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Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, According to research firm Kline and Company's comprehensive report, High-Performance Barrier Packaging Films 2004: Business Analysis and Opportunities New materials, including new barrier films, can be ...

Sonoco to Sell High Density Film Biz

(News | New Products)

September 14, 2003, ... these assets to our primary growth vehicles will enhance our opportunity to increase total returns to shareholders and significantly reduce the company's exposure to highly cyclical resin markets." Sonoco' ...

Brckner Enters Growing Russian Film Market with Novatek Install

(News | New Products)

September 09, 2003, ... a complete turnkey BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene) plant. SIEGSDORF, GERMANY—Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH reports it has decided to enter the Russian BO (biaxially oriented) film market, adding ...

ExxonMobil Expands OPP Capacity at Shawnee, Oklahoma, Operation

(News | New Products)

August 21, 2003, The films business of ExxonMobil Chemical recently completed an expansion of its oriented polypropylene (OPP) film manufacturing plant in Shawnee, OK, says the co. The installation of a specialty 6.6-meter ...

New Market Opportunities: Comco Flexo Label Seminar

(News | New Products)

July 27, 2003, Comco, a div. of Mark Andy, announces the fourth in the Flexo Focus Seminar Series: "Flexo Focus on the Future—Roll-Fed, Roll-Fed Shrink-Sleeve Labels, and Other Shrink Labels." The seminar is slated for ...

Pliant Corp. Introduces New Films

(News | New Products)

July 15, 2003, ... advantage giving converters the opportunity to compete in the growing retort market [here in the US]." The Revolution Continues... Pliant extends its Revolution family of engineered stretch films with ...

Cyclic-Olefinic Copolymers as Non-Migrating, Polymeric Slip Additives in LDPE Cast Films

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... polypropylene (OPP) applications. Organic Compounds Thermoset silicone powders find use in the same way as glass spheres. They can reduce COF to the 0.25 – 0.30 range. Addition of amide slips will ...

PCI World BOPP Study Reveals China Impact Maybe Not as Dramatic as Some Fear

(News | New Products)

June 05, 2003, A new study on the 3.2 million tonne world BOPP film market by UK-based market intelligence firm PCI Consulting Ltd. concludes the effect on the world supply/demand balance of planned capacity increases ...

Avery Dennison Adds SynCarta BOPP to Fasson Rapid-Roll Line

(News | New Products)

June 04, 2003, ... label materials and consumer products, these BOPP films are highly engineered synthetic media available in C1S matte and ultra-high-gloss finishes. PAINESVILLE, OH, USA—Avery Dennison Corp. reports it' ...

Measure Pressure with Thin Film

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... method to determine pressure. These films offer the converting industry a unique opportunity to determine both the distribution and magnitude of most operations where pressure is important. The two most ...

Automation and Options Spell Opportunity for Converters

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, With CMM Intl. right around the corner, he latest slitting/rewinding technology will be in the spotlight April 14-16 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. Elite Cameron, Dusenbery Worldwide, and Stanford ...

Opportunities in Medical Packaging

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, The medical packaging market continues to expand at a slow but steady growth rate, despite a general economic slowdown throughout the world. North America The medical packaging market continues to expand ...

Automotive Industry Opportunities

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... have been in the realm of electromechanical components and shielding products. As autos became more computerized, converters found opportunities for high-temperature shielding products and adhesive-based ...

Opportunities in Academia

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... of Minnesota (UofM) and the Web Handling Research Center (WHRC) at Oklahoma State University (OSU). These two highly successful research centers offer technology transfer opportunities. Technology transfer ...

New Sourcebook Covers Metallized Papers and Films

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October 31, 2002, ... and new application opportunities. The report — which focuses on markets and materials and on the changing structure of the global metallizing business with particular reference to commercial metallizers ...

New Opportunities for Converting Technology

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... easily, and the route to full commercial quantities is readily apparent. Their utilization will result in many opportunities for new products and will improve significantly the processes for current products. ...

BOPP Line Up and Running Quickly

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... 10-m BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene) film line. In June 2001 Italian film producer Manuli Film S.p.A. signed a contract with Brückner Maschinenbau to design, manufacture, and set up what is said ...

Slitting Adhesive-Coated, Low-Strength Films

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... thickening with razor cutting is to use a pair of opposed, one-side-beveled blades for each inside cut and take away the bleed trim by a suitable means. The outside trim cuts need only one blade. The beveled ...

How One Converter Mastered Sheet-Fed Films

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, With a supplier alliance and four years of homework, Hammer Lithographic adds sheet-fed BOPP to its operation successfully. With a supplier alliance and four years of homework, Hammer Lithographic adds ...

Atmospheric Plasma: The New Functional Treatment for Films

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... as the vacuum plasma treatment process. APT production equipment testing has been successful for treatment of various polymer films including oriented polypropylene (OPP), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene ...