BAIER Prägetechnik, a member of the KURZ Group, has integrated a quattroClean cleaning system into its hot stamping machines. Innovative hot stamping technology coupled with optimally coordinated dry snow-jet cleaning produces plastic surfaces that meet the highest demands in terms of design and functionality. With its cooperation with acp Systems, BAIER Prägetechnik has … [Read more...] about KURZ Group Member Optionally Integrates Cleaning Process

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) launched the Generation 4 CutStar, the Speedmaster XL 106-D rotary die cutter and a new Performance Package for in-mold label production on the Speedmaster XL 106 in the summer 2021. It is now further expanding this portfolio by entering into a worldwide distribution agreement with the Japanese company AN Corporation for the … [Read more...] about Heidelberg Expands Portfolio for IML and Folding Carton Production

Converters that will record their recycled plastic data within the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) monitoring system now can certify it via the official auditing scheme – RecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification. This audit-proof can be done for tonnages that are submitted to one of the officially approved CPA data collector systems like RecoTrace. As an … [Read more...] about Circular Plastics Alliance Recognizes Official Audit Scheme

Nanopixel, a subsidiary of the light science technologies group Lumenco in Englewood, Colorado, has announced the creation of MicroEdge. MicroEdge is a patented optical security feature that can be molded directly into the surface of plastic products or packaging. MicroEdge features can include a combination of 3D, animated, flip or on-off images. Nanopixel is in dialogue … [Read more...] about Nanopixel Announces Creation of MicroEdge

US manufacturing is at an inflection point: The sector is increasingly viewed as crucial to economic and pandemic recovery, yet outdated public perceptions could be impacting recruitment of vital new workers, according to study findings by Deloitte, New York, New York, and The Manufacturing Institute, Washington, District of Colombia, based on two recent surveys of executives … [Read more...] about Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute Present Big Gains