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Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 3

(Flexpack)

August 02, 2017, ... an LLDPE/Tie/Nylon/EVOH/Nylon/Tie/mLLDPE structure can be made with a seven-layer die, shown in Figure 3B. This structure is used as a lidding film with excellent barrier properties and gloss. If ethylene ...

Ashland Coating System Is Patented

(Coating/Laminating)

June 19, 2017, ... and can be used with foils, Nylon, PET, OPP, vinyl, and other plastic film substrates. It can be applied via gravure or flexographic process with an enclosed-chamber doctor blade.” PureKote 23589 is ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 2

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2017, ... than unoriented nylon films, and that laminations are superior to unoriented blown films, and that the film structure shown in Figure 1B above is inadequate for many packaging applications. Figure ...

Celplast Offers Topcoated Metallized Film

(Coating/Laminating)

March 27, 2017, ... metallized PET film, said to bring a lower cost, lower carbon footprint alternative to foil in the high-barrier flexible packaging market Company says in head-to-head tests with 4-ply PET/foil/nylon/CPP ...

Flex Films Reports Film for Pharma Packaging

(Flexpack)

February 18, 2017, ... will surely go down.” He adds, “The moisture absorption of this film is as low as 0.8 percent, working out to almost 92 percent less than that of nylon, which is a big advantage. There is also a yield ...

Uflex Pouch Has Sonically Sealed Spout

(Bag Pouch)

February 07, 2017, ... ghee. The laminate of the pouch is a three ply structure comprising Isotropic PET/ Isotropic PET/ Co-ex Nylon Polyethylene (PE). Two transparent Isotropic polyester layers provide excellent mechanicals ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2016

(Flexpack)

December 01, 2016, ... costly barrier materials, such as Nylon, EVOH, or PVDC simultaneously with other polymers such as PE, PP, or Ionomer.     Foster On-A-Roll Lifter Jumbo The On-A-Roll Lifter Jumbo is one of the ...

Stafford Offers Custom Shaft Collars

(News | New Products)

November 01, 2016, ... the collars can be machined from alloy steels, stainless alloys, titanium, aluminum with anodizing in bright colors, brass, bronze, Teflon, Delrin, nylon, and other materials. Ranging from 1/8–10 in. I.D. ...

PCE Instruments Improves Force Gauges

(Controls)

October 10, 2016, ... of packaging materials such as cardboard, nylon strapping, and reinforced tape. The results of these packaging performance tests help manufacturers make informed decisions about how to optimize packaging ...

NDC Sensor Has Many Applications

(Controls)

August 28, 2016, ... costly barrier materials, such as Nylon, EVOH, or PVDC simultaneously with other polymers such as PE, PP, or Ionomer. Company says an issue confronting the accurate IR measurement of thin films is called ...

Optimum Plastics Adds Extrusion Line

(Flexpack)

October 26, 2015, ... of producing custom cast embossed film in up to five layers and can run multiple resin grades including polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, and various specialty polymers. It is anticipated the line will ...

Toray OPP Films Suited for Non-Retort Pouches

(Materials)

October 08, 2015, ... manufacturers that use a traditional nylon directional-tear film laminated to a standard sealant web will find that LT films can now replace both of those films. The use of one, thinner film also provides ...

Filmquest Signs Agreement with JK Materials

(Materials)

May 26, 2015, Filmquest will distribute the South Korean company’s Nylon in the US BOLINGBROOK, IL | Filmquest Group, an international merchant converter and value-added provider of packaging films, reports an exclusive ...

ColorMasters Adds Two New Extruders

(Flexpack)

May 10, 2015, ... uses almost all of its own film in its converting operations. Exceptions include certain barrier film such as PET, nylon, and OPP. “Those are sourced out,” says Pfeiffer, “but even then, the sealant web ...

Ceresana Issues Study on Polyamides

(Materials)

April 17, 2015, The reports shows the material known as nylon has a number of applications, including some found in the converting industry   KONSTANZ, GERMANY | Market research institute Ceresana announces a new ...

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

(Flexpack)

February 01, 2015, ... nylons, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyesters, and thermoplastic polyurethanes. EVOH resins have very poor adhesion to most of the aforementioned polymers, so modified polyolefin adhesive resins, ...

AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference Packs 'Em I

(Yo's Yarns)

October 27, 2014, ... that has experienced high year over year growth is stand up pouches. Typical multilayer designs incorporate a barrier layer such as foil, metalized film, EVOH, Nylon, or PVDC. All of these layers must ...

Bloomer Plastics Acquires Optimum Plastics

(Flexpack)

October 18, 2014, ... the finest set of multilayer, high-barrier film assets in the stand-alone film market. Their leadership position in custom-engineered, nine-layer nylon coextrusions is unmatched. We look forward to continuing ...

Bemis Earns Two Awards for Packaging Innovation

(Flexpack)

June 16, 2014, ... at the base and a nylon-based forming film with unique moisture control properties at the top. The two webs essentially create a moisture-equilibrating “steam dome” that allows for efficient use of steam ...

Macro Engineering & Technology Redesigns Extruder

(Flexpack News)

September 21, 2013, ... C-series of MacroPlast extruders were specifically designed for coextrusion of film structures with seven or more layers with the versatility to process a variety of polymers, including nylon and polyesters.  ...