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AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... then with a proprietary process, creates a lens pattern simulating a holiday ornament with three-dimensional attributes–without any embossing. Registration marks in the film ensure the lens pattern aligns ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... films, nylon, vinyl, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), foils, coated papers, foams, and many other roll-to-roll substrates benefit from this categorical solution as well. Corona ...

Technical Report: A Rheology Lesson

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, ... Since you most likely are not selling a polymer pellet, you are interested in how the plastic can form a sheet, film, or fill a mold best. Understanding Shear Why make the distinction between the study ...

Show Preview - Forecast for Orlando: ICE

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2011, ... In-Process Coating Thickness Measurement Tools: Greg Frisby, Sensory Analytics LLC Robinson, Electrostatic Answers Industry: David LeMaistre, Crafts Technology 10:30-11:00 a.m. Film Inspection: The ...

Elastomer Aids Laminations

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2011, Adding Vistamaxx propylene-based elastomers to the extrudate when laminating unprimed BOPP film (clear and printed) is said to increase adhesion significantly Adding Vistamaxx propylene-based elastomers ...

Flexo Platemaker Is VOC-Free

(Prepress)

December 31, 2010, ... system. With no solvents and no required plate drying, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are reduced. Fujifilm North America Corp. | 914-789-8329 | www.fujifilmusa.com Welcome ...

Produce Variety of Pouch Styles

(Bag Pouch)

December 31, 2010, ... modular design to adapt to differing conversion needs and to process both laminated and coextruded films. Servo technology enhances processing in tension control and real seal time control. Offers a fully ...

Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... While many also are being pursued by flexible packaging/film-based suppliers, the opportunities are clearly available to paper producers and converters as well, and they have the potential to change the ...

ISCST Symposium Continues Tradition of Connecting Academia with Industry

(Coating/Laminating)

September 19, 2010, ... has provided a forum for both academic and industrial researchers to discuss the latest research on application and solidification of thin liquid films.   An impressive attendance list included 300 people ...

Davis-Standard Promotes Green Initiatives at K 2010

(Flexpack)

September 07, 2010, ... and control systems for both blown film and extrusion processes. Davis-Standard will also promote new pelletizer technology that offers significant production and environmental advantages, and will ...

Deinking Study Is Shared

(Digital)

July 31, 2010, ... local labeling markets with film and paper label stock. Luxembourg-based Flint Group completes the acquisition of packaging ink manufacturer Torda, Lund, Sweden. Mondi Akrosil, Menasha, WI, ...

You Get What You Pay For, Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 27, 2010, Last issue I discussed what happens to a blown film manufacturer on a shoestring budget. It is a financial truth that if a company does not make enough money on the product it sells, then something has ...

Coating Adds Barrier to PLA

(Coatings)

June 30, 2010, NanoSeal coating technology is said to improve moisture vapor and oxygen barriers on clear, biodegradable PLA packaging films. The coating system also NanoSeal coating technology is said to improve moisture ...

Gravure Printing: Small (& Large) Wonders

(Gravure)

May 31, 2010, ... for a complete list of winners. The Flavor Comes Through Ukrplastic, Kyiv, Ukraine, is honored in the Packaging-Film category for its Nescafé Montego Coffee package. This entry is said to demonstrate ...

Dunmore Marks 40 Years

(News Clips Archive)

April 30, 2010, ... Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) in celebrating 40 years in the industry. Dunmore, a solutions provider for the coating, lamination, and metallization of films, was one ...

NEWS CLIPS

(Magazine)

March 31, 2010, ... Melbourne, Australia. The resellers will work through GMG's Quebec, Canada-based distributor, Sonor Graphics. Fujifilm North America Corp., Valhalla, NY, reports Fujifilm Sericol USA will join its ...

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, ... for a previous employer when there was a complete blockage of a roll that ran in a fleet of 25 large, rubber-covered heat transfer rollers used in the production of cast film. The roll had been in service ...

Resin Offers Downgauge Opportunities

(New Products)

March 31, 2010, Enable mPE 35-05 grade resin for tough, stiff, high-clarity films expands company's portfolio of metallocene PE resins. Reportedly provides converters Enable mPE 35-05 grade resin for tough, stiff, high-clarity ...

AIMCAL Awards

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2010, ... 100% recycled paperboard substrates for the reverse-printed, metallized Composipac Z-Flute folding carton. DuPont Teijin Films, Hopewell, VA, supplies the 48-ga polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film for ...