Film Manufacturing

Intertape Polymer Group Reports New Shrink Film

(Flexpack)

August 24, 2014, ExlfilmPlus GPL is a thin-gauge, high-yield film said to be a cost-saving alternative to heavier gauge films in many uses   MONTREAL, QC, CANADA/SARASOTA, FL | Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), a North ...

Essentra Introduces New Duraco Red Film Tape

(Label/Tape)

August 11, 2014, Double-sided clear film tape offer permanent bonding FOREST PARK, IL | Essentra Specialty Tapes (formerly Duraco Inc. and Duraco Express) introduces its new versatile double-sided clear film tape, ...

Huhtamaki Films Is Certified for Environmental Efforts

(News | New Products)

August 10, 2014, The company’s site in Germany spent 18 months working toward certification, and it’s not done yet   FORCHHEIM, GERMANY | Huhtamaki Films says its Forchheim site has been certified by TÜV Hessen ...

Drytac Introduces Polyester Window Film

(Materials)

July 05, 2014, ViziPrint Impress clear, printable film is said to leave no residue, eliminate bubbling, and be resistant to moisture   RICHMOND, VA | Drytac has added ViziPrint Impress, an optically clear, printable ...

Metal FX Films Offers Cross Grain Brushed Pattern

(Materials)

July 04, 2014, Pattern is said to be well suited for high-end cartons in many markets and to grab the attention of shoppers   BRIDGEWATER, NJ | Metal FX Films has introduced Metallized Cross Grain Brushed, saying ...

Toray Plastics (America) Announces BOPP Film

(Flexpack)

June 23, 2014, ... Torayfan CBS2 film, described as an environmentally conscious, clear, high-oxygen- and moisture-barrier BOPP film designed for use as the inside sealant web for the packaging of bakery items, crisp salty ...

Polysack Films Suited for Food Wrapping Solutions

(Flexpack)

June 22, 2014, Polyphane FIT and Polyphane POP MDO-based flexible packaging films are suited for the beverage, food, and confectionery markets   TEL AVIV, ISRAEL | Polysack Ltd., a manufacturer of MDO-based flexible ...

Charter NEX Films Wins NASA Awards

(Materials)

June 15, 2014, Company wins Group Achievement Award and Silver Achievement Medal in recognition of involvement with NASA's Balloon Program   SUPERIOR, WI | Charter NEX Films, a manufacturer of coextruded, barrier, ...

Jindal Films Launches Three Films

(Materials)

June 09, 2014, Films are suited for packaging and label applications and are said to offer both performance and sustainability features   STRASSEN, LUXEMBOURG | Jindal Films introduced three new films at the recent ...

Cosmo Films Strengthens Exports with New SEZ Plant

(Flexpack)

June 09, 2014, The $45 million Shendra plant is dedicated to handle export requirements NEW DELHI, INDIA | The third Indian manufacturing location set up by Cosmo Films at Shendra, Aurangabad, last year is fully ...

Atlas to Install New Slitter/Rewinders at Film Company

(News | New Products)

June 01, 2014, OPP Film in Peru will be installing two new 4.8-m-wide CW5400 slitter/rewinders featuring new technology   BEDFORD, UK | Atlas Converting reports that OPP Film S.A., Lima, Peru, a rapidly expanding ...

Kodak to Add Plate Manufacturing Line

(News | New Products)

June 01, 2014, ... Films group. “This is a clear statement of our commitment to enable sustainable printing in the Americas.” Reportedly, the plates remove the plate processing step completely, without sacrificing the ...

Microphazer Films Offers Unique Ultra-Thin Film Products

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 22, 2014, I recently had a chance to meet with Eric Arrington, founder and president of Microphazer Films out of Rochester, New York.  Arrington, a former scientist at Kodak holds multiple patents and has been in ...

Sudpack Resealable Film Provides Easy Opening

(Flexpack)

May 06, 2014, Multipeel films can be reclosed multiple times without quality loss CHICAGO, IL | Südpack USA Inc. reports it has extended its range of safe and convenient film packaging solutions for food products ...

Toray Lidding Film Can Take High Temps

(Flexpack)

April 20, 2014, LumiLid FDA-compliant, dual-ovenable polyester lidding films are now suited for temperatures to 400 deg F for 30 minutes   NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) recently expanded LumiLid ...

