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Durex Industries Opens On-Line Store

(Controls News)

December 11, 2012, Includes more than 7,000 heaters, sensors, and temperature controllers CARY, IL | Durex Industries recently announced the opening of its Thermal Solution On-Line Store. The On-line Store includes more ...

McCullagh Coffee Launches Compostable Packs Using Natureflex Film

(Flexpack)

November 28, 2012, ... oils, and a wide heat-seal range. The pack is constructed using transparent, heat-sealable NatureFlex NE, which is surface printed using a Videojet machine. NatureFlex films are certified to meet the ...

On Print | Digital Print at Labelexpo

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2012, ... with new software suites for different applications, for example, heat transfer label capability so that printers of plastic tubes, tubs, and pails now have an efficient digital option. Both companies ...

Coating Matters | Understanding Rheology

(Coating/Laminating)

October 01, 2012, ... screw as polymer moves through the barrel. Like mayo, most polymers are shear-thinning materials. The faster they move, the softer (less viscous) they become. The heat in your equipment system helps ...

Dow Europe Adds New Polymers

(Coating/Laminating)

September 03, 2012, ... improved heat stress, achieving between 5 deg C (41 deg F) to 10 deg C (50 deg F) more temperature resistance. This helps ensure the contents of a package stay sealed through the stages of logistics, particularly ...

Acucote Offers New Service and Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

August 27, 2012, ... and high-heat applications. AC905 is designed for ultra low-temperature applications and offers features said to increase tack and peel strength of lower temperatures. AC908, designed for use where plasticizer ...

Reducing Sealing Failure

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 09, 2012, ... tack properties Low heat seal initiation temperature Ability to seal through gussets and wrinkles Since I was in college way-back-when, we studied ionomer resins and their superior heat seal, hot ...

Landa Corp. Unveils Nanographic Printing Process

(News | New Products)

April 08, 2012, ... printing, books, magazines, direct mail, labels, folding carton and flexible packaging for food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and more. Landa to Host Theatre Presentations Benny Landa will personally ...

Dion Label Printing Installs High Decoration Finishing Press

(Label/Tape)

April 05, 2012, ... for clients interested in hot stamp, cold foil, emboss, deboss, silk screen, and specialty prismatic effects. Hot stamping uses a heated die to apply foil to a precise area on a substrate. Cold foil ...

On Print | Inkjet for Packaging

(Flexpack)

March 20, 2012, ... selection, and secondly through processing the inks hot, as heat acts to reduce ink viscosity. UV chemistry has wide substrate latitude, and with LED lamps that run cool, the range is further increased. ...

Smokin' Hot Cigarette Cartons Are Top Product of the Year

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2012, ... Konya, Turkey, converts the material into twist wrap for confectionery and non-confectionery products. The PETwist BT 1231 MBY film is a twistable, non-heat-sealable white pigmented material that is ...

Cortec Corp. Offers Biodegradable Film with Corrosion Inhibitor

(Flexpack News)

October 16, 2011, ... elongation than low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films. It is certified under DIN CERTCO DIN EN 13432 (Europe) and Biodegradable Products Inst. ASTM D6400 (USA). It is heat and water stable and does not ...

Label Stock For Rx Use

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2011, ... it to withstand extreme exposure to heat, moisture, sunlight, and certain chemicals typical to prescription labeling such as oils, lotions, hand sanitizers, and soaps. This medium- to high-sensitivity ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... three-piece canister with a sidewall featuring ultraviolet (UV) coating/UV inks/heat-seal coating/8-ga metallized polyethylene terephthalate (mPET)/0.016-in. solid bleached sulfate (SBS)/0.75-mil extruded ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... GPI to receive the distinguished Peter Rigney Product of the Year Award.* GPI formed a holiday-decorated three-piece canister with a sidewall featuring ultraviolet (UV) coating/UV inks/heat-seal coating/8-ga ...

Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... cups (see Figure 2). Dart Container Corp. had the lion's share of foam cup production (see Figure 3). Sustainability Issues for Paper Cups Newer, more consistent, heat barrier multilayer substrates ...

Technical Report: A Rheology Lesson

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, ... is called shear thinning. Most polymers are like peanut butter; they become more rubbery the more they move. Polymers also shear thin with heat. As the temperature goes up, viscosity goes down (and vice ...

Films Yield Special Effects

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2010, ... applications and others can be laminated to paper and plastic. Can be configured for reflection and transmission colors and color intensity, heat and solvent resistance, mechanical strength, and more. ...

In-Mold Breaks the Mold

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... to safely remove the heated, reusable, and fully recyclable container from the microwave. Easy Fit Nestlé's Nesquick rectangular containers receive recognition for Best Product Family. Containers are ...

Laminating Corona Treating: Bond Boosting

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

July 31, 2010, ... operations. The machine combines an oriented polypropylene (OPP) with a cast PP. The resulting construction provides optical clarity and the heat resistance required for lidding applications. VP Chad ...