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AIMCAL Releases SourceBook 2004

(Archive)

June 22, 2004, The Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) reports its SourceBook 2004 is now available. PRESS RELEASE FORT MILL, SC, USA—The Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters ...

A Recipe for Flexo Printing Success

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, ... better be using a proofer containing a ceramic roll and doctor blade, too. If you are printing on metallized film, you need to proof on metallized film. Color Target—What is the color target for the ink ...

Removing Packaging Odors

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, ... the oxygen level within the package to near 0% within a few days. Other additives can be used as sachets and can reduce the oxygen within the package. Aluminum, metallized films, PVDC-coated films, ...

New Materials for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... Cast-on carrier capability allows films to be extruded onto a variety of flexible substrates, including PE, paper, and polyester. Metallized OPP Is Thin and Strong Toray Plastics (America), North Kingston, ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... system. Eckart, as the first officially licensed supplier of silver base inks for the MetalFX system, will offer two versions of the inks: a premium silver based on innovative vacuum metallized technology ...

UV Retrofit Adds Markets

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... a six-color Heidelberg press with a Grafix UV printing/coating station. The result: Green now is able to offer packaging products in a wide range of materials, including metallized polyester, other ...

Using a Chemical Primer for High Bonds & Low Oxygen Transmission

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... laboratory work used the above mentioned barrier primer, a metallized polyester film (MOPET), and a metallized nylon film (MOPA). The metallized side of the polyester and nylon films was treated and primed ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... result: Green now is able to offer packaging products in a wide range of materials, including metallized polyester, other plastics, foil, and foil board. The new UV technology also allows the converter ...

Fast & Flawless

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... include SKC America, Toray Saehan, Mitsubishi, and DuPont. The film is then corona treated on one of four Pillar Technology lines before being metallized on a 65-in. Galileo vacuum metallizer to add reflectivity. ...

Proud & Proficient

(Flexpack)

April 29, 2004, Peruplast takes pride in developing — then printing — metallized package constructions that stand out on a crowded shelf. Peruplast takes pride in developing—then printing—metallized package constructions ...

The Mettle of Metallizers

(Magazine)

March 31, 2004, ... costs for converters and manufacturers of metallized products, another factor to point to when calculating the field's growth and staying power. Another technology advance, the increased adoption of ...

AIMCAL Awards, Page 2, PFFC, March 2004

(News | New Products)

February 29, 2004, ... Decorative/Display category. First steps in producing the metallized holographic paper involved embossing lacquer-coated HoloPRISM paper with custom holographic images designed to enhance mystical character ...

The Family Breadwinner

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, AIMCAL recognizes winners of its annual competition for opening new markets and for technological superiority. A metallized bag is nothing new on supermarket shelves. But when it was introduced to the ...

Patent Pending

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ... Environmental Achievement. Tobleron Tiny chocolates are sold in stand-up pouches made from Amcor DeMetXP demetallized film that features several highly transparent windows. In order to achieve the bag' ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... Screenprint/Dow — digitally printed lenticular graphic Most Innovative: Smyth/Interactive Packaging Group — metallized primary label for Coors beer Packaging: Chicago Decal — temperature indicator label ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... film. The film then is vacuum-metallized behind the inks and extrusion-laminated to paperboard. Korex president Bob Ditmar says there is a trend in private label packaging toward more upscale graphics. ...

Learning the Lingo

(Magazine)

January 31, 2004, ...  a. Polymer Gauge bands Carbon spots b. Paper Wrinkles c. Metallized Glossary The glossary section contains definitions of coating defects, web coating process terms, and ...

The Global Metallizing Market

(Magazine)

January 31, 2004, Dr. William Llewellyn, senior consultant, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., highlights current market trends from AWA's forthcoming Metallized Films and Papers: Global Sourcebook 2004. Dr. William Llewellyn, ...

Darwin Would Approve

(Unprinted Rolls)

January 30, 2004, ... trim. Today, the industry makes flexible packaging materials, labels, decals, printed circuits, and an array of metallized plastic and paper products that were unimaginable a half century ago; all were ...

Products and Materials

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... hazen.com Line of Brilliance specialty cover papers includes a variety of foil, film-laminate, and metallized transfer paper boards, all said to add high-intensity effects to printed materials. All products ...