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Converting Industry News

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January 31, 2001, ... of the Western European market by film type and explains why coextruded OPP films are likely to account for the major growth to 2004. Included is a breakdown of growth potential across transparent, metallized, ...

There Are Many Reasons for Packaging Peculiarities

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January 31, 2001, ... films as the components of the laminate that will form the package and then does not use 100% ink coverage. The final example involves the use of aluminum foil or a metallized substrate as part of a ...

What's New in Narrow We

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January 31, 2001, ... 413/538-8204; hazen.com Transfer metallized holographic items are available in a Quick Ship program. Coated with co.'s Ultracure acrylic lacquer to facilitate printing and stamping, sheets are said to ...

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

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January 31, 2001, ... to the laminator, and he laminates it onto his paper or board, it's easy to register." The company offers its SuperFormat foils and films in two versions: 28 x 40 in. and 20 x 28 in. on metallized polyester ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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January 30, 2001, ... manufacture of flexible packaging products. Covered topics include paper substrates, plastic films, metallized substrates, primers, inks, treating, functional coatings, winding and slitting, and related ...

Inspection System Balances Print Quality with Economy

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December 31, 2000, ... be added—all of which will increase our competitive advantage." Teich Poland runs all types of films, including metallized films, and foil. Substrate suppliers are proprietary. Because converted packaging ...

Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2000, ... to grow 3%-4%/yr over the next five years to 7.5 million tons by 2004. For more information contact AMI, 45-47 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QP, England; +44 (0) 117-924-9442 Niche Markets Drive Metallized ...

In-Mold Labeling Makes Strides Worldwide

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December 31, 2000, ... the recycling characteristics of a plastic film. Holographic labels now are possible on metallized paper, metallized plastic film, plain paper, and plain plastic film, according to Dario Sinigaglia ...

Polyester Film Sourcing: Tips to Improve the Bottom Line

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November 30, 2000, ... metallized, laminated, die-cut, or converted in any process. The Checklist Following are the factors to consider when assessing the application before beginning the search for the correct polyester ...

The Case Against Oxidation as a Primary Factor for Bonding Acid Copolymers to Foil

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November 30, 2000, ... gel formation, and impaired heat sealing performance. The high processing temperatures can also lead to adhesion and crazing issues when coating onto metallized substrates. Another method for improving ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ...  A major source of potential contamination in the past was the metallized bags the converter used for shipping. Sometimes the foil would flake off during shipment or when the packaging was being opened, ...

Materials

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October 31, 2000, New from: AdLamCo. Inc., H.B. Fuller Co., Kraton Polymers, Metallized Products Inc., Proma Technologies, Russell-Field Paper Co., Rohm and Haas Co., Sun Chemical Ink, and Unifoil Corp. Holographic Paper ...

International Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2000, ... there has been significant interest from other Asian countries, resulting in four machine sales into Japan and one to Malaysia. Ultimet Continues Expansion in Metallized Films NORWICH, ENGLAND—Reflecting ...

Pilot Coating Line Aids Both R&D and Production

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October 31, 2000, ...  The company, a div. of Material Sciences Corp., was founded in 1977 as a converter of roll-to-roll sputter metallized coatings. Using this exacting technology, metals are broken into atomic-sized particles ...

Conference Features New Networking Opportunity

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October 31, 2000, ... M. Podhajny of Colorcon addressed problem solving techniques involved in analyzing a complicated ink adhesion problem. His example involved ink adhesion failure associated with metallized paper labels ...

Corona Treaters Adapt to Converting Processes

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September 30, 2000, ... does not call for treating conductive substrates such as metallized material, explains Charles Ballard, product manager at Pillar Technologies (pillartech.com), Hartland, WI. A bare roll treater is used ...

Polyester Film Supplier Helps Converter Grow

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September 30, 2000, ... a main product line. Custom Tapes has grown to offer approximately 40 different specialty tape products, which include silver and gold decorative metallized films; a "pre-space tape" for the graphic arts ...

The Vacumet Story Is a 30-Year History of Growth

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August 31, 2000, ... by technical innovation and broadening the use of metallized films rather than adding other converting processes. Substance over Size Starting in South Hackensack, NJ, with a single 60-in. metallizing ...

Hologram in 3-D Makes Postage Stamp a Keeper

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August 31, 2000, ... a "shim" that embosses the holographic image into the roll leaf product. After embossing, Crown Roll Leaf metallized the hologram and applied adhesive. The process took four weeks. The goal was to hot ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ... on "The Latest Technologies for Manufacturing Monolayer and Multilayer PET Preforms"; Jim Schneider of AET Films USA for "Innovations and Applications of Barrier and Metallized OPP Films"; Jason Kim of EVALCA ...