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Köstlin Prepress Services Commits to High Quality Flexographic Platemaking With the KODAK FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solution

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October 15, 2020, ... of flexographic printing options and photopolymer sleeves, the production of KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates reportedly accounts for 60 percent of all flexo plates produced. The company first began using a FLEXCEL ...

Davis-Standard to Host Virtual “Basics of Plastics Extrusion” Seminar

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September 21, 2020, ... of Plastics Extrusion” seminar, in virtual fashion, October 6 – 8. This three-day interactive seminar will cover the fundamentals of plastics extrusion, composition and properties of various polymers, ...

KM Packaging Launches Mono Material Polypropylene Lidding Films

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September 13, 2020, Global flexible packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging has launched a new range of mono-polymer material lidding films, made from polypropylene (PP), that is designed for recyclability. Global ...

American Roller R&D Team Expands with Addition of Its Second Ph.D. Chemist

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September 07, 2020, ... is poised for a long-term direction of focusing on advanced material science technologies across all product groups: rubber, urethane, plasma, polymers, ceramics, etc. For more information, visit https://americanroller.com. ...

Gutfried Organic Chicken Meat Sausage in Innovative Packaging

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June 17, 2020, ... different polymers and are produced by the film producer SÜDPACK. BASF supplies the necessary polyamide, SABIC supplies the polyethylene. Both components are based on raw materials that have been recycled ...

Rising to the Challenge

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June 14, 2020, ... UAE and India. The global polymer science player is expanding its worldwide footprint further with new plants coming up in Russia, Hungary and Nigeria. The COVID-19 pandemic is a typical “black swan” ...

New Coating Technology Providing Real Solutions in Flexible Packaging

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June 07, 2020, ... standard steel and aluminum roller hardness is only in the 20s on the Rockwell scale. The release polymer, displayed in grey, is installed in a secondary process. Notice, not only does the polymer fill ...

Innovia Films Launches Encore Sustainable BOPP Films

(Flexpack)

June 01, 2020, ... they are fully recyclable. “We have calculated using our in-house Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) program, that by using renewable polymer we can determine that Encore films offer reductions in carbon footprint*,” ...

GN Thermoforming Installs New Machines with WhatsApp Messaging Platform

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May 21, 2020, ... the pandemic when Georg Polymer, the largest Russian producer of rigid meat trays, needed its new GN760 machine installed quickly so it could meet the burgeoning demand for meat trays in Eastern Europe. ...

Film Extrusion Manual, Third Edition Now Available from TAPPI Press

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May 05, 2020, ... professionals and operations personnel at all levels in the plastics film industry, including plastic film manufacturing, converting, equipment suppliers and polymer suppliers. Published by TAPPI Press, ...

Coating on Trial

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May 05, 2020, ... development have been ramped up with interest and some concrete results obtained in areas such as biopolymer materials derived from polysaccharides, proteins, lipids or a combination of material formulae ...

82 Years Dedicated to Web Handling Expertise and Innovation

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April 27, 2020, ... Coatings Plasma Coatings was developed as a unique dual-coating system that offers the wear and abuse resistance of thermal spray materials such as Tungsten Carbide with high release polymers like Teflon. ...

The Back Page: Taking it back 54 years

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April 23, 2020, ... detail: inks used on M24 and M27 Mylar are designed to adhere to the polymer-coated side of these films – they won’t adhere well to the uncoated side of the polyester films. Many of the polyamide based ...

AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

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April 16, 2020, ... Award for Contributions to Coating Technology and the AIMCAL President’s Award. Dr. Mount has worked for more than 35 years as a polymer engineer in the field of biaxial film orientation including stints ...

Three Ink Market Trends Helping to Achieve Sustainability Goals

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

April 16, 2020, ... oils and other polymer building blocks. Independent verification that an ink contains a certain percentage of bio-renewable content can be achieved through NAPIM’s bio-renewable content program, which ...

FPA Announces 2020 Board of Directors

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April 02, 2020, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) announced the election of its 2020 Board of Directors. The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) announced the election of its 2020 Board of Directors. Curt ...

Packaging Recognized as Essential: Smart Packaging Enhances Food Safety and Security

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March 25, 2020, ... by the consumer. The company’s unique polymer packaging formulation has also demonstrated capabilities for preserving nutritional value of fresh produce following prolonged storage. A 2018 independent ...

European Recycling Markets Reel From Coronavirus

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March 22, 2020, ... over plastic. A similar trend of reduced collection rates is expected in other key recycled polymer sectors such as recycled polyethylene (R-PE) and recycled polypropylene (R-PP). “We plan that we ...

Aptar Launches InvisiShield Active Packaging Solution for Pathogen Mitigation

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March 21, 2020, ... better and healthier food packaging outcomes,” stated John Belfance, resident, Aptar CSP Technologies. InvisiShield leverages 3-Phase Activ-Polymer™ technology, patented by Aptar CSP Technologies, a ...

Synrad Sheds Light on Converting Applications

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

March 05, 2020, ... paperboard Cardboard Plastics Polymers Thin films Foils Textiles Leather Labels The benefits high performance CO2 lasers offer converters and material processors are many: Multiple ...