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Amcor Flexibles Expands Blown Film Capabilities

(News | New Products)

April 06, 2010, ... to develop and manufacture next generation peelable films, oxygen and moisture barrier films, and high-performance forming films,” comments Michael Barr, product manager Americas, Coex & Converted. “In ...

Narrow Web's Leverag

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... in today's marketplace, the internal barrier materials prevent foreign substances, gases, odors, or chemicals from entering or exiting the package. And, in some cases, manufacturers are putting more effort ...

Get Cleaner PET

(New Products)

March 31, 2010, EvoSeal EVOH sealant film is called an ideal inner ply for laminated barrier films used in regular, stand-up, and zipper pouches in the food industry. EvoSeal EVOH sealant film is called an ideal inner ...

Multipack Juices It Up

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2010, ... and coating passes, but in addition a metallized film's barrier properties also can be increased, as topcoating immediately after metallizing protects the metallized surface from microscratches and defects ...

AIMCAL Awards

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2010, ... barrier properties. A PLA replacement of PP reduces consumption of petrochemical-based film by about 1 million lb/yr, and the Ingeo resin consumes about 50% less fossil fuel than production of PP.  ...

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2010, ... the internal barrier materials prevent foreign substances, gases, odors or chemicals from entering or exiting the package. And, in some cases, manufacturers are putting more effort into simply repackaging ...

Flexible Packaging: Capital Commitments

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2010, ... that requires barrier from oxygen, odor, moisture, or oil…we can now enter those markets.” Eco-Efficient Laminations The purchase of a Nordmeccanica Super Simplex SL laminator, made in November 2009, ...

TAPPI Conference In India a Success

(News Clips Archive)

December 31, 2009, ... papers covering topics from the status and potential of flexible packing in India and how to enter the US flexible packaging market to extrusion coating process improvements and advances in barrier films ...

Converter Industry Events

(News Clips Archive)

December 31, 2009, ... industry calendar, visit www.pffc-online.com. Celplast Metallized Products, Toronto, ON, Canada, is the exclusive distributor of Camvac's Camclear line of AIOX-coated clear barrier PET films, said ...

Reduce Blown Film Scrap

(New Products)

December 31, 2009, ... for barrier layer films used to extend shelf life of meat and cheese products or protect medical instruments from contaminants. Reportedly helps users reduce resin and scrap, lower operating costs, and ...

TAPPI Conference in India Deemed a Success

(News | New Products)

December 09, 2009, ... of flexible packing in India and how to enter the US flexible packaging market to extrusion coating process improvements and advances in barrier films technology. The first of its kind in over 12 years, ...

Film Is Compostable

(New Products)

November 30, 2009, NatureFlex NK compostable film is said to offer biodegradability, compostability, and a moisture barrier approaching that of coextruded OPP. Film is a NatureFlex NK compostable film is said to offer biodegradability, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...