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Pearl Technologies Announces Pre-Nip Chiller Spreaders

(Coating)

March 27, 2013, Spreaders are said to eliminate blocking, increase output, raise film quality, and more   SAVANNAH, NY | Pearl Technologies offers blown film processors that are said to increase output by as much ...

Clariant Announces Renewable-Based Waxes

(Coatings)

March 23, 2013, ... partly-renewable polymer wax for printing inks, which reportedly offers an ideal combination of flexible yet tough polymeric characteristics that renderiit a powerful rub-resistance additive for all ink ...

On Print | Conductive Inks & Coatings

(Coatings)

February 21, 2013, ... crude form—it is the basic unit of graphite. However, it doesn’t show its extreme properties in this form—the conductivity of layers is not additive. Also, the out-of-plane (z-direction) conductivity is ...

BASF Products Enhance UV Light Formulations

(Curing)

February 09, 2013, ... and we want to help them be more successful by delivering versatile solutions to meet their needs,” said Limei Lu, market development manager, Resins and Performance Additives for Printing and Packaging, ...

VCF's Slot-Die Coater Producing Highly Engineered Film

(Coating/Laminating News)

January 13, 2013, ... new web coating line is capable of processing many different polymers and additives and applies them to virtually any flexible substrate. But the additional machinery was just the beginning of many changes ...

Readers Choice: Top 11 New Products of 2012

(Coatings)

January 01, 2013, ... Valencia, Spain, launches the first of a series of EVOH/specialty clay composites. Nippon is marketing the EVOH clay composite products using Nanobiomatter’s proprietary clay-based additive O2Block Barrier—designed ...

Hanita Coatings Adds Flame-Retardant Films

(Label/Tape News)

December 16, 2012, ... extruded with FR additives, or high-cost polyimide substrates. [We are] offering an affordable, thin, and effective solution to the flame propagation requirements of the electronic appliance market, based ...

What's New with Primers, and a visit to old friend

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

October 17, 2012, ... and the additives and anti-oxidants incorporated into the PP inhibit oxidation of the surface during extrusion.  Other factors such as narrow molecular weight distribution, little to no long-chain branching, ...

Sustainability | Q&A with Kyla Fisher

(Carton Box)

October 11, 2012, ... them achieve a gradual increase over the next decade. In addition, some customers are looking for completely plastic-free and additive-free packaging solutions to address consumer concerns around estrogenic ...

Fujifilm Water-based Flexo Inks Offer Critical Benefits

(News | New Products)

September 30, 2012, ... new inks feature many benefits, including: Pour-and print—Since there is no need to additives prior to printing, labor and time is reduced and results are more consistent. Minimal "on press" adjustments—In ...

Americhem Color Solutions Are Green

(News | New Products)

May 29, 2012, Americhem announces a new facility and the nBalance sustainable line of color and additive masterbatches, said to reduce impact on the environment   CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | Americhem, a global provider ...

DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, ... Meats by Curwood Inc. – A Bemis Div. – USA FreshCase packaging is the first-ever, vacuum package for red meat that maintains the meat’s appetizing color through a found-in-nature proprietary additive ...

Nippon and Nanobiomatters Launch Composite

(Substrates)

April 06, 2012, ... Nanobiomatter’s proprietary clay-based additive O2Block Barrier—designed to improve various polymers such as EVOH—under the Soarnol NC Series trade name. The first commercial grade is Soarnol NC7003, ...

NPE2012 Has Exciting Opening

(Substrates)

April 01, 2012, ... compounds, and additives to equipment suppliers that have developed systems specifically for processing these materials. Sessions of all three educational programs co-located with the show will also focus ...

Exhibitor News and More from NPE2012

(Substrates)

March 18, 2012, ... Industries, Valencia, Spain, for the exclusive use of its O2Block barrier additive in EVOH composites. O2Block Barrier is Nanobiomatter’s proprietary clay-based additive said to improve the barrier properties ...

Thin Films Expert VCF Films Expands Manufacturing Capabilities

(Coating/Laminating)

March 06, 2012, ... manufacturing of critical components. “With our ability to use a wide range of polymers, additives, solvents, and substrates on our new production line, our films and coatings are indispensible in a broad ...

Overlaminate Film from Argotec is Protective

(Substrates)

February 29, 2012, ... and cold temperature performance; cold-crack resistance; nonyellowing; UV resistance; no plasticizers to migrate and cause embrittlement or adhesive incompatibility; no additives for consistent adhesive ...

Flexible Packaging | Clear Lam Develops Renewable Package for Snack Cheese

(Flexpack)

February 20, 2012, ... reducing our energy consumption and environmental impact—a long-term goal to which we are fully committed.” Clear Lam produces the proprietary bio-based layer used in the film from pellets and additives, ...

Dyna-Purge System Purges High-Temp Resins

(Coating/Laminating)

February 08, 2012, ... is highly glass filled (approx. 50%) polycarbonate-based resin and to a chemical purging product that is a polyolefin compound with chemical additives, including inorganic and inert salts. A copy of the ...

Web Lines | Blocking in Rolls

(Web Handling)

January 12, 2012, ... help windability. The small micro-mountains prevent the high bonds that would develop between mirror-smooth surfaces. Slip additives are acceptable for many polyester applications, but for optical films ...