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What's Next for China

(Materials)

December 31, 2006, The massive buildup of BOPP film capacity in China affected everyone in the supply chain, but the export figures may surprise you. BOPP Film The expansion of Chinese biaxially oriented polypropylene ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... adhesives and coatings designed to meet such goals. The initial goal of the laboratory work was to improve the adhesion of vacuum metallized aluminum layers to biaxially oriented polypropylene and polyester ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... 418 Stretch Film for Many Properties Kiefel, Wrentham, MA; 508/384-1200; kiefel-extrusion.com The Kirion MDO production line stretches film monoaxially to reduce thickness and enhance film properties. ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... well, and Wasatch fills the Ampac pouches in a plant built at the source. The proprietary pouch combines PET and biaxially oriented nylon with a coextruded organoleptic inner layer said to protect taste, ...

Films Face Off

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ... three films, which normally are tentered and biaxially oriented. Table II shows a comparison of the oxygen transmission rates (OTR), measured in cubic centimeters per 100 sq in./day, and the moisture ...

New Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ...  Get Precise Shaft Alignment Stafford Mfg. Corp., North Reading, MA; 800/695-5551; staffordmfg.com The Accu-Clamp is a one-piece rigid coupling for applications requiring an axial runout less than ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... properties of machine direction oriented film. Machine direction orientation is a process where a film is uniaxially stretched in the machine direction to enhance physical properties. Past work showed ...

Sigdopack Opens Plant in Latin America

(Archive)

May 21, 2006, Sigdopack has opened a new production plant to produce Capran Medallion and OxyShield BOPA films for Central and South America. PRESS RELEASE MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ—Honeywell has announced that its partner, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

April 29, 2006, ... is insignificant. Impact on bi-axially oriented OPP film from two manufacturers for flexible food packaging underwent thorough evaluation as a function of absorbed dose for mechanical, surface properties, ...

Metallizing Makeover

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, ... experience with thin and thick films. Our experience includes PET, biaxially oriented PP, low-density and linear low-density polyethylene, cast PP, and even woven and nonwoven fabrics.” In addition, ...

Global Giants

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2006, ... package converting will be in new eastern European plants. Brückner successfully started a high-speed biaxially oriented polypropylene line in Moscow in conjunction with the Russian film producer, Euromet. ...

If Not Rough, How About Groovy?

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... between grooves, even at 1 in., is too far for air to travel in the short contact time on the roller, reducing the expected benefit. What groove angle is best? Axial grooves can be noisy; annular hoop ...

Trends & Technical Solutions

(Archive)

December 30, 2005, ... with general-purpose grade PET. PP can have quite different properties depending on the method of manufacture. Biaxially oriented PP films can compete with PET in liner applications. Thermal cure and ...

Profit Squeeze

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2005, ... the driving forces for change. Slow Growth Total European flexible packaging consumption was ,10.5 billion in 2004, and approximately ,1,300 million was unconverted flexible packaging, primarily biaxially ...

One Stop Shop

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2005, ... to flexible packaging, the company manufactures high quality PET chips/resins; biaxially oriented polyester films; biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films; cast PP films in plain, chemically coated, ...

New Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... PA; 800/753-6234; skfusa.com Sensor-bearing units are said to provide solutions to ascertain the precise motion status of rotating or axially traveling components in open and closed loop motion control ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... with the construction of a new factory in Beijing. It will produce, among other products, axial piston machines for the Asian market. An existing factory in Beijing has reached capacity with just under ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 1

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... biaxially oriented polypropylene film that, according to Minnich, offers excellent moisture and oxygen barrier. MPF-2 is designed for primerless adhesion in extruded polyethylene or Surlyn (DuPont) laminations. ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... oxygen and water vapor barrier properties approaching those of aluminum foil. Supernyl coextruded nylon film is biaxially oriented and contains a barrier resin in the core. Santonyl nylon film is bi-axially ...

Technical Facility

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... believes, why not let them? “We have the only facility worldwide where everyone, not only our customers but also newcomers, can do tests on every matter of biaxially oriented film production,” notes ...