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FPA Announces Speaker Lineup for Upcoming Fall Executive Conference

(News | New Products)

July 23, 2019, ... Thursday, October 10, at the InterContinental Chicago. This one-day conference will focus on industry-specific topics including an update on state government affairs; an update on the polypropylene market; ...

INX International to Feature Natural-Based and Flexo Ink Products for Packaging at InfoFlex 2019

(Upcoming Conference News)

April 24, 2019, ... and coatings. INX has developed many single-serve ink systems for surface print packaging used in the fast food industry. For example, PolyCup is a polyethylene coated brand for hot and cold beverage ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Equipment Platform with Bernal Industrial and Grupo Janfrex at Plastimagen Mexico® 2019

(News | New Products)

March 31, 2019, ... Polymer®, microbore tubing, multi-lumen and catheter tubing, endotracheal and tracheotomy tubing, radio opaque tubing, bubble tube, taper tube, pipette tubing and multi-layer tubing, among others. Turn-key ...

AIMCAL Awards

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2019, ... Award The winner was a 90 percent post-consumer-recycled (PCR) content biaxially oriented polyester (BOPET) barrier film from Flex Films (USA) Inc. (Elizabethtown, KY), a subsidiary of Uflex Limited’s ...

FPA Launches New Consumer Website

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2019, ... landfills. In the U.S., approximately 50% of flexible packaging can easily be recycled through in-store drop-off programs. Single layer polyethylene (PE) films can be recycled, but often must be dropped ...

Terphane to Present Solutions in Sealable Films at Packaging Innovations

(News | New Products)

February 15, 2019, Terphane, a global player in specialty polyester films, plans to showcase its newest products which increase consumer appeal and shelf life at the Packaging Innovations 2019 Show.  Terphane, a global ...

Will it Process?

(Extrusion Coating)

December 11, 2018, ... etc., or for the degree of functionality that they offer, for instance, sealability, barrier resistance, etc. Film manufacturers and formulators produce modified structures from polymers such as polyethylene, ...

Advancements of Bio-Derived and Bio-Degradable Technologies in the Flexible Packaging Market

(Flexpack)

November 25, 2018, ... taken place. The proliferation of bio-based plastic films continues with polylactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and poly-trimethylene terephthalate (PTMT) showing the most promise on the truly ...

Coating Matters | Rigid Panel Coating with Slot Die Equipment

(Coating/Laminating)

August 29, 2018, ... in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consultant ...

Sun Chemical Has Big Plans for LatinPack

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2018, ... and snack food. SunStrato Duratort is the latest generation of high-strength, polyurethane-based lamination inks suitable for reverse printing of flexible films for high-performance packaging applications. ...

Innovia Films to Focus on High Barrier

(Flexpack)

May 23, 2018, ... efforts on high-barrier materials, thanks to substantial investment in new assets. Reportedly, the assets will allow the company to produce a range of new biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) products ...

K 2019 on Track to Success

(News | New Products)

May 20, 2018, ... future” will introduce pioneering areas of application for polymer materials and examine how these materials with their diverse properties affect modern environments. At the “Science Campus,” university ...

Q&A Roundtable | How The Pouch/Bag Making Market Is Evolving

(Bag Pouch)

May 10, 2018, ... our equipment is to handle laminated structures and co-ex films with same ease. Our universal polybag machines and wicketers are also designed to address a wide variety of market needs in terms of converting ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 2

(Coating Matters)

May 07, 2018, ... to not place undue forces on the polymer melt but narrow enough to distribute the flow evenly across the width of coating. The lip opening is the most powerful variable in coating because it is the only ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

April 24, 2018, ... is typically non-tacky molten polymers being cast onto substrates with a nipped roll and a large air gap. In extrusion coating, the coating head is directly fed from an extruder. Hot melt coating is typically ...

Avery Dennison Offers Thermal Print Technology

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2018, ... management, and test tube labeling. Platinum Thermal consists of a surface-printable polyolefin film and a black pigment built into the film construction that eliminates the need for DT coatings (e.g. ...

Cortec Celebrates Expansion of Facility

(Flexpack)

April 10, 2018, ... who helped make the project possible.  After the ribbon cutting, visitors took tours of the production facilities where VpCI polyethylene film and bags are made for protecting new metal components and ...

AIMCAL Awards | Holographic Carton, Metallized Film Are Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2018, ... Hazen laminates film with a copyrighted embossing pattern to paper. The linen-embossed gold metallized polyester/paper laminate is applied to the box by WestRock/MPS, and a mottled-burgundy flocked fabric ...

Flexible Packaging | PPT Earns Top Prize in FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 05, 2018, ... waste due to breakage. The package is available in sizes up to 55 pounds capacity, and is made completely with polyethylene making it more readily recyclable without loss of quality. This package also ...

Flexo Concepts Refines Doctor Blades

(News | New Products)

March 05, 2018, ... process also is said to produce a smoother contact edge, eliminating the start-up lines experienced at times by printers when using polymer doctor blades. Since its release to the market in 2013, the ...