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acpo Launches Line of Barrier Films

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2016, ... clear films are said to give converters an alternative to multilayer and PVdC coated barrier films while providing ultra-high oxygen barrier properties, flex crack resistance, and thermal resistance to ...

Avery Dennison Adds Narrow Web Solutions

(Label/Tape)

September 18, 2016, ... permeation, absorption, and attack by traditionally aggressive ingredients Provide outstanding gas barriers to oxygen, moisture, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide The expanded Stickpak Portfolio for single-serve ...

Aseptic Carton Bottle Wins WorldStar Award

(Carton Box)

August 23, 2016, ... latest win follows recent upgrades including new oxygen barrier properties, which make the Tetra Evero Aseptic package suitable for a wider range of products,” said Lars Bengtsson, VP carton bottle. “We ...

Sun Chemical Partners with ACPO

(Coating/Laminating)

August 21, 2016, Sun will supply ACPO with SunBar oxygen barrier coatings to supply converters with alternative barrier films PARSIPPANY, NJ | Sun Chemical has entered into a partnership with ACPO, a coater of flexible ...

Updates from TAPPI, SPI & the Industry

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

August 01, 2016, ... nanolayers reduce by 50% the amount of polyamide needed to achieve the desired level of oxygen and moisture permeability in food packaging films. A line is being prepared for shipment as of this writing, ...

Waterless Flower Packaging Has Extended Shelf Life

(Flexpack)

July 10, 2016, ... film, Flexfresh, which could keep the product breathing in hydrated oxygen and release excess humidity keeping the flowers dry. Grocery home delivery flower pack. Using Perfotec’s Fast Respiration ...

Ampac Offers New Barrier Lamination

(Coating/Laminating)

June 20, 2016, PRO FlexiPURE low extractable barrier lamination addresses the amount of trace contaminants found in film structures in drug and medical uses CINCINNATI, OH | Ampac, a division of ProAmpac, announces ...

Common Barrier Packaging Polymers—Their Functions & Applications

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

June 05, 2016, ... usually oxygen, water, and light. Sometimes the purpose is to keep something in, such as in modified atmosphere packaging, and sometimes it is to let something out, such as carbon dioxide in cheese packaging. ...

RKW Sweden Films Suited for Food Packaging

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2016, ... which company adds natural minerals in various degrees of fineness. Thanks to the usage of more than 50% minerals, FPO is said to provide excellent barrier properties to light, oxygen, and water vapor, ...

Toray Plastics (America) Launches Polyester Film

(News | New Products)

May 15, 2016, ... pouch that has excellent oxygen- and moisture-barrier durability. Typical value, flat sheet oxygen- and moisture-barrier transmission rates for Barrialox SBR2 are 0.01 cc/100 in. and 0.02 grams/100 in., ...

RadTech Announces Best Papers

(Print)

May 08, 2016, ... a new product for this field. This new photoinitiator is suitable for printing inks such as offset, flexo, screen, and inkjet inks, but also for all the applications that require high speed and low oxygen ...

Toray BOPP Used for PVdC-Free Lamination

(Flexpack)

May 01, 2016, ... performance of CBS2 with that of traditional PVdC-coated BOPP film. Reportedly, the results showed that CBS2 offered excellent moisture and oxygen barrier and had superior lamination bond, without the ...

AIMCAL Awards | Toothpaste Carton Is 'Touching' Winne

(Coating/Laminating)

March 16, 2016, ... structure deliver oxygen barrier and a secure seal, even through contaminated seal areas, and peel cleanly from virtually any rigid tray material. Primary applications for the clear film include refrigerated ...

Constantia Flexibles Introduces Quality Tests

(News | New Products)

March 13, 2016, ... the punched edge, because the base foil’s aluminum creates a 100% barrier against water and oxygen). Such cross-permeation can be controlled using laminates whose plastic layers provide a higher barrier ...

Innovation for Solving Problems

(Innovation Station)

February 18, 2016, ... 13. The movie depicts the failed attempt to land on the moon by Commander James Lovell and team after an oxygen tank exploded. At one point, because of escalating carbon dioxide levels, there was a critical ...

Presto, Bemis Launch New Drug Package Format

(Bag Pouch)

February 02, 2016, ... Meanwhile, the pouch is constructed from aluminum foil-based laminated film, providing excellent moisture and oxygen barrier properties. “This packaging format flips the value proposition for secondary ...

Show Preview | FTA’s 2016 Forum and INFO*FLEX

(Print)

February 01, 2016, ... inks for PE; and SunVisto water-based inks for paper and paperboard. Coatings include the SunInspire sensory line, which offers special effects, and SunBar oxygen barrier coatings designed to enable lightweighting ...

Plastic Technologies Issues Study on Coffee Capsules

(Flexpack)

January 25, 2016, ... wide number of beverage and other liquid-based applications, the company wanted to research the base materials being used, the structures they were assembled into, the resulting barrier (oxygen, water ...

On Print | UV LED Is Beyond the Tipping Point

(On Print)

January 11, 2016, ... lamps, especially peak energy, has been much lower than Hg bulbs. If just in the bulk, greater exposure time and high photoinitiator levels are effective. But it has been at the surface. Oxygen interferes ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2015

(Flexpack)

December 01, 2015, ... North Kingstown, RI, launched Torayfan PWX5, a metallized BOPP film designed for use as a high-performance, inner moisture- and oxygen-barrier web in gas-flushed applications. One side of the film is vacuum-deposited ...