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International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... increased to almost 5,800 tonnes/yr. According to the guide, the average film extruder operates eight blown lines. Consumption of PE for film extrusion has been growing at just over 2%/yr for the period ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... Materials Enercon Industries Corp., Menomonee Falls, WI, USA; 262/255-6070; enerconind.com The Dyne-A-Mite HP air plasma surface treater generates an aggressive blown arc discharge said to be ideal for ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... the course will provide information on the equipment and process technology that is specific to the blown film, cast film, and extrusion coating operations. Providing practical information to the converting ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ...  Company has expanded its range of Killion KXE winders for film and sheet applications, including narrow web, blown film, and laboratory-scale processes. Winders are said to be ideal for rolls to 29 in. ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... 300 tables and graphs, the contents include history and economics of coextrusion, blown film, combining systems, coextruded coating film and sheet equipment, product characteristics, and raw materials. ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... the need for custom-molded belting. Control Gauge Variations in Blown Film Macro Engineering & Technology Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada; 905/507-9000; macroeng.com The Accupro automatic gauge control ...

Division Issues Call for Papers

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... to new developments in film extrusion equipment, processing, coextrusion, blown film, and novel films. Papers on extrusion coating equipment and methods, hot-melt coating, and adhesive coating will also ...

Brazilian Meeting Attracts Large Audience

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... Polymer,” and Alessandro Bernardi of Braskem talked on LHDPE—A New Alternative in Blown Film Coextrusion.” Another offering covering blown film was “Developments In Blown Film Profile Control” by Jorge ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... senior product manager — blown film systems. Hellmuth states lower cost is possible because of the reduced amount of expensive polymer for equal performance, the use of inexpensive polymers without ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... wide web markets, primarily in the food packaging industry in eastern Canada and the northeastern US. Its modern, 70,000-sq-ft plant also houses blown film extrusion, slitting, rewinding, and converting ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... blown, and slot coat. The line is available to manufacturers and academia on a project fee basis for experimental and developmental projects. It is also available for short-run production and scale-up ...

Splash & Pop

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2003, ... extrudes its own film via its in-house blown-film extrusion lines, corona treats its film with equipment from Pillar, and produces and prints bags for food packaging. “We're primarily the West Coast bakery ...

Fit for Use

(Materials)

April 30, 2003, ... can be made to have the same range of properties as cellulose as demonstrated in the melt spinning of fiber sheets to make Tyvek or by extrusion to make blown, cast, and oriented films. This range of substrate ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ...  Lung-Meng Machinery (USA) Inc., Miami, FL; 305/591-3388; lung-meng.com Five-layer blown film coextrusion line comprises two 55-mm 30:1 L/D extruders; two 25-mm 30:1 L/D extruders; and one 42-mm 30:1 ...

New Products for the Converting Industry (2 of 2)

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... saturn2.com The Saturn Genie automated air ring for blown film applications has the advanced capacity of recording all the settings of the Saturn air ring, with the capability of recalling each designated ...

Guts and Glory

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... 1985 I acquired the Van Leer plant and started to convert it into a flexo operation,” reports Traver. Today, Tech Pak boasts an amazing equipment array, blown film extrusion and prepress capabilities, ...

New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ...  Future Designs, Mississauga, Ont., Canada; 905/361-9978; saturn2.com The Saturn Genie automated air ring for blown film applications has the advanced capacity of recording all the settings of the Saturn ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ...  Acquisitions W&H Enhances Position in Blown Film Extrusion Market ...

In Flexible Packaging, Barriers Are No Obstacles to Success

(Flexpack)

October 31, 2002, ... available blown film coextrusion equipment for producing films containing PVDC opens the door for making films that provide excellent oxygen and moisture barrier. “New equipment technology allows converters ...

Products

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... automated splicing, tension control, web inspection, and more. System Measures Blown Film On-Line Plast-Control, Newburyport, MA; 570/223-9867; plastcontrol.net The ACS Pro-Fil on-line profile measuring ...