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Adhesion of Coatings to Aluminum Foil

(The Place)

August 31, 2003, ... to lower adhesion to an EAA resin at the edges than in the middle. In the laboratory coating, the EAA adhered inseparably to the foil in the middle of the web but was easily peeled at the edges. In practice, ...

Materials

(Materials)

August 31, 2003, ... Co., Bridgewater, NJ; 800/797-4992; adhesives.nationalstarch.com Duro-Tak 34-176A hot melt PSAs are said to excel in peel and tack in applications in which labels must stick to fruit and vegetable surfaces. ...

Let's Talk Trend

(Tapes)

August 28, 2003, ... are typically film/paper laminates with the film often being the carrier that attaches to and protects the form, which is frequently perforated with a peelable area. This application is eliminating the ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... combined with peelable materials. A peelable, airtight lapseal is achieved between coextruded OPP and a special PE so the easy-open feature is built into the laminate without the need for extra materials. ...

What's Ahead for Industrial Ink Jet

(Office Products)

July 31, 2003, ... that will allow DOD to be used for packaging applications as well, such as blister packaging for pharmaceuticals, private label for high-end packaging, and peel lids for special product promotions. However, ...

A New Enhanced Polyethylene for Extrusion Coating and Laminating

(The Place)

July 31, 2003, ... with the exception of the EVA at 280°C. Adhesion to OPP was determined by running peel tests on 15 mm wide strips of the 50 g coat weight samples. Figure 2 shows the peel strength results. The enhanced ...

Testing Equipment: Does Your Lab Measure Up?

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... along with a probe to test rheological or viscoelastic behavior. If you want to test finished labels, then fixtures and probes geared to test bonding strength or peel adhesion and tack are required. ...

U.K.-Based ALS Co-Develops "Innovative" Label Solution for Food Industry: Tray-Fi

(News | New Products)

June 22, 2003, ... film lid, which prevents any movement and the possibility of the sleeve being switched or falling off in transit. As the edges of the label are perforated, the film lid can be peeled away during cooking, ...

Defoamers or Antifoamers? How Best to Combat Foam

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... the necessary peel strength. Unfortunately, this brief treatment of antifoaming agents and defoamers cannot provide all the answers to their use. They are excellent materials that do their intended ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... an ideal balance of peel, shear, and tack, mfr. reports. It becomes clear when cured and is suitable for frozen and refrigerated foods. Hand Crank Mechanical Shafts Suited for Narrow Webs Convertech ...

Measure Pressure with Thin Film

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... defects in platens. Typical Applications Orange peel is a phenomenon in which a flexible packaging adhesive used to laminate two plastic films together becomes distorted to resemble the surface of an ...

New Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... C2219 are PP coextrusions with HDPE backbones designed to seal to PP cupstock. Both films meet FDA guidelines for retort packaging and for hot-fill products. C2109A offers normal peel strength values; ...

AIMCAL Winners Pulsate with Panache

(Corrugated)

March 31, 2003, ... Mylar from DuPont Co., Wilmington, DE, to 0.1-mil adhesive film, the visor “cover” is stacked in seven layers. Visor wearers simply peel off a dirty or scratched layer as needed to reveal a clean layer ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... for retort packaging and for hot-fill products. C2109A offers normal peel strength values; C2219 is formulated for very high peel values. Inverters Now Up to Fourth Generation Siemens Energy & Automation ...

Leaders of the Pack

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... skin seal as well as a total seal that keeps the product stationary in the tray and reduces leaks. The EZ open tab to peel off the film reportedly eliminates the need for consumers to puncture or cut the ...

Atmospheric Plasma

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... evaluated to determine the adhesion of the ink. A tape test was performed for each protocol with a ½ in. × 2 in. tape peel test using fresh transparent (clear) pressure-sensitive tape. The tape was applied ...

PSA Problem Solving

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... peel adhesion, tack, and/or shear can identify adhesive performance issues. However, these tests alone may not lead to the source and eventual resolution of the quality issue. It's up to the investigator ...

Materials

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, New from: ADM Tronics Unlimited Inc.; Engelhard; Environmental Inks and Coatings Corp.; KNF Flexpak Corp.; MACtac; National Adhesives; Northwest Coatings; Rohm and Haas Co.; and Syfan USA Corp. Substrates, ...

Materials

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... deformation, over a wide temperature range for exterior use, mfr. reports. Blister Lidding Foils Appropriate For Child-Resistant Packages Hueck Foils LLC, Wall, NJ; 732/974-2694 Co. offers peelable ...

Made You Look

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... reports; the front has to match the back, and the only way to ensure this is to peel back the labels at intervals. Suppliers include Fasson, Joales-Angston, and Shiki. Entered in the Offset — Line & ...