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Pakiston-based Tri-Pack Films Installs Atlas Slitter/Rewinder

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2013, ... delighted to be collaborating with Tri-Pack Films again,” added Peter Turner, sales manager for Atlas. “We look forward to the start-up of the new film line and being part of the company’s success during ...

Eastman Heads Effort for Recycling Solutions to Full-Wrap Label/PET

(Shrink Sleeves)

February 04, 2013, New Full-Wrap Label Consortium plans February meeting to address PET plastic and label recycling issues. KINGSPORT, TN | More than 30 companies (and counting) across the value chain are working together ...

Hanita Coatings Adds Flame-Retardant Films

(Label/Tape News)

December 16, 2012, ... base media for non-printable applications. “Up to now,” explains Gadi Arnon, product manager for Hanita’s Print division, “flame-retardant labels have been based on either thick, expensive PET films ...

Nordenia Film Wins Packaging Award

(Flexpack)

November 27, 2012, ... packaging significantly without decreasing the film thickness. Suitable applications include the food, pet food, and hygiene sectors. The foaming process takes place according to a process patented by ...

ExxonMobil Offers New Films at Pack Expo

(Flexpack)

October 28, 2012, ... 50TD200 shrink sleeve film, which reportedly facilitates flotation separation of labels from bottles in support of PET bottle recycling (where available). Also on display will be ExxonMobil Chemical’s ...

Filmquest Feature Has Encore Showing

(Flexpack)

October 01, 2012, Called a Manufacturing Marvel by Fox Business Network, polyester film supplier will be featured in an encore showing this Thursday on the network   BOLINGBROOK, IL | Earlier this year Filmquest,a ...

Klöckner Pentaplast Films Shrink with Impact

(Label/Tape)

September 17, 2012, PETG roll-sleeve films for shrink labels join the Pentalabel line at Klöckner Pentaplast, reportedly offering high shelf impact with energy savings   GORDONSVILLE, VA | Klöckner Pentaplast reports ...

No-Label Look with ExxonMobil Film

(Label/Tape)

September 02, 2012, ... goods, household products, pet food, and other diverse markets Coated print surface is compatible with UV, flexo, letterpress, screen, and offset systems. The film is also compatible with solvent- and ...

Spear a Clear Leader in PET Bottle/Label Compatibility

(Facestocks)

August 22, 2012, Spear develops clear and white film pressure-sensitive label materials that are compatible with recycling PET beverage bottles. Spear, a leading manufacturer of labels for the global beverage industry, ...

Spear P-S Materials Aid PET Recycling

(Green)

August 21, 2012, Pressure-sensitive film label materials that are compatible with PET bottle recycling prove to be an award winner for Spear   MASON, OH | Spear, a manufacturer of labels for the global beverage industry, ...

Coating | The Movement Toward Thinner Films and Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

July 30, 2012, ... and thinner layers to compete with the energy density of lithium ion batteries. Aviation is another major industry driving the use of thin coatings as well, where reduced weight is a huge driver for everything ...

UFLEX Reports New Film Plant

(Flexpack)

July 03, 2012, ... of polyester films for packaging applications, has started up a new biaxially oriented polyester (BOPET) film plant in Poland. The state-of-the-art, 8.7-m-wide film line that runs at 500 mpm is said to ...

Competition

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

June 03, 2012, ... I would call slowly, many were world class, with bag machine rates in excess of 200 bpm.  The combination of high quality, efficiency and low cost makes this region a powerful competitor.  In addition, ...

EB Coating Eliminates Adhesive, Film Layers

(Coating/Laminating)

May 01, 2012, Move from traditional lamination to EB surface printed mono-web CARY, NC | Henkel offers EB coatings that allow a move from traditional lamination to a new process, EB surface-printed mono-web, that ...

Ten Years of Success for FILMtech

(Flexpack)

April 24, 2012, ... in 2002 with five people and after a decade of steady growth, even in challenging economic times and a competitive marketplace, now employs 48 people and continues to expand while following a responsible ...

Filmquest To Be Featured on Manufacturing Marvels

(Flexpack)

March 22, 2012, Film converter's segment will air nationally Monday, March 26, on Fox Business Network BOLINGBROOK, IL | Filmquest will be featured on Manufacturing Marvels, an award-winning production narrated by ...

Eclipse Offers High-Shrink Films

(Label/Tape)

March 12, 2012, ... Polymers, Florence, KY. Company says films deliver a 30%–40% yield improvement over competing films. They also offer excellent clarity, good stiffness, excellent web handling, and good ink adhesion and ...

Overlaminate Film from Argotec is Protective

(Substrates)

February 29, 2012, ... lineal yds. It is extrusion coated onto a high-gloss PET carrier that enables the film to be wound and unwound without the need for TPU processing agents. The result is a film with consistent surface tension ...

The Filmquest Group Offers New High-Barrier Plastic Film

(Flexpack)

December 26, 2011, NanoShield high-barrier plastic film is free of solvents and recyclable, extends shelf life, and can replace PVdC-based films in food packaging  BOLINGBROOK, IL | The Filmquest Group offers NanoShield, ...

Toray Lumirror Multi-Layer PET Ideal for IMD Apps

(Flexpack News)

November 08, 2011, An advanced manufacturing technology by Toray Plastics (America) has led to the development of Lumirror FA6 PET film, a proprietary, multi-layer polyester (PET) that is said to be ideal for in-mold decorating ...