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UV/EB Inks Are Suitable for Laminated Structures

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

September 30, 2008, ... also acts as a functional barrier between the ink layers and the packaged goods. The functional barrier can prevent migration of species, especially organic materials, water, oxygen, and nitrogen. In ...

AIMCAL, SVC Memorialize Scientist

(News | New Products)

August 25, 2008, In honor of the late Dr. Bernard Henry... FORT MILL, SC | In honor of the late Dr. Bernard Henry, Oxford Univ., and his contributions to the field of vacuum coating and barrier, the Society of Vacuum Coaters ...

US Plastic Film Demand to Exceed 16 Billion Pounds

(News Eclips)

August 12, 2008, ... to the study, in food packaging applications requiring higher barrier properties, such as snack foods, confections, and frozen foods. The study reports that packaging accounted for nearly three-fourths ...

Paper's Pledg

(Archive)

June 30, 2008, ... conventional coatings and seals to a range of blister foils and films, including Honeywell's Aclar, a barrier film increasingly used in pharmaceutical packaging, according to the company. Blowing Smoke ...

Sustainable Packaging for Specialty Meat

(Archive)

June 30, 2008, ... new packaging, produced with EarthClear earth-friendly packaging materials from Clear Lam Packaging, utilizes renewable resources derived from plant-based plastics, providing barrier properties that retain ...

AIMCAL's Converting School to Host Upcoming Course

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2008, ... productivity-enhancing educational opportunities for members of the converting industry, is hosting two upcoming courses in Philadelphia, PA. The first course, "Web Process for Barrier," to be held June ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Label/Tape)

April 30, 2008, ... easily and cost-effectively, the company reports. Rivets, bolts, and screws are not necessary. The characteristics are the same as those associated with Teflon: chemical resistance, nonporous barrier, ...

Clever Converters

(Flexpack)

March 31, 2008, ... earns the highest achievement award for packaging excellence. The shaped, retortable pouch is said to protect its contents with outstanding barrier properties, offering a cost-effective alternative ...

What's New Product

(Magazine)

March 31, 2008, ...  The Permatran-W Model 1/50 WVTR analyzer is described as a low-cost, single-cell, stand-alone instrument designed to test medium-to-low-barrier film as well as coated paperboard. Analyzer is said to be ...

AIMCAL Elects New Board

(News | New Products)

March 19, 2008, ... New York, a position he has held since rejoining the company in 2004. An expert in barrier substrates, he has developed many products based on coextruded, coated and/or metallized polyethylene terephthalate. ...

Metal Is in the Mix

(Metallizing)

February 29, 2008, ... that's reverse-printed rotogravure in eight colors and adhesive-laminated to 12-micron metallized polyester that provides barrier properties and extends product shelf life. The two-ply structure is then ...

Demographic Demands

(Flexpack)

February 29, 2008, ... barrier requirements in many markets will drive increased demand for value-added materials to enhance shelf life or product protection. Developments in breathable and self-venting films and resealable ...

Peak Performance

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

February 29, 2008, ... stable dielectric properties, radiation resistance, excellent barrier properties, and acoustic properties. “APTIV film provides a unique combination of high-performance properties that you can't find ...

Melamine Revisited

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2008, Barrier-coated flexible packaging, both metallized and clear, is a much-favored choice among brand owners and retailers across the globe today. It offers Barrier-coated flexible packaging, both metallized ...

February Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2008, ... products is said to be strong and abrasion-resistant, offering an ideal choice for clean packaging applications, especially for products with sharp or protruding parts. Films create a barrier to gases, ...

Enhancing Education

(Magazine)

December 31, 2007, ... who passed away recently. Dr. Henry, says AIMCAL, “immersed himself in the question, ‘What really determines the permeation barrier properties of polymer/inorganic composites?’” The key ideas resulting ...

Over Exposed: Protect packaged products from light

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... of approximately 1,000 sq in. Barrier Additives Protecting against the invasion of spectral light into products in non-opaque packages can be undertaken by incorporating a number of different UV-absorbing ...

New Converting Products, Part 3

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... and barrier surface properties intact. Company says process eliminates risk of pinholing that can occur with traditional treatment methods. Enercon Industries Corp. | 262-250-3120 | www.enerconind.com ...

Packaging Film for Thermoform/Shrink Systems

(Archive)

November 25, 2007, ... to the product, creating an attractive package without dog ears. The films’ high-barrier properties and exceptional puncture resistance extend shelf life and minimize damage and waste throughout distribution. ...

Conferences, Seminars & Expos du Jour

(Editorial)

October 31, 2007, ... at the next conference, sponsored by the Assn. of Industrial Metallizers Coaters & Laminators (AIMCAL), an appetizer selection of short courses was served on “Vacuum Coating for High Barrier Performance” ...