Search

Smokin' Hot Cigarette Cartons Are Top Product of the Year

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2012, ... a bondable surface and excellent embossability and also die-cuts and scores precisely, all contributing to handling on high-speed cigarette packaging lines. The transfer-metallized paperboard is claimed ...

drupa Preview | Exhibitors Launch New Products

(Carton Box)

March 08, 2012, ... (DS) to a Single Turret (ST) or Dual Turret (DT) configuration to meet changing production requirements without the need to change the existing unwind and slitting modules.     Autobond Shows off ...

Coating Matters | Suspensions, Dispersions, and Emulsions

(Coating/Laminating)

February 21, 2012, ... a surface and remove the grease from the proverbial frying pan. With emulsions, the strength of the liquid-liquid bond is strong enough to survive the slot die manifold stresses, but care needs to be taken ...

Tapeworks Now an Approved Converter for 3M

(Adhesives)

February 20, 2012, ... bonding, protecting, electrical shielding, and conducting. Tapeworks adds value to 3M technologies by providing engineering services that convert stock adhesives, liners, both paper and film facestocks, ...

Spinnaker Coating Now Owned by its Employees

(Coating/Laminating)

February 08, 2012, ... our employees a financial interest in the success of the business, making the positive bonds between Spinnaker teammates even stronger than they are today. It represents a very tangible way to reward those ...

Web Lines | Blocking in Rolls

(Web Handling)

January 12, 2012, ... to unwind and delaminate as expected. Blocking occurs when the bond between layers increases. If the bond between layers is high enough, a blocking roll could stall the unwinding process, but more likely ...

Why do I have these bubbles in my finished product?

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

January 02, 2012, ... can either be thermal or mechanical, as that caused by excessive in shear rate.  The bonds within the molecule have a certain bond strength, and when energy is imparted to the bond that exceeds that bond ...

BOPP from Toray Plastics (America) Offers Matte, High-End Look

(Flexpack)

December 18, 2011, ... haze and a print adhesion layer on which water- and solvent-based inks print with excellent results; a low COF; and excellent ability to bond during the manufacture of adhesive and extrusion laminations. ...

Fluid Coating & Extrusion Coating: What Is the Difference?

(Adhesive Coating)

November 03, 2011, ... the PE chemistry, which may limit the performance of the final construction. The fluid coating of adhesive would provide for flexibility in developing bonds of various strength between the layers but would ...

Nip Rolls Suited For Many Uses

(Web Handling)

July 31, 2011, Nip rolls are designed for a variety of converting applications, including thermal bonding, compacting and squeezing webs, creating composite webs, web Nip rolls are designed for a variety of converting ...

Adhesive for LSE

(Adhesives)

July 31, 2011, Synthebond 7201 LSE is an emulsion acrylic adhesive designed for p-s applications that require excellent adhesion to low-energy surfaces (LSE). Formula Synthebond 7201 LSE is an emulsion acrylic adhesive ...

Second Half M&A Activity Expected Slower But Still Strong

(Trends/Management News)

July 11, 2011, ... though "not at the same pace as the first. It is unlikely that strategics can duplicate the activity level seen in the first half. High-yield bond issuance in 2011 will probably reach an alltime high." ...

Hot Melt Adhesive Grabs & Holds

(Adhesives)

June 30, 2011, Advantra Encore hot melt adhesive is designed for exceptional bonding on a broad range of challenging substrates, including coated stocks and high-recycled-content Advantra Encore hot melt adhesive is ...

Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, ... appearance. PETG and vinyl high-shrink films, including PETG roll sleeve, weld with no gaps, creases, haze, or distortion at the seam. The finished seams are strong and hold their bond in steam, hot-air ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... laminate. This rendition replaces a structure employing screen-printed faux metallic ink with a metallized base film that's shinier and more reflective. While the p-s adhesive bonds strong to floor surfaces, ...

People

(Trends/Management)

March 31, 2011, ... CEO at Gloucester Engineering Co., Gloucester, MA. Zsolt Katona joins Davis-Standard, Fulton, NY, as technical director of liquid coating. George Gilmore, founder of Autobond, Derbyshire, UK, ...

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Announces Price Increase

(Flexpack News)

March 22, 2011, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers announced an Americas region price increase of $0.10/lb ($0.22/kg) on all grades of DuPont Elvax, Elvaloy AC WILMINGTON, DE | DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... structure employing screen-printed faux metallic ink with a metallized base film that’s shinier and more reflective. And while the p-s adhesive bonds strong to floor surfaces, it removes cleanly for up ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ...  With polymer-based packaging substrates, corona treatment excels at activating these surfaces by disassociating the oxygen molecules within the air ionizing discharge to free atomic oxygen (O) to bond ...

Antimicrobial Patent

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, ... it to bond molecularly to the treated surfaces of film, nonwovens, and other substances, enabling it to resist leaching or migration and providing long-lasting protection against bacteria, mold, mildew, ...