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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 ...

Why do I have these bubbles in my finished product?

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

January 02, 2012, ... process which uses a twin-screw extruder to compound additives in-line to feed an extruder and die to make a finished web.  Though the compound was highly stabilized, the finished web had many (thousands) ...

Some Thoughts on Purging

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 09, 2011, ... regions. These low-shear regions are thus susceptible to build-up of carbon, color concentrates, or any other additive used in the process. A reader asked for some information on purging LDPE in his ...

Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, ... for the food they purchase for their pets. “Organic,” “locally and sustainably sourced ingredients,” “grass fed and free range,” “free of grains and fillers,” “preservative and additive free,” and “fresh” ...

Web Lines: Is Wound Roll Pressure Greater Than Tire Pressure?

(Tension)

June 30, 2011, ... 1,000 psi (7 MPa) or 35x atmospheric pressure is not out of the question. These additive calculations assume that each layer maintains its pressure-created tension and strain. In many materials, this ...

Polykar Installs EREMA Plastics Recycling System

(Coating/Laminating: Green)

June 09, 2011, ... and is the first installation in Canada.   The TVEplus, originally launched in 2009 with  40 units sold in 20 countries, recycles heavily inked and additive-laden plastics packaging commonly found today. ...

Static Beat: Surface Resistivity Testing

(Static Elimination)

May 31, 2011, ... charges are only on the surfaces of polymer films, so we need conductive paths only on the surfaces of our polymers. A number of antistatic additives for polymers are available that provide a low level ...

Michelman Expands Corrugated Chemicals Distribution

(Coatings)

May 15, 2011, ... a global developer of water-based barrier and functional coatings for flexible film packaging, paperboard, and corrugated cartons; and water-based surface modifiers, additives and polymers for numerous ...

NEWS CLIPS

(Magazine)

April 30, 2011, ... Chris Francis completes 30 years at the helm of the company. Evonik Goldschmidt, Hopewall, VA, increases prices of silicone surfactants and speciality silicone additives 5%-18% depending on the product. ...

Shrink Sleeve Label Goes Hi-Def

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2011, ... dishwasher additive, got a new HDUV 4.0 shrink sleeve to accentuate its hourglass figure. McDowell, one of the pioneers of HDUV technology, recently launched HDUV 4.0, said to be the largest generation ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... wetting characteristics than water-borne liquids at these top layers because some of the solvents can “dissolve” the boundary layer (process additives, organic contaminations) and allow the ink to anchor ...

NAPIM Reports on Raw Material Shortages and Ink Price Volatility

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

February 28, 2011, ... and shortages to continue in 2011. They will likely see an increase in issues related to nitrocellulose, titanium dioxide, and additives, as well as persistence of the issues in rosin resin and some pigments. ...

Sartomer Increases Prices on Monomers and Oligomers

(Print News)

February 03, 2011, ... The adjustment is driven by the continued escalation in the cost of key raw materials. Sartomer is a leading global supplier of specialty chemical additives for ultraviolet and electron beam (UV/EB), peroxide, ...

Static Beat: Charge Control Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

January 31, 2011, ... as summarized in Table 1. Of course, any product design that includes an additional layer, coating, or additive will have a higher cost. The design challenge is to achieve satisfactory static performance ...

Blades Cut Downtime

(Slit)

December 31, 2010, Diamond-coated carbide blades with plasma-sharpened cutting edges are said to provide long lifetimes and cost savings. Other reported benefits include Diamond-coated carbide blades with plasma-sharpened ...