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ExxonMobil to Exhibit at Arabplast

(Flexpack)

December 11, 2012, Polyethylene and specialty elastomers resins will be on display in Dubai in January   IRVING, TX | ExxonMobil Chemical will showcase its polyethylene and specialty elastomers at Arabplast 2013, the ...

PCI Says Polyester Prices in US Back to Normal

(Flexpack News)

December 09, 2012, ... film extrusion capacity has been commissioned by Flex Americas S.A. de C.V. in Mexico, and there are two new thin film lines to be added in the US by the end of the year. As a result, 50% more volume should ...

Another Review of Die Streaks

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 25, 2012, We really have to talk about this topic again.  It is amazing how many times I get calls on this seemingly simple, yet universal subject.  From film to sheet, cast film, extrusion coating, laminating, ...

Chevron Phillips Updates Lab with Davis-Standard Winder

(News | New Products)

November 18, 2012, Adds new stationary knife winder and roll changer to its extrusion coating laboratory in Bartlesville, OK FULTON, NY | Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. (CPChem) recently added a new Davis-Standard stationary ...

Davis-Standard Upgrades Technical Center

(Coating/Laminating)

November 06, 2012, ... winder capable of producing rolls of various diameters; gravimetric blending stations with in-line drying; coextrusion capabilities with a coextrusion feedblock and available microlayer technology; thin-gauge ...

Rollprint Technology Adds Brand Security

(Bag Pouch)

November 04, 2012, ... sealant technology for heat-seal applications. The coextrusion-coated sealant can be applied to any thermally stable web including polyester, nylon, and polypropylene, or on any of the company’s ClearFoil ...

Davis-Standard Acquires Circonix Technologies

(Controls)

October 22, 2012, ... Circonix Technologies, Ringwood, NJ. Circonix is a supplier of drive and control system retrofits for converting and extrusion equipment across all product lines. Reportedly, acquiring Circonix extends ...

Gloucester Acquires Pearl Technologies

(Extrusion Coating)

October 17, 2012, Pearl Technologies, a supplier of consumable parts for converting and extrusion, is now part of Gloucester Engineering Co.   GLOUCESTER, MA | Gloucester Engineering Co. (GEC) has acquired Pearl Technologies, ...

What's New with Primers, and a visit to old friend

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

October 17, 2012, ... him to become an officer on the Extrusion Coating Committee.  For both our sakes, I won't tell when that was, suffice it to say those were the good old days.  Jeff, now President of Mica Corporation, quickly ...

Coating Matters | Understanding Rheology

(Coating/Laminating)

October 01, 2012, ... way we would like. Rheology Is Also Critical in Coextrusion I was told once that anything can be described in terms of beer. I have found this to be true, even in discussing rheology. Unlike polymers, ...

Davis-Standard China Facility Open for Business

(Extrusion Coating)

September 30, 2012, Suzhou, China, is home to a new facility for Davis-Standard, as it supports customers for its converting and extrusion systems in the Asia-Pacific rim   PAWCATUCK, CT | Davis-Standard reports its ...

The Conference at PACK EXPO | Educate, Innovate, and Advance

(Print)

September 19, 2012, ...  Session Description: In-mold labeling growth and barrier, new extrusion blow molding grades, the latest initiatives for operational efficiency and other developments piquing the interest of the industry ...

DuPont Offers Tie Layer Modeling Tool

(Coating/Laminating)

September 08, 2012, ... materials to be joined together, and the Selector provides a short list of recommended grades of DuPont tie resins grouped by type of extrusion process. The Selector includes links to data sheets for recommended ...

Gloucester and Dolci in Distribution Agreement

(Coating/Laminating)

September 05, 2012, ... strategic distribution agreement with Dolci Extrusion, Biassono (Milan), Italy, in which the two companies will share winding technology and offer customers the choice of either GEC or Dolci winders for ...

Aladdin Temp-Rite Improves Sheet Process with Davis-Standard

(Flexpack)

September 04, 2012, Thermatic extruder improves processing rates by 30% PAWCATUCK, CT | The addition of a Davis-Standard extruder has strengthened production for leading healthcare foodservice supplier Aladdin Temp-Rite. ...

Accredo Packaging Places Large Order with W&H

(Flexpack)

August 29, 2012, Installs flexographic printing and film extrusion equipment to expand its market segments LINCOLN, RI | Accredo Packaging, Sugar Land, TX, has placed a large order for flexographic printing and film ...

Daelim Industrial (Korea) Adds Atlas Slitter

(News | New Products)

August 29, 2012, ... is the country’s biggest producer of resin compounds and many types of plastic extrusions including BOPP, LDPE, and HDPE films for flexible packaging applications and plastic materials for the construction ...

Sigma Plastics Adds Capacity at ISO Poly Films

(Film Mfg.)

August 27, 2012, ... world,” added Alfred Teo, chairman and CEO of the Sigma Plastics Group. With the installation of these two VAREX lines, Sigma Plastics will have more than 26 co-extrusion blown film lines from W&H. In ...

All About Screws

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

August 26, 2012, ... old friends, virtual pillars in the extrusion world, such as Imrich Klein, Chan Chung, Bob Barr, Chris Rauwendaal, and many others.  Jeff and Glycon donated several extrusion screws of historical importance ...

American Kuhne Extruder Aids Blown Film

(Flexpack)

August 03, 2012, ... with a reverse air cooling system said to be ideal for blown film processing and other plastic processing applications. Company says the design removes heat and air currents from the extrusion area for ...