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Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ... of research, testing, and planning. The system has been specifically configured for production of EVOH film structures, coupled with high-temperature engineering polymers such as nylon and polyester." ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2000, ... protection for printed graphics on labels used in harsh automotive under-hood environ- ments. Stock features a 2-mil, clear, polyester (reverse-printed) facestock, said to be enhanced by the consistent ...

Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2000, ... by 110,000 metric ton/yr through contract manufacturing agreements with TIEPET Inc. in Asheboro, NC; PT. Polypet Karyapersada in Indonesia; and Bangkok Polyester Co. in Thailand. When combined with Eastman' ...

The Vacumet Story Is a 30-Year History of Growth

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August 31, 2000, ... or a 40,000-linear-foot roll of polyester. Pumpdown was 40 to 50 minutes, and 30- to 40-minute roll changes were typical. Metallized film was selling for around a $1.25 a pound over the cost of the substrate." ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2000, ... a "mood film" on a polyester substrate. Flexo Presses Have Screen Capabilities Gallus Inc., Philadelphia, PA; 215/677-9600; gallus.org The Arsoma EM 280 flexo press is fitted with screen capability ...

Study Assesses the Future of Release Liners in Europe

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August 31, 2000, ... and process technology are bringing real improvements in margins. Technological advances are essential for the new generation of release liner base materials—polyester, polyethylene, polypropylene, ...

Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch

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July 31, 2000, ... use of metallized PP and polyester film. Food Industry Trends Food industry trends directly influence converted flexible packaging opportunities, since specific flexible materials (e.g., film, paper, ...

Innovation Drives Converter of Pressure-Sensitive Labels

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June 30, 2000, ... at Sinel include "smart" labels that utilize radio frequency for transport use in luggage retrieval; see-through labels using both polypropylene and polyester films; a variety of anti-theft/anti-counterfeiting ...

Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary

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March 31, 2000, ... as food preparation. Bags typically incorporate high-barrier materials such as ethylene vinyl alcohol, polyvinylidene chloride, or metallized polyester or nylon. Bag-in-box is the traditional package, ...

Tape Converter Stands Up to Goliath with New Press

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March 30, 2000, ... product is polyester identification marking tape, may be small, but it's wiry. But then so are its customers. Filmex Corp., Warren, RI, is a family-owned converter with just ten employees that produces ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, ...

Converter Plays Key Role in Mercosur Trading Group

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February 29, 2000, ... quality control department. Representative packaging material structures presently produced at ISMA include BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene)/PE (pasta); BOPP/BOPP (cookies); PET (polyester)/polyvinylidene ...

Specialty Products Are Custom Made in the U.K.

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January 31, 2000, ... and is attached to a thermal oxidizer made by Thermax. As a contract converter, Draper reports Ferrisgate works with a variety of films, papers, and even fabrics. "We can run materials from thin polyester ...

High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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January 31, 2000, ... polyester commonly are utilized for the base substrate in high-barrier packaging films. "Those three film bases are used to build multilayer structures, and then there are various processes and techniques ...

Need and innovation are driving digital printing.

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November 30, 1996, ... color page printers, recently introduced the Impressa, a digital label and decal press. The unit is engineered to put a variety of full- and spot-color output on paper, polyester, and vinyl substrates ...

NOVA and Union Carbide to build ethylene plant

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October 31, 1996, ... facility will add an estimated 20,000 tons/yr of Melinex polyester film and should be completed by the end of 1997. David MacLeod, Melinex European managing director, says, "This major new investment ...

Popcorn packaging leads converter down new paths.

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October 31, 1996, ... experience, explains VP and general manager Eric Jackson. The Phoenix product is a printed, laminated sandwich of susceptor film between two paper layers. Himac supplies the metallized polyester susceptor ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

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August 31, 1996, ... water-based ink systems normally require a substrate surface tension of 42 to 45 dynes/cm in order to provide acceptable adhesion and wetout. Therefore, all plastic films, including nylon and polyester, ...

Gauging system lights the way

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August 31, 1996, ... process of the lamp begins with two thermoplastics polyester film substrates. One is supplied with an indium tin oxide (ITO) coating already applied by the film vendor; the other is metallized by a sputtering ...

Modified Atmosphere Packaging shows potential for growth

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June 30, 1996, ... from four basic polymers, namely polyvinyl chloride, polyester, polypropylene, and polyethylene. There are three main types of retail MP formats: * the semi-rigid tray, mainly used for packaging meats; ...