Search

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, Advantages in melt fracture elimination technology; high barrier advancements in metallized films; comparison of corona and flame treatement of polymer film, foil, and paperboard; and the latest UV/EB ...

The Future of Metallizing

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... for replacing waxed paper and polyethylene, while metallized films also are increasingly popular for snack food packaging. Clear oxide barrier coatings are opening new markets, as are product security ...

Paper's Prospect

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... of sachet and bag packs for pet foods and sauces. Underscoring these developments is the current interest in alternative barrier coatings and materials, especially those providing environmental advantages. ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

December 30, 2005, ... owner of an F-Combat 370 press from Gidue, used to print a range of substrates including p-s paper; supported and unsupported films; DPVC, BOPP, and OPP for shrink sleeves; wraparound labels; barrier films; ...

New Products

(Magazine)

December 30, 2005, ... films as quickly and easily as pouches from laminates, company reports. Pouches are said to provide longer shelf life and better barrier protection for the food, pharmaceutical, medical, and cosmetic industries. ...

New Products

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... of platens for accuracy, controllability, and changeover speed. Coating Adds Barrier Innovia Films, Smyrna, GA; 770/970-8212; innoviafilms.com Reformulated acrylic-coated Propafilm FFX film ...

To Serve & Protect

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, Don't fret over your next barrier coatings purchase! The following is advice on how to successfully choose and utilize these protective properties. Product Focus Don't fret over your next barrier coating ...

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ...  Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering Co. Box 900, Gloucester, MA 01930; 978/281-1800; Fax: 978/282-9111; welcome@bge.battenfeld.com; bge.battenfeld.com Markets: barrier film, beverages, coextrusion, ...

Toray Named 'Supplier of the Year

(Archive)

October 15, 2005, ... food packaging. Customized barrier packaging films include clear, opaque, and metallized OPP. "Toray Plastics (America) has been an integral partner in our mission to provide unrivaled customer service ...

Seafood is Served

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... coated board, CPET, PP, HDPE, and HIPS, eliminating the need for different types of films for multiple lidding applications. Offers good moisture and oxygen barrier protection; greater barrier protection ...

Profit Squeeze

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2005, ... of the restructuring and rationalization among the major players in recent years, overcapacity continues to be a problem in Western Europe and is expected to remain so over the next few years. Barriers ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, ... that requires more hours for complete cure. Additional value systems might include incorporation of an additional barrier to protect against oxygen. This would lead to a complexity reduction in the ...

New Products

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... without tangled air hoses snaking across the shop floor. Slitting with Safety Ashe Converting equipment, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK; +44 1473 710912; ashe.co.uk Company offers a barrier surround and gates ...

Seeking a Converting Superhero

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2005, ... and using kryptonite would be a possibility. Barrier films play an important role in flexible packaging today. People want films that provide higher barriers, have improved clarity, and are stronger. ...

Materials

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, New products from: Brushfoil, Spinnaker Coating, Uvitec Printing Ink, Sun Chemical, Bayer Films Americas, Rayven, Kurz Transfer Products, Klöckner Pentaplast of America, and Toray Plastics (America). Polymers, ...

"Small Guy" Equipped for Mega Growt

(Archive)

May 30, 2005, ... capabilities, specifically barrier films and packaging, as well as lamination and converter-grade films." (Mega Plastics' six existing extruders were all single-layer machines.) Clarke and the rest of ...

One Stop Shop

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2005, ... and high-barrier metallized forms; pouches; inks; chemicals; and even converting equipment and packaging machines. No other flex-pack operation in the world is as widely vertically integrated! In an ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... and bulk shipping. SUPPLIER INFO: ScentSational Technologies—scentsationaltechnologies.com PET Pouches are Honored Ceramis clear barrier PET film was the substrate of choice for the Simplot Leggo’s ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... base web. The carrier web can range from paper to polyester to barrier laminates depending on end-use requirements. The co-extrusion coating consists of three distinct layers including a backing layer, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... Besides temperature stability, the barrier properties of the packaging components require consideration. The optimum package design should prevent loss of moisture and nutrients from the foodstuff and ...