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A Smarter Future for Labels

(Tapes)

August 31, 2007, ... least can stop the products from deteriorating before use. Labels, for example, that are oxygen- or ethylene-scavenging; moisture- or odor-absorbing; and those that are freshness, microbial growth, or ...

New Product Digest

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... 423 Test OTR in Many Applications PBI-Dansensor America, Glen Rock, NJ; 201/251-6490; www.pbi-dansensor.us Lyssy OPT-5000 oxygen transmission rate permeability tester is said to be sensitive and ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... (America), North Kingstown, RI; 401/294-4511; www.torayfilms.com Torayfan PC5 and PWX5 ultra-high-barrier, metallized PP films offer 10x the oxygen barrier of metallized films from previous generations, ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... Other additives to include oxygen scavengers may sometimes improve the barrier. The leading “old” high barrier resins are still preferrable in packaging applications. Recent improvements in EVOH — thermal ...

Product Protection

(Technical Reports)

February 28, 2007, ... are more sensitive to moisture and oxygen than the fats they replace. This means if the packaging for the reformulated product does not have better moisture vapor- and oxygen-barrier properties than the ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... ACGIH safety guidelines for UV exposure. PFFC-ASAP 403 Measure Oxygen and Leak Rate Mocon, Minneapolis, MN; 763/493-6370; mocon.com The bench-top Pak Check Model 840 Package Integrity Test ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... vapor, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and ethylene. The likelihood of development of a single PLA film that could provide a flawless package for all forms of produce while providing a perfect barrier for respiration, ...

the PLACE

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December 31, 2006, ... or dissimilar substrates used in flexible packaging. Having an adhesive layer that can also provide oxygen barrierproperties is very desirable in flexible packaging applications. The potential to combine ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

November 07, 2006, ... the question facing Dr. Wolfgang Decker, general manager at Vast Films, Darlington, PA, in producing metallized films. Some products require an oxygen-free barrier, others need a barrier that is moisture-free, ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

September 17, 2006, ... retortable barrier packaging; Besela films; oxygen scavenging technology; eco-efficiency; natural plastics; RFID; shelf life; PA6 in food packaging; and ultra-barriers. According to InnoPlast, the symposium ...

The Place

(The Place)

August 31, 2006, ... to estimate the oxygen and moisture barrier of flexible pouch packaging. A series of experiments compared the practical barrier of pouches. Foil was the control compared with metallized oriented polypropylene. ...

Films Face Off

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ... for food and other substances that are sensitive to oxygen and moisture. In most cases, the choice is not simply one film versus another, since most packaging structures today are multilayer laminates, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, Effects of machine direction orientation on the moisture and oxygen barrier properties of HMW-PE films, novel high performance collation shrink film, choosing the right cure mechanism for UV curable laminating ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

April 29, 2006, Influence of electron beam on some polymeric substrates used in flexible packaging; polymer processing additives and melt fracture in blown film, die geomotry considerations; adding oxygen barrier to laminating ...

Metallizing Makeover

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, ... all Celplast production has continuous on-line monitoring across the web, off-line optical density and roll hardness measurements, and full roll traceability. The lab contains state-of-the-art oxygen ...

Cut With Glass

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... films are valued for their moisture barrier properties and are formed with a nonpolar surface. Polyolefins are wax-like materials with no oxygen or polar species in the polymer. While the wax-like ...

A Communication of the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... means and distributions. Actual composition of the base sheets greatly determined the direction and magnitude of the effects. The highest oxygen and moisture barrier OPP film design out-performed metallized ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... demands while reducing their overall costs in line. Some flexible packaging applications for dry powder, liquid packaging, lidding, and medical /pharmaceutical applications are highly oxygen or moisture ...

MOCON Announces Seminar Series

(Archive)

January 30, 2006, ... at the end. Subjects and dates are as follows. Date Seminar Title and Topics Feb. 8 Oxygen Transmission Rate Testing ASTM D-3985 and F-1307 provide the background for this seminar describing oxygen ...

New Products

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... Points PBI-Dansensor America, Glen Rock, NJ; 201/251-6490; pbi-dansensor.com Lyssy MVTR and oxygen permeation testers validate metallized barrier performance properties prior to material use at both ...