Film

WebHandlersQuiz #18: Which Rolls Tighter—Paper or Film?

(Web Handling)

August 09, 2012, Which—paper or film (with equal dimensions and winding conditions)—will likely have higher internal roll pressures? WebHandlersQuiz 18 continues the Q&A format I began this past February with our quest ...

American Kuhne Extruder Aids Blown Film

(Flexpack)

August 03, 2012, ... with a reverse air cooling system said to be ideal for blown film processing and other plastic processing applications. Company says the design removes heat and air currents from the extrusion area for ...

Coating | The Movement Toward Thinner Films and Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

July 30, 2012, ... for these products. For example, where a 4-mil film used to be standard, an application may now require half that thickness. There are two primary drivers for this trend: the desire to reduce material ...

UFLEX Reports New Film Plant

(Flexpack)

July 03, 2012, With a new polyester plant in Poland, UFLEX continues its strategy to locate manufacturing near film markets to offer customers just-in-time delivery   NOIDA, INDIA | The UFLEX Group, manufacturer ...

Mamata Demonstrates Pouchmaker for Unsupported Films at Open House

(Bag Pouch)

July 02, 2012, ... shifting to sustainable pouches. In response, the company has moved to develop equipment that can run unsupported, unlaminated coextruded films (barrier structure/straight polyethylene) that can be recycled. ...

UniPixel Conductive Film Wins RadTech Award

(Coating/Laminating)

June 04, 2012, A low-cost, transparent, conductive film from UniPixel is honored by RadTech with an Emerging Technology award   BETHESDA, MD | RadTech, The Assn. for UV and EB Technologies, reports that UniPixel, ...

Flex-Pack Converter Bema Enters Blown Film Extrusion Market

(Flexpack)

May 21, 2012, Company Purchases First W&H OPTIMEX Blown Film Line in US LINCOLN, RI | Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. reports flexible packaging converter Bema Inc., located in Elmhurst, IL, has ordered an OPTIMEX  ...

EB Coating Eliminates Adhesive, Film Layers

(Coating/Laminating)

May 01, 2012, ... eliminates adhesive and one layer of film. The 100% solids coating reduces carbon footprint. Products include direct and indirect FDA food approval. Application methods include flexo and gravure for ...

Ten Years of Success for FILMtech

(Flexpack)

April 24, 2012, After a decade of producing metallized and barrier films, FILMtech looks ahead to more success, more growth, and more diversification   BEAN STATION, TN | FILMtech, a manufacturer of metallized and ...

Filmquest Announces PET Film Price Increase, Provides Market Update

(Metallizing)

April 23, 2012, Pricing for Filmquest PET film goes up, exhaustion of excess film accumulated during 2011 in the entire supply chain is among reasons for blame. BOLINGBOOK, IL | Following the absorption over the past ...

Cast Film | COPOL Invests in 5-Layer Line from W&H

(Flexpack)

April 16, 2012, Responds to changing consumer demands for packaging and expands customer base with FILMEX  extrusion line. Copol Intl., based in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, has invested in its first FILMEX cast film ...

Flexible Film Isolator Has More Volume

(News | New Products)

April 10, 2012, Provides containment solutions to meet any analytical need FORT MYERS, FL | Air Science offers the Purair Flex Film Isolator. which features an innovative curved film design that reportedly provides ...

Brückner Line Runs Battery Separator Film

(Extrusion Coating)

April 09, 2012, High production, high quality, and high yield are some of the reported benefits of Bruckner’s battery production film line   SIEGSDORF, GERMAN | Brückner Maschinenbau offers a line for the production ...

Fujifilm’s Coating Introduced by CRI

(Coating/Laminating)

March 26, 2012, CodeStream from Fujifilm, an aqueous coating used in the marking of variable data, is being rolled out by Color Resolutions Intl.   FAIRFIELD, OH | Color Resolutions Intl. (CRI) has been appointed ...

Filmquest To Be Featured on Manufacturing Marvels

(Flexpack)

March 22, 2012, Film converter's segment will air nationally Monday, March 26, on Fox Business Network BOLINGBROOK, IL | Filmquest will be featured on Manufacturing Marvels, an award-winning production narrated by ...

Eclipse Offers High-Shrink Films

(Label/Tape)

March 12, 2012, High-shrink polyolefin films aid recyclability and yield while reportedly providing good clarity, stiffness, and web handling   HAMILTON, OH | Eclipse Film Technologies, a film converter and specialist ...

