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Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

February 27, 2007, ... the new packaging system, designed and converted by GP, replaces a traditional carton and MW-unfriendly aluminum bowl with a dual-ovenable QwikCrisp Pot Pie Bowl and a patterned MicroFlex-Q patch susceptor ...

Don't Get Bent out of Shap

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... than the same amount of twisting (perhaps 100x higher) and lead to problems much sooner. To understand bending, try this simple experiment. Go in the kitchen and grab the boxes of aluminum foil, wax ...

A Look at Liquid

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... 6% aluminum by weight. Aseptic packaging was developed in Europe by Tetra Pak in the early 1960s, and this multi-ply packaging system has been expanding rapidly in North America since its introduction ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... for food packaging applications. Adhesives are said to provide good bonding to a variety of substrates, including PET, BOPP, LDPE, metallized films, aluminum foil, and paper. These are one-part adhesives ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ...  by Barry A. Morris, DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers APPLICATION: In the extrusion coating process, adhesion to aluminum foil and other non-porous substrates decreases with decreasing coating ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... consistent quality metallized films from run to run. General’s EHF metallizer not only produces batch-controlled aluminum metallizing but also provides the HRI [High Refractive Index] coatings needed for ...

Pouch Progress

(Flexpack)

December 31, 2006, ... replacement, which may lead to even greater foodservice penetration. The pouch construction is PET/ONY/aluminum foil/ONY/PP. Developed by Rutgers Univ. and Natick Labs, Natick, MA, and packed by co-packer ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... high-performance, lightweight, low-inertia aluminum tube. Company says roll will fit virtually any application and offers flexible mounting options and customizable roll widths. PFFC-ASAP 404 Inkjet ...

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

(Archive)

October 30, 2006, ...  Service: barrier coatings and laminations, PSA coatings, silicone coatings, pre- and post-coating of metallized substrate, lacquering of unsupported aluminum foil, flexible packaging materials, technical ...

Capturing Growth in Paper

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2006, ... how little packaging material prices have changed over time, despite recent price increase announcements. Within packaging, however, it is clear that aluminum foil has been the most volatile and highest ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... PP, nylon, cellophane, vinyl, PVDC, Aclar, aluminum foil, PC, paper, and board. PFFC-ASAP 411 Air Preparation Aided Bosch Rexroth Corp., Lexington, KY; 859/254-8031; boschrexroth-us.com Series ...

The Place

(The Place)

August 31, 2006, ...  The conclusion from this study is that MOPP structures have lower barrier performance than foil structures when the lamination is in its original flat state. When folded, aluminum foil structures will ...

What Makes Winding Difficult?

(Archive)

July 31, 2006, ... winding. The Young's modulus of a material is a straightforward concept. The modulus of aluminum is approximately 10 million psi; polyester films or many papers are about 500,000 psi; an elastic rubber ...

New Products

(Magazine)

July 09, 2006, ... be supplied in one- and two-piece designs machined from aluminum, steel, and stainless steel. PFFC-ASAP 407 Mounting Tape is Acid-Free Adchem Corp., Riverhead, NY; 631/727-6000; adchem.com ...

Puttin' On the Ritz

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, ... bowl for six-month shelf life, the product with 360-deg graphics originates from Soller LLC. A 17-pt solid bleached sulfate (SBS) package base is adhesive-laminated to a high-barrier, aluminum-oxide-coated ...

Metallizing Makeover

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, ... has been applied at a higher optical density on standard 48-g PET film, reportedly yielding metallized PET films with barrier properties similar to those of aluminum foil. Rolls run under the Foilmet ...

Narrow Web New Products

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... aluminum foil rather than synthetic plastic films. Labels can withstand temperatures in excess of 800 deg F for prolonged periods of time. Labels are said to withstand hydraulic fluid, kerosene, gasoline, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... We also investigated the possibility of improving metallized PET barrier performance at 2.8 OD. Since more aluminum is being deposited at this OD, the 2.8 OD already provides improved barrier properties ...

New Products

(Magazine)

November 29, 2005, ... effective range of 6 in. or greater from the target surface. Bar has an extruded aluminum and plastic housing with an epoxy fill. Compact design permits operation in areas of limited space. Stay-sharp ...

New Products

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... for cleaning. Motor connection is via an aluminum housing that disperses heat and runs cooler. Wider spacing of the bearings on the shaft provides enhanced stability, reducing load on the bearings and ...