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Totally Rockin' Metal

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ...  high steam barrier, it's suitable for everyday use in subtropical regions, EMA reports. Decoration Category B The award in the Decoration category went to Bailey's tinplate promotional package, whic ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... applications knowledge when using Scitex equipment. Supplier News Blown Film Line Is High-Tech Addition fo South American Converter CALI, COLOMBIA—According to Carpak S.A., a Carvajal co. in Colombia, ...

Division Honors Members

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, ... offered an excellent technical program, and received extremely high ratings from registrants. Rich Allen of Mica Corp. also received a Certificate of Appreciation for his work as the Technical Program ...

Drug Dispensers

(Archive)

September 30, 2003, ... and exhibit a high degree of health consciousness. The aging baby boomers also are more likely than other consumers to have an interest in natural products. Analgesic and topical patches include the ...

Furthering Substrate Functionality

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... “Only really since the late 1990s was the technology developed sufficiently that [it] could have an affect on the high-line-speed machines, like the aluminum metallizing machines used in packaging applications.” ...

Converter Panel Attracts Interest at Conference

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... that included four tracks of sessions each day. A feature of the meeting was the track devoted to various topics concerning hot melt products. Other session topics included high barrier resins, active ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, ... MACtac, MeadWestvaco, Michelman Inc., National Adhesives, Pechiney, Smurfit-Stone, and Toray Plastics (America). Reflex II hardcoated graphic overlay film has been designed to meet the high-performance ...

Products

(Magazine)

September 29, 2003, ... Corp., Menomonee Falls, WI; 262/255-6070; enerconind.com Flame plasma surface treating system is described as reliable at high speeds. System can process a wide range of materials and features burner ...

Adhesion of Coatings to Aluminum Foil

(The Place)

August 31, 2003, ... In principle, precipitations become finer and more homogeneous in strip casting. Some special foils or foil alloys exhibiting extraordinarily high tensile strength or elongation are manufactured using ...

Breaking New Ground

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2003, ... producing flexible packaging on a narrow web. “Our vendors were telling us it couldn't be done,” comments Redding. “No one was doing it out there as far as high-barrier, flexible packaging in a narrow ...

Europe: Label's Leade

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, ... by high growth rates — in excess of 18%-20% — and an increasing use of film substrates, especially opaque oriented polypropylene (OPP) films — both metallized and white. Used extensively in carbonated ...

Materials

(Materials)

August 31, 2003, ... barrier and sealant film can reduce the number of lamination passes required in the converting process, says co. Films are suited for packaging products that require high barrier, such as cheese and meat, ...

Considering China

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... against China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea for currency manipulation,” he explains. “These countries are pegging their currencies [as artificially cheap], keeping the dollar artificially high, thereby ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... faustel.com The FilmMaster rewind system with flying splicers allows continuous rewinding, eliminating downtime for roll changes and related material waste, says co. Will wind even highly extensible films ...

Green Stands for Go

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... high gloss, clarity, heat sealability, and flavor and aroma barrier. A significant trend in Italy's many sophisticated supermarkets is the outstanding success of the “in-store” bakery. This is the area ...

Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... high-volume product identification and branding tasks — especially where price is an issue. That, however, is only the beginning of the story. Today, there are many other choices available to the packaging ...

European Meeting Presents Large Technical Program

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... industry. Materials In the sessions covering materials, Virginia P. Cushing and Bruce W. Foster of Mica Corporation discussed “How to Achieve High Bond Strength and Low Oxygen Transmission Rates with ...

A New Enhanced Polyethylene for Extrusion Coating and Laminating

(The Place)

July 31, 2003, ... plastomers with densities below 0.910 g/cc. Several varieties of plastomers now have use in many high performance packaging film applications. The unique properties of plastomers have led to their use ...

Cyclic-Olefinic Copolymers as Non-Migrating, Polymeric Slip Additives in LDPE Cast Films

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... in food packaging. As a core layer in laminated or coextruded multilayer films, they provide high moisture barrier and exceptional clarity and stiffness. Following is an expanded summary of a complete ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ...  Coextrusion probably ranks very high as a noteworthy advance in the modern flexible packaging industry. With non-polluting adhesive systems and the use of high-energy-curing adhesive systems, coextrusion ...