VCF Films Invests in New Thin Film Line

(Flexpack)

March 11, 2012, A new custom-designed thin film line adds manufacturing capabilities at VCF Films   HOWELL, MI | VCF Films (VCF) a manufacturer of thin polymer films and coatings, today announced a broad new range ...

Toray BOPP Film Aids Ink Adhesion

(Flexpack)

March 11, 2012, Torayfan F63W BOPP film Low seal-initiation temperature for lap seals and is suited for white ink use   NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) presents Torayfan F63W heat-sealable BOPP film ...

Thin Films Expert VCF Films Expands Manufacturing Capabilities

(Coating/Laminating)

March 06, 2012, New web coating line produces specialty materials for application to virtually any flexible roll-to-roll substrate PHOENIX, AZ | VCF Films (VCF) a leading manufacturer of thin polymer films and coatings ...

Slitting/Rewinding | AccuFilm Adds 3 ASHE Machines

(Slit)

March 05, 2012, Will help reduce scheduling bottlenecks for its converter-customers and slit difficult-to-process specialty films.   COLUMBUS, OH | AccuFilm, a custom contract slitting company, recently installed ...

Overlaminate Film from Argotec is Protective

(Substrates)

February 29, 2012, Overlaminate facestock graphics film protects and preserves in tough environments  GREENFIELD, MA | Argotec has introduced ArgoGraph 46510 overlaminate facestock graphics film, said to be clear, conformable, ...

Blown Film | Line Upgrade Provides Quick Changeovers

(Bag Pouch)

January 25, 2012, ... of a retrofitted blown film line. The project was completed by Gloucester Engineering Co. (GEC), Gloucester, MA, which has been supplying Automated Packaging Systems since the 1980s. APS has been designing ...

VCF Films to Sponsor Speaker on Thin Films

(Coating)

January 22, 2012, The upcoming FlexTech Alliance show will offer a presentation by thin-film coating expert Dr. Edward Cohen, sponsored by thin-film supplier VCF Films  HOWELL, MI | VCF Films, a manufacturer of thin ...

The Filmquest Group Offers New High-Barrier Plastic Film

(Flexpack)

December 26, 2011, NanoShield high-barrier plastic film is free of solvents and recyclable, extends shelf life, and can replace PVdC-based films in food packaging  BOLINGBROOK, IL | The Filmquest Group offers NanoShield, ...

Polymer-Based Primer Coatings for Plastic Films Are Laser Printable

(Coating/Laminating News)

November 22, 2011, Akron Rubber Development Laboratory's (ARDL) PolyData water-based computer-imprintable top coating or printing primer allows film labels to accept standard printing. AKRON, OH | Akron Rubber Development ...

Kabra Gloucester (India) JV Unveils KAGE 5-Layer Film Line

(Flexpack News)

November 01, 2011, ... for the new Kabra Gloucester Engineering joint venture with US-based Gloucester Engineering out of Massachusetts. At an open house, the new Indian company undraped its first ‘KAGE’ five-layer blown film ...

Winding Film: How COF Properties Affect TNT

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

October 17, 2011, Your ability to apply tension/nip/torque winding principles to produce the desired roll hardness is affected by the film’s layer-to-layer coefficient of friction properties Your ability to apply tension/nip/torque ...

Cortec Corp. Offers Biodegradable Film with Corrosion Inhibitor

(Flexpack News)

October 16, 2011, Eco-Corr Film from Cortec Corp. is a biobased and biodegradable film utilizing Cortec's patented VpCI (Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibitor) technology. ST. PAUL, MN | Eco-Corr Film from Cortec Corp. is ...

AkzoNobel Specialty Plastics Announces Full Commercialization of Soliant Bright Film

(News | New Products)

October 11, 2011, AkzoNobel Specialty Plastics has announced the full commercialization of Soliant Bright Film. Lancaster, SC | AkzoNobel Specialty Plastics has announced the full commercialization of Soliant Bright ...

Overlaminating Films Resist Heat

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, XL-1600 and XL-1601 high-temperature, clear overlaminating films reportedly offer high heat resistance, dimensional stability, and excellent resistance XL-1600 and XL-1601 high-temperature, clear overlaminating ...