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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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. ...

Clear Lam Announces Freezer-Grade RPET Rollstock

(Flexpack News)

November 03, 2013, ... plastics is forecast to rise by 6.5% annually, reaching 3.5 billion lbs in 2016. The new rollstock incorporates compounded additives produced by Clear Lam’s subsidiary, CL Polymers. The rollstock is ...

Plastic Technologies Offers PET Recycling Calculator

(Green Converting)

October 19, 2013, ... materials, barrier, additives, closures, labels, etc., can potentially impact the next generation of PET (rPET) that is produced from these recycled containers. The free download can be quickly located ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...