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Converted Flex-Pack to Grow

(Archive)

July 08, 2006, ... performance, and source reduction advantages over most forms of rigid packaging. Heightened barrier requirements in many markets will drive increased demand for value-added materials to enhance shelf life ...

Klockner Displays New Packaging Materials

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July 03, 2006, ... of friction) as compared to standard PVdC coated film. Available in two- or three-layer structures for medium- to high-moisture barrier, the films also are said to have better thermoforming properties. ...

New Products, Part 2

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May 30, 2006, ... film is directly embossable and reportedly offers good surface gloss, clarity, and moisture barrier. Also has a wide sealing range and consistent COF. This holographic overwrap is said to give a package ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, Effects of machine direction orientation on the moisture and oxygen barrier properties of HMW-PE films, novel high performance collation shrink film, choosing the right cure mechanism for UV curable laminating ...

Stretching Boundaries

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2006, ... into barrier bags for protection from outside oxygen and moisture. According to David Peterson, Plascon president, “It is an honor to offer the quality and innovation of Cryovac’s cook-chill technology. ...

Sigdopack Opens Plant in Latin America

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May 21, 2006, Sigdopack has opened a new production plant to produce Capran Medallion and OxyShield BOPA films for Central and South America. PRESS RELEASE MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ—Honeywell has announced that its partner, ...

AIMCAL Paper Deadline Extended

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May 15, 2006, ... barriers, film sensors, anti-counterfeiting films and papers, OLED, holography, and solar control. Machine and equipment accessories upgrade cost / benefit. Advances in substrate technology. Advances ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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April 29, 2006, Influence of electron beam on some polymeric substrates used in flexible packaging; polymer processing additives and melt fracture in blown film, die geomotry considerations; adding oxygen barrier to laminating ...

Ready to Roll

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April 29, 2006, ... and wound dressings due to its ability to be sterilized using ETO or gamma methods prior to use, as well as to provide maximum comfort and a complete viral barrier during use. Available in thicknesses ...

Converting Industry News

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April 29, 2006, ... Lengerich, Germany. The Filmex line is W&H’s modular cast film line for PP, barrier, stretch, and specialty film. The nine-layer line features eight extruders; newly designed barrier screws; a chill ...

Richmond Technology Redesigns Web Site

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April 16, 2006, ... LDPE and MDPE cleanroom bags, CAV-40 and PFL-400 cleanroom bags, barrier laminates (DRYPACK, CAV-40 and PFL-400), and StrengthPack laminate films made with high strength Valéron Strength Film. The site ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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March 30, 2006, ... film barrier properties, increase modulus, increase heat distortion temperature, and improve flame retardancy. Good dispersion of nanoclays in the polymer matrix and a strong interface between the two ...

Puttin' On the Ritz

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, ... bowl for six-month shelf life, the product with 360-deg graphics originates from Soller LLC. A 17-pt solid bleached sulfate (SBS) package base is adhesive-laminated to a high-barrier, aluminum-oxide-coated ...

Metallizing Makeover

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March 30, 2006, ... SiOx (silicon oxide) coated PET film. With the growing interest in transparent microwavable retort pouches, Ceramis is on the fast track in the clear barrier category. A recent example of the film’s ...

Global Giants

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2006, ... such as Safta, part of the Guala Group. The firm produces a wide variety of high-barrier flexible packaging materials and employs 300 people. Also in Italy is Neophane, located near Milan. The firm ...

Omniflex Expands into Asia, Open Sales Offices

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February 28, 2006, ... significant business in Asia for its polyurethane, copolyester, and ether-amide waterproof-breathable barrier films. Opening sales offices in the region will allow the company to provide increased service ...

Personal Care Items & Packaging

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February 27, 2006, ... special care is necessary in the selection of a laminate to prepare a pouch for packaging shampoo. Various additives such as fragrances can be as difficult to package as ketchup or mustard. Barrier ...

Cut With Glass

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... films are valued for their moisture barrier properties and are formed with a nonpolar surface. Polyolefins are wax-like materials with no oxygen or polar species in the polymer. While the wax-like ...

A Communication of the PLACE div. of TAPPI

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February 27, 2006, Effects of converting operations on the barrier levels of metallized films and first principles cause of melt fracture LLDPE. Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries… ...

Converting Industry News

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February 27, 2006, ... wrap is made by placing a high-tech polymer insulation between two layers of DuPont Teijin Films’ Melinex film. The patented process produces a thin thermal barrier that locks in coldness. Honored ...