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Measuring Force

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... pull rate. For instance, in the spirit of an urban legend, I once was told that the initial poor ink bonding problem of oriented polypropylene films with a tape pull “adhesion test” was resolved successfully ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... design of a heat transfer roll. Is the product LDPE, HDPE, polyester, polypropylene, paper, EPDM, etc. Is it single layer, multi-layer, woven, or nonwoven? What are the properties of the product? What ...

POP Goes the Platemaker

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... can print on other substrates, such as foam board, styrene, or fluted polypropylene. “It’s an exciting venture,” says Mormile, adding that Digital Impact also is building its direct sales business. ...

Profit Squeeze

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2005, ... oriented polypropylene (BOPP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and cast polypropylene (CPP) films sold directly to packagers, with the value of converted flexible packaging amounting to ,9,188 million. Demand ...

Climate Control

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, ... and safety issue. “We concentrate on slitting and sheeting, where we convert polyester and polypropylene substrates into sheets and rolls,” says Allie. “Static electricity affects the efficiency of ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, ... adhesion to aluminum for this application at a line speed of 120 m/min. The seal/peel strength is between 7 and 12 N/15mm to polystyrene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polyester with a temperature ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, ... different materials. These could include polyethylene, cast polypropylene, and oriented polypropylene, as well as different variations of laminated films such as the latest applications of polyethylene ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, Calcium carbonates for polyolefin extrusion coating applications, rheology of glass-fiber-filled polypropylene melts, non-invasive oxygen measurement using fluorescence technology and its implacation for ...

Globally Speaking

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2005, ... product companies throughout the US and Canada. Global Packaging, which employees 116 people and runs 24/7 in two 12-hr shifts, converts and prints on polyethylene, linear low-density PE, PET, polypropylene, ...

Reclying Plastic Materials

(Archive)

June 20, 2005, ... treatment of plastic waste containing paper. Processing of mixed plastic wastes. The use of recyclable plastics in motor vehicles. Quality assurance in plastic recycling by the example of polypropylene. ...

One Stop Shop

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2005, ... to flexible packaging, the company manufactures high quality PET chips/resins; biaxially oriented polyester films; biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films; cast PP films in plain, chemically coated, ...

On the Move...

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... M-real USA, Eurotherm, PIA/GATF, Water Ink Technologies, AB Graphic Intl., Domino Amjet, Lily Cups, Latran Technologies, Maxcess, Cellramic, AVT, Universal Laser Systems, University of Oriented Polypropylene, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... failure peelable seal formulation based on polyolefin plastomers and polypropylene. For structures using cohesive failure technology, blends of polyolefin plastomers and polypropylene resins incorporating ...

Why the Rush to BOPA?

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... compared to its leading competitors—bi-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) and bi-oriented polyester (BOPET) film. With average growth rates of 8%/yr, world BOPA film demand is expected to reach an estimated ...

Rotary Screen Printing's Contribution to RFID, Part

(Archive)

January 30, 2005, ... either paper or polyester, of thickness between 50 and 100 µm. Etching rules out paper; drying and curing rule out polyethylene and polypropylene, for the meantime at least! Usually, curing in the above ...

Profit for Printers

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... for example, you need high curing speeds, exceptional scratch resistance, and ink adhesion on corona-treated polyethylene, oriented polypropylene, and polystyrene—plus, of course, a good opaque white base. ...

A Universal Film for Flex-Pack?

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, Let us take the concept of universality one step further. Is there a universal film for flexible packaging? All converters and package designers know the answer to this question is a resounding no. PLC ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 1

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... that produces ultra-thin capacitors for hybrid cars and a new machine that features three sputtering chambers. AET Films has introduced an upgraded polypropylene film that offers improved bonding characteristics ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 2

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, Robert Marsh continues to look at the future of coating and laminating. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 A Bright Future (cont.) Boats and Growth Steve Sedlak at ESK Ceramics ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

November 30, 2004, ... to the converting and packaging industries Executive Summary High Value Polypropylene Resins For Extrusion Coating By M. Kirchberger and M. Stadlbauer, Borealis GmbH Application: Long chain branched ...