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The Miracle of Coextrusion Makes Believers of Many

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... packages require excellent graphics, strength properties, barrier characteristics, etc. Judicious choice of plastic films combined in an adhesive or extrusion coating operation provides the results needed. ...

Hot Melt Symposium Offers Varied Program

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... speaker was Keith A. Nelson, ExxonMobil Chemical, who gave “Overview of Hot Melt Adhesive Raw Materials.” He described the typical materials used in hot melt adhesive formulating and their attributes. ...

Tamper-Evident, Tamper-Proof Packaging Part of Life Today

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... heat seal adhesive. Instructions on the package usually advise the purchaser to reject any package without an intact covering. A shrinkable band or sleeve is another approach to tamper evidence. This ...

Materials

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... Adhesives, Polymers... Color-Coded Release Liners Simplify Selection Metallized Products, Winchester, MA; 781/729-8300; 888/MPI-8088 Color-coded release liners feature radiation-cured silicone coatings ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... solvent retention. An Okazaki adhesive laminating system is said to convert the specialized films without causing stress cracking. After laminating, the film is cured at 123 deg F for 5 days and then ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... Coatings Corporation will discuss “Electron Beam Curable Laminating Adhesives For Flexible Packaging.” He used designed experiments to identify optimum electron beam laminating adhesives compositions for ...

Hot Melt Committee Selects New Officers

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... “This premier event in the hot melt industry has long been the recognized technical forum for information on the latest developments in technology. The meeting addresses raw materials, adhesives, equipment, ...

Some Smart Ways to Face Inevitable Price Increases

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... been recently. Therefore, you suspect that the inevitable eventually will happen, and day it does. A supplier notifies you that the price of your adhesive, coating, or primer will increase. The reason ...

The Amcor Story Continues

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... include PET/adhesive/PE/EVOH/PE. For confectionery use, the plant produces OPP/adh/OPP,OPP/adh/PE and OPP/cold seal. PVOH is used as a coating for various barrier applications. In addition, many of the ...

In This Industry, Green Doesn't Always Mean G

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... where it means brand new, fresh, young, unaged, or uncured. Green strength, green bond, green COF, etc., are all common expressions. Why measure properties in their green state? Many adhesives or coatings ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... 860/688-7000. Polyflex® PE films are coated with pressure sensitive (p-s) rubber adhesives. Available in wide range of colors, films are described as ideal for PE splicing, masking, surface protection, ...

A Primer on How to Put Substrates Together

(Unprinted Rolls)

February 28, 2001, ... used for medical packaging consists of polyester/PE/foil/PE. Some people will make the pouch material by using a laminating adhesive at the three interfaces. In some order, they will laminate the four ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

January 30, 2001, A Communication from the Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Division of TAPPI. David J. Bentley, Jr., Editor Providing practical information to the converting & packaging industries. Flexible Packaging ...

Flexible Packaging Committee News

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, ... strips positioned on opposing sides of a bag so that the strips are opposed when open and nested when closed. Mounting of the strips on a bag might use commercially available adhesives, and conversion ...

Impression Rolls: Their Jobs and Their Maintenance

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... are at applicator stations and at laminating stations. At an application station, an impression roll presses the moving web against another roll that has a covering of fluid ink, adhesive, or coating. ...

Materials

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ... as Pantone formulations. Inspect Adhesive Patterns without Additives Nordson Corp., Duluth, GA; 770/497-3715; nordson.com The VeriTec G-Net verification system provides real-time monitoring and on-line ...

Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2000, ... interest to converters. Session 1A on Monday afternoon was devoted to Regulatory Updates. Richard Wright, Ashland Chemical, presented an overview concerning adhesives, chemicals, and solvents that included ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 29, 2000, ... filing system for quick removal. Adhesive-Laminated Rollstock Designed for Coffee MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA—Kapak Corp. has developed a line of adhesive-laminated rollstock designed to handle the demanding ...

TAPPI's the PLACE to Sponsor Short Courses in Dalla

(Magazine)

November 29, 2000, The Polymers, Laminations, Adhesives, and Coatings div. of TAPPI is sponsoring two short courses in Dallas, TX, in February 2001 at the Crowne Plaza Market Providing practical information to the converting ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ...  Industry Studies Further Consolidation Seen for Adhesives Industry The global adhesive industry, which has been ripe for consolidation for many years, is set for a period of further consolidation, ...