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Toray Plastics Features BOPP Packaging Films at Pack Expo

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2018, ... cold-seal applications. PCP1 offers good moisture barrier, excellent anchorage of cold seal adhesives, excellent bonding in extrusion and adhesive laminations, and no crazing.   Torayfan PCP5 is ...

FPA Publishes 2018 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2018, ... multiple processes, such as printing, laminating, coating, extrusion, and bag/pouch manufacturing. This segment of the industry is estimated to be about $24.1 billion for 2017, and does not include retail ...

Accredo Packaging Announces $100-Million Investment in Expansion of North American Facility and in New Vietnam Packaging Plant

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2018, ... States granted LEED Silver certification under the USGBC rating system. The company’s North America production facility has multiple W&H extrusion lines, providing up to 9-layer capability. In the 3 ...

Davis-Standard Introduces DS Activ-Check for Continuous Extruder Monitoring

(News | New Products)

August 12, 2018, ... to improve performance, including being able to plan production around scheduled maintenance activities,” said John Clemens, Director of Extrusion Controls at Davis-Standard. “Having the capability to ...

Proton Products Inc. Announces Industry 4.0 Compliance

(News | New Products)

July 17, 2018, Accurate measurements coupled with industry-standard communications and smart technologies result in successful implementation of Industry 4.0. LAGUNA BEACH, CA | Proton Products Inc., the global leader ...

W&H Resin Purger Offered for Retrofit

(Flexpack)

May 20, 2018, Blown and cast film lines with compatible dosing systems built in or after 2010 can be retrofitted with the TURBOCLEAN from Windmoeller & Hoelscher LINCOLN, RI | Windmoeller & Hoelscher has developed ...

W&H Announces Sales to Sigma Companies

(Flexpack)

May 20, 2018, ... ready for f/f/s packing. Sigma estimates approximately 45 million lbs of annual capacity from these lines. Meanwhile, McNeeley Plastics has ordered two additional VAREX II blown film extrusion lines, ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 2

(Coating Matters)

May 07, 2018, ... series, I offered an introduction to the advances in slot die coating technology for hot melt adhesives. When it comes to fluid coating onto substrates, the equipment required falls into three areas: extrusion ...

Pearl Technologies to Show Wide Range at NPE

(Bag Pouch)

April 30, 2018, The company will highlight a number of new products at the upcoming show, including sealing and punching equipment SAVANNAH, NY | Pearl Technologies will be showcasing several new packaging products ...

Toray Aiding CPG Companies in Mexico

(Flexpack)

April 25, 2018, ... communication, and much more. With Toray, customers are able to bundle in one order all the polypropylene, cast polypropylene, and polyester packaging films they need, including specialty extrusion-coated ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

April 24, 2018, What differentiates extrusion, hot melt, and liquid coatings?   If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column, titled "Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology ...

Poly Ploys | Why Wine 'Cries

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 26, 2018, ... adhesive laminating, extrusion coating and laminating, printing, and other related processes. Surface tension is the force exerted by a fluid, of the force required to wet out a solid material. Different ...

Bobst Offers Technology for Metal Adhesion

(Coating/Laminating)

February 28, 2018, ... layer increases lamination bond strength and leads to high performance during lamination, extrusion, and coating processes, preventing failure of the packaging. AluBond reportedly has been shown to greatly ...

W&H Module Allows Quick Material Changes

(Flexpack)

February 12, 2018, The TURBOCLEAN module, which purges resin from extruders and gravimetric hoppers, can now be retrofitted onto VAREX II and VAREX I blown film lines LINCOLN, RI | Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) offers ...

Industry Predictions | TESTing Your Imagination

(Trends/Management)

December 27, 2017, Forward-thinking industry leaders submit their predictions for the gamut of converting topics, including counterfeiting, fluid & extrusion coating, recyclability, marketing, static control, adhesives, ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2017

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2017, ... integrate a sealant layer through extrusion coating. The barrier coating may be metallized and extrusion coated. The films are designed for use as an outer layer in a two-ply lamination or as the middle ...

Ampacet Announces Synthetic Tissue

(Flexpack)

November 05, 2017, ... craft applications, concrete bags, and more. SynTear, like SynWrap, enables extrusion of single-layer synthetic paper that can be as thin as 0.5 mils and can be produced with blown or cast film extrusion ...

Constantia Flexibles Invests in German Plant

(Flexpack)

September 11, 2017, Blown film extrusion lines and a dual metallizer are among the equipment that will be added to produce films for food packaging VIENNA, AUSTRIA | Constantia Flexibles has invested approximately €6 ...

Davis-Standard Adds Extruder for Trials

(Flexpack)

September 10, 2017, ... Series 4.5-in. (114-mm) extruder is available for trials at its Extrusion Technology Development Center in Pawcatuck.  Davis-Standard’s Thermatic Series extruder at the Extrusion Technology Development ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 3

(Flexpack)

August 02, 2017, ... 100 patents, further indicates that "Nanolayer coextrusions of nylon 6 and EVOH can be made with higher-than-standard blow-up ratios on a blown film line, which yield high-strength, crystal-clear film, ...