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People & Places

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September 29, 2004, ... Sandy, UK, with responsibility for marketing and sales of slitting and rewinding equipment. CPFilms, Martinsville, VA, installs a polyester film dyeing machine designed and built by CPFilms engineers. ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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September 29, 2004, ... in a thermoformed tray covered with Curwood lidding film. The lidding stock consists of a 48-ga oriented polyester film with eight-color, reverse-printed graphics, laminated to a coextruded film comprising ...

Products, Part 2

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September 29, 2004, ... OH, USA; 866/282-7697; andersonvreeland.com Orbital X stack-style processor of water-water photopolymer plates (polyester or metal-backed plates) allows flexographers to customize the unit for their specific ...

St. Paul Coater Ups Release Liner Production after New Coating Line Install

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September 16, 2004, ... 48 gauge (12 micron); the new line will be running: polyester, polypropylene (PP); BOPP; PE (polyethylene); HDPE; LDPE; styrene, paper, and resin-coated paper. Learn more about Rayven at rayven.com. ...

3M/Emtech Emulsion Technologies Go Digital with New Line of Label Materials

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September 12, 2004, ... Indigo-optimized polyester and polypropylene facestocks. "All the label materials feature top-quality adhesives from 3M," states the manufacturer. According to 3M/Emtech, in addition to the new digital-friendly ...

Landec and Chiquita Announce Supplier Agreement; Landec Intelimer Packaging to Extend Banana Shelf-Life

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September 12, 2004, Landec Corp., a developer and marketer of technology-based polymer products for food, agricultural, and licensed partner applications, and Chiquita Brands Intl. report Landec's food subsidiary, Apio Inc., ...

Materials

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August 30, 2004, ... which extremely high strength and impact resistance is required. Can be produced in UV-resistant polyester and polyether grades. Layer Adds Barrier to Films Ticona, Summit, NJ, USA; 800/526-4960; ticona.com ...

A Problem Solver's Solutio

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August 30, 2004, ... polyester/foil/polyethylene combination. In addition, Flexicon can include other substrates in its Flexi-Free structures, depending on the application and required performance attributes. Flexicon buys ...

Release Liners: Challenges Ahead

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August 30, 2004, ... the paper release liner industry. He discussed materials — polyesters, low- and high-density polyethylenes, polypropylenes, and polystyrenes — and evaluated their advantages and disadvantages. He concluded ...

Protecting Brands

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August 30, 2004, ... iridescent) or invisible, can be embedded in the substrate. Other possibilities are polyester security threads, thermochromic threads, and micro-marked fibers. Other identifiers, accessible only via special ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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August 30, 2004, ... combine rayon and polyester, they would have to be perforated," explains CCD president Lyle Archer. "The dies had to be designed so perforations would allow the two materials to stick together but still ...

Union Industries Orders Nordmeccanica Laminator

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August 22, 2004, ... this laminator, what it calls its "highest technology," can laminate a wide range of products, including polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, aluminum foil, and paper. Says the OEM, "This advanced ...

Reporter Clips

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July 30, 2004, ... Film Suited for Auto Assembly WINDSOR, CT, USA—Dublfilm S812A from Scapa North America is a thin polyester film coated on both sides with a high tack, high peel acrylic p-s adhesive. Designed for automotive ...

What's New in Narrow We

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June 29, 2004, ... are UL-recognized, 2-mil, matte, topcoated polyester films coated with high-performance, permanent acrylic adhesive. According to company, products offer print versatility with impact, laser, EB, wax, ...

Weight Control

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June 29, 2004, ... system will help maintain uniformity. Edward D. Cohen is a technical consultant for AIMCAL. His expertise is in coating/drying of thin films, coating process development/scale-up, polyester base development, ...

DuPont Teijin to to Increase Prices on PET and PEN Films

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June 14, 2004, Effective for shipments on or after July 1, 2004, the price of all DuPont Teijin Films branded PET and PEN polyester films will increase by a minimum of $0.15/lb, says the film manufacturer. PRESS RELEASE ...

CYRO Presents Heat-Aging Effects on Medical Packaging Materials at ANTEC in Chicago

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June 01, 2004, ... competitive copolyesters. Comparative studies show how each material reacts to sterilization and elevated temperatures and what effect they have on material, says Cyro's release about Dimov's presentation. ...

Retort Pouch Conference a Hit

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May 31, 2004, ... of choice. Adhesives used in retort packaging are specially synthesized and formulated polyester or polyurethane adhesives. They are used with co-reactants that allow further polymerization of the pre-polymer ...

Less (Thinner) Film, More Uses

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May 31, 2004, ... be a blessing, Bartholomay says, giving the example that, since polyester is denser than PP, it is more expensive on a pound-for-pound basis with the same thickness. “But the mechanical and thermal properties ...

New Materials for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

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May 30, 2004, ... Cast-on carrier capability allows films to be extruded onto a variety of flexible substrates, including PE, paper, and polyester. Metallized OPP Is Thin and Strong Toray Plastics (America), North Kingston, ...