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Spot Less

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... that shine parallel to the web surface, brilliantly highlighting the side facing the light and casting a deep shadow on the other side, are considered the best. This combination of highlight and shadow ...

Booth Listings & Product Highlights

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... for wide and heavy roll cast film applications. Capable of winding film to 150 in. wide using 3-in. shafts. Also capable of shaftless winding on cores 40-140 in. wide. Equipped to handle folded, gusseted ...

AIMCAL Saddles Up in Texas

(Archive)

March 26, 2007, ... will shape up. The most important news here is that Fry does not anticipate a true recession; however, the US is in the middle of a mid-cycle slowdown. He forecasts that growth will remain below trend ...

East Beats West

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2007, ... have what could be considered a truly global reach—Alcan, Amcor, Sealed Air, and to a lesser extent, Huhtamaki. Accelerated Growth PCI forecasts world flexible packaging growth will increase in value ...

Narrow Web What's Ne

(Narrow Web)

January 31, 2007, ... mactac.com MACmark Fluorescent cast vinyl films are called highly conformable and excellent for short-term POP displays, screen-printed decals, and more. Films, said to run trouble-free and die-cut easily, ...

Metallizing Matures

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... and is forecast to overtake Europe as the largest regional producer/user by 2007–2008 (see Figure 2). While there is a decline in global market share in the traditional North American and European markets, ...

Contract Services Directory

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2007, ... Coating AET Films New Castle, DE; W. Minnich; aetfilms.com Web Type: Plastic Films Coating Type: Aqueous Other Capabilities: Metallizing, Slitting Allied Graphics St. Micheal, MN; allied-graphics.com ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... version of its automatic die control system. The die, engineered for extrusion coating, laminating, and cast film processes, is said to provide precise control of the melt curtain to improve film quality, ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Stretch Film Production Control Of Extrusion And Casting Variables by Mark A. Jones, Battenfeld Gloucester Europe APPLICATION: Using EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Stretch Film Production — Control ...

What's Next for China

(Materials)

December 31, 2006, ... includes cast PP films and some thermoforming PP sheet. BOPP film exports from China in 2006 are estimated to be 150,000 tonnes, still only equivalent to 10% of Chinese estimated production and the ...

Adding Up Additives

(Tech Reports)

December 31, 2006, ... are used more frequently in cast and blown films than in extrusion coating, because they can hinder adhesion to substrates. Primary antioxidants that contain phenolic compounds can cause film to yellow ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... additives, etc., at higher than recommended levels may also result in processing benefits to polyolefins. The use of non-polar process aids such as FTHC allows manufacturers of extruded sheet and cast ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 13, 2006, ... NEWS Dover Flexo Electronics, Rochester, NH, promotes John Lariviere to inside sales manager. Thomas M. Mohr is appointed president and CEO at Applied Extrusion Technologies, New Castle, DE.  ...

People in the News

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... John Lariviere to inside sales manager. Thomas M. Mohr is appointed president and CEO at Applied Extrusion Technologies, New Castle, DE. New product engineer at NDC Infrared Engineering, Irwindale, ...

Outlook: Challenging

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... for tapes, and it is forecast to become the largest producer of specialty tapes within four years. Liner Substrates Film liners represent the biggest potential source of growth (up to 15%) over the ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ...  PFFC-ASAP 407 Gravure Paper has Many Uses M-real USA Corp., Norwalk, CT; 203/229-7480; m-real.com Simcastor Flex paper for flexible packaging was developed specifically for rotogravure printing. ...

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

(Archive)

October 30, 2006, ... laminating, blown film, cast film, sheet extrusion, printing Substrates: film (0.5–10 mil), foam, paper, nonwovens, sheet (0.10–0.25 mil) Coating Processes: coextrusion, extrusion Annual Sales: over ...

Narrow Web & Lable Reporter

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... entitled Digital Printing Outlook in a Production Environment. The study is expected to be completed this fall. Included will be detailed, quantitative data on the installed base and forecasts for future ...

Capturing Growth in Paper

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2006, ... impact, low cost, good print surface, acceptable durability and strength, and good converting performance. With the recent price increases for petroleum-based materials, film-based substrates are forecast ...

Ink 101: Part II

(Process Management)

September 30, 2006, ... ink formulations. In general, the industry does a good job of providing proven, fit-for-use ink systems. However, a gray area remains on ink cost-of-use forecasting as it relates to mileage and converting ...