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AIMCAL Awards | Toothpaste Carton Is 'Touching' Winne

(Coating/Laminating)

March 16, 2016, ... the film's coefficient of friction without affecting graphics or bag integrity. Micro-embossing eliminates the need for anti-slip additives, spray coatings, or other treatments, which can add cost, time, ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2015 Grows To Eight Halls

(Trends/Management)

August 18, 2015, ... hot melt additives and mineral oils migrating through the label and affecting the visual impact. The white opaque film enables a high yield due to the cavitation process and is coated to allow exceptional ...

Xaar Celebrates 25 Years in Business

(News | New Products)

August 16, 2015, ... The focus has been expanded into marketing sectors that include direct-to-shape packaging printing and the hi-tech world of Additive Manufacturing, 3D printing, and nanoimprint lithography, a process used ...

The Effects of Surface Treatment at the Interface

(Coating/Laminating)

July 20, 2015, ... the substrate interface. This encouragement does not require a large dilution of the fluid with the surfactant additive, but definitely provides a strong anchor for the water-based fluid to the substrate ...

CPP EXPO Conference Agenda Covers the Industry

(News | New Products)

June 06, 2015, ... Principal and Founder, SPF-Inc.—3D printing (more appropriately referred to as additive manufacturing) has caught the world's attention for both beauty and function. It can produce structures previously ...

CPP EXPO Reports on Conference Agenda

(News | New Products)

May 29, 2015, ... referred to as additive manufacturing) has caught the world's attention for both beauty and function. It can produce structures previously not possible, and for limited runs make in hours what conventional ...

Corona Treating | Why All Films Do Not Treat the Same

(Surface Prep)

March 29, 2015, ...  In general, plastic films are chemically inert, have limited bonding sites, and are hydrophobic (Figure 2). We’ll save surface contamination and migrating additives for later in the discussion.   Figure ...

Should Unwind Tension Be Lower Than Winding Tension?

(Web Handling)

March 26, 2015, ... some films, slip additives or coatings change over time, dropping the product’s inside to outside coefficient of friction and again lowering the roll’s torque transmission capacity. When a customer has ...

Malaysian Plastics Industry Update–Pt. 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

February 07, 2015, ... strength additive, otherwise known as VistamaxxTM (a polypropylene-based elastomer made by ExxonMobil) to increase strength properties. However, an inspection of the various lines showed moderate to severe ...

Cortec Offers Fire-Retardant Shrink Film

(Materials)

January 19, 2015, ... MilCorr FR VpCI shrink film is a heavy-duty film said to have superior mechanical properties featuring company’s multimetal Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibitors (VpCI), flame-retardant additives, and UV inhibitors.  ...

Treofan Enhances Film Processing Temps

(Materials)

December 17, 2014, ... to 60 deg C (140 deg F) at the forming collar. Company says this enhancement has been achieved through a newly designed and tailored additive package on the films’ reverse side. Processing properties under ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... Silicones To Discuss Latest Developments in Silicone Materials Bluestar Silicones (Booth 3605) will introduce a flat release profile polymer along with a premium release additive and a crosslinking agent ...

ALTANA Invests €100 Million in Landa Digital Printing

(News | New Products)

June 24, 2014, ... gained from its divisions including BYK Additives & Instruments, ECKART Effect Pigments, and ACTEGA Coatings & Sealants. "We see our alliance with the ALTANA Group as a key milestone for our company and ...

Performance Pkg. of NV Launches New Cap for Pouches

(Bag Pouch)

June 11, 2014, ... by introducing a special additive to the resin, the SipP cap can be biodegradable. “Consumer convenience is the driving trend for packaging,” explained Rob Reinders, president of Performance Packaging ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 4

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 12, 2014, This article will discuss in general terms what can be done with resin additives and formulations to improve resistance to polymer degradation and gauge bands. In the previous 3 articles in this mini-series, ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 08, 2014, ... your resin additive formulation   DISCLAIMER:  The following recommendations are general guidelines that are applicable to most extrusion coating lines using modern equipment, processing low density ...

Agglomerates

(Mark's Coating Matters)

April 23, 2014, ... a macro-scale issue for coating. Initial good mixing may need to be buffered with physical or chemical additives to keep the particles separated. Surfactants that act as dispersing agents are helpful because ...

Flint Group Plates Are Suited for Security Printing

(News | New Products)

March 12, 2014, ... are called environmentally friendly since they can be processed with tap water only without need of any additives. They are said to be productive and cost effective for the user as have a processing time ...

Label PRomotion | When Labels Are the Story

(Label/Tape)

December 29, 2013, ... phrases, such as ‘Made with Real Fruit’ and ‘100 percent Natural,’ assuring you that the box of cereal you just grabbed will give your diet some additive health benefits…Don't be deceived: These products ...

Clear Lam Produces Rollstock for Multi-Packs

(Flexpack News)

November 25, 2013, ... with traditional petroleum-based resin or with bio-based materials. To achieve consistent snap-apart strength, company enhances the rollstock with compounded additives produced by its CL Polymers Division. ...