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R&D Center Adds Coating Line

(Flexpack)

June 30, 2011, PAWCATUCK, CT | Davis-Standard has installed a seven-layer cast coextrusion film and sheet pilot line at the Pasadena, TX, Research and Technical Center PAWCATUCK, CT | Davis-Standard has installed a seven-layer ...

Capacity Needed

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... Plasticos Especializadoes de Monterrey S.A. (Plemsa) to purchase a Titan ER610 compact slitter from Atlas Converting Equipment. Armando Vazquez Castillo, director of the Plemsa Plastics Div., saw the unit ...

Atlas Sells Titan Compact Slitter to Mexico-Based Plemsa

(Slit News)

April 19, 2011, ... flexible packaging materials. “We have been very satisfied with the performance of the first Titan ER610 slitter, which we installed at the beginning of last year,” explains Armando Vazquez Castillo, ...

EDI Offers Trial Runs

(Extrusion Coating)

March 31, 2011, ... comprises a 63-in. extrusion line that can be used for cast film, coating, or lamination and is fully equipped for lab-scale, single- or multilayer production, and web converting. The center also includes ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... also diminish with these low heat discharges. Cast film extrusion, biaxial orientation systems, laminating, extrusion coating, and printing processes therefore all benefit from these developments. Atmospheric ...

Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, ... strong. While the country is focused on films, combined with metallized PP, cast polypropylene (CPP) films feature particularly strongly. India has the highest concentration of metallized PET of any ...

Technical Report: A Rheology Lesson

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, ... rather than read his technical report, titled "A Rheology Lesson," click on his podcast below: rheology-lesson Whether you are dealing with a fluid coating or a plastic product, you need to understand ...

Control Each Coating Process

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, ... Pro reportedly combines line control and data monitoring into one highly functional information center. It is specifically designed for high-level converting processes, including cast film, blown film, ...

EDI's New Technology Center Features Multi-Process La

(Extrusion Coating)

January 06, 2011, ... production lines. The expansion at EDI’s Technology Center consists of a 63-in. extrusion line that can be used for cast film, coating, or lamination and is fully equipped for laboratory-scale single- ...

Static Beat: Conductive Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

December 31, 2010, ... to make conductive layers or coatings. For layers with resistivities in the 10+11 to 10+12 Ω/° range, additives are available that may be combined with the polymer before the film is cast or extruded. ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

November 30, 2010, ... It will be printed on Avery MPI 1005 Supercast film and installed on the No. 66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry for the Nationwide Series season finale in Homestead, FL. The design is an homage to soldiers ...

ISCST Connects Academia with Industry

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2010, ... formation of solution cast polymer-fullerene blends for organic solar cells.” A Founders Award marked the retirement of Edgar Gutoff from the ISCST board for his ongoing contributions and service to the ...

Looking South

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ...  Industrial | Industrial applications for release liners, such as building/construction, HVAC, film casting, envelopes, etc., are dependent on the market for new home starts and office and consumer purchasing ...

Process Troubleshooting

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2010, ... rather than read his column titled, "Coating Matters | Process Troubleshooting," click on his podcast below: process-troubleshooting Six Sigma is a quality control system utilized for everything from ...

Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... of packaging paper materials by converters and end-users. Following are a few general observations and forecasts that are worth noting: Emerging technology developments will likely impact future demand ...

ISCST Symposium Continues Tradition of Connecting Academia with Industry

(Coating/Laminating)

September 19, 2010, ... reduced waste or environmental needs. Recipient Benjamin Schmidt-Hansberg earned this award for the paper “In-situ monitoring the film formation of solution cast polymer-fullerene blends for organic solar ...

Davis-Standard Introduces New Coater at Labelexpo America

(Coating/Laminating)

September 05, 2010, ...  Company says it is specifically designed for high-level converting processes including cast film, blown film, extrusion coating, solvent and aqueous coating and drying. Using a Windows point-and-click ...

People Making News in the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

August 31, 2010, ... the Business Unit Cast Film. Menasha Packaging, Neenah, WI, names Aaron Pontow program manager for ProPlus. Flint Group, Plymouth, MN, acquires Torda, Dubai, UAR, and appoints Anthony Murphy ...

Laminating Corona Treating: Bond Boosting

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

July 31, 2010, ... operations. The machine combines an oriented polypropylene (OPP) with a cast PP. The resulting construction provides optical clarity and the heat resistance required for lidding applications. VP Chad ...

You Get what You Pay For, or Caveat Emptor.

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 15, 2010, ... the full gamut of quality in the blown film / cast film / extrusion coating and laminating / packaging / converting industries. The larger, more reputable companies offer excellent quality products and ...