Search

Let's Talk Trend

(Tapes)

August 28, 2003, ... projected to continue to lose market share as environmental issues limit material usability. Others, including polyethylene (PE) (9%-10%), polypropylene (PP)(7%-8%), polyester (5%-6%), and polyolefin (5%-6%), ...

Permanent & Removable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... polyester film and made into labels. After application of these labels onto something, a person probably could remove them because of the high internal strength of the polyester film. The so-called permanent ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... the printing plate in letterpress printing. Plates are equipped with a black mask layer into which the information is transferred by means of a laser beam. Plates are available on a polyester or steel ...

Green Stands for Go

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... to compostable starch/copolyester bags (Novamount) in 1990 and, at the same time, introduced window bread bags using microperforated oriented polypropylene (OPP) as the transparent window. (Coated cellophane ...

European Meeting Presents Large Technical Program

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... Weijde of Corus Research, Development, and Technology presented a paper on “Polyester Coextrusion On Steel: Adhesion And Sterilization Behavior.” They noted that polymer coil-coated packaging steels are ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ...  JETbond 41218 1-mil UV blocking overlaminating polyester is designed to extend the life of digitally printed graphics for outdoor POP applications. Co. says product offers converters a cost-effective ...

Materials

(Materials)

June 29, 2003, ... clear and colored plastics and films, including synthetics, polyester, PP, and flexible vinyl. It is applied in roll form, prior to sheeting for offset and screen printing, or prior to slitting for flexo ...

Fit for Use

(Materials)

April 30, 2003, ... of substrates used today are made from natural polymers (cellulose, rubber) or synthesized polymers [polyester, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), etc.], and the method of ...

Pillowing Puzzle

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... needed to solve a nagging problem in its Charlotte, NC, forms, labels, and envelope production facility. The problem was pillowing, which occurred while converting polyester linered material with a clear ...

Measure Pressure with Thin Film

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... and accurately at the interface of any contacting or mating surfaces. Description of Film The diagram in Figure 1 shows a cross-section view of a pressure-sensor film. The sensor consists of a polyester ...

New Products for the Converting Industry (2 of 2)

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... digital image processing technology for precise dot measurement. Works with all plate materials, including metal, polyester, and stochastic, and no calibration is necessary. Provides accurate and repeatable ...

Guts and Glory

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... with equipment supplied by Dusenbery, Kampf, and Bimec. As for materials, Tech Pak extrudes its own low-density polyethylene (LDPE) film and purchases biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) and polyester ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... thermal transfer ribbons with four new label and tag substrates from General Data. These included polyolefin substrates PolyMax Tag, PolyTherm, and PolyDura, and OilTak, a polyester material. Five Sony ...

AIMCAL Winners Pulsate with Panache

(Corrugated)

March 31, 2003, ... Mansfield, MA, served as codesigner as well as boxmaker and contract packager. CFC International Chicago, IL, metallizes the polyester (PET) for the five-component box while Unifoil adds a custom-designed, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... SC, a mfr. of spunbonded polyester nonwovens. As part of the acquisition, BBA Nonwovens acquired a 3.2-m-wide spunbond line designed to produce both point-bond and area-bond spunbond polyester products. ...

New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... ihara-us.com The P350 digital plate reader is said to offer state-of-the-art digital image processing technology for precise dot measurement. Works with all plate materials, including metal, polyester, ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... Polymers... Synthetic Paper Can Take the Heat Contract Converting LLC, Greenville, WI; 800/734-0990 Thermador polyester-based synthetic paper, with a melt index of 500 deg F, can handle twice the ...

Pouches on the Cutting Edge

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... it developed for Elite cookies. That pouch, which is constructed of polyester, polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), and polyethylene (PE) laminates that inhibit oxygen and water transmission, features a straight ...

EPA Finalizes Paper and Web Coating MACT

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... film, including polyester, PE, PP, PVC, and cellulose acetate film; gift wrap; paper wallpaper; p-s tape and labels; flexible packaging (coated and laminated packing paper and plastic films); laminated ...

Metallizing Trends Across the Globe

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... machine downtime. While some of this investment is in the traditional markets of North America and Europe, the majority is in the developing markets of China, India (for metallized polyester, much for ...