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Hot Melt Symposium Covers Many Topics

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September 30, 2000, ... Coatings Conference in 2001 can be in any area of interest to the division members and conference attendees. This includes but is not limited to films and film extrusion, extrusion coating, barrier coatings, ...

Division Award Winners

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September 30, 2000, ... received the recognition for his 19 patents on innovative technology for coextrusion that has allowed converters to develop structures with better barriers, improved strength and sealing properties, and ...

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

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June 30, 2000, ... a.k.a. Saran wrap). The introduction of PE film is a substantial advance in materials that would be utilized later for food packaging; it provides for product viewing plus high-moisture barrier. PE is ...

Experts Scan the Future for Technologies with Impact

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May 31, 2000, ... barrier, better strength properties, and better chemical resistance than the laminations we use today. It could even form its own printing to bring out the graphics. In other words, a quantum leap forward." ...

System Keeps Static Buildup Problems Under Control

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February 29, 2000, ... g or not." The Mentor plant produces high-precision coated flexible media, including print-receptive topcoats, barrier and pigmented coatings, abrasion and ultraviolet-resistant coatings, tie coats, vin ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, ... oriented polyolefin (COP) and oxygen barrier construction of the package extends pet food shelf life, improves freshness and palatability, and reduces insect infestation concerns. The COP abuse/sealant ...

Oxide-coated films are still finding their market niche

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November 30, 1996, With all the hype in recent years about transparent barrier films, one would think that applications could be found almost anywhere in the supermarket. With all the hype in recent years about transparent ...

Flexible packaging converter treats its customers right.

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October 31, 1996, ... to Ramseur. He explains that to provide a good oxygen and moisture barrier, the inner liner of the bag is metallized, with the metallized substrate helping to preserve the integrity of the snack product. ...

Popcorn packaging leads converter down new paths.

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October 31, 1996, ... film, giving greater coverage for the material. Phoenix Packaging has parlayed its expertise in microwave popcorn packaging into an expanded niche that includes moisture barrier laminations. Phoenix ...

Partnering launches future growth in laminations

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August 31, 1996, ... The tapes served as electrical insulation, or they bound several components within a power cable, or they provided outer barrier characteristics. In the 60s and 70s, in an effort to reduce costs, cable ...

A look at the status of UV/EB curing

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June 30, 1996, ... tightening regulations regarding the emission of VOCs. While many of the barriers to the use of UV/EB-curable materials have been overcome or eliminated by the thousands of successful users of the technology, ...

The challenge of formulating FDA compliance.

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April 30, 1996, ... to allow use of die questionable additive. One is to prove that the application contains a functional barrier that prevents the total migration of the component into the food. "Total" means that extensive ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

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February 29, 1996, ... or nylon or polypropylene. If the barrier was good enough, they'd try to substitute it even if there was some argument from the converters." If the purchase of intermetallic boats is any indication of ...

Film offers food packagers green marketing opportunity

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April 30, 1995, ... Preliminary ICI testing suggests Melinex ECO film has improved flex-crack performance versus standard 813 film. This is important in terms of the finished film's barrier properties. Added toughness may ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

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February 28, 1995, ... ng toward tighter requirements in terms of barrier properties and lower production costs. If this trend is factored into the continuing tendency of film producers and large converters to do their own in-ho ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ...  trade barriers will cause some economic pain," Stuckey said. "It's not limited to borders. There's no question there will be product failures, job losses here and elsewhere, and these kinds of things. I ...