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High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

(Magazine)

January 31, 2000, ... of which the most common are EVOH and nylon resins. Those are used in conjunction with polyethylene, which is usually there to prevent moisture from entering." In addition, Gee says polypropylene and ...

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

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December 31, 1999, ... capabilities also include oriented polypropylene varnish application and heat seal application. A fire in December 1942 that almost destroyed the entire company left Dixie Toga extremely safety-conscious. ...

Vision-Based System Wins the Battle Against Defects

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December 31, 1999, ... has been in business for 25 years. It runs polypropylene, polyethylene, and polyester substrates on six- and eight-color presses. A complete prepress department handles inception, design, process color ...

Oxide-coated films are still finding their market niche

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November 30, 1996, ... and barriers of 0.2-5.0 cc ([O.sub.2]) [m.sub.2]/day and 0.5-5.0 ([H.sub.2]O) [m.sub.2]/day) are possible. Evaporation yields even lower barriers. Deposition onto polypropylene is difficult due to the ...

The role of barrier materials in packaging low-fat goods.

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October 31, 1996, ... a packaged product test evaluates the flavor and aroma barrier afforded by a coextruded oriented polypropylene (OPP) film, compared to an OPP film with an acrylic coating on one side and a high-barrier ...

EPA and printers join forces to evaluate inks.

(Magazine)

October 31, 1996, ... will be printed on three substrates: * oriented polypropylene * low-density polyethylene * polyethylene/ethyl vinyl acetate Laminates: The oriented PP film will be reverse printed and used ...

Popcorn packaging leads converter down new paths.

(Magazine)

October 31, 1996, ... laminations involving paper and oriented polypropylene, as well as cast PP (the latter being a Himac specialty). "Our experience with both paper and thin-gauge metallized films in popcorn gives us a ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

(Magazine)

August 31, 1996, ... many converters are being forced for the first time to learn the intricacies of printing on these "foreign" materials. Fortunately for these newcomers, long-time suppliers and converters of polypropylene, ...

Dutch converter retakes his company

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, ... designed - with Cerutti assistance - dry bond laminator capable of running oriented polypropylene for the packaging of snack food, biscuits, confectionery, and many other products. Bolding runs foil, ...

Tetra Pak plant in Spain is environmentally certified.

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, ... The expansion will also yield 260,000 metric tons/yr of polypropylene. The new cracker will use propane and light naptha as feedstock to produce ethylene. The process will produce a significant quantity ...

Modified Atmosphere Packaging shows potential for growth

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... from four basic polymers, namely polyvinyl chloride, polyester, polypropylene, and polyethylene. There are three main types of retail MP formats: * the semi-rigid tray, mainly used for packaging meats; ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... polymers, such as nylon, HDPE, LLDPE, ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), polypropylene (PP), and PETG (a form of polyester), that require minimal residence time. The die also protects sensitive polymers with ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... to be built in Bataan in support of Petrocorp's upcoming polypropylene plant and the Bataan's PE plant. Simon-Carves Ltd., a member of the Simon Group UK, has won a contract worth £2.3 million from Hyundai ...

MSC Specialty Films reaches success down to the core

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... includes metallizing, coating, and laminating, as well as slitting and finishing processes. The company runs polyester, polypropylene, polyimide, and metal foils for window films as well as for industrial ...

Green Bay gears up for specialty labels

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... as polyester, polypropylene, polystyrene, and polycoated kraft provide a smooth surface for coating. Paper, on the other hand, is rough when viewed under a microscope, and when adhesive is applied to it ...

AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors

(Magazine)

March 31, 1996, ... and extrusion laminated via a 7# low-density polyethylene to 60-ga Torayfan PC-1 metallized, biaxially oriented polypropylene. The BOPP layer is extrusion laminated via a 7# LDPE to 1.25-mil Sigma film. ...

Water-based adhesives meet just-in-time demands.

(Magazine)

March 31, 1996, ... Examples of such laminations include polyester to low-density polyethylene or oriented polypropylene to LDPE. The use of a crosslinker will aid in the prevention of tunneling. However, for high-performance ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

(Magazine)

March 31, 1996, ... The bags are antifog-treated and flexo-printed in six colors on 1.18-mil oriented polypropylene. Meat Snacks on View American National Can, Chicago, IL, also won three awards, including one for the ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

(Magazine)

February 29, 1996, ... as polypropylene. George Stephens, VP/sales and marketing at Darly Technology Co. Ltd., echoes Graham's comment and adds, "Polyester film lost share to other substrates. Metallizers tried to use polyethylene ...

Regulation, competition drive the adhesives industry

(Magazine)

January 31, 1996, ... such as oriented polypropylene, you start to get significant shrinkage at 160 deg F. With today's warm-applied systems, developed three to four years ago, the application temperatures are a mild 130 to ...