Industry News Vetaphone adds C8 power to its range of Corona Treaters
The new C8 Corona treatment station from Vetaphone is designed for substrates and applications where high Corona power is required from a single unit. As its name suggests, the new unit is fitted with eight high-power and high-efficiency ceramic electrodes, allowing more Corona power to be discharged from a compact modular system suitable for today’s demanding materials. Vetaphone’s industry-leading technology is further enhanced with the robust design of the C8, which in addition to being 24/7 corrosion proof, has enhanced maintenance-friendly features to place it firmly in the next generation of surface treatment. Explaining his Company’s decision to develop and launch the C8, Vetaphone CEO Frank Eisby stated:
“Converters’ needs for simple Corona treatment are well catered for. We have designed the new C8 for the increasing number of demanding applications. Many of the new substrates have a more complex chemistry and consequently require higher power Corona treatment to achieve the necessary Dyne level. The C8 applies more Corona power per square metre on the modern presses that are adapted to run these challenging materials.” Having eight electrodes in the unit means the C8 can apply high power Corona at high running speeds.
Available in web widths from 362mm (14.25”) to 572mm (22.5”) and capable of treating at speeds in excess of 300m/min (985ft/min), the new C8 Corona Treater, which is both CE and UL approved, has already found a market in the digital printing sector, where its compact efficiency is adding to productivity.
Mondi accelerates efforts for flexible packaging from post- consumer recycled plastic
Mondi Group led Project Proof, a Pioneer Project facilitated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF). The project has created a proof-of-concept prototype flexible plastic pouch incorporating a minimum of 20 per cent post-consumer plastic waste originating from mixed household waste. The pouch is suitable for packaging household products such as detergent. Project Proof is part of Mondi’s commitment to the
Ellen MacArthur New Plastics Economy Initiative. It is focused on designing products in line with circular economy principles and has shown that it is possible to use unclean and raw post-consumer recycled content to create new flexible packaging. Mondi will now develop the prototype further to ensure it can be rolled out as a commercially viable product for its multinational FMCG customers. This will support Mondi’s work as a signatory of the New Plastics Economy Commitment to ensure a minimum of 25 per cent of post-consumer waste is incorporated across all its flexible plastic packaging where food contact regulations allow by 2025.
ILS’ AUTOMATED SOLUTION BRINGS
LOGISTICS STAFF IN FROM THE COLD Industrial Labelling Systems (ILS) transformed the working conditions and boosted efficiency at a cold storage facility belonging to one of the world’s leading logistics companies, after installing an automated pallet labelling solution to replace manual handling. Lineage Logistics said the successful collaboration with ILS to integrate extreme
temperature-beating technology FlexWipe into the operating systems at its facility in Ieper, Belgium, had revolutionised its pallet labelling process for food products that have to be kept in sub-zero conditions. Renowned for its cold storage expertise, Lineage operates in an environment as cold as minus 25 degrees Celsius. The firm’s challenge was to find a partner that could supply an automated alternative for staff manually labelling up to 1,000 pallets a day with delivery address details in these harsh conditions – an inefficient process that also had potential health and safety issues as forklift drivers had to keep getting on and off their trucks to label pallets.
Severe raw material shortages affect supply
of paints and inks, say BCF The supply of several important chemicals, including ingredients used in paints, coatings and printing inks has been severely restricted following a major incident in Jiangsu Province, China. An explosion and fire in March, which resulted in nearly 80 deaths and injuries to hundreds of people, spread to nearby facilities and led to a massive evacuation. The Chinese government has forced the shut-down of factories at the industrial park, as well as others nearby, to allow for investigations and safety inspections. The impact is affecting the paint and printing ink supply chains, with severe shortages of key components such as preservatives for water-borne paints, photo-initiators for UV-inks and certain red and yellow pigments. It is not known when the closed factories will be able to re-open and what their future
capacity for these raw materials will be in the near future. Commenting on the situation, BCF CEO, Tom Bowtell: “Whilst we of course have huge sympathy for all those affected by the disaster, the situation in China may potentially have a long-term impact on our sector, and our member’s ability to supply finished paints, coatings and ink products to customers, due to lack of availability of several critical raw materials. We are monitoring the situation, and will keep our members informed”.
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