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Decorative Films Served by Multilayer Structure

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May 31, 2000, ...  a big part in what we want to do." "Dead-on" OTR (oxygen transmission rate) is realized by a continuous process of added ingredients, not by a batch process that Planeta says is used typically. OTR i ...

Latest Gravure Technology Launches Converter into Fray

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April 30, 2000, ... applications). According to Bell, "Our high-performance adhesive structures can handle requirements for moisture/oxygen barriers, sterilization temperatures, and puncture resistance." Bell says that ...

Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary

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March 31, 2000, ... including meats, produce, and other refrigerated and frozen foods. Usually located at the perimeter of the supermarket, these foods often use high-value ($2.49/lb) oxygen barrier films. Growing 21% ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, ... oriented polyolefin (COP) and oxygen barrier construction of the package extends pet food shelf life, improves freshness and palatability, and reduces insect infestation concerns. The COP abuse/sealant ...

High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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January 31, 2000, ... as "any material that is capable of preventing the ingress of another material, whether it is gases or flavors or aromas. Typically, [high-barrier materials used today] are going to be oxygen barrier materials, ...

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

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December 31, 1999, ... and features four gas chromatographs; two spectrophotometers; four Mocons for testing oxygen and moisture vapor transmission rates; and a great deal of additional testing equipment. The prepress department, ...

The role of barrier materials in packaging low-fat goods.

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October 31, 1996, ... packages that extend shelf life by providing improved moisture and oxygen protection, that extended shelf life coupled with the reduction in fat has created a need for increased flavor and aroma barrier ...

Flexible packaging converter treats its customers right.

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October 31, 1996, ... to Ramseur. He explains that to provide a good oxygen and moisture barrier, the inner liner of the bag is metallized, with the metallized substrate helping to preserve the integrity of the snack product. ...

New possibilities for beer packaging in PEN and LCP

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August 31, 1996, ... it has a flavor threshold of as little as 0.1 parts per billion (ppb). Flavor loss is accelerated in the presence of light and certain metal ions. Because the fermentation process itself consumes oxygen, ...

Foil and potatoes - Aluminum Assn. presents a response.

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July 31, 1996, ... oxygen seeping into food. According to the Food and Drug Administration, botulism is not a common food-borne disease in the continental US, and commercial outbreaks are especially rare. In the book ...

Modified Atmosphere Packaging shows potential for growth

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June 30, 1996, ... dioxide, oxygen, and nitrogen. MAP inhibits the growth of pathogenic bacteria and mold, thereby extending the shelf life of fresh, chilled, and ambient foods. The MAP technique is now used in the packaging ...

AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors

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March 31, 1996, ... judges as innovative and nontraditional in its design, which provides the necessary oxygen, moisture, and light barriers needed to meet shelf-life demands. The entry was submitted by both Printpack Inc., ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... was adjusted to allow for the correct rate of oxygen and carbon dioxide transmission required to extend shelf life. Higher-respiring produce, such as broccoli, requires a film so thin that it can be difficult ...

Fresh produce offers converters opportunities for healthy sales

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December 31, 1995, ... energy and other molecules that can be used by the cell for synthetic reactions. "The greatest yield of energy," says Robertson, "is obtained when the process takes place in the presence of molecular oxygen. ...

Measurement technique improves metallized PP

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November 30, 1995, ... polyester as the barrier sheet of choice for light, moisture and oxygen. Metallized polyester is still in use, but it is generally more expensive and is used primarily for applications requiring long shelf ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ... creates a moisture and oxygen barrier superior to the alternative cartons and bags for this product, and the hermetic seal reduces any chance of insect infestation which can plague those packages as well. ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

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February 28, 1995, ...  that you can develop that can replace rigid." A new polyester film, a 48-gauge poly-ester with a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) coating, has been introduced by Rhone Poulenc. "It provides a very high oxyge ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ... will continue because metallized substrates offer good, albeit imperfect, barriers to light, oxygen and moisture, and the visual impact of metallized packages on the retail shelf is striking. Strong growth ...

Innovative uses earn honors from film supplier

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December 31, 1994, ... are: * Quebec Div. of Daltons (1834) Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for a high-oxygen-barrier, reclosable package for its line of nuts and dried fruits. The converter is Maine Poly, Greene, ME.  ...

German company develops recovery concept for plastics

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December 31, 1994, ... gasification principle. Solid feed stocks are gasified in a fluidized bed at elevated pressures of up to 30 bar using oxygen or air. As practical experience has shown, a great variety of feed stocks is ...