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Who Likes Film?

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... if heated. Generally, films are smoother and tend to announce abrasion like scratches in a car’s paint. On the positive side, films are less sensitive to moisture (except nylon film), and their high tear ...

A Universal Film for Flex-Pack?

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... the answer to this question is a resounding no. PE film has certain attributes, but it also has limitations such as heat resistance. PP film offers some benefits over PE, but it does not have good barrier ...

FDA Approves BASF's Heliogen Green K 9360 Pigment for Plastic Food Packagin

(Archive)

November 04, 2004, ... their products effectively in the dynamic retail and grocery-store environments." The company adds that its Heliogen Green K 9360 can be used to color all types of polymers. "It has excellent heat resistance, ...

Extrusion Dies

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... resin for extrusion coating, these applications call for barrier, tie-layer, heat-seal, or other specialty polymers in the $1.50-$2.00 range. The high cost of these materials makes it doubly important ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... Inc., Eden Prairie, MN, USA; 952/941-3300; researchinc.com The Speed-Dri Model 3620 heater is an ink drying system said to provide instantaneous IR and convection technologies to dry ink printed on target ...

Materials

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... heat and chemical resistance. Compounds are designed to be useful for medical applications such as IV adaptors, filter housings, check valves, cassettes, blood handling components, catheter accessories, ...

New Clear Barrier Film Resin Technology Replaces Coated Films

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, Creating packaging that allows consumers to see clearly the food they are purchasing — and also promises the food is fresh — presents converters and end-users with a unique manufacturing challenge.  ...

Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... arms supporting rewound rolls are suspended from a central frame. PFFC-ASAP 440 Uniform IR Heating C.A. Litzler Co., Cleveland, OH, USA; 216/267-8020; calitzler.com IR heaters reportedly heat all ...

Discoloration Resistant Polyolefin Films

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... heat histories (recycle of edge trim and scrap), minimizing discoloration during warehouse storage (gas fading), maintaining low color during railcar shipment during hot and humid conditions, or resistance ...

Eval Co. of America Expanding Resin Production

(Archive)

September 02, 2004, ... of a package." The company says its EVAL resins are also used in floor heating pipe systems, chemical bottles, fuel pipes, cosmetics, wallpaper, balloons, and several other consumer and industrial applications ...

Materials

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... metals or halogens and to show superior crack resistance. BOPP Films Can Replace PVDC Toray Plastics, North Kingstown, RI; 401/294-4511; toraytpa.com Torayfan CB-S 70G and 80G heat-sealable and Torayfan ...

Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... Pending that and other package requirements — seals, puncture resistance, heat stability, et cetera — you have several different options.” Adds Voght,“Often there are other requirements beyond barrier ...

In-Mold: A Changing Market

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... require adhesive coating of the label, but label and substrate must be compatible materials as they are fused together by the heat of the injection process.” While injection-molding still has only 5% ...

Battenfeld Gloucester Says MDO Provides Enhancements to PE; OEM Spotlights K Show Offerings

(Archive)

July 05, 2004, ... with a blown film line, has draw ratios of 3:1 and 4:1. Rather than being wound after extrusion, film is fed into the MDO unit, pre-heated, and run through drawing rolls for orientation. The set of rollers ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... using an ink jet printer; the image is placed face down on the foil or holographic board and passed through a heated laminator; the Mira-Jet carrier sheet is peeled away, and the image is permanently adhered ...

How to Influence Gloss and Friction Coatings or Cast Films by the Chill Roll Surface Design

(The Place)

May 30, 2004, ... easy changing of the bearings. Nickel plate internally to avoid deposits and heat spots. Inform plater if using ozone. Conclusions No single party involved in production can be responsible to solve ...

Unique Issues of Laminating Inks

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... adhesives, heat-sealable coatings, or extrusion lamination. In such laminated structures, the printing could be “buried” in the package. In this way unique products could be created that provide high ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... readable labels with increased image density for darker images that “pop.” Other benefits: increased heat and water resistance and improved image resolution for higher resolution graphics, small fonts, ...

Bio Break Down

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2004, ... First, high heat, moisture, or UV exposure most often causes the degradation of a degradable product, whereas microorganisms degrade a biodegradable product. Second, degradable products tend to take longer ...

Darwin Would Approve

(Unprinted Rolls)

January 30, 2004, ... adhesion, sealability, or resistance to chemicals or heat,” says Kura. “This can involve a wide variety of substrates like paper, film, or nonwoven materials. When metallizing or slitting is required, ...