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(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... films with the purchase of a Kirion three-layer blown film system from Kiefel. “After researching several of the leading suppliers, we chose Kiefel as our first multilayer system,” says Dan Imburgia, ...

A Scrappy Competitor

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... advanced systems at work in every step of flexible packaging, from blown film to quality printing to recycling, we offer our customers quality control and new product engineering from top to bottom,” says ...

Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... PFFC. TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR Film is No Slipup MTI Polyexe, Brentwood, NH, won Technology of the Year for its anti-skid, rough surface, blown film used for building and construction applications. ...

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(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... and the impact of all the variables on film stiffness, film strength, and COF. Sixteen three-layer films were produced on a coextrusion blown film line under constant process conditions with the extruder ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... A second multilayer blown film extrusion line installed at the Hammond facility produces layflat, bag-free polyolefin films, critical in release liner applications. Loparex also reports it will shut down ...

Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

February 27, 2007, ... for its anti-skid, rough surface, blown film used for building and construction applications. The weather-resistant material, incorporating UV barrier additives, becomes an intrinsic part of the building, ...

A Look Ahead: Sustainability and Other Hot Topics

(Archive)

January 30, 2007, ... a full-blown global supply-demand marketplace, a marketplace that is periodically hit with sudden imbalances in the supply-demand ratio. Producers really need to maximize their production rates to better ...

Loparex Adds Capacity

(Archive)

January 28, 2007, ... printing allows the web to be printed on either side. A second multi-layer blown film extrusion line will be installed in February at the same location. This new line incorporates the latest technology ...

Adding Up Additives

(Tech Reports)

December 31, 2006, ... are used more frequently in cast and blown films than in extrusion coating, because they can hinder adhesion to substrates. Primary antioxidants that contain phenolic compounds can cause film to yellow ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... and blown film to adjust their process parameters to increased outputs, improved run stability, and reduced power consumption resulting in increased productivity. Increased productivity generally leads ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... flexibility. While BOPP film has excellent optics, clear, blown polypropylene (PP) film would allow for more varied constructions. Advances in PP resin and additive technologies have resulted in higher ...

Two's Better than On

(Materials)

November 07, 2006, Atlantis Plastic adds second W&H extrusion line to continue its growth strategy in films. Web Exclusive Atlantis Plastics has purchased a seven-layer VAREX blown film extrusion line by Windmoeller ...

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

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October 30, 2006, ... laminating, blown film, cast film, sheet extrusion, printing Substrates: film (0.5–10 mil), foam, paper, nonwovens, sheet (0.10–0.25 mil) Coating Processes: coextrusion, extrusion Annual Sales: over ...

W&H In-House Expo Highlights Numerous Innovations

(Archive)

September 23, 2006, ... new Filmatic TX turret winder, film rolls 50% larger in diameter can be wound at higher speeds. In addition to three Varex blown film systems of various specifications, the in-house Expo will include ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

September 17, 2006, ... nine-layer blown film coextrusion line that will aid the development of film structures for the packaging and industrial film markets. The line can produce film structures with a layflat to 1.27 m and ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... suppliers have eliminated degradation problems existing in the typical spiral mandrel dies used in the blown film process. These new die designs coupled with new resin offerings enable processing of PVDC ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... 454 Blown Film Line has Power Davis-Standard, Pawcatuck, CT; 860/599-1010; www.davis-standard.com Seven-layer blown film system is equipped with advanced extruder, die, air ring, winder, and control ...

Reinhold Holds Open House

(Archive)

June 17, 2006, ... of 1,000 ft. per min. It also will showcase a W&H VAREX blown film line extruding film for the tuber and W&H's TOPAS Form-Fill-Seal (FFS) bagging machine turning the gusseted tube into filled sacks at the ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 14, 2006, ... olefin copolymer for use in flexible packaging. Ticona uses blown film, cast film, and sheet extrusion equipment at the center to duplicate process conditions in customers’ plants, says Randy Jester, ...

New Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... Toughness Nova Chemicals, Pittsburgh, PA; 412/490-4000; novachemicals.com Surpass FPs016-C high-performance PE has been developed for blown film applications requiring premium toughness without sacrificing ...