Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

Published: November 01, 2001

Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries

Slitting Adhesive-Coated, Low-Strength Films

Published: October 01, 2001

Low-strength films, such PE or cast PP, sometimes are coated with an adhesive and slit into customer-sized rolls. Low-strength films do not have sharply

Making Choices for Coating with a Laminating Adhesive

Published: October 01, 2001

Work, like life, is full of choices. Some are major; some are the kind we face every day. Converters laminating two substrates together using an adhesive

The Miracle of Coextrusion Makes Believers of Many

Published: September 01, 2001

Coextrusion has allowed converters to make different constructions using alternate materials for new applications. Since its introduction only a few decades

Coaters and Primers: Should You Apply In- or Out-of-Line?

Published: August 01, 2001

Many converting operations involve application of a coating or primer to a substrate. Two application techniques are possible: in-line or out of line.

So You've Seen a Ghost! Who You Gonna Call?

Published: August 01, 2001

Many of us enjoyed watching Bill Murray conquer the ghosts that he encountered in the movie Ghostbusters. So, you ask, what do ghosts have to do with

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

Published: August 01, 2001

Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

Published: July 01, 2001

Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries

Antimicrobial Additives and Coatings for Food Packaging

Published: June 01, 2001

It seems as if every day we hear of some incident associated with food contamination. Recent outbreaks of contamination associated with meat products

Critical Payloads to Benefit from Thermal Package

Published: April 01, 2001

A shipping container designed to transport such temperature-sensitive items as organs, tissue, and body fluids is awarded AIMCAL's Package of the Year. The film behind it takes the Technology of the Year award.

The Amcor Story Continues

Published: April 01, 2001

In the second of a two-part series on Amcor Flexibles Europe, Paper Film & Foil CONVERTER visits two plants in Belgium that are on the leading edge in their markets.

A Primer on How to Put Substrates Together

Published: March 01, 2001

To extrusion coat, extrusion laminate, or film laminate? If a composite construction is your goal, there is more than one way to get there.

Flex-Pack Operation Likes to Convert the Complex

Published: March 01, 2001

The Netherlands plant of Amcor Flexibles Europe already produces an impressive range of flexible packaging, but it isn't satisfied yet.

There Are Many Reasons for Packaging Peculiarities

Published: February 01, 2001

Do you ever wonder why so many different constructions can exist for a flexible packaging laminate? Do you think life would be much simpler if all items packaged in a flexible laminate product used the same laminate? Unfortunately, this will never be possible. There are many different reasons for the variety of flexible packaging laminates.

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

Published: February 01, 2001

Today's converting industry is a sophisticated one. If you have any doubts, check out a few of the ingenuous ways converters and suppliers have found to solve some tough problems.