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Static Beat | Static Control for Films with Conductive Layers

(Surface Prep)

February 26, 2018, ... Schell of the Eastman Kodak Co. for the successful development of process-surviving antistatic layers for motion picture films. These conductive layers are covered with insulating, polymeric layers that ...

Coating Matters | The 6 C's of Roll-to-Roll Coating System

(Coating/Laminating)

January 18, 2018, ...  degree 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 consultan ...

RadTech Reports Technology Accelerator

(News | New Products)

December 13, 2017, ... sponsors including Chris Seubert, Ford Motor Company; Hui Yang, Procter and Gamble; and Mike Idacavage, Colorado Photopolymer Solutions. “Innovative start-up companies may face challenges in making the ...

AWA Reviews Sessions on Release Liners

(Label/Tape)

November 25, 2017, ... within the p-s label value chain. The Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform, PCEP, founded by three plastics industry associations—EuPC, Plastics Europe, and Plastics Recyclers Europe, then responded. ...

Dow Collaborates on Recycled Trash Bags

(Flexpack)

October 30, 2017, Dow, as a partner with Trash Free Seas Alliance, works with Bemis and Polykar to develop trash bags from recycled plastic scrap MIDLAND, MI | Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of ...

AMI Issues Report on Agricultural Films

(Flexpack)

October 24, 2017, ... already healthy growth over the last ten years. The three types of agricultural films—mulch film, greenhouse film and silage film—represent a major segment of polyethylene usage globally, valued at more ...

DowDuPont Wins Sustainability Awards

(Trends/Management)

October 21, 2017, DOW FILMTEC FORTILIFE and ROPAQUE NT-2900 Opaque Polymer are among the winners of the Business Intelligence Group’s Sustainability Awards MIDLAND, MI | DowDuPont Materials Science reports three breakthrough, ...

FPI Grant Aids Foam Recycling

(Flexpack)

October 15, 2017, The Foodserivce Packaging Institute is helping a New York county expand its foam polystyrene recycling program FALLS CHURCH, VA | The Foodserivce Packaging Institute (FPI) reports that residents and ...

Protective Packaging | Add Value with Vapor Corrosion Inhibitors

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2017, ... equipment from corrosion. When coated onto rolls of paper or compounded into polyethylene film, VCI technology is the source of multiple packaging and storage solutions. This added-value packaging saves ...

CRON-ECRM to Launch Digital-UV Plate

(News | New Products)

September 06, 2017, ... Flexo CTP will also be on display, said to be the ideal imager for label printing, providing fault-free imaging experience and ensuring precision printing from all digital photopolymer plates, ablative ...

PROTON Products Details Sensor Applications

(Controls)

August 08, 2017, ... orientated film and sheet polymer products, the actual MDO stretch can be measured on-line to help achieve the correct thickness, quality, and performance properties. Company says paper and board grades ...

Cortec Products Recertified as Compostable

(Flexpack)

July 18, 2017, ... (reg # 7P0091) Compostable Shopping Bags (reg # 7P0343 Eco Film is a replacement for traditional nondegradable films such as low and high density polyethylenes. The film can be made into waste disposal ...

Coating Matters | Balancing Slot Die Design

(Coating/Laminating)

July 18, 2017, ... a Bachelor's degree 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 ...

Flint Digital Plate Suited for Corrugated

(News | New Products)

July 15, 2017, The nyloflex FTC digital plate for corrugated postprint is said to provide significant fluting reduction and high print quality STUTTGART, GERMANY | Flint Group Flexographic Products announces the ...

Roller Geometry | What Is Your Roller’s True Shape?

(Web Handling)

June 21, 2017, ... in Engineering Physics from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA, and a BS in Manufacturing Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Stephen holds domestic and international patents ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 2

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2017, In Part 2 of this three-part series, polymer processing expert Tom Bezigian explains the advantages of one- and three-layer lines. In Part 2 of this three-part series, polymer processing expert Tom ...

Coating Matters | Dispersions in Liquid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

June 05, 2017, ... in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consultant and CEO of Coating Tech Service LLC. He has worked in web coating technologies and ...

Trends/Management | Managing Change for Continuous Improvement in a Regulated Industry

(Trends/Management)

May 30, 2017, ... the technical manager of Carestream’s Polyester Mfg. Dept. in Windsor, CO. Marcos holds a Chemical Engineering degree from Universidade de Sao Paulo (Brazil) and a graduate degree in Business Administration ...

Smithers Pira Reports on Functional & Barrier Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

May 28, 2017, ... coatings and biopolymers are expected to make inroads into more traditional petroleum-based wax and plastic laminate paperboard products for fresh food bakery, frozen food, and takeaway applications. Novel ...

Coating Matters | The Critical Variable—Slot Die Lip Gap

(Coating Matters)

May 16, 2017, ... 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 and CEO of Coating Tech ...