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FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 31, 2011, ... senior technical advisor at Flint Group, Charlotte, NC, covered printing with ultra-thin (0.030 in.) plates, which consist of 0.007 in. of backing and 0.023 in. of polymer. Although not new, these plates ...

Michelman Expands Corrugated Chemicals Distribution

(Coatings)

May 15, 2011, ... a global developer of water-based barrier and functional coatings for flexible film packaging, paperboard, and corrugated cartons; and water-based surface modifiers, additives and polymers for numerous ...

FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 03, 2011, ... advisor at Flint Group, Charlotte, NC, gave a presentation that covered printing with ultra-thin (0.030 in.) plates, which consist of 0.007 in. of backing and 0.023 in. of polymer. Although not new, ...

Make Peelable Lids

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2011, Appeel 22D843 lidding solution is said to provide an easy and effective way to make peelable lids for retortable PP packages. Sealant resin is pellet-blended Appeel 22D843 lidding solution is said to provide ...

EVENTS

(News Clips Archive)

April 30, 2011, ... & Mixing, AIMCAL Converting School, Best Western Inn & Suites, Ontario, CA; www.convertingschool.com 30-1 | TAPPI European PLACE Conference, Polymers, Laminations, Adhesives, Coatings, Extrusions Div., ...

Resin Cuts Scrap

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2011, ... rates, shorter cycles, reduced scrap rates, shorter startups, and higher operating efficiencies. Also said to provide improved polymer melt strength and opportunities for source reduction via downgauging ...

DuPont Packaging Graphics Increases Price, Adds Fuel Surcharge

(Print News)

April 26, 2011, DuPont Packaging Graphics has announced a global price increase for all DuPont Cyrel products, effective May 16, 2011. The net increase is up to 7%, depending on the product WILMINGTON, DE | DuPont Packaging ...

Ashland To Raise Prices on Vinac and Flexbond Emulsion Products

(Coatings)

April 24, 2011, ... construction, carpet, non-woven and textile markets, and include Vinac and Flexbond emulsion products. Prices will increase by $0.03/wet pound for all vinyl acetate homopolymer and copolymer; $0.05/wet ...

'ICE Age' Forecasted for US Converting Industr

(Trends/Management News)

April 11, 2011, ... on slitting/rewinding and coating/laminating. TAPPI PLACE covered a variety of critical topics including: • New Developments in Renewable Source Resins and Films • Extrusion of Biopolymers • Employing ...

Events

(News Clips Archive)

March 31, 2011, ... Converting School, Best Western Inn & Suites, Ontario, CA; www.convertingschool.com 30-1 | TAPPI European PLACE Conference, Polymers, Laminations, Adhesives, Coatings, Extrusions Div., Festpielhaus ...

Masterbatches Suited for Food Use

(Flexpack)

March 31, 2011, Terraloy 90000 Series masterbatches, formulated with Biostrength impact modifier from Arkema and carrier polymers consisting of Ingeo PLA from NatureWorks, Terraloy 90000 Series masterbatches, formulated ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report 2011

(Special Reports)

March 06, 2011, ... are dealing with a fluid coating or a plastic product, you need to understand rheology. Rheology of the polymer in question affects not only... Nonwoven Laminations: Absorb Profit Feb 1, 2011 12:00 ...

OMNOVA Price Increases for Specialty Chemicals

(Coatings)

March 06, 2011, OMNOVA Solutions' Specialty Chemicals business today announced a price increase of $0.06 per dry pound for styrene butadiene emulsion polymers FAIRLAWN, OH | OMNOVA Solutions’ Specialty Chemicals business ...

Printhead Combo Offers Economy

(Digital)

February 28, 2011, ... and sheet polymer manufacturing applications. Printhead has the capability of imaging spot sizes as small as 3.5 picoliters and resolutions to 2,880 dpi. Jetsetter Imaging Systems | 770-664-6624 | ...

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 ...

Print on Water

(Print)

February 28, 2011, ... the surface of water. Then the ink is instantly cured by UV-LED light; the image transforms into the polymeric film, which also stays on the surface of water due to the difference of densities and adhesion.” ...

Events

(News Clips Archive)

February 28, 2011, ... TN; www.iadd-fseaodyssey.com 11 | Webinar Case Study on Food Product Shelf Life, MOCON, 10 a.m. CT; www.mocon.com 30-1 | TAPPI European PLACE Conference, Polymers, Laminations, Adhesives, Coatings, ...

Michelman Forms Fibers & Composites Business Unit

(Coatings)

February 23, 2011, ... dispersed polymers used as sizing by fiberglass and other reinforcing fiber manufacturers. The treated fibers are in turn used to manufacture reinforced composite products and components such as wind turbines ...

Antimicrobial Patent

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, PITTSBURGH, PA | The US Patent Office has issued to Biosafe a composition of matter patent on the siloxane polymer that is the keystone of the company's PITTSBURGH, PA | The US Patent Office has issued ...

Coating Die Cuts Downtime

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2011, ... increases the ease and repeatability of width adjustments, simplifies cleanout of carbonized polymer buildup in the die, and makes possible rapid removal of the entire deckle assembly for a split and clean ...