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Surface Treatment: The Importance of Getting it Right

(Surface Prep)

May 19, 2024, ... at extrusion. But films change over a period, and under different storage or transport conditions, and even from roll to roll of the same substrate because of the action of additives or contamination. ...

Surface Tension and Wettability

(Surface Prep)

May 01, 2024, ... principles for achieving quality production in converting processes. Whether involved in film extrusion, coating, laminating, printing or metallizing, converters must understand these factors to ensure ...

A New Era in Sustainable Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 26, 2024, ... much of the action shifts to the production floor for trial. The team typically starts by running experimental batches on one of the smallest extrusion lines. Formulations that pass the first round and ...

Converter Advanced Registration Discount (CARD) Program Provides Affordable, One Price Registration

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2024, ... films, extrusion coating, high barrier sustainable package designs, incorporating recycling protocols into the design phase, as well as two sessions dedicated to additives. Sustainability priorities also ...

Q&A with Enercon’s Sales Director Mike McConnell

(Surface Prep)

March 15, 2024, ... technology is best for our customer’s applications. An extrusion coating line is a great example where a flame treater, corona treater and ozone generator are all used to support the converting process. ...

FlexPack Conference Brand Panel Unwraps Opportunities in Sustainable Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 06, 2024, ... industry’s hottest topics, including sustainability priorities, and next-level networking opportunities. Over the course of four days, you’ll have opportunities to learn about oriented films, extrusion ...

Engineered for your Toughest Challenge

(Bag Pouch)

February 06, 2024, ... with building machines to meet the demands of the most stringent specifications will give you confidence in meeting your production goals. Commonly intigrated equipment: Extrusion Equipment Part ...

From the Tosaf development laboratory: PFAS-free additives for the plastics industry

(News | New Products)

January 22, 2024, Tosaf, a globally active manufacturer of additives, compounds, and color masterbatches for the plastics industry, has developed processing aids for the extrusion of polyolefins that do not contain fluoroelastomers. ...

Navigating Challenges in Corona Treatment

(Surface Prep)

January 14, 2024, ... especially when it comes to corona treatment. An overlooked detail, such as multiple widths to be treated in an extrusion process, can lead to the selection of the wrong corona treater. This not only affects ...

New ZSK FilCo Filtration Compounder for Higher Product Quality and Reduced Energy Consumption in PCR and Polymer Recycling

(News | New Products)

January 09, 2024, ... more streamlined equipment set-up. Energy consumption and emissions for the extrusion process are reduced by more than 50 percent. Moreover, the ZSK FilCo is able to achieve a significantly higher product ...

Gravure Print and Coating Quality Contenders

(Coating/Laminating)

November 08, 2023, ... layers consist of clear layers, decorative layers and a core base or foundation layer. Most items begin with a clear coat that is either produced via extrusion or manufactured using a cast film technique ...

TekniPlex Healthcare Celebrates Costa Rica Facility Expansion with Ribbon-Cutting Event

(News | New Products)

November 02, 2023, 55,000-sq-ft expansion includes new medical tubing extrusion equipment,as well as additional room for warehousing and assembly operations. 55,000-sq-ft expansion includes new medical tubing extrusion ...

Vina Aus Labels Puts its Trust in Vetaphone

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2023, ... Vetaphone corona treatment technology on an Indian manufactured Windsor five-layer blown extrusion line. Commenting on the choice of a of a Vetaphone treater, which is a VE2B-B (DS) 2320 model with a ...

Baldwin Technology Experts to Introduce “Diamond Standard” for Corrugated Production Efficiency at FEFCO Technical Seminar Spotlight

(News | New Products)

October 12, 2023, ... equipment, parts, service and consumables for the printing, packaging, textile, plastic film extrusion and corrugated industries, will be demonstrating its corrugated-industry leadership by shing a “Diamond ...

Walnut Packaging Inc. Invests in an Often-ignored Way to Improve Packaging Productivity: A New SOMA Pluto Slitter

(Flexography)

August 03, 2023, ... different substrates, including polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, shrink films, metalized films, and various co-extrusions. Walnut Packaging Inc. wanted to invest in a faster, high quality slitter ...

Increase Profits and Productivity with TAKK Static Control Solutions

(News | New Products)

June 25, 2023, ... losses, material waste and personnel hazards associated with uncontrolled static electricity, resulting in maximum production output and profits. From extrusion and winding of converted films, to printing ...

Improve Quality by Corona Treating Films Prior to Converting

(News | New Products)

June 25, 2023, ... decay over time. It is an industry best practice to treat films at the time of extrusion and again before converting. Surface Energy & Dyne Decay The purpose of surface treatment is to improve wettability ...

Considerations for Electing Toll/Contract Slitting Services

(Coating/Laminating)

May 28, 2023, ... into the primary operation. Extrusion plants are engaged in costly upgrades to increase throughput and resin flexibility, facing increasing global demands and environmental regulations. Flexographic press ...

Marposs Acquires MeSys GmbH, Specialist in Non-Contact, Radiation Free Measurement of Flat Materials

(Coating/Laminating)

May 22, 2023, ... electronics and battery packs including module and cell durability, as well as seal resistance. MeSys offers web measurement solutions for calendar, extrusion, coating, extrusion coating, non-woven, ...

Sun Chemical Collaborates with Qualvis Packaging to Produce Sustainable Carton Solution for Whitakers Chocolates

(News | New Products)

May 03, 2023, ... extrusion in between the ink film and the food product and enables replacement of the existing PET double clam shell housing the truffles with a fibre-based holding structure, while ensuring both a direct ...