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A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... he moved back to Minnesota as a technical manager for Atlantis Plastics. He currently is a managing founder of Charter Films. “My background is unique because I have worked in film production and conversion. ...

Products and Materials

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... Scapa, Screen, Sensor Products, Toray Plastics, Wikoff Color, and W&H. Machinery, Accessories, Services Nip System for Two-Drum Slitters Reel Technical Services, Bristol, Avon, England; +44 (0) 1761 ...

Omet Celebrates 40 Years

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... production for board as heavy as 24 pt. It can handle unsupported films as thin as 0.5 mil as well. The afternoon provided an opportunity to see in action the Flexy press for plastic film, paper, self-adhesive ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... film overwrap, and the plastics content remains below the 5% limit specified by the Green Dot system. Supplier Information Ticona GmbH— PFFC-ASAP 406. Kelsterbach, Germany; +49 (0) 180-584-2662; ticona.com ...

Linebackers, Leashes, & Superman: A Look at Stress

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... safety precautions are taken in handling these tanks since, potentially, they are explosive. When you break off a sales tag, you create this level of tension in that small string of plastic. To create ...

Materials

(Materials)

November 29, 2003, ...  Metalprint is the designation for paperboard laminated with a metallized plastic film, a material said to provide exciting graphic effects. Produces a very clear silver sheen, and users can achieve an ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... data and statistical information. Can measure coated paper as well as foils and films. Suited for packaging, adhesive tapes, labels, plastic, and carrier bags. Sense Luminescence Even with Color Shifts ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, News from: Amcor Inc., ASTM, Batson Co., Coim USA/Novacote Flexpack, Creo, dotrix, EDI, ei3 Corp., ExxonMobil Chemical, Flint Ink, Freedonia Group, Greenway Plastics, Klöckner Pentaplast, Paperloop, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... and three 8.3-m-wide primary film slitters, worth approximately $10 million (USD). Jiangsu Shuangliang, a newcomer in the plastic film business in China, is developing an extensive greenfield production ...

PLACE Recognizes Best Entries from Recent Conference

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, ... was “Analysis of Film Extrusion Problems with Flow Simulation.” Two papers received Best Paper Honorable Mention Awards. One by Janevieve A. Jones of AT Plastics, Inc., and L. C. Huang, Mairanne Kontopoulou, ...

Exercising Environmental Responsibility: Part 2

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... public must learn that maintaining life around the globe as we know it today would be impossible without the benefits that come from the chemical industry. Plastic films and laminates are a perfect example. ...

Appleton Launches MoistureBloc, Moisture Vapor Barrier for Folding Carton Packaging

(Folding Cartons)

October 19, 2003, ... repulpable, which makes it more environmentally friendly and cost-effective than overwrapped or laminated (with plastic or metallized films) product packaging," adds co. Learn more about Appleton and ...

Converter Panel Attracts Interest at Conference

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... J. Murray, Rick Merical, and Roger Kaas of Pechiney Plastic Packaging were authors of a paper entitled “Moisture Scavenging Packaging for Diagnostic Test Strips, Pharmaceuticals and Other Moisture Sensitive ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... Germany, has sold the business operations of Lemo Maschinenbau GmbH to Tequity Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG, based in Zürich, Switzerland. Lemo specializes in the production of plastic film welding ...

On the Move...

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, News from: AET Films, Clariant Intl. Ltd., Container Graphics Corp., Davis-Standard, Fusion UV Systems, Harper Corp. of America, Nina Plastics Inc., Paper Converting Machine Co., Pechiney Plastic Packaging ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, ... MACtac, MeadWestvaco, Michelman Inc., National Adhesives, Pechiney, Smurfit-Stone, and Toray Plastics (America). Reflex II hardcoated graphic overlay film has been designed to meet the high-performance ...

BOPP Film: How Real Is the China Threat?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2003, ... plain and coextruded films. NanYa/Inteplast (Taiwan) supplies a range of plastic films including BOPP, PVC, PE, CPP, and PET. It has around 145,000 tpa of capacity at plants in Taiwan, China, and the ...

Adhesion of Coatings to Aluminum Foil

(The Place)

August 31, 2003, ... pass through the plastic layers. Around undesirably coarse precipitations in the surface, the aluminum can react continually with water-generating hydrogen and forming bubbles. This oxide growth finally ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... presence in Europe. Show News Tough Times? Don't Tell That to NPE Exhibitors CHICAGO, IL, USA—The NPE plastics show closed out its 2003 edition with many satisfied exhibitors, reports The Society ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... address surface treatment of films; coating plastic films; the converting, coating, and laminating value chain and market worldwide; tape converting; and an introduction to converting that will cover materials, ...