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Packaging for the World

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ... Aluar and Hydro/VAW (aluminum); and Dow (polyethylene), as well as Cham Paper Group and Cartonal (paper). Inks for both converting plants are supplied by BASF and Sun Chemical. Unique Packaging  ...

East Meets West - Again

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ... the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of our great state of Oklahoma, but the second-generation, family-owned Bags Inc. has spent the last three decades churning out millions of polyethylene ...

Lasers Beam

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... packaging applications due to compact CO2 lasers. The use of lasers in converting is expanding, particularly in the area of slitting/perfing paper products and scoring/perfing thin films such as polyethylene ...

New Clear Barrier Film Resin Technology Replaces Coated Films

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, Creating packaging that allows consumers to see clearly the food they are purchasing — and also promises the food is fresh — presents converters and end-users with a unique manufacturing challenge.  ...

Discoloration Resistant Polyolefin Films

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... and maintenance of color are critical. The most prevalent use has been in fiber applications such as polypropylene or high density polyethylene where any type of discoloration is not acceptable. Recently, ...

W&H to Highlight TOPAS System at Pack Expo

(Flexpack)

September 21, 2004, ... and unprinted tubing made from polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) as mono or barrier films as well as film laminates. PRESS RELEASE LINCOLN, RI, USA — Windmoeller & Hoelscher reports it will highlight ...

St. Paul Coater Ups Release Liner Production after New Coating Line Install

(Archive)

September 16, 2004, ... 48 gauge (12 micron); the new line will be running: polyester, polypropylene (PP); BOPP; PE (polyethylene); HDPE; LDPE; styrene, paper, and resin-coated paper. Learn more about Rayven at rayven.com. ...

Eval Co. of America Expanding Resin Production

(Archive)

September 02, 2004, ... the high-performance resin EVAL in 1972, "which has the highest gas impermeability of any plastic (approximately 10,000 times that of polyethylene). This superior gas barrier property makes EVAL highly ...

A Problem Solver's Solutio

(Flexpack)

August 30, 2004, ... polyester/foil/polyethylene combination. In addition, Flexicon can include other substrates in its Flexi-Free structures, depending on the application and required performance attributes. Flexicon buys ...

Printing: Italian Style

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... for them, but they rely heavily on being able to do their job best because they have this system on the press.” Deliver Quality Plastik SpA manufactures polyethylene materials, printed or unprinted, ...

Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... to 600 grams per inch. [These films] can replace two- and three-ply structures in the marketplace. So it's not only replacing the foil, it's replacing the foil and the foil sealant or the polyethylene with ...

Release Liners: Challenges Ahead

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... the paper release liner industry. He discussed materials — polyesters, low- and high-density polyethylenes, polypropylenes, and polystyrenes — and evaluated their advantages and disadvantages. He concluded ...

Germany

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... world leader in consumer packaging and maintains a plant in Germany that is a world leader in retort pouch production. Nordenia Intl. AG is among the top ten polyethylene film extruders in Europe and has ...

Union Industries Orders Nordmeccanica Laminator

(Archive)

August 22, 2004, ... this laminator, what it calls its "highest technology," can laminate a wide range of products, including polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, aluminum foil, and paper. Says the OEM, "This advanced ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... Extrusion Coating Performance of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE)." The scope of the method notes that it describes how oscillatory measurements are useful to characterize LDPE. The storage modulus and ...

Battenfeld Gloucester Says MDO Provides Enhancements to PE; OEM Spotlights K Show Offerings

(Archive)

July 05, 2004, Battenfeld Gloucester says its new MDO (machine-direction orientation) unit provides enhancements to polyethylene film; OEM also to show new 9-layer die at K Show fall 2004. PRESS RELEASE VIENNA, AUSTRIA—Battenfeld ...

Binary Blends of EVA and Metallocene Catalyzed Ethylene-a-Olefin Copolymers & Their Film Properties

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... production of polyethylene based ?-olefin copolymers with uniform structures and comonomer distributions. These catalysts offer unique flexibility to design polymers with various degrees of short and long ...

Ritrama Reels in New Biz with Innovative Adhesive Coatings, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... The company stocks a wide range of films in its two US facilities, which total 200,000 sq ft, including vinyl, polypropylene, polyester, polyethylene, acetate, Tedlar, polycarbonate, acrylic, cast vinyl, ...

How to Influence Gloss and Friction Coatings or Cast Films by the Chill Roll Surface Design

(The Place)

May 30, 2004, ... chromium layers are corrosion resistance, wear resistance, good release properties, and high hardness values. Newer surface textures met demands of customers on polyethylene coated paper for example. ...

Proud & Proficient

(Flexpack)

April 29, 2004, ... is divided into four distinct operating units. These are the converting plant, a high-density (HD) polyethylene (PE) film bag division, the fractional melt index (M.I.) PE division (fertilizer bags), and ...