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International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ...  Supplier News Unique Cast Film Line Operating in China Macro Engineering reports it shipped, in June 2003, a “one-of-a-kind” seven-layer, 2.4-m-wide cast barrier film line to a Chinese manufacturer ...

Europe: Label's Leade

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, ... barrier-coated PET beer bottles. European Trends in Label Printing P-s label production is increasingly narrow web ultraviolet (UV) flexo oriented in Europe. The glue-applied label market in Europe ...

Materials

(Materials)

August 31, 2003, ...  Barrier Films Offered in Five, Seven Layers Pliant Corp., Schaumburg, IL; 330/896-6732; pliantcorp.com Five- and seven-layer coextrusions of EVOH and nylon barrier films are available. A combined ...

Considering China

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... Converters (AICC). “I think most of our members [are] not in favor of trade barriers. They're in favor of a free market. We can't put a wall up around the country. But, by the same token, what's wrong with ...

Pack Expo: Winning Packaging Materials Pavilion Spotlighted in Vegas

(News | New Products)

August 10, 2003, ... that help enhance branding efforts without sacrificing barrier properties, machine capability, or versatility." He adds, "Included in the exhibits will be advancements in plastics, resins, films, glass, ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... unload stacks of material from the machine. Test Water Vapor Barrier Quickly, Reliably PBI-Dansensor America Inc., Glen Rock, NJ; 201/251-6490; pbi-dansensor.com The Lyssy L80-5000 water vapor permeability ...

Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... food preservation providing anti-microbial properties in addition to basic barrier packaging properties. Incorporating microbicidal or microbistatic agents achieves the same functionality in the packaging ...

European Meeting Presents Large Technical Program

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... twin screw extruder with tailored processing steps to achieve optimum coating properties. In “Producing Co-Extruded High Barrier Heat Shrinkable Packaging Films,” James D. Stobie of Macro Engineering and ...

A New Enhanced Polyethylene for Extrusion Coating and Laminating

(The Place)

July 31, 2003, ... as heat seal or toughness layers especially in coextruded barrier films or laminations, fresh produce packaging, and batch inclusion bag applications. Much product development effort involving metallocene ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... barrier properties. Since finding one resin to fulfill all these requirements is essentially impossible, coextrusion is the best solution.” Advantages “Coextrusion is another tool in the well-outfitted ...

Valmet General Develops Compact Web Coating Solutions for RD

(News | New Products)

June 29, 2003, ... applications, including high-value coatings—anti-static, anti-reflective, and other conductive coatings within the 'specials' market. Other examples are clear barrier coatings for food packaging as well ...

WH Introduces New Extrusion Technology Developments; 450 Attend Open House

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2003, ... modes, including surface, center, and gap winding. Filmex Cast Film Line: Covers the entire range of film applications, from mono laminating films to 9-layer barrier films. It can be designed to customer ...

Materials

(Materials)

May 31, 2003, ... Inc. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, Polymers Barrier Shines in Metallized Films Flex America Inc., Fort Lee, NJ; 201/969-8333; flexfilm.com Metallized films are said to be engineered to a high degree ...

Fit for Use

(Materials)

April 30, 2003, ... those that supply a surface area with special attributes (high yield, sealability, printability, barrier properties, and the ability to be laminated). With the exception of metal foils, the majority ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... to include low leaker rates; puncture and abrasion resistance; outstanding shelf life characteristics; and excellent oxygen and moisture barrier properties. Acquisitions Sun Chemical Takes an Interest ...

Making the Most of Metallizing

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... the trend toward flexible and semi-rigid packaging, coupled with the improving quality and consistency of metallized film products and their excellent barrier properties. Technical Advances The main ...

AIMCAL Winners Pulsate with Panache

(Corrugated)

March 31, 2003, ... In comparison, the metallized BOPP offers a 4% yield improvement over traditional parchment paper and provides much higher oxygen barrier (344 ml/m2/day at atmospheric pressure versus 30,000 ml/m2/day ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... soil nutrients. Metallized OPP Touted as Foil Replacement Toray Plastics (America) Inc., North Kingstown, RI; 401/294-4511; toraytpa.com Torayfan PCF is a 45-ga, high-barrier, metallized OPP film ...

Why Do Flex-Pack?

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2003, ...  “Some of the [variables] important for maintaining food quality and safety include things like a package's seal integrity…and its barrier properties.” An individual package's material composition is ...

Filtration Transformation

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... is ubiquitous. The converting industry, especially, is adept at these subtle transformations. From high-barrier packaging to rheological advances, collaboration (among converters and their suppliers) ...