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LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... Pilot line accommodates numerous film types up to 7 layers in all stretching modes, using a wide variety of resins. Laboratory stretching machine KARO IV is for mono- and bi-axial film orientation to test ...

Toray Metallized BOPP Film Offers Barrier Features

(Flexpack News)

April 16, 2013, ... MWX6 metallized white cavitated biaxially oriented polypropylene film for high-performance film for gas-flushed packaging applications.  The film is designed with a proprietary "ultra-barrier" layer on ...

Microwaveable Package Brings Home the Bacon with Top Product of Year Award

(Metallizing)

March 09, 2013, ... Super Film Ambalaj San. Tic. A.S., Gaziantep, Turkey, for metallizing 85-micron biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film for cut-and-stack labels converted by Webtech, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. ...

Jindal Buys ExxonMobil’s BOPP Business

(Flexpack)

October 29, 2012, ... flexible packaging films producer, has entered into an agreement with ExxonMobil Chemical, Houston, TX, to purchase ExxonMobil’s Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) Global Films business. The agreement ...

MACtac Introduces Optically Clear Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

September 25, 2012, ... PUREtac CL216 is currently available on a 2.0-mil clear, 2.3-mil white and 2.0-mil chrome, top coated, biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) with 1.0-mil and 1.2-mil PET liners. Polyester (PET) liners ...

Pepperl+Fuchs Encoders Stand Up to Stress

(Controls)

July 10, 2012, ... and positioning of rotating table. CVM42H absolute encoders are available with an IP66, IP68, and IP69K environmental rating; feature axial and radial shaft load capacity to 270 N; and are vibration-resistant ...

UFLEX Reports New Film Plant

(Flexpack)

July 03, 2012, ... of polyester films for packaging applications, has started up a new biaxially oriented polyester (BOPET) film plant in Poland. The state-of-the-art, 8.7-m-wide film line that runs at 500 mpm is said to ...

AET Is Acquired by Taghleef

(Film)

June 01, 2012, Two BOPP manufacturers join to improve their global positions as Taghleef Industries adds Applied Extrusion Technologies   DUBAI, UAE | Taghleef Industries (Ti), a global biaxially oriented polypropylene ...

Smokin' Hot Cigarette Cartons Are Top Product of the Year

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2012, ... of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP)/metallized BOPP/low-density polyethylene laminate and features a reclosable slider zipper. A special rib construction reinforces the upper seal area, enabling ...

Static Beat | Side Matters

(Static-Beat)

February 07, 2012, ... a “hot roll.” Look at the good performance of the tinsel in Figure 1. The 1-mil (25-m) biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) web has no static before it touches the polymer nip roller. Exiting the ...

Web Lines | Blocking in Rolls

(Web Handling)

January 12, 2012, ... finely milled calcium carbonate or silicon dioxide slip agents in low percentages to the polymer resin. In extrusion or biaxial orientation, the small mineral particles create an engineered roughness to ...

Schober’s Embossing System Protects and Enhances Packages

(Embossing)

January 05, 2012, ... with minimal waste. Sealing segments are individually adjustable in radial and axial directions. Every roll has individual tension control through dancer/unwind brake system. A foil saver feeding system ...

BOPP from Toray Plastics (America) Offers Matte, High-End Look

(Flexpack)

December 18, 2011, Torayfan KMS1 BOPP film with matte finish, a broad heat-seal range, and low COF provides excellent printability and a distinctive look for snack foods NORTH KINGSTON, RI | Toray Plastics (America) ...

Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, ... biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film overcome print quality issues, but the fabric pattern is still evident, perhaps representing a positive cue to some consumers. Proponents claim lower breakage ...

German Label Converter Expands into Flex-Packs, Cartons with OMET Press

(Offset)

July 31, 2011, ... competitive machines, which proved conclusively that the print quality of OMET's press was superior on all flexible materials, even the most difficult ones like 12 micron BOPP [biaxially oriented polypropylene] ...

ALOX Coater & CPP Film Line Debuting in Egypt

(Flexpack News)

July 13, 2011, ... art biaxially oriented PP (BOPP) film plant, claimed among the world’s largest packaging film lines, that can produce 36,000 million tons/yr, and a plasma enhanced high-barrier metallizer that were commissioned ...

BOPP Producer Needs Nine

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... six Atlas film slitters and three Titan secondary slitter/rewinders. This is in conjunction with three new biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film production lines. The film lines are to be installed ...

Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, ... film materials such as bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) shrink to 10%-20% maximum. This allows only limited conformability potential for label contouring. New label materials offer shrinkages greater ...

BEST OF SHOW

(Magazine)

April 30, 2011, ... Domestic Best in Show honors for its KISS Cups entry in the In-Mold category. The cups feature four colors of highly reflective metallic ink plus silver printed on clear biaxially oriented polypropylene ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... Mitsubishi projects recovering several million pounds of spent liner in year one. A final Sustainability award goes to Taghleef for a flower bouquet sleeve comprising heat-sealable Nativia NZSS biaxially ...