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Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2001, ... & Activities Supplier News Charter Films Finds Its Fourth Varex Line at K Show LINCOLN, RI, USA—Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. reports the Varex blown film line shown at the K Show (Oct. 25 — Nov. ...

Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

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October 31, 2001, ... Problems In Extrusion” by Derek Hook, Eurotherm Controls, Inc., and “Old Blown Film Dies Never Die — Or Should They?” by Rick Knittel, RK Associates. Barrier Materials Three sessions addressed current ...

European Conference Draws Large Audience

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September 30, 2001, ... such as blown film. The extrusion die may rotate 360 degrees in one direction and then reverse in a reciprocating pattern. A more effective approach is to randomize a web after the collapsing nip by using ...

Web Guides Bring Positive Results to Negative Sleeves

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September 30, 2001, ... of those same demanding retailers takes excellent people, teamwork, and process control systems that add value through efficiency. In Marysville, Crown has eight blown film lines and one cast line. Running ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2001, ...  NATICK, MA, USA—Hosokawa Alpine American has installed its 500th complete blown film extrusion system. The company reports total capacity of its installations exceeds 1.5 billion lb of film, approximately ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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June 30, 2001, ... usually be no higher than about 90°C using a straight run, unblown asphalt. Modifying the asphalt with an SEBS/MA polymer and crosslinking with AlAcAc gives asphalt products with softening points above ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

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May 31, 2001, ... Coating,” “Extrusion Coating Polyester,” “Introduction To Extrusion Coating Equipment,” and “The Basics Of Blown Film Extrusion.” The second basic session is “Machinery Basics.” In six technical papers, ...

High Clarity Linear Low Density Polyethylene for Packaging Applications

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April 30, 2001, ...  Blown films of 1 mil were produced on a monolayer line. Barefoot — no slip or antiblock additives — films and films with 2500 ppm of a silica antiblock were extruded for the study. Film testing used 23°C ...

Pellet Transfer: Preventative Measures Employed to Reduce Streamer Formation

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April 30, 2001, ... dilute phase pneumatic conveying systems. Pellets are entrained in streams of air and effectively “blown” from one location to another. A resin supplier location uses this method of transfer to move pellets ...

Products at CMM

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March 31, 2001, ... macroeng.com Stackable turret winder for blown film lines can wind rolls to 30 in. dia and face widths to 84 in. Said to occupy less floor space than similar products; offer improved accessibility; and ...

Web Handling...Making a Slitter/Winder Upgrade Work for You

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March 31, 2001, ... bleed trim station. These trims are joined in a common header, fed to a chopper, and blown from there to an appropriate disposal device. Other Winding Process Guidelines Most new winding ...

Materials

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March 30, 2001, ... Performance Equistar Chemicals LP, Houston, TX; 713/652-7300 Plexar PX3236 is described as a low-cost, high-performance, anhydride-modified, LLDPE tie-layer resin for use in extruding multilayer blown ...

European Conference

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February 28, 2001, ... Davis Standard, will speak on “A Comparison of Blown and Cast Films,” and Ulrich Berghaus of Reifenhauser will discuss “Breathable Film Composites.” Registration and final program information are available ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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January 30, 2001, ... related to resins, equipment, and processing. Papers on extrusion equipment will cover blown film, cast film, and coatings. Presentations on auxiliary equipment will include corona and plasma treaters. ...

TAPPI's the PLACE to Sponsor Short Courses in Dalla

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November 29, 2000, ... solutions. Students will learn how film fabrication variables influence film properties and how blown and cast extrusion dies work. During the course, participants will hear the latest developments in ...

Conference Features New Networking Opportunity

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October 31, 2000, ... Novomesky of Equistar Chemicals LP, to "A Comparison of Cast and Blown Film Process and Properties," by Jan Ivey of Ivey & Associates. In their contribution to the primer sessions, Stuart A. Greig, Peter ...

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

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August 31, 2000, ... line at the Svit plant. A total of nine film slitters slit both BOPP and CPP film to the required customer dimensions. LDPE film production is handled by four extruders, including two new Varex blown ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

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June 30, 1996, ... senior product manager/blown film systems for Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering, is that priorities among converters of coextruded films vary. Some emphasize line speed; some consider film clarity a priority. ...