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- Release Liner Market: Growth Projected, but Threats Remain
- (Label/Tape)
- November 10, 2011, ... as it does in Canada and Mexico, but in the US, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is much in evidence, with calendered kraft paper also in common use. In Asia and South America, paper remains the preferred ...
- PCR Milked for Flex-Pack
- (Flexpack)
- August 21, 2011, ... [polyethylene] products without any sacrifice of quality. The economics looked good as well.” Acting Today for Tomorrow In April, Hood launched its new line of PCR-content flexible packaging called ...
- Package Design: Make an Impact
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2011, ... of a barrier layer of DuraTech nylon and an inner, product-contact layer of Scholle's FlexiTuff, a linear-low density polyethylene film. Oil is dispensed from the box, either using a pump system or gravity, ...
- Flexographic Printing: A Push for Growth
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2011, ... newly expanded 120,000-sq-ft facility in Clinton, MO. This investment has allowed the company to expand its reach and serve more end-users of high quality low density polyethylene (LDPE), oriented polypropylene ...
- New Material-Neutral Organization Focuses on Packaging & Environment
- (Trends/Management News)
- July 14, 2011, ... ConAgra Foods, Dow Chemical Co., DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Kellogg Co., MeadWestvaco, Procter & Gamble, Sealed Air Corp., and Tetra Pak Inc. AMERIPEN’s function is to advocate packaging ...
- Europe Faces Plastic Bag Bans
- (Yo's Yarns)
- June 21, 2011, ... knowledge of the EU commission is insufficient. Plastic carrier bags commonly consist of high quality, pure polyethylene, a plastic than can be recycled very well. Therefore, the polyethylene bag is not ...
- Post Consumer Resin Gets New Life from Milk Jugs and Water Bottles
- (Flexpack News)
- May 18, 2011, ... solid technical staff,” says Harji. “We found that we could achieve 5% to 10% mixtures of pc [post-consumer] resins in our mid- to high-density PE [polyethylene] products without any sacrifice of quality. ...
- Static Beat: How To Measure Resistivity
- (Static Elimination)
- April 30, 2011, An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This insight is from Ben Franklin, famous for his work on static electricity. Designing a product to “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” ...
- AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition
- (Metallizing)
- March 31, 2011, ... three-piece canister with a sidewall featuring ultraviolet (UV) coating/UV inks/heat-seal coating/8-ga metallized polyethylene terephthalate (mPET)/0.016-in. solid bleached sulfate (SBS)/0.75-mil extruded ...
- INFO*FLEX Show Preview: Full Speed Ahead
- (Flexography)
- March 31, 2011, ... 3:30-5:30 P.M. Emerging Trends | Session Chairs: Malcolm Keif, California Polytechnic State Univ.; and David Bankson, Label Technology Flat Top Dots: A New, Innovative Solution — Rich Emmerling, ...
- AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 17, 2011, ... metallized polyethylene terephthalate (mPET)/0.016-in. solid bleached sulfate (SBS)/0.75-mil extruded low-density polyethylene (LDPE). Wavefront Technology, Paramount, CA, supplies and metallizes the PET, ...
- Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2011, ... USA, Jackson, MO, receives two gold awards for the Fresh Step Cat Litter packaging. Using its FlexZiBox solution to replace polypropylene pails enables Clorox to cut packaging materials by nearly 80%, ...
- Green Trends Prevail
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2011, ... concept based on polylactic acid (PLA) was pioneered by NatureWorks LLC, an American company with branches in Europe and Japan, that marketed the Ingeo brand of PLA-based plastic. So a biodegradable or ...
- Static Beat: Charge Control Antistatic Layers
- (Static Elimination)
- January 31, 2011, ... Table I Antistatic Layer Comparison Conductive Layers Charge Control Layers Operating principle Dissipates static Minimizes static charging Materials Polymeric additives, salts, conductive ...
- Show Preview - Forecast for Orlando: ICE
- (Trends/Management)
- January 31, 2011, ... Mechanics: Kevin Cole, Optimation Technology Inc. Web & Sheet Cleanliness: Always the Last Thought! Why?: Pete Byam, Polymag Tek Inc. 10:30-11:00 a.m. Advancements in Wax Coating - Thinner, Faster: ...
- Toray Plastics (America) To Build $2 million Solar Field
- (Flexpack News)
- January 04, 2011, Toray Plastics (America), a US manufacturer of precision-performance polypropylene, polyester, and bio-based films for packaging and industrial applications, has announced plans to begin construction in ...
- Green Converting: Recycled Roll Coverings
- (Web Handling)
- November 30, 2010, ... small rolls each can take 20 lb. The problem with rubber and cast polyurethane is that once rubber is changed from a raw or uncured state and cast polyurethane has been catalyzed, the process can't be ...
- Looking South
- (Label/Tape)
- October 31, 2010, ... The Cycle4Green initiative — commercially available now — employs a process that creates high quality de-siliconized pulp (DSP) from paper release liner waste. Film release liner — primarily polyethylene ...
- Process Troubleshooting
- (Coating/Laminating)
- October 31, 2010, ... Coating Tech Service, Eau Claire, WI. As a certified Six Sigma Black Belt for 3M, Mark has been integral to new developments and technology in web coating applications. He holds a Masters degree in Polymer ...
- Flexographic Printing: Super Setup
- (Inspection/Defect Detection)
- September 30, 2010, ... houses four flexographic central impression presses, a stack press, two laminators, and four slitters. The company runs polypropylene (PP), biaxially oriented PP, polyethylene, and a little paper from ...
