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The Future of Metallizing

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, Despite some challenges, new markets for metallized products are opening. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 Metallized Products Europe dominates consumption of metallized ...

Paper's Prospect

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... for cookie bags and pet food or uncoated for sandwich and bakery wraps. This area, however, is experiencing major competition from films—especially from vacuum-coated and metallized films in Europe.  ...

Take Control

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... Films Corp. has found four ways to control its destiny: a new metallizer; a new production facility under construction in Taiwan; the acquisition of Vacuum Coating Technologies; and a new optical density ...

Can This Coater Be Saved?

(Archive)

January 30, 2006, ... Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators. He has 40+ years of experience in research and manufacturing technology. Contact him at 480/836-9452. This article, along with future articles by other authors, ...

HP Installs Press at RIT

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January 02, 2006, ... applications, including food and beverage, cosmetics, and automotive. The press' substrate selection includes self-adhesive papers, plain, and embossed papers, PE, PET, IOPP, Teslin, vinyl, PVC, metallized ...

Trends & Technical Solutions

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December 30, 2005, ... delayed rub-off can be quite challenging, and the silicone system must be selected carefully to get the desired balance of properties. Metallized OPP generally can withstand higher cure temperatures than ...

Facing a Slowdown

(Magazine)

December 30, 2005, ... chartered business valuator, and a CFA charter holder. Robert W. Marsh, former executive director of the Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators (AIMCAL), is a retired marketing communications ...

The Digital Demand

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December 30, 2005, ... oriented polypropylene, vinyl, and polyvinyl chloride) and specialized substrates including metallized PET. “The pace of product introductions and private labeling is increasing at a rapid rate, and ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2005, ... seeking converting industry resources, according to the Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL). “Ask AIMCAL” now is accessible directly from askaimcal.org or from the AIMCAL home ...

AWEB 06 Announced, Calls for Papers

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November 10, 2005, ... MILL, SC—The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) and the Converting Equipment Mfrs. Assn. (CEMA) announce that AWEB 06, the inaugural Intl. Applied Web Handling Conference, ...

Enter AIMCAL's Awards Competitio

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October 31, 2005, The AIMCAL Vacuum Metallized or Coated Product Competition features awards for technical and marketing excellence in the following categories: packaging (food, nonfood, healthcare, cosmetics, and toiletries); ...

New Products

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October 30, 2005, ... Celplast Metallized Products, Carton Edge Systems, Bobst Group, and AccuWeb. Machinery, Accessories, Services Re-Engineered Thermoformers Offered Brown Machine, Beaverton, ...

To Serve & Protect

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October 30, 2005, ... verifying the technical requirements. Processing temperatures can degrade barrier properties of coatings and films. Test the final structures to verify maintenance of barrier. For metallized materials, ...

Measuring Force

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October 30, 2005, ... under Peel Strength Tests. Then there are other organizations with focused adhesion test procedures, such as the Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators’ (AIMCAL) metal adhesion test procedure. ...

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

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October 30, 2005, ... arts, sanitary/disposables Services: barrier coatings and laminations, PSA coatings, silicone coatings, pre- and post-coating of metallized substrate, lacquering of unsupported aluminum foil, flexible ...

Winners Don't Stop Believing

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October 30, 2005, ...  On another note, we’ve also experienced some wins in our industry in terms of our fall conference season. The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) fall technical conference ...

Toray Named 'Supplier of the Year

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October 15, 2005, ... food packaging. Customized barrier packaging films include clear, opaque, and metallized OPP. "Toray Plastics (America) has been an integral partner in our mission to provide unrivaled customer service ...

First Glance

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September 29, 2005, ... they’re all “green”). Shiny & Strong Carton manufacturer Oracle Packaging joined forces with Filmtech, a metallized film producer, to develop a new laminated board product for the beverage carrier ...

New Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... Films Corp. , Longmont, CO; 303/774-3200; appliedfilms.com Topmet aluminum web coating systems for metallized protective packaging materials are said to be flexible and suited for all plastic film and ...

W&H Wins Excellence in Flexography Awards

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September 10, 2005, ... Uncoated, Process Metallized, Line Coated, Screen Coated, and Screen Paperboard categories. In the Process Paperboard, Process Metallized, Line Coated, Line Film, and Screen Film categories, print designs ...