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Metallized & Vacuum Coated Products Are Credited for Excellence in the AIMCAL Competition

(News | New Products)

March 24, 2009, ... substrates, and converted the final structure: matte finish biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP)/coextruded polyethylene (PE)/high-barrier plasma-metallized PET/PE. Uflex won a second award for technical ...

Coating & Ink Research Institute Will Host Open House

(News | New Products)

March 09, 2009, ... the United Soybean Board, the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the US Dept. of Agriculture, the Washington Post, and local printers. Guests at the open house will have the opportunity to tour the ...

Surface Winder Is Reversible

(News Eclips)

March 03, 2009, ... or out. Switching between winding directions is said uncomplicated, requiring the operator simply to thread the film in the opposite direction around the drum and select the appropriate winding direction ...

How To Use Color Books

(Process Management)

February 28, 2009, ... as copper and barium, and requirements for light fastness and chemical resistance, all of which call for different pigments and percentages. Time Sensitivity Physical color guides degrade with time ...

What's New Products: March 200

(Magazine)

February 28, 2009, ... barrier said to approach that of coextruded OPP. Transparent, general-purpose, packaging-grade film is suitable for many food applications and for lamination to other biofilms. It is based on renewable ...

Examining Recession Resistance

(Editorial)

January 31, 2009, ... market, particularly for films, with flexible packaging opening more opportunities for metallized barrier coatings. Prices for forest-stewardship-certified papers and boards will continue to rise at the ...

Flexible Packaging Wipes Out Waste

(First Glance)

January 31, 2009, ... San Francisco, CA, offers a 60% reduction in plastic compared to the canisters previously used. Developed by Amcor Flexibles, the structure is a matte OPP/CPP film that can be more easily recycled and ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter: February

(Magazine)

January 31, 2009, ... speeds. Enables completely clear printing of 80 lines/cm or more on given label stock. ◆tesa tape | 800-426-2181 | www.tesatape.com PFFC-ASAP 310 Films for HP Printers Printable label BOPP facestock ...

Green Is Global

(Archive)

January 31, 2009, ... of the opportunities of waste and scrap sorting for different recycling techniques, both in waste management companies and in the converting industries. Film liner is a valuable and versatile material ...

What's Ne

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2009, ...  measuring and analyzing software without stopping the experiment. Sizer allows easy access and quick material change. ◆ Thermo Fisher Scientific | +49 0 721 40 94 169 | www.thermo.com PFFC-ASAP 31 ...

2009 TAPPI PLACE Flexible Packaging Summit Is Set

(News | New Products)

January 29, 2009, ...  TAPPI is an association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging, and converting industries and co-publisher of Paper360°. Through information exchange, trusted content, and networking opportunities, ...

Meeting the Sustainability Challenge Without Compromising Barrier Performance

(Archive)

January 28, 2009, ... oriented polypropylene (OPP) or foil in the case of high moisture barrier applications. Table I exhibits the various layer elimination opportunities available. Table II shows barrier and sealant properties ...

Biodegradable Plastics to Gain, Says Study

(Substrates)

December 31, 2008, ... lbs in 2012 due to improved resin blends and opportunities in areas that include compostable yard and kitchen bags. The study expects PLA demand to expand nearly 20%/yr, and good opportunities are expected ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

December 31, 2008, ... for biodegradable blown film and other applications requiring greater flexibility than 100%-PLA formulations provide. Packaging applications include bottles, bags, wraps, and trays, as well as shopping ...

Reduce & Reuse

(Extrusion Coating)

November 30, 2008, ... obtain additional properties from lamination, adhesive lamination, and other coating processes. Future Growth The opportunities for developing this versatile technology's capabilities are by no means ...

What's New Product

(New Products)

November 30, 2008, ... wet lamination process. Adhesive is solvent-free and has excellent press stability with no drying on the plate or rollers during stoppages or makeready. DSI Group | 860-413-9510 | www.dsi-grp.com PFFC-ASAP ...

That's Show Business

(Editorial)

November 30, 2008, ... opportunities. Mind you, I have no grudge against any company — show business or any other type of business — for seizing upon an opportunity to make money. After all, isn't this what constitutes the ...

Biodegradable Plastics to Gain, Says Study

(Magazine)

November 30, 2008, ... due to improved resin blends and opportunities in areas that include compostable yard and kitchen bags. The study expects PLA demand to expand nearly 20%/yr, and good opportunities are expected for PLA ...

Narrow Web and Label Report, November 2008

(Narrow Web)

October 31, 2008, ... areas — the Digital Printing Experience and Gather on the Green — enjoyed good visitor traffic during all hours of the show. They offered converters opportunities to see a wide selection of products and ...

Lab/Pilot/Technical Facilities Directory

(Archive)

October 31, 2008, ... 0.5 g/m2-1.2 g/m2; UV curing; QC capability: coat weight measurement, release and subsequent adhesion measurements Coating Technologies | doctor blade, gravure Substrates | film (PET, BOPP, PE, PVC, ...