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Retort Pouch Causes a Stir

(Flexpack)

April 29, 2005, ... vitamin nutrition, and flavor enhancement. Her talk was followed by a veritable "who’s who" of retort pros discussing the entire supply chain of retort pouches and foods. Several highlights of the conference ...

New Products

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April 29, 2005, ... NJ; 973/328-1850; convertech.com Company has re-engineered its differential shaft design to accommodate more advanced tension control and higher shaft speeds. Shaft reportedly will not wobble, slip, or ...

Mouse Roars BUY ME!

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... PP (to maximize breathability) that runs on conventional fabric equipment. Low puncture resistance and high tear resistance facilitate sewing during production, while the nonwoven PP eliminates any rustling ...

Advances in Coating

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... major advantages of curtain coating are that it can produce high quality coating uniformity, reduce defect levels because of the wide gap, and apply uniform coating weight at line speeds in excess of 3,000 ...

Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... high quality package. These non-destructive testers can inspect filled and sealed bottles, blisters, vials and ampoules, IV bags, cups with heat sealed lids, pouches, and brick packs. These non-destructive ...

Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... SUMMARY High Performance Stretch Hood Packaging Films Using Metallocene Polyethylene by Richard W. Halle, Stefan Ohlsson, and David R. Weisinger, ExxonMobil Chemical Application: A combination of ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... problems: As I have highlighted before in this column, it is proving difficult enough to set up environmentally responsible waste management for release liners across the EU. With raw material prices rising, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... full line of Ceramis transparent SiOx-coated, high-barrier films from Alcan Packaging. Ceramis films are manufactured by the EB evaporation of silicon oxide onto PET, nylon, and OPP substrates, offering ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... of packaging applications. Executive Summary Can You Finally Get Foil Barrier Properties With a Metallized Film? by Dante Ferrari, Celplast Metallized Products Application: Using a new high oxygen ...

Complex & Capable

(Flexpack)

January 30, 2005, ... market still is highly fragmented with more than 30 various-sized converters. In recent years, there has been considerable consolidation with Amcor Flexibles Europe and Pechiney emerging as top players ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... high quality laminates for customers," says Von Roll Isola CEO Jack Craig of the line. SUPPLIER INFO: Nordmeccanica— nordmeccanica.com Zippers Stand Up to Heat The Hi-Temp Series from Zip-Pak ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... from white cavitated to high-barrier metallized films. Variations include designs for high- and extra-high-speed packaging, flower wrapping, and laminations. The company, which serves small and medium-sized ...

Ampac Packaging Acquires Flexicon

(Flexpack)

January 16, 2005, Ampac Packaging, a producer of high-performance film structures for bags and food packaging—ranging from monolayers to nine-layer coextruded barrier films—has acquired Flexicon, a manufacturer of high-performance, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... S dual winder. Says general manager Alan Simoncini, "[Danafilms] tries to consistently exceed our customers’ expectations and provide the highest quality products possible, at a fair price. We believe ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... floor, Bobst promoted its SPO 160 Vision die-cutting press; Scitex Vision introduced the Corjet digital press; Appleton debuted MoistureBloc corrugated linerboard; and Inkspec highlighted its in-line sensor ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... for high-speed slitting and winding of large-diameter rolls on small-diameter cores. The Advanced Technology SurfaStart (ATS) winds materials that can be surface-wound, including films, nonwovens, papers, ...

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 ...

Wanted: US Markets

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... can produce and sell better materials and be infinitely more profitable. There are two better approaches, short of opening a production plant: Find a niche product to sell in the US that is highly value ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... as wonderful in a garden or fragrance environment is an unacceptable taint in bottled drinking water. Alternately, the unpleasant odor of butyric acid perceived as a major malodor contributor in high-density ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 1

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... for packaging substrates "that can replace metallized polyester and aluminum foil," he says, "in the high-barrier food packaging applications. Barrier, as a property in packaging, is essential in today’s ...