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Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

March 31, 2011, ... Competition until June 1. The judging panel includes Rob Krebs, director of market innovations, American Chemistry Council Plastics Div.; Clare Goldsberry, senior editor, Modern Plastics Worldwide; and ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... allowing humidity to vent to the interior of the carton instead of passing through the paperboard. Additionally, the new design increases packaging line speed 7% and reduces waste 12%. Toray Plastic ...

NEWS CLIPS

(News | New Products)

February 28, 2011, ... Danafilms, Westborough, MA. Danafilms president, Sherman Olson, and the management team will remain with the company in their current roles. Plastic Packaging Technologies (PPT), Kansas City, KS, a manufacturer ...

Green Converting: Is IML Sustainable?

(Label/Tape)

February 28, 2011, ... different people, it generally includes minimizing use of energy and non-renewable resources as well as reducing the amount of packaging for ultimate disposal. When planning decoration of rigid plastic ...

Checking a Security Breach

(Print)

February 28, 2011, EUCLID, OH | InterGroup Intl., a recycler of post-industrial scrap plastic, reports a recent investigative mission to India had two purposes. InterGroup EUCLID, OH | InterGroup Intl., a recycler of post-industrial ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... nearly 30 years of experience in the plastics and paper industries. He has authored more than 30 technical papers and articles. His most recent work includes the publishing of a new book titled Plastic ...

Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... Winners The Flexible Packaging Assn. honors the following companies with Silver Awards for their entries in these categories: Environmental & Sustainability Achievement DanaFilms and Plastic Packaging ...

Counting Clicks

(Magazine)

February 28, 2011, ... steering guide, capable of guiding webs to 130 in. wide, is suited for plastic films, multiwall bags, laminating, and flexo printing applications. There is no electricity used in the system, only low-pressure ...

First 100 Days: New Ownership at Atlas Converting Equipment

(Slit News)

February 17, 2011, ... exhibition that plays host to the world’s plastic industry every three years, with the next edition slated for Oct. 16–23, 2013. New management felt the event was vitally important for the successful launch ...

Technical Report: A Rheology Lesson

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, Whether you are dealing with a fluid coating or a plastic product, you need to understand rheology. Rheology of the polymer in question affects not only If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips ...

Web Lines: Blow Away Your Roller

(Web Handling)

December 31, 2010, ... table lifts the light plastic puck; the hovercraft lifts the ship and its cargo; and an air turn offsets the pressure of web tension over a radius. The pressure needed to offset tension is easy to calculate; ...

Blades Cut Downtime

(Slit)

December 31, 2010, ... cutting edges are said to provide long lifetimes and cost savings. Other reported benefits include reduction of downtime and setup costs as well as sharp edges. Applications include plastic foils with ...

Metallized PP for Barrier Pouches

(Flexpack)

December 31, 2010, ... economic advantages in yield. High-barrier cold-seal and buried-barrier web uses include packaging for candy bars, frozen food pouches, and standup pouches. Toray Plastics (America) | 401-294-4511 ...

Bertram Capital To Acquire EDI

(Coating/Laminating News)

December 29, 2010, Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC (EDI), a leading international supplier of flat extrusion and coating dies, announced its acquisition by Bertram Capital, a private equity firm based in San Mateo, CA CHIPPEWA ...

Biosafe Receives Polymer Patent for Antimicrobial

(Coating)

December 12, 2010, ... Biosafe antimicrobial causes it to molecularly bond to the treated surfaces of film, sheet, molded plastics, nonwovens, metals, wood, and other substances, enabling it to resist leaching or migration and ...

Coating Takes Heat

(Coating/Laminating)

November 30, 2010, T-605-C single-pass, two-part aqueous matte coating can be used on most plastic film. It can withstand heat seal temperatures to 350 deg F. When properly T-605-C single-pass, two-part aqueous matte coating ...

Materials Substrates: Building Blocks

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2010, ... good moisture and oxygen barrier protection and a clear grade for use as an inner seal layer or a print web. Meet ASTM D6400 standard for compostable plastics. Films are suitable for food and nonfood applications. ...

Color Separations

(Print)

October 31, 2010, When someone tampers with or tries to remove an AuthentiCal color-changing label manufactured by William Frick & Co., Libertyville, IL, the polyester film's pressure-sensitive adhesive hen someone tampers ...

Flexotecnica Open House Demos New Press Model

(Flexography)

October 06, 2010, ... day during the dates listed above with advanced notice, and Flexotecnica will demonstrate the new XD press, printing a highline screen job on plastic film, highlighting several very innovative technical ...

Bobst Group to Present Latest Technologies at K 2010

(Flexpack News)

September 27, 2010, Bobst Group–Business Unit Web-fed will present its latest technologies for printing & converting plastic film and flexible materials at the K 2010 Intl. Plastics Trade Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany DUSSELDORF, ...