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Bio Coffee Launches with Compostable Film

(Flexpack)

May 19, 2015, ... comprising a white metallized high barrier NatureFlex outer layer laminated to a bio-polymer sealant inner layer, providing high seal strength and integrity. Working in collaboration with Goglio, an ...

On Print | UV/EB Inkjet for Food Packaging

(On Print)

May 11, 2015, ... discussed in the presentation were plastic containers —polyester beverage bottles and polypropylene tubs for dairy products. Both polymers are moderately good barriers to organic compounds, so other potential ...

Cortec Film Offers Protection for Metal Parts

(Materials)

April 22, 2015, ... equipment, and vehicles for up to three years and enable contact, barrier, and vapor-phase protection even in very aggressive outdoor conditions. The product contains unique inhibitors that protect the ...

Toray Announces Metallized BOPP

(Materials)

March 30, 2015, Torayfan PWX5 film is said to deliver superior metal-adhesion and barrier-durability performance for products requiring a prolonged shelf life   NORTH KINGSTON, RI | Toray Plastics (America) reports ...

AIMCAL Awards | Golf Balls & Ceramic Balls Are Game Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 18, 2015, ... PE combines eye-catching graphics with barrier properties. According to Celplast, half of the aluminum oxide-coated PET is metallized. The stripe-metallized film is then laminated to the printed web. The ...

Flexible Packaging | Coveris, Cryovac Big Winners at FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 03, 2015, ... barrier ClearFoil with a chemically-inert sealant. The high performance sealant, a coextruded non-crystalline polyester, is designed to replace Barex for chemically sensitive applications. Exponent 2 is ...

NatureFlex Packaging Used for Seaweed Chips

(Flexpack)

February 16, 2015, ... flexible packaging material is derived from sustainable wood pulp, offers excellent barriers to oxygen and moisture, and is certified compostable. When looking at packaging options, Ocean’s Halo felt ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... barriers can affect business opportunities.” Laverde has 30+ years of experience connected with business in Latin America, including positions in Exiplast and Plastilene in Colombia, as well as 14 years ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2014

(Flexpack)

December 29, 2014, Barrier films captured our readers’ attention, taking half of the available slots in our annual review of new technology Barrier films captured our readers’ attention, taking half of the available ...

Bobst Open House Covers Wide Range of Info

(Coating/Laminating)

December 04, 2014, Event featured experts addressing the latest developments in high-barrier films and short-run gravure, as well as machinery at work   S. GIORGIO MONFERRATO, ITLAY | Bobst recently held a conference ...

IMDA Holds 2nd Annual Educational Symposium

(Label/Tape)

December 01, 2014, ... switch due to increased competition, sustainability benefits, increased shelf appeal, barrier opportunities, container shapes, and to rebrand/refresh a mature product line. “Collaboration is key,” he ...

BI-AX Film Aids in Ebola Fight

(Materials)

November 27, 2014, ... “The medical side of our business has just exploded and we are now switching assembly lines over to ProVent 10,000 to keep up with demand,” says Sanders. According to Kappler, APTRA film is a barrier ...

AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference Packs 'Em I

(Yo's Yarns)

October 27, 2014, ... that has experienced high year over year growth is stand up pouches. Typical multilayer designs incorporate a barrier layer such as foil, metalized film, EVOH, Nylon, or PVDC. All of these layers must ...

Bloomer Plastics Acquires Optimum Plastics

(Flexpack)

October 18, 2014, ... custom-engineered cast embossed films for the industrial, medical, and packaging markets, today announced the acquisition of Optimum Plastics, Delaware, OH, a supplier of high-barrier coextruded blown ...

Sensory Analytics System Measures Film Thickness

(Controls)

October 12, 2014, ... provide a better non-contact and non-radioactive means to measure thinly applied wet or dry UV coatings, hard coats, adhesives, silicones, barrier coatings, film layers, and other finishes on films, coated ...

Titan Anniversary Celebration Is a Success

(News | New Products)

September 27, 2014, ... Manchester Ltd., who gave a presentation on Aluminium Oxide Coated Transparent Barrier Films for Packaging Applications. Four partner suppliers also offered presentations: Koch robotics (Germany); Dienes ...

Pack Expo | The Next Generation of Package Printing Solutions

(Trends/Management)

September 24, 2014, ... says many consumer brands are moving away from round and to differently shaped packages that utilize in-mold labeling (IML) and some with special barrier protections. Dairy is one example, he notes, where ...

AkzoNobel Coating Creates Compostable Paper Cup

(Coating/Laminating)

September 24, 2014, EvCote Water Barrier 3000 is made from plant-based oils and recycled PET bottles AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS | Akzo Nobel's new pioneering coatings technology EvCote Water Barrier 3000—which itself is made ...

Raven Expands Product Range with New Blown Film Line

(Flexpack)

September 23, 2014, ... for lightweight films. The line, installed at Raven’s facility in Sioux Falls, SD, features next-generation technology for manufacturing precise lightweight barrier films ranging from 0.80 mil to 10 mil ...

Mondi Americas Introduces Square Bag

(Bag Pouch)

June 29, 2014, ... of food, wine, laundry detergent, pet food, and motor oil. The Square Bag, which is constructed of advanced barrier films in multiple layers, offers exceptional product protection. It securely packages ...