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Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries. A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY How To Apply An Oxygen Barrier Primer With A Roll Coater  ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... of packaging applications. Executive Summary Can You Finally Get Foil Barrier Properties With a Metallized Film? by Dante Ferrari, Celplast Metallized Products Application: Using a new high oxygen ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... quality degradation can occur through more indirect and complex processes compared with the more commonly expected through-wall oxygen transmission. When considering aroma/odor/ flavor quality of any packaged ...

Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... on longer runs. Includes company's ProFire Excel imaging system. Portable Headspace Analyzer Mocon, Minneapolis, MN, USA; 763/493-6370; mocon.com The Pac Check Model 325 hand-held oxygen and carbon ...

New Clear Barrier Film Resin Technology Replaces Coated Films

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... Light-, oxygen-, and moisture-barrier properties, puncture and oil resistance, sealant performance, and machinability are important packaging requirements that must be evaluated. Aesthetic appeal and, ...

Removing Packaging Odors

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, ... and; (4) oxygen scavenging additives. The use of antioxidants such as BHA, BHT, and Vitamin E can be an effective packaging strategy in reducing the oxidation of packaging ingredients as well as the ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... measure MVTR and OTR on a variety of flexible packaging structures, including flat films, laminates, and coextrusion. They feature company's Coulox coulometric-type sensor for oxygen and modulated IR for ...

Disposable DVD Requires More Than an 'Ordinary' Package Dea

(Flexpack)

April 04, 2004, Evatone is leveraging a customized Multivac machine and oxygen-scavenging film from Cryovac to produce packaging for “time-sensitive” movies. Evatone is leveraging a customized Multivac machine and oxygen-scavenging ...

Sniffing Out the Sources of Packaging Odors

(Materials)

November 29, 2003, ... of secondary odor that can be catalyzed by some metals. This auto-oxidation process can produce objectionable odoriferous by-products not evident immediately. This process requires the absorption of oxygen ...

Converter Panel Attracts Interest at Conference

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... The desiccant is also next to the product so that permeation through another layer does not delay the absorption activity. In his paper “A Systems Approach to Oxygen Scavenging Films,” Frank B. Edwards ...

Products

(Magazine)

September 29, 2003, ... metallizers in the field as well as its own. Said to provide significant improvement in both oxygen and water barriers, system also reportedly allows some previously unmetallizable films to be metallized. ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... foils, blister packaging, silicone oxygen substrates, surgical and hygienic membranes, and nonwovens. Measures water vapor transmission ranges from 0.001-10,000 g/m2/day. Map Nip Profiles in Real Time ...

European Meeting Presents Large Technical Program

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... industry. Materials In the sessions covering materials, Virginia P. Cushing and Bruce W. Foster of Mica Corporation discussed “How to Achieve High Bond Strength and Low Oxygen Transmission Rates with ...

FTA Raises the Bar

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... customer. At press time, ensure all suppliers are available for consultation. Peter Menzian (DuPont Imaging Technologies) offered data on how to eliminate oxygen depletion in analog platemaking. When ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... to include low leaker rates; puncture and abrasion resistance; outstanding shelf life characteristics; and excellent oxygen and moisture barrier properties. Acquisitions Sun Chemical Takes an Interest ...

Why Do Flex-Pack?

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2003, ... some issues — it can't have exposure to oxygen.’ Things like that,” adds Miller. One of the largest flexible package converters in the world today, Bemis obviously is survival-oriented; Miller says the ...

Controlling Color Change in Adhesives and Coatings

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... Avoiding or minimizing such exposure is the best way to ensure an adhesive or coating will maintain the same initial color over an extended time. High temperatures, UV light, and materials such as oxygen ...

Atmospheric Plasma

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... plasma is created at much lower voltage levels and temperature. Substrate Effects Corona converts the substrate surface from a non-polar state to a polar state. Oxygen molecules are then free to bond ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportEB/UV Curing Drying

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... and cost issues. Also, importantly, UV equipment now is readily available with an inerted module, which is necessary to cure silicone acrylates (oxygen inhibits the cure). This inerting improves the consistence ...

Products

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... fast cycling and is easy to use. Measures a wide range of barrier packaging material applications, including films, foil, metallized foils, blister packaging, silicone oxygen substrates, surgical and hygienic ...