Melamine Revisited
Barrier-coated flexible packaging, both metallized and clear, is a much-favored choice among brand owners and retailers across the globe today. It offers...
Property Control
Coater operability and the applicator's ability to apply coating uniformly as well as physical defects and final coating quality all depend upon the properties...
Odorless UV Inks and Coatings
Rhino Performance Products introduces odorless UV inks and coatings....
Asian Release Liner Market Study & Industry Sourcebook
Functional Coatings Innovation from DSM
Stamicarbon BV (DSM Licensing Center) has launched Symphase Technology, an patented process for the creation of transparent oxygen barrier layers based on the vapor depostion of melamine. This technology is viewed as having applications in key markets such as electronics, medical devices, and disposables...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Troubleshooting Extrusion Processes With Hands-On Computational Proceduresby Natti S. Rao, Plastics Solutions International Consulting...
Release Liner Special Report, Part 2
In a world of consolidation, Itasa shows there is still a strong role for independent suppliers. New equipment from BMB provides the flexibility necessary to serve demanding customers....
Release Liner Special Report, Part 1
In the pressure-sensitive label market, the release liner supply chain faces a number of threats and cost-related issues. Still, there are opportunities....
Release Liner Special Report, Part 3
The market for radiation-curable release coatings is healthy, and the rising cost of energy makes their use even more attractive....
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Nucleation Of Polyethylene Blown Filmby Heather Dolan, Milliken & Co. APPLICATION: Nucleation is a common practice with polypropylene...
Knowledge = Power = Success
Training. It's as essential to the growth and vitality of a converting operation as air and water are to all living things. Many companies have in-depth,...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Chemical Analysis Of The Polyester/Metal Surface Of A Delamination Failureby Eldridge M. Mount III, EMMOUNT Technologies Application:...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Use of Metallocene Polyethylene In Coextruded Lamination Films by Richard W. Halle and Simone Vigano, ExxonMobil Chemical APPLICATION:...
Optical Film Coating Application System
Pagendarm has developed a new application system for optical film coating in the cleanroom. ...
A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
Advances in extrusion coating die system technology, and on-line gauging as a process troubleshooting tool....
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Stretch Film Production Control Of Extrusion And Casting Variables by Mark A. Jones, Battenfeld Gloucester Europe APPLICATION: Using...
A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
Non-polar process aids improve extrusion; troubleshooting corona treatment issues; electron beam curable gas and aroma barrier technology; and the role of adhesives in the retort pouch....
Adding Up Additives
Packaging film additives are designed to aid the converting process and improve package performance. Here’s how....
Release Liners Special Report, Part 3
The high cost of platinum has been driving innovation in finding ways to reduce its level of us to just 25-35 ppm....
A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
Nanotechnology functionality in flexible packaging, new methods of manufacturing; enhanced economics of 100% solids adhesives; clarifiers for polypropylene film; and coextruded HMW-HDPE film structures with improved bubble stability....
New Book on Coating and Drying Defects
"Coating and Drying Defects: Troubleshooting Operating Problems, 2nd ed.," by Edgar B. Gutoff and Edward D. Cohen, provides manufacturing and quality control personnel, equipment operators and supervisors, and plant engineers and scientists with the full complement of proven tools and techniques for detecting, defining, and eliminating coating defects and operating problems, and for ensuring they do not recur. ...
Clean Coating
Turn to a contract coater to resolve issues surrounding safe waste disposal and environmental compliance....
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Applications Of Novel Photo-Curing Oligomer Resins: Generation Twoby Michael L. Gould et al., Ashland Specialty Chemical Application:...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Barrier Testing And Comparison In Pouch Packaging Structures by Bill Minnich, AET Films APPLICATION: Metallized OPP structures can provide...
Upgrade the Old, Bring in the New!
Noven Pharmaceuticals may not be a household name, but the patented creation of this 500-employee company helped revolutionize the way people receive...
