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Packaging Awards | AidPod Takes Top Spot as DuPont Celebrates Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 12, 2013, ... speeds during the sausage manufacturing process. Since production of the casing doesn’t require wet processes, such as solution-cast and reagent-induced precipitation, typically used to make casings of ...

Demand for Heat Shrink Sleeves Still Hot

(Shrink Sleeves)

May 07, 2013, Market demand for heat shrink sleeve labels continues to grow ahead of other label decorating systems with Asia setting the pace. A podcast with Cory Reardon of AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. gives details. ...

The Future of Fluid Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2013, ... like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column titled, "Coating Matters | The Future of Fluid Coating Technology," click on his podcast below: future-fluid-coating-tech What does ...

Label Market | Challenges & Opportunities in Brazil

(Label/Tape)

April 30, 2013, ... currently take Brazil’s largest market share, and the technology is forecast to continue to deliver healthy growth there in the medium term. Pressure-sensitive labels enjoy a very much smaller share of ...

Show Preview | IADD•FSEA Odyssey 2013

(Embossing)

April 18, 2013, ... educational sessions conducted by industry experts. Topics include digital package production, clean room die-cutting, and cast & cure/cold foil applications and prototyping. Some sessions take place in ...

Coating Matters | The Fundamentals of Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

April 17, 2013, ... his column titled, "Coating Matters | The Fundamentals of Coating," click on his podcast below: fundamentals-of-coating Let’s go back…way back…back to the basis of what fluid coating is and why the ...

Coating Matters | Mixing Fundamentals

(Coating/Laminating)

February 25, 2013, ... | Mixing Fundamentals," click on his podcast below: mixing-fundamentals When you look at the process of fluid coating onto substrates, there are many ancillary pieces of equipment that affect the final ...

Davis-Standard Upgrades Coating & Pelletizing Lab

(Coating)

February 22, 2013, ... solutions and formulations. Lab’s capabilities include two liquid coating lines (one pilot and one production size); a coextrusion line for cast film and extrusion coating; a coreless stretch film winder; ...

Eastman Heads Effort for Recycling Solutions to Full-Wrap Label/PET

(Shrink Sleeves)

February 04, 2013, ... specialty plastics, Eastman Chemical Co. Listen to a 6-minute podcast interview Eastman-Consortium-Live with Yolanda Simonsis, PFFC editorial director, and Holli Whitt, Eastman Chemical Co., market ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2013

(Trends/Management)

February 04, 2013, ... USA the largest converting-focused event in North America and larger than the last two CMM's that were held in Rosemont.” Listen to an exclusive podcast interview with ICE USA show director Bob Chiricosta ...

Coating Matters | It’s a Turbulent World

(Coating/Laminating)

January 10, 2013, ...  own lips rather than read his column titled, "Coating Matters | It's a Turbulent World," click on this podcast below: turbulent-world In many recent discussions in the converting industry, I have foun ...

P-S Tapes | A Converter’s Guide

(Label/Tape)

January 07, 2013, ... manufacturing forecast from 2013; sustained growth in the medical and hygiene markets; and consolidation of the use of these tapes to replace traditional mechanical fastening devices. In South America, ...

CTP Flexibles Adds 3 Titan Slitter/Rewinders

(News | New Products)

January 02, 2013, ... low-density and linear low-density polyethylene films and produce cast polypropylene films. We also manufacture a comprehensive range of sophisticated products from laminations, multilayer films, and shrink ...

New Macro Technology Division Offers Extrusion Aid

(Extrusion Coating)

January 01, 2013, ... Dr. Felix Guberman. The newly formed Technology Division is geared toward providing technical expertise and resources for increasing operational performance for blown and cast extrusion systems and web ...

Readers Choice: Top 11 New Products of 2012

(Coatings)

January 01, 2013, ... on different ethylene content EVOH later this year. CONTACT COMPANY   Subscribe to E-Clips It's time to start tallying the votes for 2013's best new products. Want to cast your ballot? Sign up to ...

ExxonMobil to Exhibit at Arabplast

(Flexpack)

December 11, 2012, Polyethylene and specialty elastomers resins will be on display in Dubai in January   IRVING, TX | ExxonMobil Chemical will showcase its polyethylene and specialty elastomers at Arabplast 2013, the ...

Another Review of Die Streaks

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 25, 2012, We really have to talk about this topic again.  It is amazing how many times I get calls on this seemingly simple, yet universal subject.  From film to sheet, cast film, extrusion coating, laminating, ...

PFFC at GraphExpo's CPP Zon

(Yo's Yarns)

October 04, 2012, ... program will provide attendees with economic and marketing information, technological reports, and print trends and forecasts. The CPP Zone will be expanded to a pavilion presence at PRINT13, slated ...

Looking for reader feedback on Extruder Manufacturers

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

September 18, 2012, ... or product type, for example cast sheet or cast film, etc, so I can properly categorize the list.  Extruder manufacturers are very welcome to send me new updates, patents, developments, etc. Call or ...

Gloucester and Dolci in Distribution Agreement

(Coating/Laminating)

September 05, 2012, Customers of GEC and Dolci will have a choice of winders for cast stretch film, thanks to an agreement between the two companies   GLOUCESTER, MA | Gloucester Engineering Co. (GEC) has reached a ...