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Web Handling | To Break or Not To Break--What is the Tension?

(Web Handling)

December 02, 2012, ... slope of stress and strain plot defines the web's Young's modulus. If all this is true, you say, why can aluminum foil easily break but a box of cling wrap entails a wrestling match to tear it? The difference ...

McCullagh Coffee Launches Compostable Packs Using Natureflex Film

(Flexpack)

November 28, 2012, ...  NatureFlex films offer advantages for packing and converting such as inherent deadfold and anti-static properties, high gloss, resistance to grease and oil, good barrier to gases, aromas, and mineral ...

Eastman Polymers Offer Durable Transparency for IMD

(Label/Tape)

October 22, 2012, ... electronics, automotive, and medical devices with the addition of a clear plastic substrate molded behind a decorative film or foil. Company says these clear polymers allow backlighting options that ...

Coating Matters | Understanding Rheology

(Coating/Laminating)

October 01, 2012, ... or flow, you are describing a rheological force. In plastics, everything boils down to mayonnaise and Silly Putty. While Silly Putty is more fun to play with, let’s examine mayonnaise first, because ...

Acucote Offers New Service and Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

August 27, 2012, ... migration could be an issue, has specific adhesion to polyester-based, powder-coated paints and can be used for surfaces that have a thin film of processing oil. It is said to be a good fit for medium ...

Coating | The Movement Toward Thinner Films and Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

July 30, 2012, ... that go into a wide variety of handheld devices, or virtually anything that has a photolithography step to create patterns, thinner foils with thinner coatings are needed to enable features that use less ...

DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, ... from spoilage must be greatly reduced, and innovative packaging solutions will play a critical role in that story.” An expert panel evaluated 200 entries from 21 countries and awarded one diamond winner, ...

Reducing Sealing Failure

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 09, 2012, ... seal through contaminants such as fats. This last point always impressed me.  Most polyethylenes are penetrated by corn oil within 2 days, while most acid copolymers can last 6 days and ionomers can ...

Dion Label Printing Installs High Decoration Finishing Press

(Label/Tape)

April 05, 2012, ... for clients interested in hot stamp, cold foil, emboss, deboss, silk screen, and specialty prismatic effects. Hot stamping uses a heated die to apply foil to a precise area on a substrate. Cold foil ...

Smokin' Hot Cigarette Cartons Are Top Product of the Year

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2012, ... SC, bequeathed its Peter Rigney* Product of the Year Award on March 11th to Unifoil Corp., Fairfield, NJ, for a series of smokin’ hot cartons for Camel Menthol, Camel Bold and Camel Crush cigarettes from ...

Clearwater Adds EarthCoating Resins

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2012, ... mineral-based coatings, said to contain less plastic than traditional LDPE coatings while providing enhanced moisture barrier properties and equal barrier properties to oil, grease, and fatty acids. EarthCoating ...

Cortec Corp. Offers Biodegradable Film with Corrosion Inhibitor

(Flexpack News)

October 16, 2011, ... protection and is an improved replacement for non-degradable and nitrite-based VCI films. Once exposed to soil or compost conditions, this product is said to disintegrate rapidly and completely within ...

Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, ... biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) laminated to bulk and sealant layers and also can include foil or other barrier layers. At least one brand, St. Charles, MO-based Royal Canin, packs ...

Overlaminate a Clear Winner

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2011, ... eyes and to deliver exceptional wetout. Offers high resistance to acid, chemicals, and oil, and adhesive is engineered for short-term repositionability and ultimate adhesion to a variety of substrates. ...

Thermoset Inks Resist Abrasions

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

June 30, 2011, ... good gloss, and a clean, sharp image. Nearly one-fifth of this environmentally conscious product's base system consists of soy and vegetable oil contents and is formulated free of VOCs. INX Intl. Ink ...

Label Stock For Rx Use

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2011, ... it to withstand extreme exposure to heat, moisture, sunlight, and certain chemicals typical to prescription labeling such as oils, lotions, hand sanitizers, and soaps. This medium- to high-sensitivity ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... and Yolanda Simonsis, associate publisher/editor, Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC) magazine, who hosted the judging session at PFFC's Chicago offices. The Technology of the Year Competition was judged ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... Hts., IL; Pat Reynolds, editor-in-chief, Packaging World magazine, Chicago, IL; and Yolanda Simonsis, associate publisher/editor, Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC) magazine, who hosted the judging session ...

Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... for what is called unprecedented strength and abuse resistance. Designed for soups, sauces, and condiments in weights up to 30 lb, the films go from the freezer to re-thermalization in boiling water for ...

Green Converting: Recycled Roll Coverings

(Web Handling)

November 30, 2010, ... we witnessed a huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Everyone says our dependence on oil is ridiculous; “they” need to invent alternate forms of transportation; when is solar energy development going to ...