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Bloomer Plastics Completes Expansion Program

(Flexpack)

June 03, 2014, Program includes a debottlenecking initiative, a plant expansion, and installation of a new cast film extrusion line   BLOOMER, WI | Bloomer Plastics, a producer of custom-engineered cast embossed ...

Sudpack Resealable Film Provides Easy Opening

(Flexpack)

May 06, 2014, ... the cheese or meat products; they can both store and present them on the dining table directly in the package without any extra box, platter, or plastic wrapping. Besides their easy handling, Multipeel ...

Toray Lidding Film Can Take High Temps

(Flexpack)

April 20, 2014, LumiLid FDA-compliant, dual-ovenable polyester lidding films are now suited for temperatures to 400 deg F for 30 minutes   NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) recently expanded LumiLid ...

Tobias Transmission Densitometers Evaluate Films

(Controls)

March 24, 2014, ... show deviations from a stored reference value for all functions. Optical system allows for repeatable readings of metallized films and many types of plastics. Features include the following: • Soft ...

Toray Plastics (America) Announces New Metallized BOPP

(Flexpack)

February 09, 2014, Called a cost-effective replacement for foil, film also has use as inner barrier web of a tri-lamination in gas-flushed stand-up or flat pouches   NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) has ...

Cortec Anti-Corrosion Film Now with High Recycled Content

(Bag Pouch News)

July 09, 2013, ... of plastic waste bags in Europe by IFEU concluded: "Bags made from true PCR (Post Consumer Recyclate) have generally the smallest environmental impact profiles and can be considered the most "eco-friendly" ...

Blocking in a PP/PE Blown Film Structure

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

June 29, 2013, ... layer is needed (since this is where the blocking occurs). I find in many developing nations that the use of chilled air is not common, especially in fledgling companies.  Cooling of the molten plastic ...

Freedonia Studies Specialty Films

(Flexpack News)

June 09, 2013, Growth is expected to be driven by high-performance plastic films with barrier properties, mechanical strength, and chemical resistance   CLEVELAND OH | Specialty Films, a new study from The Freedonia ...

Toray Plastics (America) Adds Coating Equipment

(Coating/Laminating News)

May 07, 2013, Company says new technology will meet demands from customers requesting value-added films with advanced specialty layers   NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) reports it has installed ...

Plastic Connections Expands with Titan Compact Slitter

(News | New Products)

April 17, 2013, ... at Plastic Connections Inc. (PCi), based in Santa Fe Springs, CA, approx. 30 miles (48 km) south of Los Angeles. Investment in the 65 in. (1650-mm) wide Titan slitter has been made by the company in order ...

Toray Metallized BOPP Film Offers Barrier Features

(Flexpack News)

April 16, 2013, Torayfan MWX6 white film is suited for gas-flushed packaging applications, reportedly offering high moisture and oxygen barrier   NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Toray Plastics (America) announces Torayfan ...

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

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2013, ... will more than double the company’s annual production capacity of plastic films to 70,000 tonnes/yr. “We have a very long-standing partnership with Atlas and Titan slitter/rewinders,” explained Shahid ...

Multi-Plastics Introduces EZTear Pouch

(Bag Pouch News)

January 07, 2013, Laminated structure is designed for use in easy open stick packs LEWIS CENTER, OH | Multi-Plastics Inc. introduces EZTear, a laminated pouch structure for use in easy open stick packs or similar flexible ...

Chocolate Wrapped in Compostable Packaging Film

(Film)

January 02, 2013, ... around the world, not just Italy, is promoted by Alce Nero. “We decided to move from standard plastic to a biodegradable and compostable alternative to wrap our chocolate bars. Metallized NatureFlex ...

Sigma Buys New Gloucester Film Line

(Film Mfg.)

December 19, 2012, Can produce up to nine rolls of stretch film at a time GLOUCESTER, MA | Gloucester Engineering Co. Inc. (GEC) has announced that Sigma Plastics Group of Lyndhurst, NJ, has purchased a new GEC 9-up ...

Teknor Apex PVC Film Suited for Medical Uses

(Flexpack)

September 05, 2012, Calendered PVC films from Teknor Apex feature a plasticizer reported to be stable in applications sterilized by gamma irradiation   INDUSTRY, CA | Teknor Apex Co. reports a new family of calendered ...

Charter Films a Partner in Education

(News | New Products)

September 04, 2012, ...  Charter Films, a supplier of plastic films for a wide variety of industries, has partnered with WTCS to create and grow its own training program, Charter University. This computer-based education program ...

American Kuhne Extruder Aids Blown Film

(Flexpack)

August 03, 2012, ... with a reverse air cooling system said to be ideal for blown film processing and other plastic processing applications. Company says the design removes heat and air currents from the extrusion area for ...

Erema Opens Center for Reclaimed Plastic Trials

(Flexpack)

July 25, 2012, Customers of Erema can run reclaim in a new center in Austria, helping them evaluate performance of the plastic scrap for specific applications   IPSWICH, MA | Erema, specializing in the development, ...

Huron Invests in the Future of Bloomer Plastics

(Flexpack)

June 19, 2012, Bloomer Plastics sees new markets and new customers for its engineered films, thanks to an investment from Huron Capital Partners   BLOOMER, WI | Bloomer Plastics, a producer of engineered films ...