A New Enhanced Polyethylene for Extrusion Coating and Laminating
Application: Using metallocene catalyst technology provides an enhanced polyethylene with excellent heat sealing performance in extrusion-coated and extrusion-laminated constructions....
Study Finds Extrusion Coaters/Laminators Focused on Innovation
The extrusion coating and laminating market in North America is being researched by AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. for a forthcoming study in its series...
Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions
Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries
...The Miracle of Coextrusion Makes Believers of Many
Coextrusion has allowed converters to make different constructions using alternate materials for new applications. Since its introduction only a few decades...
Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions
Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries...
Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions
Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries...
Extrusion Coating Technology For The Imaging Industry
Application: Extrusion coating is a process that can meet demanding applications such as photographic paper and other imaging uses. Extrusion coating...
Specially Designed Metallocene Copolymers for Extrusion Coating
Application: New metallocene polymers have equal and sometimes better ultimate hot tack and high temperature hot tack compared with current acid copolymers and ionomers....
A Primer on How to Put Substrates Together
To extrusion coat, extrusion laminate, or film laminate? If a composite construction is your goal, there is more than one way to get there....
Extrusion Coating Line Audit Can Bring Big Benefits
Do you know which of the components and variables in your extrusion coating line could be improved? An audit of the line will tell you.
...A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
A Communication from the Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Division of TAPPI.
...Air Gap Dynamics: Effect on Molecular Properties and Heat Seal
Application: Because the molecular structure of a polyethylene coating changes during extrusion, an extrusion coating operation should expect variations in final performance.
...The Case Against Oxidation as a Primary Factor for Bonding Acid Copolymers to Foil
Application: Acid copolymers will generally adhere more strongly to foil than low density polyethylene even when processing the acid copolymer at lower temperatures. This reduces the potential for taste, odor, processing, and other problems associated with high temperature processing.
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Develop New Products with the Aid of a Pilot Line/Lab
Our updated guide to facilities that offer pilot lines and research equipment provides information that can help you better serve your customers—and maybe even enter new markets.
...Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs M-Z
Pilot lines and research equipment facilities guide, M thru Z: May Coating, Megtec, Microseal, Mylan Technologies, New Era Converting Machinery, Pillar, Polymer Science, Polytype America, Polytech North America, Print/Con-Printing and Converting Research Center, Tekmatex Inc., Texmac Inc., UCB Chemicals Corp., Viscor, and Yasui Seiki (USA).
...Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs A-L
Guide to facilities that offer pilot lines and research equipment, A thru L: Acumeter, Akron Coating, B.F. Perkins, Black Clawson, Brampton, ChemDevelopment, Chemair/Polytech Labs, Converting Machinery Technologies, Dummore, Enercon, Euclid Tool/Machine, Fronter Industrial, Faustel, General Forumlations, Geometric, Glenro, Holyoke, KAPCO, Killion Lab (Davis-Standard), Kroenert, Labelon, and Lamart.
...A Basic Understanding of Chill Rolls
Application: The fundamental knowledge from a basic understanding of roll design, function, and construction can help when purchasing a new roll, evaluating a new product or process, and troubleshooting.
...When Employees Become Owners... A Happy Ending
The "closing" of a former Champion-owned paper mill and several converting facilities proved to be a blessing for the employees—now owners—of one-year-old Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc....
French Fry Fascination Brings Big Business to Bonar
Two Black Clawson coextrusion lines bring Bonar into the world of institutional french fry packaging. And what a big world it is....
Curtain Coating Technology Can Mean Big Benefits
Curtain coating belongs to the class of premetered coating methods. The term "premetered" indicates that only the exact amount of fluid to be coated onto...
Getting Off to a Smooth Start with a New Coater
With a combined 50 years of experience in the converting industry, William R. Arndt and Michael R. Nowak decided to start their own coating business,...
Getting the most value from your extrusion coater.
Quantum Chemical Corp. assists converters with product and process improvements on its state-of-the-art extrusion coating line located at the Allen Research...
