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Avery Dennison Adds SynCarta BOPP to Fasson Rapid-Roll Line

(News | New Products)

June 04, 2003, ... distributed through Fasson Roll North America, says Avery. "SynCarta synthetics offer the durability of plastic with the look, feel, and convertability of paper," states an Avery Dennison press release. ...

Pechiney's IDEA Exceeds Planned Performanc

(News | New Products)

June 01, 2003, Bobst Group USA reports the installation of a Schiavi IDEA press at Pechiney Plastic Packaging's plant in Asheville. According to the converting equipment supplier, the gravure IDEA press features an automatic ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... IP5500 translucent adhesive is designed for mounting graphic images. It consists of a thin, semi-transparent plastic film coated on both sides with an aggressive acrylic PSA. Co. says the adhesive allows ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... will be able to offer our clients excellent and field-proven technology from Battenfeld Gloucester,” says Polytype president Battista Corti. Helmut Eschwey, chairman of SMS Plastics Technology, which ...

Appleton Buys Two Wisconsin Packaging Manufacturers

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2003, Last week, Appleton announced it has acquired two privately held comanies, C&H Packaging Company Inc., Merrill, WI, and American Plastics Company Inc., Rhinelander, WI, USA. APPLETON, WI, USA—Last week, ...

Fit for Use

(Materials)

April 30, 2003, ... Barrier Behavior of Coated and Vacuum Coated OPP Films for Packaging,” Journal of Plastic Film & Sheeting, 17 (3): 221-239. 3Chap. 6 in AIMCAL Metallizing Technical Reference, ed. E.M. Mount III. 2001. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... 80 high-abuse plastic shrink bag. The bag is suited for vacuum-packed, bone-in, case-ready meat and poultry cuts and is available custom-printed in clear and selected colors. Its advantages are said ...

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 ...

Black Clawson to Exhibit at PTSC in May

(News | New Products)

April 17, 2003, ... and plastics compounding laboratory, and coextrusion laboratory for cast flat and embossed films and extrusion coating," says Black Clawson. "Many companies benefit from the [center] on an on-going basis." ...

New Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... runs of foil, nonwovens, paper, and heavier-gauge (10 mil and up) plastics. Straight (not bowed) system may be submerged in liquids and is designed to deliver uniform spreading across the full web width, ...

New Products for the Converting Industry (2 of 2)

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... and have strong adhesion to virtually all plastic, foil, and film substrates. Gravure Press Offers High Versatility ADI International, Matthews, NC; 704/845-1540; arcdoyle.com Multicolor narrow web ...

AIMCAL Winners Pulsate with Panache

(Corrugated)

March 31, 2003, ... technologies.” Innovation with a Twist Toray Plastics (America) Inc., North Kingston, RI, was selected as finalist in the Material Category for its LumBrite U6E PET film. Claimed the first directly ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... an anti-wrinkle technology for web runs of foil, nonwovens, paper, and heavier-gauge (10 mil and up) plastics. Straight (not bowed) system may be submerged in liquids and is designed to deliver uniform ...

New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... and wetting properties, print well on paper, and have strong adhesion to virtually all plastic, foil, and film substrates. Gravure Press Offers High Versatility ADI International, Matthews, NC; 704/845-1540; ...

Economic/Marketing Trends in the Global Converting Industry at CMM

(News | New Products)

March 20, 2003, ... of experience in global plastic film and flexible packaging markets. His early career was with one of Europe's leading film and flexible packaging suppliers in market analysis and development roles. More ...

Black Clawson Converting Machinery, Inc., Is New Company

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2003, ... Machinery, Inc., designs, manufactures, and installs a wide range of converting equipment for flexible web converting and the plastics processing industries worldwide. Some markets served include: flexible ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, New materials from: ADM Tronics Unlimited, Cargill Dow, Clariant Intl., Contract Converting, DuPont, Klöckner Pentaplast , Tesa Tape, Toray Plastics, and Weyerhaeuser Fine Paper. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, ...

Concern over Phthalates in Food Packaging

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, Plasticizers are used extensively to soften plastics, building products, blood bags, cosmetics, and personal care products, as well as packaging inks Plasticizers are used extensively to soften plastics, ...

EPA Finalizes Paper and Web Coating MACT

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... in the coating of paper, plastic film, metallic foil, and other web surfaces.” On Dec. 4, 2002, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standard ...

Good News Hunting Is Easier Than It Sounds

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... investment boom over the past two years in plastic film production. There's no question good news abounds in our industry. You simply must open your eyes and ears. Most recently, the Graphics of the ...