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Automation and Options Spell Opportunity for Converters

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January 31, 2003, ... predicts Boyles. “The introduction of lasers in web processing, especially in films, will be a major trend. These laser systems can be incorporated into the slitter or roll-to-roll rewinder. Presently ...

Opportunities in Medical Packaging

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January 31, 2003, ... are experiencing the highest levels of growth as applications using bags and wrappings are replaced, and at the same time, the trend toward film or paper/film laminates and away from standard paper packaging ...

Kroenert Now Parent Co. for Former Jagenberg Sub. Bachofen and Meier

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January 09, 2003, ... & Co. reports it recently took over Bachofen + Meier AG, Bülach, Switzerland from Jagenberg AG, Neuss, Germany. The Swiss corporation, specializing in converting equipment for the paper, film, foil, and ...

What's New in Narrow We

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December 31, 2002, ... film split patterns, dilatent scratches, and lumpiness, mfr. reports. Also can formulate for curtain coating. Requires only 500 cc of coating and measures surface tension at 1 millisecond surface age. ...

Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2002, ... Thin-film barrier coatings, blister packages, laser imaging, slitting, and surface treatment were a few of the many topics in the vacuum web coating sessions. Vendor sessions and a tabletop exhibit /reception ...

EUROMAP Surveys Converting/Flexo: Data on European Plastics/Rubber Industry Now Available

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December 26, 2002, ...  molds and dies peripheral equipment flexographic printing machines for plastics films "The countries mentioned represent the heart of the plastics and rubber machinery industry in Europe," reports ...

Materials

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November 30, 2002, ... protective overcoat as well as a superior film former, product reportedly enables a useful and versatile glossy overcoat for flexible packaging, folding boxes, and general converting applications. Two ...

Opportunities in Academia

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November 30, 2002, ... metering and transfer of thin fluid films; finite-element modeling of drying stresses to analyze starry-night coating defects in graphic films; and optimizing the coalescence, leveling, and film-formation ...

PackExpo Packs McCormick with Materials/Equipment/News

(News | New Products)

November 05, 2002, ... week's show, Pliant Corp. introduced a new line of polypropylene (PP) films for hot packing individually wrapped sliced (IWS) cheese. Pliant says its film "takes the heat" when molten cheese is poured onto ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportMedical/Healthcare Use

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... or gamma radiation), FDA approval, and sometimes a thermo-formable capability. Film liners can satisfy many of these requirements. Many of the liners used are silicone coated, but other options are polyethylene-coated ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportEB/UV Curing Drying

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October 31, 2002, ... is the same. However, the voltages employed are much greater, and a thin metal foil (usually titanium) acts as a window that allows the electrons to pass through and strike the coating or film (replacing ...

Products

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October 31, 2002, ... fast cycling and is easy to use. Measures a wide range of barrier packaging material applications, including films, foil, metallized foils, blister packaging, silicone oxygen substrates, surgical and hygienic ...

LatinPack's Plastic Packaging Seminar Location Chang

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October 10, 2002, ... Today, and Tomorrow Innovations and Trends on Lamination and Coating (Metallization, Plasma Coating, Glass Coating) IV. Manufacturing Processes of Flexible Films Speaker: Jorge Goldschmied, Sales Manager, ...

Products

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September 30, 2002, ... radiantenergy.com Conveyorized IR/air oven dries and cures solvent-based coatings on nonwovens, textiles, paper, film, and foil. R.E.S. Class A oven dries and coats materials with IR heat while introducing ...

1974 - 1976

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... etc. In film applications, polybutylene claims to outperform LDPE in tensile strength, impact, and tear strength...." Olin introduces "reinforced" Cellophane. Core of the Matter columnist Dom Perino ...

1990 - April 1993

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... Film Area Computer (FAC) is designed to measure the amount of ink coverage required in the tinting process and eliminated guesswork in ink estimation. Different converting operations demand different ...

1977 - 1979

(News | New Products)

September 19, 2002, ... in advance of our time.... The new gas phase polymerization process will yield better and cheaper resins....HDPE's functionality, along with better, lower-cost film-making equipment, makes it a natural ...

May 1993 - 1994

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September 19, 2002, ... industry’s Green Glove Award for environmental achievement. PFFC reports the technology of blown-film extrusion is advancing by steady, gradual evolution, punctuated by an occasional idea that’s totally ...

Standing the Test of Time: A Look at PFFC's 75-Year Histor

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August 31, 2002, ... valuable reminder of a hard-earned and fruitful longevity; perhaps that's why the diamond signifies 75 years. This month Paper, Film & Foil Converter celebrates its diamond anniversary with a chronology ...

Products

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August 31, 2002, ... use on label, film, and folding carton presses. Features a touchscreen interface; a 3CCD camera with a 4 × 5-in. or 7 × 9-in. field of view; and a full set of visual inspection features that includes positional ...