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Shurtape Offers Tape for Manufacturing Lines

(News | New Products)

September 11, 2015, ... the end of the roll securely. It is also said to be ideal for tasks in which the tape must stick well to itself, including shingling and overlapping applications. Company says benefits include the following: ...

ExxonMobil Has New Platform for Hot Melt Adhesives

(News | New Products)

August 17, 2015, A low-viscosity Vistamaxx performance polymer is suited for packaging, hygiene, and assembly applications SPRING, TX | ExxonMobil Chemical has launched a new platform of low-viscosity Vistamaxx performance ...

Static Beat | Control Static on Insulating Webs in Dryers

(Static-Beat)

July 22, 2015, ... can release enough electrical energy to ignite flammable solvent vapors in solvent dryers and ovens. Following coaters or print decks, dryers or ovens remove the liquid in coating solution or ink. Once ...

Web Lines | When Do Small Rollers and Cores Cause Defects?

(Technical Reports)

July 07, 2015, ... over a roller for a few milli-seconds is different than bending over a core for a week. Polymers flow viscoelastically in long time scales. Thick webs with low yield strains will need bigger roller diameters. ...

Sun Chemical Announces Resistance Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

June 19, 2015, ... an environmentally friendly solution at a lower cost,” says Bob O’Boyle, product manager—coatings, Sun Chemical. “Our new SunSys resistance coatings can be used on boxes, trays, wraps, liners, shells and ...

Toray Lidding Films Have Environmental Benefits

(Materials)

April 19, 2015, ... users and converters." LumiLid bio-based films are said to have the same high performance qualities that are characteristic of the LumiLid brand, including a low seal initiation (SIT), broad seal range, ...

NPE 2015 Wrap-up

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 31, 2015, ... show quickly on Monday if you were looking for something specific in the flexible area only.  Monday seemed to be a slow day, and the bulk of the show was injection molding, blow molding, and overseas ...

AIMCAL Awards | Golf Balls & Ceramic Balls Are Game Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 18, 2015, ... as converter for a reclosable biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET)/metallized BOPET/low-density PE standup pouch for pistachios from Chand Parkash & Co., Delhi, India. A perforated tear ...

The Benefits of Ozone in Extrusion Laminating

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

February 26, 2015, ... above, the use of ozone priming of the molten polymer web provides dramatic improvement in adhesion, as well as the possibility to reduce melt temperature.  Reduced melt temperature allows for improved ...

Show Preview | NPE2015 Boasts Its Largest Event Ever

(Trends/Management)

February 16, 2015, ... 3D Printer, which can produce parts from three materials in a single production run, allowing users to create assemblies with components formed from three different materials, or components that contain ...

ExxonMobil Adds to Polymers Line

(Materials)

February 15, 2015, Vistamaxx 3588FL is said to combine low seal and hot tack initiation temperatures with broad hermetic seal range in cPP and BOPP films   HOUSTON, TX | ExxonMobil Chemical has launched a new grade ...

Barrier Resins | Properties, Processing & Handling of EVOH, Pt. 1

(Flexpack)

February 01, 2015, EVOH, even after abuse, has allowed for conversion from foil and metallized film laminations to co-extruded barrier films Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol copolymer (EVOH), a semi crystalline random copolymer ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... E. Blaige, chairman and CEO of Blaige & Co., will present “Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way: Global Consolidation in Flexible Packaging,” on Thursday. His keynote will focus on the impact of global consolidation ...

3M Corrugate Tapes Are Super Sticky

(Label/Tape)

December 09, 2014, ... helping customers efficiently apply just one strip to realize a lower total application cost. In addition to their reliable performance on a range of corrugated boxes, 3M tapes also hold up to the broad ...

Essentra Offers New Foam Core Tape

(Label/Tape)

October 22, 2014, ... temperature range of -20 deg F to +300 deg F, and can maintain its properties at much higher temperatures than other foam tapes. Clarity—Duraco High Bond offers a unique clear foam tape that allows it ...

Essentra Introduces New Duraco Red Film Tape

(Label/Tape)

August 11, 2014, ... Red’s release liner and permanent tape are both transparent, allowing the user to accurately position the tape while applying it to a surface with graphics or text. Once the red liner is removed, the graphics ...

Coating Matters | Steam Remoisturizing Technology for Paper-Based Labels, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

July 21, 2014, ... techniques and providing data to assess these technologies. LOW MOISTURE AND CURL A reduction in the moisture content of coated paper, which occurs during the curing process, can cause downstream production ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 3

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 12, 2014, ... piping, coex feedblock and the die.  The extruder zone quite often have built in cooling capability so that the extruder will cool down faster than the components after the extruder head.  Slowing down ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 08, 2014, ... bane of the extrusion coating converter, and to a lesser extent, cast and blown film producers.  Nothing has changed in this regard. I would say more than 90% of the extrusion coating lines I see (if ...

Toray Lidding Film Can Take High Temps

(Flexpack)

April 20, 2014, ... oxygen barrier, have a low seal initiation temperature (SIT), and offer an environmentally friendly, solvent-free formulation that assures manufacturers that their customers will experience a pure, fresh ...