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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brooke Maltun, President, OMV Technologies, 310-988-9764 or brooke.maltun@omvtechnologies.com, or Greg Hannoosh, President, Next Step Communications Inc., 207-703-0343 or ghannoosh@next-step.com OMV Technologies Names Gary P. Kooper as New CEO Using His Mantra “Simplify, Focus and Execute,” Kooper Aims to Reignite OMV’s ‘No Machine Left Behind’ Strategy by Leveraging the […]
Fürth/Germany, March 2nd, 2023: As a trade association, the In-Mold Decorating Association (IMDA) represents injection molders, printers, material suppliers, and machine manufacturers who are committed to the development of In-Mold Labeling (IML), In-Mold Decoration (IMD), and In-Mold Electronics (IME). As part of the IMDA Awards Competition, the renowned organization annually honors the best products manufactured […]
RecyClass Design Book is a practical guide clarifying the concepts of recyclability and design for recycling which are based on a science-driven approach. This document elaborates on the concept of RecyClass Design for Recycling Guidelines, and can be used by all plastic industry actors working on designing recyclable plastic packaging. Design Book provides a step-by-step […]
In-mold Decorating Association (IMDA) has announced changes to its board of directors and new executive committee appointments. Two members of the IMDA board of directors have stepped down after years of dedicated service to the association and the industry: Tim Curnutt and Joseph Hirtzer. Curnutt is president and CEO of Distinctive Plastics, a contract manufacturer […]
OBERENGSTRINGEN, Switzerland, January 24, 2023 – Beck Automation AG, announced the launch of a new adjustment head for precision label alignment at the Medical Design and Manufacturing (MD&M) West show (Booth #2963) Feb. 7-9 in Anaheim, Calif. The company also provided an update on its recent decision to establish a medical business unit focused on […]
The Packaging Europe expert jury has announced that the solution proposed by Taghleef Industries and Gerosa Group of a BOPP High barrier 4-side sealed sachet has won the Recyclable Packaging Category for the Pre-Commercialized Innovations. The packaging solution proposed aims to replace multi-material structures made of PET/Alu/PE or PET/metPET/PE in applications such as dry powder […]
Xeikon America Opens New North American Headquarters Xeikon America, a developer and manufacturer of digital printing presses and related equipment, announced the opening of its new North American headquarters in the Chicago suburb of Elgin, Illinois. The new facility at 350 River Ridge Road is located within Elgin’s Prologis Business Park. Eighty percent of the […]
Inland Packaging, a La Crosse, Wisconsin-based member of the In-Mold Decorating Association, has added a new Nilpeter FA-17 to increase capacity and expand product lines in label and flexible packaging production for a variety of markets, including household, food, beverage, health and wellness, and others. Built around the modern printing operator, with an intuitive user-interface […]
OULU, FINLAND/CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA, USA –Profile Plastics (www.profilemn.com) has become a TactoTek Design & Innovate licensee, with rights to design and produce in-mold structural electronics (IMSE®) solutions that use TactoTek intellectual property and creating a complete IMSE supply ecosystem in North America. Profile Plastics is an established supplier of precision film-insert-molded (FIM) parts to global automotive […]
MCC Verstraete reports that tests show its NextCycle In-Mould Label technology is fully compatible with Europe’s rigid polypropylene (PP) recycling stream. Both its sorting behavior and recycling compatibility were positively assessed by independent testing facilities. The results show that the recycled material from NextCycle IML packaging can be reused in high-end and closed-loop applications, said […]