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BOPP from Toray Plastics (America) Offers Matte, High-End Look

(Flexpack)

December 18, 2011, ... haze and a print adhesion layer on which water- and solvent-based inks print with excellent results; a low COF; and excellent ability to bond during the manufacture of adhesive and extrusion laminations. ...

EDI Names Extrudex Its Agent in France

(Extrusion Coating)

December 08, 2011, Extrudex wil represent the full line of EDI's equipment, including dies, feedblocks, and related extrusion equipment, in France  LA GARENNE-COLOMBES, FRANCE | Extrusion Dies Industries (EDI), an international ...

Slitting/Rewinding: Converplast To Add Two Titan Models

(News | New Products)

December 07, 2011, ... confectionery sector. Operations include coextrusion of film up to five layers, metallization, ten-color gravure printing, eight-color flexographic and letterpress printing, laminating, and slitting/rewinding. ...

Screw & Die Design Models

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

December 05, 2011, ... today beautiful 3D models depict the weather.  The same technology is available today to machine manufacturers and extrusion processors, whether the product is a flat film or sheet, a profile, or an injection ...

Slot Die Coating | The Pressure Is On

(Adhesive Coating)

December 01, 2011, ... coat weight control, controlled cross-web distribution, and improved waste management. [All images are courtesy of Extrusion Dies Industries LLC] Roll-to-roll coating industry expert Mark Miller, owner ...

Some Thoughts on Purging

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 09, 2011, A reader asked for some information on purging LDPE in his twin screw extrusion process. By and large, the screws within a twin screw extruder are “self-wiping” due to the close contact between elements ...

Things have settled down

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 07, 2011, A lot has happened since my last post, including teaching many extrusion and polymer chemistry classes around the country, traveling, consulting, visiting friends and family, getting a sun tan and enjoying ...

Bagmaking Equipment from Gloucester Adds Capacity at Laddawn

(Bag Pouch News)

October 23, 2011, ... has had a positive relationship with Gloucester for years, and they were the obvious choice for the new expansion for both extrusion and converting needs. The GEC extrusion lines are workhorses that just ...

About PFFC's Contributing Editor

(Uncategorized)

October 16, 2011, ... quality assurance, manufacturing, marketing, operations, finance, and expert witness experience in the blown film, cast film, orienting, extrusion coating, and converting industries. He is owner of PLC ...

PCR Milked for Flex-Pack

(Flexpack)

August 21, 2011, ... at Tyler to have excellent extrusion equipment and a very solid technical staff,” says Harji. “We found that we could achieve 5 percent to 10 percent mixtures of PC resins in our mid- to high-density PE ...

NDC Diversifies into Metals Business

(Controls News)

August 11, 2011, ... a leading manufacturer of web gauging equipment for the plastics, rubber, nonwoven, and extrusion-coated businesses, acquires the Alleur, Belgium-based IRM Group, manufacturers of high-technology measuring ...

Education Training: School's in Sessio

(Trends/Management)

July 31, 2011, ... example, if they have 20 operators who need to understand more about extrusion, we could set up something online for them.” Webinars that bring industry suppliers into the “classroom” are offered once ...

Coating Matters: Slot Die Coating Fundamentals

(Coating/Laminating)

June 30, 2011, ... this Ultracoat V adjustable lip slot die and support system from Extrusion Dies Industries, Chippewa Falls, WI. Roll-to-roll coating industry expert Mark Miller, owner of Coating Tech Service, has 14+ ...

Drives Motors: From Zero to 800

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2011, ... Technologies to evaluate how to proceed because Circonix had performed a similar extrusion line move four years earlier at Mondi's Lancaster plant in the US. Plus, Fulton Machinery, Circonix's machinery ...

Exopack Recapitalizes Transactions

(Flexpack News)

June 20, 2011, ... in Spartanburg, SC, Exopack is a full-service plastic and paper flexible packaging solutions manufacturer that specializes in substrate development, film extrusion, printing, lamination and converting ...

Technical Report: Up & Running

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... automated knife placement, tabbing, and different slitting methods. As the last step in the converting process, slitting and rewinding carries the value-added weight of all plant processes: extrusion, ...

Capacity Needed

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... Production Established in 1957, the Plemsa Group produces a range of flexible packaging materials, mainly for food applications, with facilities for blown film extrusion and coextrusion, flexo printing, ...

Post Consumer Resin Gets New Life from Milk Jugs and Water Bottles

(Flexpack News)

May 18, 2011, ... site audits. After finding two solid suppliers, the Tyler plant tried various formulas to blend pc resin with new materials. “We are fortunate at Tyler to have excellent extrusion equipment and a very ...

Atlas Sells Titan Compact Slitter to Mexico-Based Plemsa

(Slit News)

April 19, 2011, ... applications with facilities for blown film extrusionand co-extrusion, flexo printing, lamination, slitting and bag production. Plemsa has production facilities in Monterrey and at its group company Plastinal ...

'ICE Age' Forecasted for US Converting Industr

(Trends/Management News)

April 11, 2011, ... on slitting/rewinding and coating/laminating. TAPPI PLACE covered a variety of critical topics including: • New Developments in Renewable Source Resins and Films • Extrusion of Biopolymers • Employing ...