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Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2013

(Coating/Laminating)

December 30, 2013, ... powders or tablets, and wholesome or natural products. CONTACT COMPANY   HERAEUS’ printable OPVS Clevios PEDOT:PSS technology from the Conductive Polymers Div. of Heraeus, Leverkusen, Germany, ...

Smithers Pira Issues Study on Stretch and Shrink Sleeves

(Label/Tape News)

December 25, 2013, ... to 2019. Global markets are broken down by polymer material, product type, end-use sector, print process, and geographic region, and the key trends shaping the future of the industry are explored. Included ...

Coating Matters | Intermittent Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

December 16, 2013, ...  degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consultan ...

Dispersions Revisited

(Mark's Coating Matters)

December 13, 2013, ... interests of the solid particles, we need to understand what forces are for us and what forces are against us. Solubility: Solubility parameters (found in polymer handbooks and chemical engineering textbooks) ...

E.C. Shaw Installs nyloflex NExT FV Exposure

(News | New Products)

December 11, 2013, ... exposure technology utilizes a high intensity UV-A-LED light source to conduct rapid crosslinking of the photopolymer surface before oxygen inhibition can occur, resulting in a flat top dot structure on ...

Kuraray to Acquire DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions/Vinyls

(Coating/Laminating News)

December 09, 2013, ... to sell Glass Laminating Solutions/Vinyls (GLS/Vinyls), a part of DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, to Kuraray for US$543 million, plus the value of the inventories. The sale is expected to close ...

Clear Lam Produces Rollstock for Multi-Packs

(Flexpack News)

November 25, 2013, ... with traditional petroleum-based resin or with bio-based materials. To achieve consistent snap-apart strength, company enhances the rollstock with compounded additives produced by its CL Polymers Division. ...

AIMCAL Honors Technical Presentations

(Coating/Laminating News)

November 18, 2013, ... track received Honorable Mentions: • “Roll-to-Roll Pattern Coating with Slot Die” by Scott Zwierlein, Frontier Industrial Technology • “Surface and Interface Characterization of Coated Polymer Films” ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 2

(Coating/Laminating)

November 11, 2013, ... industry accumulated since 1996. Mark holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a ...

Clear Lam Announces Freezer-Grade RPET Rollstock

(Flexpack News)

November 03, 2013, ... plastics is forecast to rise by 6.5% annually, reaching 3.5 billion lbs in 2016. The new rollstock incorporates compounded additives produced by Clear Lam’s subsidiary, CL Polymers. The rollstock is ...

Static Beat | Should Static Brushes Touch?

(Static-Beat)

November 03, 2013, Should static brushes or ionizing cords touch webs or rolls to neutralize static? Static brushes and ionizing cords are passive dissipators used to neutralize static charge on webs, polymer covered conveyance ...

K-Show 2013 & Upcoming Extrusion Coating Seminars

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

October 23, 2013, ... of their PBE's (Propylene-Based Elastomers) trademarked as VistamaxxTM. To this end, ExxonMobil has developed a line of polyolefinic copolymers of propylene and ethylene produced using metallocene technology.  ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2013, ... before the rheology of the polymer is detrimental to the final product? How do you best operate the equipment to maximize product yield? This presentation will exhibit the current direction hot melt adhesive ...

On Print | Impact of 3-D Printing on the Converting Industry

(On Print)

September 26, 2013, ...     Table I. Additive Digital Fabrication Technologies Technology Some Build Materials Material extrusion Hot melt polymers Laminated object manufacturing Paper ...

TAPPI Extrusion Coating Short Course

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

September 25, 2013, ... extrusion of two or more layers of molten polymer material out of the same die, at the same time.  I can't tell you how many times this comes up in court and how much time, effort and money companies waste ...

Macro Engineering & Technology Redesigns Extruder

(Flexpack News)

September 21, 2013, ... C-series of MacroPlast extruders were specifically designed for coextrusion of film structures with seven or more layers with the versatility to process a variety of polymers, including nylon and polyesters.  ...

Future Design Redesigns Air Ring

(Flexpack News)

September 21, 2013, ... to accommodate the widest range of polymers, and during operation the system delivers segmented airflow to calculated circumferential area to assure the highest level of operational reliability with manual ...

Macro Engineering & Technology Will Launch Die

(Extrusion Coating)

September 15, 2013, ... polymer to optimize residence time distribution and shorten residence time. This reduced residence time virtually eliminates interfacial instability, company says, making the die more versatile for a wider ...

Coating Matters | The Wizard Behind the Curtain

(Coating/Laminating)

September 15, 2013, ... from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consultant and CEO of Coating Tech ...

Flexo Concepts Doctor Blades Featured at PRINT 13

(News | New Products)

September 07, 2013, ... is said to provide customers with a solution to UV ink spitting, anilox scoring, and insufficient blade life. Orange combines a next generation polymer with a unique MicroTip designed to produce a fine ...