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Film Has Nano Technology Layer

(Substrates)

November 30, 2009, NanoShield high barrier technology can be applied to PET, OPP, BON, and PLA films used for food packaging to resist moisture and oxygen from penetrating NanoShield high barrier technology can be applied ...

Smoothie Has Soft, Velvet Touch

(News Eclips)

November 10, 2009, ... while also suggesting a natural look. The white film is said to provide superior light barrier protection for products that are negatively impacted by exposure to light, allowing marketers and manufacturers ...

Hot Cup Combos

(Substrates)

October 31, 2009, ... finger scalding. (In the fast food industry, this is called “double cupping.”) New technologies that use the approach of creating a reliable heat barrier came from Japan, where consumers use disposable ...

AIMCAL Announces Matteucci Technical Excellence Awards

(News | New Products)

October 21, 2009, ... ALD [Atomic Layer Deposition] of Al2O 3 [Aluminum Oxide] Barrier layers on PET,” and David Levy of Eastman Kodak Co., for “Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition: High-Quality Films on Continuous Substrates,” ...

Flex-pack Demand To Increase 3.5% by 2013

(News Eclips)

October 13, 2009, ... as well as ongoing developments in high-barrier resins and value-added features as favorable characteristics over rigid packaging. However, the study indicates gains will be limited where flex-packs ...

100% Recyclable CPET Trays Provide Sustainability Benefits

(News Eclips)

September 30, 2009, ... of 17% post-consumer recycled material, using an FDA-certified clean recycling stream that complies with regulations for food contact. Alcan Packaging's CPET reportedly deliver seven times the barrier ...

New Roles for Converters

(Archive)

September 30, 2009, ... effective, high quality, low-cost manufacturing process. One of the major barriers to commercialization of some of these products (solar cells and fuel cells) is that the first-generation products were ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

September 30, 2009, ... company says, and provides sustainability advantages in cereal, snack, baking mix, and other high-barrier applications. Also said to use less plastic resin, energy, and landfill space. Offers savings in ...

Show Preview: ICE Heats Up

(Trends/Management)

September 30, 2009, ... barriers Polytype Converting AG | Engineering approaches for optimizing drying processes Huhtamaki Ronsberg | Barrier laminates for retort applications FAES AG | Edge trim winders — a challenging success ...

Partnership for Eco Packaging Launched

(News Clips Archive)

August 31, 2009, Henkel announces a joint agreement with LBP Mfg., Cicero, IL, to combine R&D resources to develop coatings, barriers, laminates, and adhesives BRIDGEWATER, NJ Henkel announces a joint agreement with LBP ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

August 31, 2009, ... PT ADV-7 water-based coating formulation is said to provide a more sustainable, cost-effective option for transparent, high-oxygen and/or moisture barrier food packaging. By reducing the amount of barrier ...

Pack Expo Co-Locates with CPP and Other Events for Value

(News | New Products)

August 30, 2009, ... uptime performance in all applications. The Bag Sealer runs up to 120 fpm and seals materials up to 40 mils. Clear, High Barrier Laminates Rollprint Packaging Products (Booth # S-5510) will feature ...

Multiplying Key Coex Layers Improves Properties

(News Eclips)

August 10, 2009, ... oxygen and moisture barrier, and other properties. Potential applications range from industrial wraps to flexible and rigid barrier packaging. A layer multiplier flat die system is responsible for transforming ...

Small Volume, Big Results

(First Glance)

July 31, 2009, ...  demand for a low-cost solution for a small volume, barrier structure that could be produced with consistent quality all over Latin America, Printpack's Queretaro, Mexico, plant developed a three-ply laminate ...

Events

(Events)

July 31, 2009, ... Tarsus Group, Brussels Expo, Brussels, Belgium; www.labelexpo-europe.com 28-29 | Barrier Materials Conference 09, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc./Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators (AIMCAL), ...

The Bag Cycle

(Bag Pouch)

July 31, 2009, ... film. It can be used for barrier and nonbarrier packaging applications. While consumers may take the hard-working bags and pouches converters produce for granted, industry suppliers have been working ...

Next Generation Films Meets Increased Film Demand

(News Eclips)

July 20, 2009, ... has developed proprietary nylon barrier alternatives that help reduce raw material use while producing three-layer films that are both recyclable and stronger than other five- and seven-layer films. The ...

Home Grown

(Coating/Laminating Main)

June 30, 2009, ... resistant matte with a superior velvet finish. Film products converted by Protect-all include clear polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylenes (PP), polyethylenes (PE), nylons, foils, barrier ...

PTI To Produce Small Quantity Prototypes

(News Clips Archive)

June 30, 2009, ... include PET, PP, barrier polymers, and PLA. “We believe we are one of the first companies to offer film and sheet prototyping capability from small resin quantities — 10 to 40 pounds,” says Jason Haslow, ...

Double-Duty Packages

(Substrates)

June 30, 2009, ... Less ink usage resulted in an 80% print savings. Pouch Breaks Glass Barrier Unilever's oxygen-sensitive Bertolli Pasta Sauce switches to a stand-up pouch from Amcor Flexibles (US) while overcoming ...