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It's Definitely a Bull Market for High-Performance Film

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... properties. Some of the major high-performance films include those made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET polyester), nylon, polycarbonate (PC), polyimide (PI), and fluoropolymers. In 1999 Frost ...

Oxide-coated films are still finding their market niche

(Magazine)

November 30, 1996, ... barrier films, one would think that applications could be found almost anywhere in the supermarket. But in a course given this past October during International Polyester Week '96 (IPW '96) by the Packaging ...

MSC Specialty Films reaches success down to the core

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... includes metallizing, coating, and laminating, as well as slitting and finishing processes. The company runs polyester, polypropylene, polyimide, and metal foils for window films as well as for industrial ...

Films utilize capacity of cast polyethylene

(Magazine)

February 28, 1995, ... cartridges have been introduced by Web Technologies, Oakville, CT. Copy-Pat films are a custom-engineered laminate of metallized polyester and black heat-sealable polyethylene that offers a low moisture-vapor-transmission ...

PSA Tapes Key to Enhancing EV Battery Design and Production

(Print)

August 29, 2024, ... properties that meet UL® 94 V-0 and additional flame requirements. Solutions are available that combine these adhesives with polyester tape in single- or double-sided options. These tapes also provide ...

Flexible Packaging — In a Constant Cycle of Evolution

(Flexpack)

June 16, 2024, ... the migration control of what you can't see! Let's touch on the basic types of barrier film substrates used in the packaging of many of our favorite products to maintain necessary shelf-life quality. Polyester ...

Obtaining Barriers When Coating and Printing Flexible Materials

(Bag Pouch)

June 09, 2024, ... easier to decide upon. Film manufacturers and formulators produce modified structures from polymers such as polyethylene, polyester and poly-propylene. Polyethylene for example, when modified and in ...

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2024, ... tissue to dual-sided rolls; films ranging from stiffer polyester to thin-stretchy polyethylene; and stability presented by machine-direction (MD) and cross-direction (CD) strength issues. When I worked ...

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Converting Perspectives)

April 08, 2024, ... dual-sided rolls; films ranging from stiffer polyester to thin-stretchy polyethylene; and stability presented by machine-direction (MD) and cross-direction(CD) strength issues. When I worked at a nonwovens ...

Pressure on Paper Packaging Converters

(Flexpack)

March 24, 2024, ... look at label suppliers, as one example. Labels can be made from pulp-based paper, synthetic materials such as vinyl, polyester, polypropylene or other plastics, or films/special synthetics. Not only must ...

FPA: The State of the U.S. Flexible Packaging Industry

(Print)

March 10, 2024, ... remains the dominant material, with 96 percent of converters responding to the survey saying they use PE. Polypropylene and polyester are the next most frequently used categories. According to the report, ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(Converting Perspectives)

January 14, 2024, ... for tapes run the gamut of materials. Filament tapes alone can incorporate polyester, polypropylene and glass yarn filaments, often to increase strength for strapping and other specific applications. There ...

Materials Lead The Way

(Web Handling)

November 26, 2023, ... on converting lines.” Stronger nonwovens webs incorporate synthetics such as polyester and polypropylene made in other processes, from hydroentangling and spunlacing to needlepunch equipment. Again, ...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Receives International Sustainability and Carbon Certification

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2023, ...  Toray Plastics (America), Inc., is a leading manufacturer of polyester, polypropylene, and metallized films and polypropylene and polyethylene foams. The company is committed to environmental, social, ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(News | New Products)

October 08, 2023, ... of materials. Filament tapes alone can incorporate polyester, polypropylene and glass yarn filaments, often to increase strength for strapping and other specific applications. There are different types ...

ExpressCutPRO™ Revolutionizes Digital Die Cutting for Enhanced Efficiency and Profits

(News | New Products)

October 04, 2023, ... sublimation transfers, pressure-sensitive vinyl, reflective vinyl, window film, sandblast masking, HTV (heat transfer vinyl), PET (polyester film), gasket material, vinyl decals, paint protection film, ...

How Barrier Properties Impact Your Barbecue and Beyond

(Flexpack)

August 06, 2023, ... Substrates Used in Specialty Films Let’s touch on the basic types of barrier film substrates used in the packaging of many of our favorite products to maintain the necessary shelf-life quality. Polyester ...

Walnut Packaging Inc. Invests in an Often-ignored Way to Improve Packaging Productivity: A New SOMA Pluto Slitter

(Flexography)

August 03, 2023, ... different substrates, including polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, shrink films, metalized films, and various co-extrusions. Walnut Packaging Inc. wanted to invest in a faster, high quality slitter ...

Learning Center: Sustainable Wipes Packaging 101

(News | New Products)

August 02, 2023, ... PLA or starch to improve functional properties PBS: Polybutylene succinate A biodegradable aliphatic polyester with properties that are comparable to polypropylene We work with the Biodegradable ...

INX introduces sustainable DuraINX HRC Inks and Ecostage GB-XA Coatings

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2023, INX International Ink Co. has debuted two new solutions for the packaging marketplace. INX International Ink Co. has debuted two new solutions for the packaging marketplace. Both the DuraINX HRC ...