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DuPont, Collaborators Save Energy in Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 26, 2012, ... to easily peel off the film without leaving any residue behind. [And], as the Surlyn-based film weighs about one-third less than an alternative polyethylene film, we can summarize by saying that we have ...

On Print | Inkjet and Beyond

(On Print)

February 13, 2012, ... However, UV inks can be printed in similar configurations on the common papers and films, including polyethylene, so they have opened the door to much more of the label industry—they give good color, very ...

Clearwater Adds EarthCoating Resins

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2012, ... is FDA-compliant for direct food contact. “Our agreement with Smart Planet Technologies will enable [us] to offer our customers unique extrusion coatings options that reduce the amount of polyethylene ...

Release Liner Market: Growth Projected, but Threats Remain

(Label/Tape)

November 10, 2011, ... as it does in Canada and Mexico, but in the US, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is much in evidence, with calendered kraft paper also in common use. In Asia and South America, paper remains the preferred ...

Fluid Coating & Extrusion Coating: What Is the Difference?

(Adhesive Coating)

November 03, 2011, ... (EDI). Lamination Lamination of layers may be where we can understand the difference. Let’s say you have a multilayer package with the first substrate of paper, the second polyethylene (PE), and ...

Cortec Corp. Offers Biodegradable Film with Corrosion Inhibitor

(Flexpack News)

October 16, 2011, ... elongation than low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films. It is certified under DIN CERTCO DIN EN 13432 (Europe) and Biodegradable Products Inst. ASTM D6400 (USA). It is heat and water stable and does not ...

PCR Milked for Flex-Pack

(Flexpack)

August 21, 2011, ... [polyethylene] products without any sacrifice of quality. The economics looked good as well.” Acting Today for Tomorrow In April, Hood launched its new line of PCR-content flexible packaging called ...

Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, ... biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) laminated to bulk and sealant layers and also can include foil or other barrier layers. At least one brand, St. Charles, MO-based Royal Canin, packs ...

Package Design: Make an Impact

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, ... of a barrier layer of DuraTech nylon and an inner, product-contact layer of Scholle's FlexiTuff, a linear-low density polyethylene film. Oil is dispensed from the box, either using a pump system or gravity, ...

Flexographic Printing: A Push for Growth

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, ... newly expanded 120,000-sq-ft facility in Clinton, MO. This investment has allowed the company to expand its reach and serve more end-users of high quality low density polyethylene (LDPE), oriented polypropylene ...

Web Lines: Is Wound Roll Pressure Greater Than Tire Pressure?

(Tension)

June 30, 2011, ... isn't true. Radial compression lowers tension in the roll, and pressures do not build up to ocean depth levels. Stretchy films, like polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP) can get up to 1,000 psi in ...

Holographic Technology: Pattern Pressing

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... embossing that produces a high quality seamless polyethylene terephthalate (PET) holographic lamination film at a rate that makes it cost effective for a broad range of tobacco, drink, medical, and cosmetic ...

Europe Faces Plastic Bag Bans

(Yo's Yarns)

June 21, 2011, ... knowledge of the EU commission is insufficient. Plastic carrier bags commonly consist of high quality, pure polyethylene, a plastic than can be recycled very well. Therefore, the polyethylene bag is not ...

Polykar Installs EREMA Plastics Recycling System

(Coating/Laminating: Green)

June 09, 2011, Quebec-based Polykar, Inc., a leading manufacturer of polyethylene film, bags and packaging, has installed an EREMA TVEplus plastics recycling system IPSWICH, MA & SAINT-LAURENT, QC, CANADA | Quebec-based ...

Post Consumer Resin Gets New Life from Milk Jugs and Water Bottles

(Flexpack News)

May 18, 2011, ... solid technical staff,” says Harji. “We found that we could achieve 5% to 10% mixtures of pc [post-consumer] resins in our mid- to high-density PE [polyethylene] products without any sacrifice of quality. ...

Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, ... attributes, but they are committed to existing equipment already installed at their facilities. Now the packaging film industry has recognized this issue and developed polyethylene terephthalate glycol ...

BEST OF SHOW

(Magazine)

April 30, 2011, ... The attractive label features nine colors printed on a lamination of polyethylene/foil/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using Rotoflex inks on a Ten press with indirect laser-engraved cylinders. Judges ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... three-piece canister with a sidewall featuring ultraviolet (UV) coating/UV inks/heat-seal coating/8-ga metallized polyethylene terephthalate (mPET)/0.016-in. solid bleached sulfate (SBS)/0.75-mil extruded ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... metallized polyethylene terephthalate (mPET)/0.016-in. solid bleached sulfate (SBS)/0.75-mil extruded low-density polyethylene (LDPE). Wavefront Technology, Paramount, CA, supplies and metallizes the PET, ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... packaging industry — surface treatment — lends evolving surface-functionalizing benefits with the latest generation of surface modification innovations. Most packaging polymers, such as polyethylene ...