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Nordson Introduces Polymer Processing Systems Group

(Flexpack News)

October 28, 2013, ...  • Nordson XALOY, New Castle, PA, manufactures components and melt delivery systems for injection molding and extrusion machinery, including barrels, high performance screws, pre-assembled plasticating ...

K-Show 2013 & Upcoming Extrusion Coating Seminars

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

October 23, 2013, ... US Plastics Industry shipped $373 Billion of product in 2012 and employed 893,000 workers in 15,949 factories, making it the 3rd largest sector of US manufacturing.  Bill cited the forecast explosive growth ...

Visualization for Improved Coating Performance

(Mark's Coating Matters)

October 17, 2013, ... Matters blog post titled, "Visualization for Improved Coating Performance," click on his podcast below: visualization-for-improved-coating On many coating projects that I have been involved in, the ...

PCI Reports BOPP Demand Is Returning to the West

(Flexpack News)

October 09, 2013, ... packers, and the maturity of the market. Growth in European markets at 1%/annum, and offsetting declines in West European BOPP film demand, has come from the greater use of cast polypropylene (CPP) film ...

MAXStick Products Offers Platen Roller

(Adhesives)

October 06, 2013, Roller for linerless label printers accommodates hot melt, rubber-based adhesives and works with all of company’s liner-free label products   LANCASTER, PA | MAXStick Products announces the development ...

On Print | Impact of 3-D Printing on the Converting Industry

(On Print)

September 26, 2013, ... oven is sufficient for the process. For UV-cured, there are many monomer families, to which a useful range of standard thermoforming and casting polymers have been matched. With multihead printers, several ...

PRIMIR Winter Meeting to Feature Print Study Results

(News | New Products)

September 24, 2013, ... fresh macroeconomic assessments for each major region of the world along with graphic communications industry forecast data through 2017. Also included are individual profile reports for each of the key ...

Multilayer Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

September 23, 2013, ... click on his podcast below: multilayer-coating What do you do when you want to have more than one functional layer on a given substrate? Oh yeah, and you want to lay each layer down at the same time… ...

Henkel Opens Adhesives Plant in Shanghai

(Adhesives)

September 22, 2013, ... industrial adhesives in China and the Asia-Pacific region. Annual output is forecast to reach up to 428,000 metric tons of adhesives.  Kasper Rorsted, chairman of the management board of the Henkel Group, ...

Macro Engineering & Technology Redesigns Extruder

(Flexpack News)

September 21, 2013, ... extruders into all multilayer, blown film, cast film, and biaxially-oriented shrink film lines. The compact extruders are said to be particularly well suited for bi-oriented film lines for sausage casing ...

Sterling Toggle Launching Die Positioning System

(Embossing)

September 08, 2013, ... as company’s DPS 130 model at a fraction of the price. Systems are used to lock in foil stamping and embossing dies onto a honeycomb chase in minutes. Also on display will be the tabletop Cast & Cure ...

NDC Products Aid Ion Battery Web Gauging Applications

(Coating/Laminating News)

September 07, 2013, ... entire process, beginning with the wet cast film and after the first biax stretch. The FG710S can be configured to measure the coextrusion components of multilayer film products. Company’s Gap Exclusion ...

MAXStick2GO Receives Seiko Epson Certification

(Label/Tape News)

September 03, 2013, Repositionable direct thermal label can be used in Epson TM-T88 ReStick Printers LANCASTER, PA | MAXStick Products Ltd. has received certification from Seiko Epson Corp. (SEC) for the use of MAXStick2Go ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... films and sheets in a simple and economical manner. Laboratory extrusion is equipped with  a twin screw unit for the production of necessary cast films followed by examination. Chemical and film laboratory ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... films and sheets in a simple and economical manner. Laboratory extrusion is equipped with  a twin screw unit for the production of necessary cast films followed by examination. Chemical and film laboratory ...

Rheology, Math, and Coating Equipment Design

(Coating/Laminating)

August 30, 2013, ... click on his podcast below: rheology-math-coating-design Rheology again? The science of rheology is critical in so much that goes into fluid coating that we could spend a lifetime discussing the details ...

MAXStick Products Opens New Office in France

(Label/Tape News)

August 22, 2013, Supplier of liner-free, repositionable adhesive, direct thermal label products expands presence in Europe   LANCASTER, PA | MAXStick Products Ltd. announces the opening of a sales office at 39 rue ...

Freedonia Report Says Label Demand Growing

(Label/Tape News)

August 20, 2013, ... account for the majority of label stock over the forecast period based on its cost advantages and the ability to be coated for enhanced durability, the report says. The use of higher-end materials—such ...

Cal Poly and Exopack Partner in Packaging Forum

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2013, ... customer insights to help Exopack evolve its offerings.” Cal Poly faculty presented research and forecasts for packaging innovation in three primary areas: print processes, including flexo, digital and ...

Coating Matters | TWOSD

(Coating/Laminating)

August 19, 2013, ... on his podcast below: coating-matters-twosd What?!? Don’t you love acronyms? I personally get along with TLAs (three-letter acronyms), but FLAs? It is a bit much. TWOSD, or Tensioned Web Over Slot ...