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Toray Plastics (America) Celebrates 30 Years

(Materials)

July 20, 2015, ... of three divisions: Torayfan Polypropylene Film and Lumirror Polyester Film Divisions, located at its 70-acre campus in North Kingstown, and the Toraypef Foams Division, located on 168 acres in Front Royal, ...

Clear Lam Packaging Adds to Product Line

(Flexpack)

July 05, 2015, ... says. PET is recyclable with other colored or pigmented polyester bottles or trays. Applications include condiments, dips, sauces, meats, cheeses, deli and produce platters, and premium bakery containers. ...

Clondalkin Develops Unique Coding for Dairy Lids

(Flexpack)

June 30, 2015, Code is only revealed when polyester lid is peeled back BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, UK | Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Bury has developed unique coded lids for an extensive points-based loyalty scheme ...

Diamond Packaging Big Winner at FSEA

(Carton Box)

June 16, 2015, ... White Diamonds Gift Set (Mother’s Day 2015). The QuikSet carton was converted utilizing metallized polyester board and offset printed with transparent gold, transparent purple, dense black, and opaque ...

Solvent-Free Lamination | Nordmeccanica Opens/Demos at New Permanent NA Home

(Coating/Laminating)

June 10, 2015, Nordmeccanica demonstrates at its new permanent North American location in Hauppauge, Long Island, NY, the lamination of 5 micron aluminum foil to oriented polyester film employing a solvent-free lamination ...

Nordmeccanica Demonstrates Solvent-Free Adhesive Laminating

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

June 07, 2015, Nordmeccanica's open house this week in Hauppauge, Long Island, NY, allowed me to witness the lamination of 5 micron (0.00020") aluminum foil to oriented polyester film via solventless lamination. Nordmeccanica ...

Static Problems with Metallized Webs

(Static-Beat)

May 31, 2015, ... with metalized layers should have no static problems. After all, static problems occur of polypropylene, polyester, and other insulating polymers because static charges can accumulate on the insulating ...

On Print | UV/EB Inkjet for Food Packaging

(On Print)

May 11, 2015, ... discussed in the presentation were plastic containers —polyester beverage bottles and polypropylene tubs for dairy products. Both polymers are moderately good barriers to organic compounds, so other potential ...

Web Lines | Unwritten Rules, Now Written

(Technical Reports)

April 27, 2015, ... with polyester film makers (extrusion, orientation, winding, etc). I called the engineers on each of 10 process lines and asked them what their maximum width was. I got answers and published a short report ...

Durst Digital Label Press Handles Jumbo Rolls

(News | New Products)

March 24, 2015, ... superior print and cut quality on a broad range of substrates, including papers, films, polyester, polycarbonates, metalized material, and more. It reportedly offers high flexibility in terms of cutting ...

AIMCAL Awards | Golf Balls & Ceramic Balls Are Game Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 18, 2015, ... 48-ga metallized polyester/coated-one-side 0.018 solid bleached sulfate (SBS). The high gloss surface accentuates the embossing on the carton, providing the high-end appeal department stores seek. TPC, ...

Johns Manville Expands Glass Fiber Operation

(Materials)

March 13, 2015, Company says the expansion in its Tennessee plant is intended to support growth in engineering thermoplastics   DENVER, CO | Johns Manville (JM), a market-leading manufacturer of glass fiber products, ...

Acucote Tamper-Evident Label Stock Now Customized

(Label/Tape)

March 11, 2015, Custom Voiding Facestocks are said to provide enhanced security and brand protection solutions through text, color, and shapes   GRAHAM, NC | Acucote has extended its line of frangible, voiding, ...

Reducing Surface Contamination

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

March 05, 2015, Most extrusion operations aren't affected by or concerned with surface contamination.  Those that are, such as polyester film and sheet manufacturers for critical end-use applications, face a constant battle ...

Flexible Packaging | Coveris, Cryovac Big Winners at FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 03, 2015, ... barrier ClearFoil with a chemically-inert sealant. The high performance sealant, a coextruded non-crystalline polyester, is designed to replace Barex for chemically sensitive applications. Exponent 2 is ...

PCMC & Colordyne Sponsor Event

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2015, Impact 2015 will feature demonstrations using Questar Polyester film from Filmquest   GREEN BAY, WI | Registration is now open for Impact 2015, which will feature live equipment demonstrations by ...

Barrier Resins | Properties, Processing & Handling of EVOH, Pt. 1

(Flexpack)

February 01, 2015, ... nylons, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyesters, and thermoplastic polyurethanes. EVOH resins have very poor adhesion to most of the aforementioned polymers, so modified polyolefin adhesive resins, ...

MACtac Reports Approvals for Chemical Drum Labelstocks

(Label/Tape)

November 28, 2014, ... EDGE 850 digital label printer and toner can be used with FDD6919 2-mil matte white polyester/MP690 adhesive and PJ6914 2.6-mil gloss white BOPP/MP690 adhesive labelstocks to achieve standards compliance. ...

Rollprint Adds to High-Barrier Line

(Materials)

November 09, 2014, ... high-barrier structure to its Exponent film family. Exponent 2 features a combination of company’s ClearFoil and a coextruded, non-crystalline polyester sealant. (Company says the non-crystalline attributes ...

MACtac Secures UL Recognition for INX Inks

(News | New Products)

October 28, 2014, ... Laboratories (UL) Recognition for INX Digital International NWUV UV Ink Jet Series Inks used with durable films including a UV polypropylene as well as white, bright silver and matte silver polyester label ...