RKW Danafilms Touts Film Ratio

(Flexpack)

April 18, 2014, FPO filmstock, suited for butter stick wraps and wet wipe packaging, is said to offer sustainability and barrier benefits   WESTBOROUGH, MA | RKW Danafilms offers FPO filmstock, suited for use in ...

Derprosa BOPP Film Made to Fight Bacteria

(Materials)

April 12, 2014, BACTERSTOP reportedly kills 99.9% of bacteria and is recommended for fresh fruit and vegetable packaging   JAÉN, SPAIN | Derprosa Film offers BACTERSTOP, a BOPP film for food packaging that is said ...

Fujifilm Introduces Security Label with Full-Color Hidden Image

(Label/Tape)

April 01, 2014, Forge Guard offers chemical, heat, and water resistance NORTH KINGSTON, RI | Breaking new ground in the war against the expansion of counterfeit products, FUJIFILM Electronic Materials U.S.A. introduces ...

Tobias Transmission Densitometers Evaluate Films

(Controls)

March 24, 2014, ... white transmission densitometers measures ISO visual diffuse optical density (OD) to 6.00D. This wide measuring range reportedly allows evaluation of many types of film, laminates, and substrates. The ...

Metal FX Films Opens Its Doors

(Flexpack)

March 07, 2014, A new company run by two industry veterans is now producing metallized films with a brushed finish for dramatic packaging effects   BRIDGEWATER, NJ | Industry veterans Jim Parker and Charlie Yetka ...

HERMA Announces New Films

(Label/Tape)

March 05, 2014, Company expands film range with two new polypropylenes for labeling flexible containers and a new polyolefin for use with laser printers   FILDERSTADT, GERMANY | HERMA announces two new polypropylene ...

Barrier Film Capacity Expanding at Next Generation Films

(Flexpack)

March 03, 2014, Orders three blown film extrusion lines from W&H LINCOLN, RI | Next Generation Films, based in Lexington, OH, has ordered three blown film extrusion lines from Windmoeller & Hoelscher to strengthen ...

AmeriLam Supply Group Offers Embossed Film

(Carton Box)

March 02, 2014, Luxe FineLinen tactile thermal finishing PP film, said to be suited for folding cartons and more, can be foil-stamped, vanished, glued, or embossed   KNOXVILLE, TN | AmeriLam Supply Group announces ...

Derprosa Films Have Properties to Keep Food Fresh and Safe

(Flexpack)

February 18, 2014, Films include classic transparent varieties as well as anti-fog and anti-bacterial offerings   MADRID, SPAIN | Derprosa, specialists in the manufacture and marketing of a wide range of films for ...

Sigma Stretch Film Adds Two Gloucester Lines

(Flexpack)

February 03, 2014, Installs 5-layer cast and 5-layer blown stretch film lines GLOUCESTER, MA | Leading US stretch film producer Sigma Stretch Film recently installed two stretch film lines from Gloucester Engineering, ...

KristaFilms Installs Fourth BOPP Line

(Flexpack)

January 28, 2014, The new line, with seven-layer coex capability, allows company to offer an assortment of packaging and label films with various properties   MONTEREY, MEXICO | KristaFilms announces the installation ...

Clondalkin Wentus Offers Skin-Tight Film

(Flexpack)

January 24, 2014, WENTOPRO-SkinTight film is said to offer high barrier, long shelf life, and maximum shelf appeal for a wide range of products   AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | Clondalkin Wentus has introduced a new ...

BJK Flexible Packaging Expands with Blown Film Line

(Flexpack)

January 22, 2014, Adds capacity with 5-layer Reifenhauser-Kiefel blown film line WICHITA, KS | BJK Flexible Packaging, a specialty films producer based in Louisville, KY, has expanded its film production capacity with ...

Thinfilm Builds Stand-Alone Smart Sensor Label

(Label/Tape)

January 20, 2014, Temperature tracking device is the start of a series of low-cost electronic systems OSLO, NORWAY | Thin Film Electronics ASA reports that it has successfully demonstrated its first fully functional, ...

Cosmo Films Adds More Atlas Slitters

(News | New Products)

January 07, 2014, The latest acquisitions bring to a dozen the number of Atlas film slitters at work in the company   SHENDRA, INDIA | Cosmo Films Ltd. is one of the world’s largest producers of BOPP and thermal laminating ...