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M&A Conference Looks at Packaging Consolidation

(News | New Products)

June 15, 2010, ... converting sectors—extrusion and vacuum coating and lamination—specifically for North America, where flexible packaging shows the greatest potential for growth. Ongoing consolidation across the supply ...

Allying to Supply Stretch Film Systems

(Web Handling)

May 31, 2010, ... have agreed to jointly supply in-line coreless stretch film systems. This alliance combines NO.EL's coreless winding technology with Davis-Standard's extrusion and processing capabilities to provide high-speed, ...

Danafilms Doubles Facility & Capacity

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, ... size of its Franklin, KY, facility, adding 50,000 sq ft to make room for a new Windmoeller & Hoelscher seven-layer blown film coextrusion line. The company is investing $7 million and plans to start up ...

Teaming for Better Bag

(Bag Pouch)

May 31, 2010, ... film, the two companies developed a ½-in.-wide strip said to save time and money and decrease raw material usage. Rollprint's structure is a 2-mil nylon, extrusion coated with 2 mils of its proprietary ...

Flexpack: Slider Bags

(Flexpack)

May 20, 2010, ... decreases raw material usage.  Rollprint’s structure is a 2-mil nylon extrusion coated with 2 mils of its proprietary Allegro B peelable sealant.  The nylon side offers good puncture strength and toughness, ...

Driving Speed

(Drives/Motors)

April 30, 2010, A30-year-old, 75-ft-long Black Clawson two-station extrusion laminator dominates the production floor at Amgraph Packaging. As customer requirements surpassed A30-year-old, 75-ft-long Black Clawson two-station ...

40th Anniversary AIMCAL

(Special Reports)

April 30, 2010, ... — Releases the first edition of the AIMCAL Defects Lexicon 2005 — Inaugurates WebHandlingBlog.com, WebCoatingBlog.com, SpecialtyWebCoatingBlog.com, and VacuumCoatingBlog.com 2006 — Adds ExtrusionCoatingBlog.com ...

A time to celebrate

(Special Reports)

April 30, 2010, ... — Dr. John Fenn www.ExtrusionCoatingBlog.com — Dr. Eldridge Mount An archive capability makes it possible to retain information and discussions for future reference. Launched in 2007, www.ConvertingSchool.com ...

Converter Industry Events

(News Clips Archive)

April 30, 2010, ... Forum 2010, Alexander Watson Assoc., Hyatt Regency O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont (Chicago), IL; www.awa-bv.com 8-9 | Optimizing Extrusion-Based Lamination & Coating Technology, AIMCAL Converting School, Radisson ...

Davis-Standard Chinaplas Exhibit To Offer Expert Advise

(News | New Products)

April 08, 2010, Davis-Standard's exhibit at Chinaplas 2010, to be held April 19—22, in Shanghai, will feature a team of flexible packaging, converting, and extrusion experts available to discuss the company's extensive ...

Danafilms Doubles Coex Capacity and Facility Size

(News | New Products)

April 06, 2010, Danafilms, Inc., announces a 50,000-sq-ft expansion of its Franklin, KY, facility, doubling the size of the plant to make room for a new coextrusion line and accommodate future growth WESTBOROUGH, MA | ...

Narrow Web's Leverag

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... different laminating processes — extrusion and adhesive. Extrusion laminating is a process in which layers of multilayer packaging materials are laminated to each other by extruding a thin layer of ...

Danafilms Expands Coex Capacity

(News Clips Archive)

March 31, 2010, ... expansion of its Franklin, KY, facility, doubling the size of the plant to make room for a new Windmoeller & Hoelscher seven-layer blown coextrusion film line and accommodate future growth. The new line, ...

Multipack Juices It Up

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2010, ... DuPont Teijin Films supplies the PET. A special adhesive bonds the PET film to the paperboard, and an extrusion system ensures proper delivery of the glue and increases line speeds without compromising ...

Roller Refurbishing: Replace or Refinish?

(Web Handling)

March 31, 2010, ... plant engineer at Sonoco Clear Pack, Franklin Park, IL, needed to repair or replace one of the large heat transfer rolls at the firm's sheet extrusion operation. “The shell surface on one of our tungsten ...

AIMCAL Awards

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2010, ... TX, supplies the SBS, and DuPont Teijin Films supplies the PET. A special adhesive bonds the PET film to the paperboard, and an extrusion system ensures proper delivery of the glue and increases line speeds ...

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2010, ... converting raw materials into flexible packaging generally involves two different laminating processes - extrusion and adhesive. Extrusion laminating is a process in which layers of multilayer packaging ...

Flexible Packaging: Capital Commitments

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2010, ... in Carol Stream, IL, and a second facility in Sparta, MI, Packaging Personified offers state-of- the-art extrusion, lamination, converting, printing, and slitting to industry-leading North American companies. ...

Click To Pick

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, ...  Multiplying Key Coex Layers Improves Properties Innovative flat extrusion die systems allow multiplying key functional layers in cast film and sheet to improve properties without increasing either ...

Blown Film: Measuring Melt Temps

(Controls)

February 28, 2010, ... resolving the dissimilar needs can lead to machine designs for multiple, high-value-added products. The issue then becomes resolving the varying extrusion needs and proposing a system with performance ...