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Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... polymers, such as nylon, HDPE, LLDPE, ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), polypropylene (PP), and PETG (a form of polyester), that require minimal residence time. The die also protects sensitive polymers with ...

PET supplies increasing as markets expand

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May 31, 1996, ...  Because of the widespread interest in polyesters, The Packaging Group is sponsoring "International Polyester Week" Oct. 7-10, 1996, and will discuss all the polyesters in a variety of tutorials and seminars. ...

Green Bay gears up for specialty labels

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May 31, 1996, ... as polyester, polypropylene, polystyrene, and polycoated kraft provide a smooth surface for coating. Paper, on the other hand, is rough when viewed under a microscope, and when adhesive is applied to it ...

AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors

(Magazine)

March 31, 1996, ... who served as converter and metallizer, and Toray Plastics of America Inc., metallizer and substrate supplier. The structure is 48-ga polyester film that is reverse-printed by gravure on Cerrutti equipment ...

Water-based adhesives meet just-in-time demands.

(Magazine)

March 31, 1996, ... Examples of such laminations include polyester to low-density polyethylene or oriented polypropylene to LDPE. The use of a crosslinker will aid in the prevention of tunneling. However, for high-performance ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... the consumer to see the product before purchase and to monitor supplies without opening the bag. Construction of the package is 48-ga polyester/10# PE blend/48-ga polyester/7# PE blend/3-mil coextruded ...

The 1996 Metallizing Roundup: Experts Ponder and Predict

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February 29, 1996, ... it happen, those who do the metallizing and their suppliers. A lot of the talk centered on materials. Metallizers started to scramble for polyester film early last spring and continued to struggle through ...

European equity supplier acquires plastics division

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February 29, 1996, ... polyester business comprises activities in paraxylene, pure terephthalic acid (PTA), Melinar PET packaging, and Melinex polyester films. Annual turnover has doubled in the last four years and now exceeds ...

Measurement technique improves metallized PP

(Magazine)

November 30, 1995, ... polyester as the barrier sheet of choice for light, moisture and oxygen. Metallized polyester is still in use, but it is generally more expensive and is used primarily for applications requiring long shelf ...

Consider film cores when analyzing costs.

(Magazine)

July 31, 1995, ... and packaging. Surface Film yield losses can often be directly related to the film core's surface. For example, films such as polyester are very sensitive to surface imperfections. While end-use application ...

Two-component adhesive system eliminates mixups

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June 30, 1995, ... work formulating a solvent-free polyester system to suit CSD/WestPac's needs. Fuller also determined that Graco Inc., another Minneapolis-based firm, offered the reliability that CSD/WestPac required ...

Film offers food packagers green marketing opportunity

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April 30, 1995, When ICI Films decided to develop the first polyester foodpackaging film using post-consumer recycled (PCR) content nearly a year ago, we did so believing When ICI Films decided to develop the first polyester ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

(Magazine)

March 31, 1995, ... seal easily. Using flexography, the graphics are reverse printed on the polyester layer to protect the print from the damages of wind, rain, and abrasion. The finished bags meet a laundry list of requirements, ...

Company develops line of cost-saving packaging

(Magazine)

March 31, 1995, ... two-component medium-solids solventborne-polyester adhesive, achieved the green strength and cured-bond strength necessary while satisfying the demands of the application's other variables. The ethyl acetate-based ...

Innovative uses, creativity earn honors from AIMCAL

(Magazine)

March 31, 1995, ... in production. A laser pulse reflects off the mirror, scans the bar code and then bounces information back to a scanner which reads the information. "The metallic luster of the polyester works well for ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

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February 28, 1995, Last year was a surprising year for the metallizing industry in a number of ways. The shortage of polyester film contrasted with ample supplies in 1993. Last year was a surprising year for the metallizing ...

Holograms continue to gain in converting applications.

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February 28, 1995, ... industry are polypropylene, polyethylene, paper and aluminum foil, and they're often combined with a wide range of variations," he said. "To a lesser extent, polyester, polyamide or nylon, polyvinyl chloride, ...

Controlling costs challenge label stock, liner suppliers

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December 31, 1994, ...  "With the cost of polyester going up, we're looking for lower-cost alternatives, and that trend will continue for the next several years," Mark Panozzo, marketing manager, Release International, Oak Brook, ...