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International Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2001, ... feature where packaging experts are available for 20-min sessions. Paul Waller of Plastics Touchpoint Group, Thornhill, Ont., will cover blown and cast film and flexible packaging. Dr. John Perdikoulias, ...

Materials

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February 28, 2001, ... is designed for premium wraps and p-s labels. Said to be a viable and economical alternative to cast-coated papers. Mfr. reports that “wet-look” esthetics, brightness, and blue-white styling boost graphic ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... hot melt tank/pump unit is a 1-gal heated reservoir with an electric motor-driven, cast iron and steel gear pump. It is for use with 230 VAC/50 Hz/1 phase power source. Features pressure capabilities to ...

Modifying Adhesives for Superior Performance

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February 28, 2001, ... added to five adhesive samples. The adhesives were cast into films and then exposed to varying levels of humidity. Reviewing the data, it is evident that the adhesive system is affected minimally by ...

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 ...

Specially Designed Metallocene Copolymers for Extrusion Coating

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February 28, 2001, ... copolymer, and ionomer. Evaluation of all resins used a pilot extrusion coating line. Single layer coating evaluations with the primary extruder used 50 lb kraft paper. Also, 2 mil cast film samples produced ...

Flex-Pack Operation Likes to Convert the Complex

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February 28, 2001, ... and the microchip works well. The Netherlands is an easy place in which to travel, and the locals are friendly and speak excellent English, but towns are still surrounded by canals and castle walls. The ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... allows larger roll lengths for a given roll diameter, leading to longer, more productive press runs before roll changeover, co. says. The cast-coated surface of the liner reportedly provides excellent ...

A Glossary of Descriptive Terms - Fifth Installment

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January 31, 2001, ... These include applications such as collapsing the bubble on blown film lines, some types of cast web stretchers, web laminators, squeegee applications for liquid removal, etc. - Neck-in: The amount ...

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 ...

International Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2000, ... Supplies Malaysian Film Co. FULTON, NY, USA—Scientex Packaging Films, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, has purchased two cast stretch film lines from Black Clawson Converting Machinery. The lines will provide ...

Wide-Ranging European Converter Keeps on Moving

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October 31, 2000, ... 160 employees work in three shifts, including 30 in research and development and quality control. Five extruders run in a separate facility for film extrusion. Two Davis-Standard machines produce cast ...

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 ...

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs A-L

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October 31, 2000, ... that offers center, surface, or surface with center assist winding. Coextrusion lab offers speeds from 5-600 fpm for cast film, extrusion coating, or extrusion lamination with 1,200 lb/hr (max) thruput. ...

Materials

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September 30, 2000, ... be formulated to offer three times the release of industrial-grade silicones. Designed for film laminating, cast film, and paper and film coating applications as well as for process ovens that require ...

A Basic Understanding of Chill Rolls

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September 30, 2000, ...  A chill roll primarily acts as a heat transfer and finishing device in the extrusion of flat sheet and cast film and in coating operations. Although these processes are different, the design criteria ...

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

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August 31, 2000, ... by raising the volumes of polyethylene, biaxially oriented polypropylene, and cast film." He added that for existing accounts that require cellophane, Chemosvit purchases the material from UCB Cellophane. ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ... to Increase 6% CLEVELAND, OH, USA—PET resin demand in the US is forecast to increase 6.2% annually to 6.6 billion lb in 2003, valued at $4.1 billion, according to Polyethylene Terephthalate Resins, a ...

Study Assesses the Future of Release Liners in Europe

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August 31, 2000, ... applications, film casting, bakery and food applications, and non-self-adhesive industrial applications. Raw material pricing trends are now examined in detail, and more company profiles are included. ...