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Barrier Films: SiOx Barrier Benefits

(Coatings)

September 30, 2010, ... i.e., it must be easy to transport and easy to open. All these requirements should be combined in one-and-the-same packaging. How Do Barriers Function? In cans and glass jars, the moisture and oxygen ...

Torayfan PC3 OPP Delivers Barrier Durability for Metallized PET & Foil Apps

(Flexpack)

September 22, 2010, ... Plastics (America) Torayfan PC3 advanced metallized polypropylene film, which reportedly delivers twice the moisture barrier and three times the oxygen barrier of previous generations of Torayfan metallized ...

Response to PET Shortage

(Yo's Yarns)

September 12, 2010, ... product manager, Torayfan Div., ““CPGs and converters are discovering that PC3 film is fit for use in metallized PET and foil applications owing to its superior moisture barrier and improved oxygen barrier, ...

You Get What You Pay For, Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 27, 2010, ... oxygen transmission rate and layer thicknesses measured. This is inadequate, as it is critical to know in real time whether the product you are making meets the agreed upon specifications. As far as ...

You Get what You Pay For, or Caveat Emptor.

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 15, 2010, ... that happen when the EVOH layer is reduced by 60%. The obvious is that oxygen transmission increases (gets worse) due to a thinner layer. This means that extruder screw speed is 60% less, which means that ...

Coating Adds Barrier to PLA

(Coatings)

June 30, 2010, NanoSeal coating technology is said to improve moisture vapor and oxygen barriers on clear, biodegradable PLA packaging films. The coating system also NanoSeal coating technology is said to improve moisture ...

Flexpack: DuPont Honors Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, ... & Tear bag, which combines the superior shrink, toughness, and oxygen barrier properties of a traditional vacuum shrink bag with the addition of an easy-open feature. A user simply grabs the package and ...

VW Certifies Laminated Composite

(Coating/Laminating)

May 31, 2010, ...  NORShield AC puts a protective layer on metal surfaces to prevent the packaged material from corroding due to contact with oxygen or water. The product is especially suitable for the temporary protection ...

Toray Plastics Announces Commercialization of European Plant

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2010, ... Plastics (America), Inc., assumed a leadership role in TFE’s expansion into packaging film, driving the development and commercialization of Torayfan metallized heat-sealable and nonsealable high-oxygen-barrier ...

Plants for Pretzels

(First Glance)

April 30, 2010, ... a year of R&D, Clear Lam replaced conventional petroleum-based plastics with material derived primarily from renewable Ingeo PLA from NatureWorks. To create the appropriate oxygen- and moisture-barrier ...

Mocon-Certified Mumbai Testing Lab Earns Independent Certification

(News | New Products)

April 26, 2010, ... under the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard for oxygen and water vapor permeation testing of plastic barrier materials. The government of India has authorized NABL as the accreditation body for testing and ...

Davis-Standard Chinaplas Exhibit To Offer Expert Advise

(News | New Products)

April 08, 2010, ... extrusion capacity without sacrificing output. Other film equipment includes machinery for hygienic, oxygen barrier, optical, medical and CPP films.  Wide fabric coating/laminating machines are engineered ...

Amcor Flexibles Expands Blown Film Capabilities

(News | New Products)

April 06, 2010, ... to develop and manufacture next generation peelable films, oxygen and moisture barrier films, and high-performance forming films,” comments Michael Barr, product manager Americas, Coex & Converted. “In ...

Narrow Web's Leverag

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... packaging of snacks, baked goods, and ice cream novelties Multi-Ply Snack Webs | Nuts and other oxygen-sensitive salted snacks Stickpacks | Designed for high-speed, tubular formed, powdered drink mix ...

Roller Refurbishing: Replace or Refinish?

(Web Handling)

March 31, 2010, ... all the calculations of flow rate, BTU output and input, deflection, pressure testing, and roll balance. And the roll finish is certainly a specialty, whether plasma, high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF), ...

Label Meets NASA Standards

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... of the sample materials is exposed to harsh environmental conditions, including vacuums, solar ultraviolet radiation, micrometeoroids, space debris, atomic oxygen, and deep thermal cycles. Prepare for ...

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2010, ... Webs | Nuts and other oxygen-sensitive salted snacks • Stickpack | Designed for high-speed, tubular formed, powdered drink mix packets • Coffee Web: Coffee, including single-serve and ground coffee packages, ...

What’s Up With Die Lines

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 17, 2010, ... or heaven forbid when the proverbial “lightning strike” shuts down the plant, the molten polymer has the opportunity to remain stationary on a very hot metal surface, in the presence of oxygen, resulting ...

Flexible Packaging: Capital Commitments

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2010, ... that requires barrier from oxygen, odor, moisture, or oil…we can now enter those markets.” Eco-Efficient Laminations The purchase of a Nordmeccanica Super Simplex SL laminator, made in November 2009, ...

Click To Pick

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, ... overall thickness or raw materials content. Microlayer technology is said to allow extrusion processors and converters to achieve increases in impact strength, elongation, oxygen and moisture barrier, ...