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Every Trick in the Book

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... Vacuum Metallized or Coated Product Competition, expanded this year to include applications beyond packaging and labels. The association says this broader scope was necessary to recognize outstanding applications ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

(Archive)

February 28, 2002, ... potential development region, but unstable economies make it a longer-term target. Metallized Materials by Dr. William Llewellyn AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. Metallized materials—both films and ...

Materials

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... cold foil applications and laminations and can be used in combination UV screen, UV flexo, UV offset, and almost all variable information printing, co. reports. Metallized Papers Offer High Performance ...

Single-Source Ink Supplier for Package Printer

(Magazine)

July 31, 2001, ... Hoelscher, and Kidder, are up to 50 in. wide and run up to eight colors. The converter converts polyethylene, polypropylene, PET, and metallized films from AET, Vifan, Altopro, Mobil, and DuPont. When ...

All Zipped Up: Hard-to-Beat Valley Packaging Tackles New Zipper Technology

(Magazine)

June 29, 2001, ... Valley run the gamut in bag production, it also converts a wide array of substrates, which Lance reels off with ease: “We can produce bags and pouches from polyester/polyethylene; polyester/metallized ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... OPP, metallized OPP, PET, and LLDPE films. “The Green Benefits Of UV/EB Technology” by Elmer Griese of Cork Industries, Inc., will show how UV and EB technology applied to the graphic arts industry offers ...

PLGA Meeting Honors Gravure and Its Printers

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... metallized PET (from Vacumet), then PE sealant; laminator is from W&H; solvent-based inks from Siegwerk; solvent-free adhesives from Rohm & Haas. Co. reports that package's structural integrity allows customer ...

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

(Magazine)

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 ...

Inspection System Balances Print Quality with Economy

(Magazine)

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 ...

Conference Features New Networking Opportunity

(Magazine)

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 ...

The Vacumet Story Is a 30-Year History of Growth

(Magazine)

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 ...

Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch

(Magazine)

July 31, 2000, ... use of metallized PP and polyester film. Food Industry Trends Food industry trends directly influence converted flexible packaging opportunities, since specific flexible materials (e.g., film, paper, ...

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

(Magazine)

June 30, 2000, ... damage. Coextrusion process develops, combining various hot plastics to produce more desirable packaging properties. Vacuum metallized films introduced; these films provide superior oxygen-resistant ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

(Magazine)

February 29, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, ...

Converter Plays Key Role in Mercosur Trading Group

(Magazine)

February 29, 2000, ... chloride (PVDC)/PE (cured meats); PET/metallized PET/PE (powder drinks); and BOPP/PVDC/white OPP (filled cookies). BOPP film is purchased from ExxonMobil and Vitopel. Morton Chemical and Liofol supply ...

Specialty Products Are Custom Made in the U.K.

(Magazine)

January 31, 2000, ... pressure-sensitive, gummed, and heat seal labelstock; flexible packaging, including barrier, clear, and metallized laminates and lidding materials; a range of p-s and heat seal mounting and laminating ...

High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

(Magazine)

January 31, 2000, ... nylon, PVDC [polyvinylidene chloride], EVOH [ethylene vinyl alcohol], and metallized films. But the consumer demand to have fresher, more flavorful, higher quality foods has driven the demand for more ...

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

(Magazine)

December 31, 1999, ... such as (biaxially oriented polypropylene) BOPP/ink/adhesive/metallized BOPP; PET/ink/adhesive/metallized low-density polyethylene; and BOPP/ink/adhesive/BOPP/adhesive/pearl BOPP/adhesive/metallized BOPP. ...

Popcorn packaging leads converter down new paths.

(Magazine)

October 31, 1996, ... Foods. Founded in 1985, the company has expanded into other food packaging areas as well, utilizing the knowledge of paper and thin-gauge metallized film gained from its microwave popcorn packaging ...

Modified Atmosphere Packaging shows potential for growth

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... 1995 development of a high-performance metallized cellulose film. "The acquisition is great news for cellophane," says Derek Randall, who as managing director will head the Bridgwater business, to be ...