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

(Flexpack)

February 01, 2015, ... of ethylene and vinyl alcohol, is widely and most commonly used in packaging structures for perishable food because of its superior barrier to oxygen. The high barrier performance of EVOH, even after abuse, ...

BOBST Heading for ICE Europe

(Carton Box)

January 13, 2015, ... is a monitoring system which at detects defects at full metallizer speed. The AlOx process is said to produce clear film with good water and oxygen barrier levels and can be used for products including ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... innovations in vacuum metallizing. The AIOx process produces clear film with a good water and oxygen barrier level and can be used for baked goods and microwaveable food where product visibility is required. ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2014

(Flexpack)

December 29, 2014, ...    Ampac’s Flexi FoilFree HB Ampac, Cincinnati, OH, introduced Flexi FoilFree HB, an ultra-high-barrier film technology that can achieve moisture, oxygen, and vapor barrier properties approaching ...

MOCON Changes Name of German Subsidiary

(Controls)

December 16, 2014, ... technical support throughout Europe. Its focus has been on MOCON permeation measurement systems for oxygen, water vapor, and carbon dioxide, and LIPPKE-branded package testing systems. MOCON GmbH will ...

Clear Lam Opens Co-Packing & Innovation Facility

(News | New Products)

November 21, 2014, ... is designed. This includes tests for strength and other physical properties, oxygen transmission rates, and optical properties of various packaging materials. Commercial applications for the PrimaPak ...

Polyoak Switches to DoubleSided IML for Melrose Wedges

(Label/Tape)

November 17, 2014, ...  Both the packaging and the IML label are fully recyclable. A bigger label that allows a more accurate fit around the openings that let oxygen through. Cheese and packaging with holes The ready-for-use ...

Rollprint Adds to High-Barrier Line

(Materials)

November 09, 2014, ... ultra-high oxygen and water vapor barrier with chemical resistance. Oxygen barrier levels are available as low as 0.0008 cc/100in2-24 hrs and water vapor barrier properties are available down to 0.0008 ...

Ampac Announces Ultra-High-Barrier Film

(Materials)

October 25, 2014, ... ultra-high-barrier film technology that company says can achieve moisture, oxygen, and vapor barrier properties approaching aluminum foil laminates without the use of foil when incorporated in a laminate.  ...

Pack Expo | The Next Generation of Package Printing Solutions

(Trends/Management)

September 24, 2014, ... more common IML sheet –fed only printers. “Our lamination capabilities give us more options for creating labels that have UV-, oxygen-, and moisture-barrier properties, along with abrasion resistance. ...

EU Project to Develop Gas Sensor Technology

(Controls)

August 10, 2014, ... a short time. • The product natural microflora will use the oxygen and replace it with CO2. • The package is never completely tight. This is partly due to the packaging material not being a complete ...

Sun Chemical Is HD Plate Certified by Esko

(News | New Products)

August 02, 2014, ... Flat-Top Dot technology: the MacDermid Lux system and the DuPont DigiFlow/DigiCorr system. The MacDermid Lux system utilizes a membrane laminator for an oxygen barrier, and the DigiFlow/DigiCorr system ...

Toray Plastics (America) Announces BOPP Film

(Flexpack)

June 23, 2014, ... Torayfan CBS2 film, described as an environmentally conscious, clear, high-oxygen- and moisture-barrier BOPP film designed for use as the inside sealant web for the packaging of bakery items, crisp salty ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 3

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 12, 2014, ... by now.  At 230°, the decomposition rate of LDPE is sufficiently low that the extruder can be shut off with little worry of decomposition.  Proper placement of the  drool stick will prevent oxygen from ...

Sun Chemical Showing Broad Line at Interpack

(Coating/Laminating)

May 10, 2014, ... oxygen barrier adhesive technology that is compatible with the current range of SunBar coating products. Combined or used independently, reportedly this will allow brand owners the opportunity to lightweight ...

Sudpack Resealable Film Provides Easy Opening

(Flexpack)

May 06, 2014, ... ranging from low to high oxygen barriers. Thanks to many years of experience in coextruding film layers, Südpack holds the required expertise in-house. The film specialists can flexibly tailor each packaging ...

Toray Lidding Film Can Take High Temps

(Flexpack)

April 20, 2014, ... oxygen barrier, have a low seal initiation temperature (SIT), and offer an environmentally friendly, solvent-free formulation that assures manufacturers that their customers will experience a pure, fresh ...

Digital Prepress | Bridging the Gap Between Flexo and Offset

(Print)

March 30, 2014, ... oxygen between the layer and the plate, allowing stable, flat top dots to form and enabling PCG to get 1:1 dot reproduction onto the plate. “DigiCap is a texture pattern that we image across the entire ...

Freedonia Issues Study on Active and Intelligent Packaging

(Flexpack)

March 16, 2014, ... a faster pace as a result of expanded applications for oxygen scavengers in food, beverage, and pharmaceutical packaging. Additionally, growth will be propelled by solid prospects for susceptor packaging ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ...  Graphic Packaging Intl.'s rendition of the Z-Flute kitty litter container claims to protect the interior product from oxygen and moisture, thus preventing it from clumping inside the package. For the ...