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SAM NA Open House

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

April 08, 2014, Hot off the press...SAM NA holds open house at it Phoenix, NY headquarters and Pilot Plant facilities. In a move to position itself as an alternate supplier of extrusion coating, cast film and laminating ...

Gloucester Engineering Creates Two Divisions

(Coating/Laminating)

March 11, 2014, ... OEM Division will concentrate on the company’s line of traditional complete blown film, cast film, foam and sheet extrusion, bagmaking, and extrusion coating systems and equipment.  Laurent Cros has ...

BF Consulting Is In Business

(Coating/Laminating)

March 10, 2014, ... on extrusion coating processes since about 1990. He is willing to assist with processes and product sourcing for extrusion coating and cast film processes, as well as interpretation of polymer characterization ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ... pouches. The pouches, which are used for long-term storage of automotive electronics and metal parts, are 48-mil PET with 3.7 optical aluminum/92-ga PET with 3.7 optical aluminum/coextrusion of PE/conductive ...

Plastics are Alive and Well in Southeast Asia

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

February 19, 2014, I had the opportunity to do some extrusion training recently in Southeast Asia, and all I can say is that plastics are alive and well there. I taught nearly 70 students over a 2-week period in Thailand, ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2013

(Coating/Laminating)

December 30, 2013, ... Extrusion Coating Line Davis-Standard, Pawcatuck, CT, offers the new dsX flex-pack extrusion coating line said to provide converters and package printers with the capabilities and flexibility needed ...

AIMCAL Offers Online Courses

(Metallizing)

December 02, 2013, ... and Converting • Web Winding: Machines, Mechanics, and Measurements • Web Slitting Technology • Drives in Web Handling (coming soon) • Optimizing Extrusion-Based Lamination and Coating Technology ...

MTi-Polyexe Reduces Downtime, Improves Quality

(News | New Products)

November 03, 2013, ... Goldenrod lightweight shafts and chucks in their blown film and extrusion coating production lines. MTi Polyexe Corp. is a leading producer of specialty traction, weather-resistant, and protective films; ...

Nordson Introduces Polymer Processing Systems Group

(Flexpack News)

October 28, 2013, ... dispensing, and giving shape to plastics. As the result of a series of strategic acquisitions, company now manufactures precision melt stream components starting with the screws and barrels for extrusion ...

Optimism, Sales Reported by CPP EXPO

(News | New Products)

October 23, 2013, ...  2709 Drying/Curing 967 Extrusions 457 Instrumentation/Guide/Controls 433 Package Printing Equipment 2082 Slitting/Rewinding 901 A number of exhibitors ...

Bobst to Show Wide Range at K’2013

(Coating/Laminating News)

October 05, 2013, ... ergonomics at job setup and changeovers. Also presented will be details of the latest evolution of the F&K 20SIX platform of flexo printing solutions. Display will include coating machines, extrusion ...

On Print | Impact of 3-D Printing on the Converting Industry

(On Print)

September 26, 2013, ...     Table I. Additive Digital Fabrication Technologies Technology Some Build Materials Material extrusion Hot melt polymers Laminated object manufacturing Paper ...

NDC Products Aid Ion Battery Web Gauging Applications

(Coating/Laminating News)

September 07, 2013, ... entire process, beginning with the wet cast film and after the first biax stretch. The FG710S can be configured to measure the coextrusion components of multilayer film products. Company’s Gap Exclusion ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... films and sheets in a simple and economical manner. Laboratory extrusion is equipped with  a twin screw unit for the production of necessary cast films followed by examination. Chemical and film laboratory ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... films and sheets in a simple and economical manner. Laboratory extrusion is equipped with  a twin screw unit for the production of necessary cast films followed by examination. Chemical and film laboratory ...

Eliminating Boundary Layer Air During Winding

(Web Handling)

July 15, 2013, Eliminate boundary layer air  while winding rolls of film, in most cases, by using a lay-on roller. For coating and extrusion technology, vacuum boxes or electrostatic pinning can sometimes–though infrequently–be ...

Labels | Market Update on IML & Sleeve Technologies

(Label/Tape)

June 03, 2013, ... with an update. Three technologies are currently employed—injection molding, extrusion blow molding, and—newly emerging—thermoforming. Globally, he showed, most activity is in injection molding, with ...

Nordmeccanica SpA a Laminating Powerhouse

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 20, 2013, ... the most fascinating is their approach to business. I guess the short story is that Nordmeccanica makes every type of roll to roll laminator except for extrusion lamination.  This includes wet bond and ...

ICE USA 2013 Numbers Add Up to Success

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2013, ... “We were very pleased with the show this year and especially impressed by the high quality of the visitors. We’ve had a lot of good discussions about our new extrusion coating line dsX flex-pack.” Robert ...

Smart Planet’s Non-Toxic Resin Provides Barrier

(Coatings)

April 19, 2013, ... for direct food contact. Reportedly, paperboard materials using the resin can be die-cut, folded, and glued using existing converting machinery, and resin can be extrusion-coated using existing equipment ...