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AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... and Performance Printing, Dallas, TX, is the converter. FLEXmark MMV 400 F Silver TC-848 A-109 94 PRW serves as the base film, comprising a 4-mil, metallized silver, pressure-sensitive polyester/vinyl ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... converter. FLEXmark MMV 400 F Silver TC-848 A-109 94 PRW serves as the base film comprising a 4-mil, metallized silver, pressure-sensitive polyester/vinyl laminate. This rendition replaces a previous ...

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 ...

Torayfan PC3 OPP Delivers Barrier Durability for Metallized PET & Foil Apps

(Flexpack)

September 22, 2010, Consumer product goods manufacturers and converters facing the unprecedented global shortage of metallized polyester film for packaging applications NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI | Consumer product goods manufacturers ...

Flex Americas To Double BOPET Production

(Flexpack)

August 15, 2010, Flex Americas S.A. de C.V., a leading manufacturer of high quality packaging films that started operations in March 2009, plans to double its capacity of biaxially oriented polyester (BOPET) film ALTAMIRA, ...

Paperboard Packaging: Packed for Style

(Carton Box)

June 30, 2010, ... a metallized polyester board lamination. The design melts into Dove's iconic ribbon swirl logo and a color-coded base area that identifies a specific gift occasion. A cloth ribbon tied into a bow is ...

Spartanics Establishes Laser Die Cutting Applications Lab

(Die-Cutting)

June 24, 2010, ... are said to have extensively tested laser die-cutters with varying laser strengths and software configurations with a wide range of materials including plastic films, polyesters, polycarbonates, foams, ...

Toray Plastics Announces Commercialization of European Plant

(News | New Products)

May 12, 2010, Toray Plastics (America), Inc., said to be the only US manufacturer of precision-performance polyester and polypropylene films, has announced that Toray Films Europe has achieved its first commercial volumes ...

Range of UPM Raflatac Substrates Qualify for Xeikon Label Presses

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2010, ... from UPM Raflatac include paper stocks as well as synthetic films, such as clear and white polypropylene (BOPP), and polyester (PET) of varying thicknesses. The qualification process, conducted at Xeikon' ...

Member directory

(Magazine)

April 30, 2010, ...  Garware Polyester Ltd. Gencoa General Metallisers Ltd. Glatfelter Global Technologies LLC Grafo Regia S.A. De C.V. Graphic Packaging Intl. Inc. Hanita Coatings RCA Ltd. Harper ...

Multipack Juices It Up

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2010, ... Packaging category. Hazen acted as metallizer and converter of the 48-ga in-line polyester-coated box with Ultracure acrylic lacquer, which it then laminated to 0.018 SBS using a water-based adhesive. ...

AIMCAL Awards

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2010, ... marketing award in the Healthcare, Cosmetic & Toiletries Packaging category. Hazen acted as metallizer and converter of the 48-ga in-line polyester-coated box with Ultracure acrylic lacquer, which it then ...

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2010, Label printers planning to expand into flexible packaging have the ability to service short-run requests, execute quick changeovers, and manage shorter lead times Innovative labeling and packaging increasingly ...

A Tonic for Vodka

(First Glance)

December 31, 2009, Seeking a sleek, eye-catching package, DeLos Vodka is using a black, full-body shrink label that really pops on the shelf next to all the clear glass vodka bottles. Made with Embrace LV copolyesters Seeking ...

Paper or Plastic?

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... Polyester Film discussed its in-line silicone coating process for PET film release liner. “Do It Yourself” Label Stock Lamination ETI Converting Equipment, it is claimed, will represent 1% of the siliconized ...

Do It Yourself

(Adhesives)

November 30, 2009, ... don't fit into flexo or other converting areas.” Most recently, AzCoat introduced its SuperJet inkjet film product line. Its SuperJet topcoat is available in high gloss or matte, on white or clear polyester, ...

Cores | The Foundation of Winding

(Web Lines)

October 31, 2009, ... (foils, polyester, many papers) in which even a subtle outer diameter loss will loosen the layers near the core, possibly leading to a telescoped roll (see “Cinching: Belt Tightening Gone Bad, Part 1” ...

Engineer's Playgroun

(Coating/Laminating Main)

October 31, 2009, ... at speeds up to 5,000 fpm. Products tested at the company's 8,000-sq-ft pilot lab facility include polyester and nylon films; printed, unprinted, and coated films; and such specialty substrates as metallics ...

Bobst Schiavi Press Brings 'New Wave" of Capabilitie

(News | New Products)

October 04, 2009, New Wave Converting, Inc., continues to execute a new growth strategy on the West Coast, with the addition of an eight-color Bobst Schiavi EF 4040 CI gearless sleeve press. FONTANA, CA | New Wave Converting, ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

September 30, 2009, ...  Film for Balloons LumLife film enables balloon converters to create brilliant, printable, metallized polyester balloons that do not stress crack and maintain seal integrity during the manufacturing ...