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Coating Tech Center Is a Dream Come True

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... equipped to conduct off-line testing and analysis of coating fluid properties, including solution rheology, filtration characteristics, viscosity, density, and residual solids. The facility, says Forbes, ...

Digital Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... sets, flexible base materials, and the ability to transfer to multiple printing stocks. Color options include standard CMYK; high-density CMYK; Euro CMYK; and custom colors said to be well-suited for packaging, ...

International Converting Industry News

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September 30, 2000, ... group Sappi has sold Sappi Novobord to Sonae South Africa (Pty) Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. Sappi Novobord is a particle and medium-density fiberboard (MDF) manufacturer with factories in Whiteriver ...

Hot Melt Symposium Covers Many Topics

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ...  At the interactive session on "Your Questions on Hot Melt Web Coating Answered," the audience wanted to know how to coat hot melt adhesives on temperature sensitive films such as thin, low density polyethylene. ...

Synthetic Paper from Plastics

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, Application: A mixture of linear low density polyethylene and polystyrene with 40% filler consisting of 80% dolomite and 20% talc is very promising for synthetic paper uses. Application: A mixture of ...

Assessing Real-Life Sealant Performance in Flexible Packaging

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... pouches on a vertical form/fill/seal machine, and tested to determine leaker rates. The paper examines four comparisons. In the comparison of a POP material to a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), ...

How to Make Anilox Roll Improvements Work for You

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... the ink film on the anilox roll. When pH or ink viscosity (two critical factors that affect ink flow) are not monitored, color density can shift. Using gears with heavily worn or damaged teeth leads ...

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

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August 31, 2000, ... rapidly expanded to low-density polyethylene (LDPE), OPP, and multilayer barrier film manufacture (1992). Today, Chemosvit is a privately owned holding company with 18 individual subsidiaries ranging ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... enclosure, unit is available with remote control, watt density control, and PLC control. UV Dryer Maintains Intensity Prime UV Systems, Carol Stream, IL; 630/681-2100; primeuv.com The Diamond Series ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... line. Current modules are PPS; caliper; opacity; Sheffield and Bendtsen roughness; and Sheffield, Bendtsen, and Gurley porosity. Gloss and brightness modules soon will be introduced. PE Has Low Density, ...

Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch

(Magazine)

July 31, 2000, ... of the packaging is to display the product, bundle it, protect it from dirt and contamination, and lessen the chance of pilferage. Low-density PE is dominant and is used in a variety of forms, including ...

Press Adds Flexibility of Film to Paper Operation

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June 30, 2000, ... of the Bobst Schiavi Rigel press developed specifically for printing both high- and low-density PE, as well as PP, as thin as 0.5 mil thick. The 65-in. press runs at speeds to 1,200 fpm and is equipped ...

Release Papers: New Trends Are Driving the Market

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... or welting, regardless of the demands of the production environment. To this end, three options are available: clay-coated liners, low-density liner products, and machine-finished kraft liner. Clay-coated ...

When Employees Become Owners... A Happy Ending

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... He notes the plant runs low-density polyethylene primarily and consumes in the neighborhood of 55 million lb of LDPE resin per year. But, he adds, the plant extrudes other resins and has substantial laminating ...

Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

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April 30, 2000, ... which really helps us maximize our uptime." "Swing Line" Means Flexibility The new Battenfeld Gloucester blown film system is a "swing line," meaning it will process both low- and high-density materials. ...

Selecting the Right Tensioning System for the Application

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April 30, 2000, ... available for many electromagnetic brakes can further reduce response time. This control sends a momentary high-voltage spike to the brake magnetic coil to build a high-density magnetic flux field almost ...

Electrically Heated Rollers Are Top Technology Choice

(Magazine)

March 31, 2000, ... heat stretching (film orientation), embossing, calendering, point bonding of nonwovens, and application of heated or hot melt coatings. The total heater power for a given size roller (watt density at the ...

Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary

(Magazine)

March 31, 2000, ... and flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) are growing significantly. Palletizing and Unitizing Metallocene linear low-density polyethylene is growing at 9% annually to provide thinner, stronger, ...

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

(Magazine)

December 31, 1999, ... such as (biaxially oriented polypropylene) BOPP/ink/adhesive/metallized BOPP; PET/ink/adhesive/metallized low-density polyethylene; and BOPP/ink/adhesive/BOPP/adhesive/pearl BOPP/adhesive/metallized BOPP. ...

EPA and printers join forces to evaluate inks.

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October 31, 1996, ... will be printed on three substrates: * oriented polypropylene * low-density polyethylene * polyethylene/ethyl vinyl acetate Laminates: The oriented PP film will be reverse printed and used ...