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European Report Covers Flex-Pack Industry in Depth

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2003, ... paper, aluminum foil, nylon, BOPP, and PET over the last three quarters, you can find rises and declines in prices easily. Paper, foil, and nylon have remained stable; BOPP, however, has increased.  ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... a variety of engine compartment tapes, including heat-shielding aluminum foil/fiberglass fabric composites, flame-retardant polymeric, and fabric composite tapes, as well as other constructions that must ...

Totally Rockin' Metal

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... the Packaging category. The challenge facing Metalvuoto Pack, South Africa, and Nampack Flexible, South Africa, was to manufacture packaging to replace a composite package of aluminum foil, paper, and ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ...  The Entry solventless laminator for plastic film lamination and aluminum foil offers a maximum web width of 52 in., maximum laminating width of 51 in., unwind/rewind roll maximum roll diameter of 31.5 ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... adhesives. According to Nordmeccanica, the unit is performance-rated to 500 mpm operating speed on a wide range of substrates, including PE, BOPP, PET, paper, and aluminum foil. Industry Studies  ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, ... properties; and require no plant investment for lacquering, drying, and air purification. Easily processable sealant resins reportedly provide cost savings over conventional aluminum/lacquer lid systems. ...

BOPP Film: How Real Is the China Threat?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2003, ... Market 2003 includes a review of regional plastic film, aluminum foil, and paper supplies; statistics on the size of production, trade, and demand by European market by value and by major country; a detailed ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... customized printing. Using UV-curable inks, press prints on substrates ranging from ultra-thin flexible film, foil, or paper, to vinyl, paperboard, and aluminum-based materials. Prints images in at least ...

Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... vast majority of which are for wet glue labels — and paper laminate structures using aluminum foil and a range of plastic films. The popularity of “no-label look” transparent film labels has led to ...

Materials

(Materials)

May 31, 2003, New products from: Akzo Nobel Inks, Contract Converting LLC, Eckart America L.P., Flex America Inc., Flint Ink, Leonhard Kurz GmbH & Co., MeadWestvaco Corp., UVitec Printing Ink, and Water Ink Technologies ...

Catty Corp.: Flex-Pack Converter

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2003, ... packaging industry. The company was established in 1907 and carved its niche first as a converter of paper, then cellophane packaging, and later aluminum. In fact, Scott says Catty produced the shredded-aluminum ...

Tetra Recart Wins EAFA Award Makes Inroads for Retort

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2003, Tetra Pak reports its Tetra Recart, "the first fully retortable carton system," recently was bestowed with an EAFA (European Aluminum Foil Association) Foil Pack of 2002 award. DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY—Tetra ...

New Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... are constructed of lightweight extruded aluminum housing and allow operation to 400 W/in. Available in arc lengths from 4-77 in., units are air-cooled from either end or center and can be used with ceramic ...

New Products for the Converting Industry (2 of 2)

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... the speed of the AFR-18 high-speed aluminum foil and food film rewinder to 2,000 fpm. Designed to run all industry-standard, consumer-size retail roll lengths, rewinder is infinitely adjustable from 16—500-ft ...

AIMCAL Winners Pulsate with Panache

(Corrugated)

March 31, 2003, ... foam/LDPE coating/2-mil metallized silver PET. This FLEXcon-developed, heavily metallized construction is both conductive and more durable than the aluminum sheet/PET it replaces. Polyester from DuPont ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... hanoviauv.com UV lamp reflector assemblies are constructed of lightweight extruded aluminum housing and allow operation to 400 W/in. Available in arc lengths from 4-77 in., units are air-cooled from either ...

New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... Faster Than Ever Elsner Engineering Works Inc., Hanover, PA; 717/637-5991; elsnereng.com Co. has increased the speed of the AFR-18 high-speed aluminum foil and food film rewinder to 2,000 fpm. Designed ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... a mix of high-speed IR and convection heating and drying for water-based inks and coatings. Correct Metal Plates at Last Minute Base-Line Inc., Auburn, WA; 253/852-6681; base-line.com CTP aluminum ...

EPA Finalizes Paper and Web Coating MACT

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... aluminum (metal) foil and leaf; and plastic aseptic packaging. The final MACT differs from EPA's Sept. 13, 2000, proposal by excluding fabric coating lines that also coat paper and other webs. These ...

Colorful Adhesives and Coatings? Probably Not a Good Idea

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... on the backside of aluminum foil or a metallized film also will not cause any problem. In similar fashion, a heat-seal adhesive formulated from an EVA resin tackified with various materials applied to ...