML Trends
Tips for In-Mold Label Storage and Packaging
Plastics Decorating These recommendations are excerpted from the IN-MOLD LABEL TECHNICAL MANUAL & TEST METHODS report by AWA Alexander Watson Associates. Incorrect packaging, storage and storage conditions all have an adverse effect on the processing of in-mold labels in subsequent processes. For example, research1 has shown that the static receptivity will be negatively … [Read more...] about Tips for In-Mold Label Storage and Packaging
Expanding the Market for In-Mold Decorating at Eimo Technologies
by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Decorating In Michigan, the automotive industry downturn in 2009 hit nearly every business, requiring a reality check and a revised plan for continued survival. For Eimo Technologies, Inc., that reality check was intensified by the knowledge that the injection molder recently had shifted its market focus to the very industry that now was in the … [Read more...] about Expanding the Market for In-Mold Decorating at Eimo Technologies