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Optimizing Costs

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... platinum-catalyzed solventless systems. They employ proprietary polymers and crosslinkers that enable lower platinum usage. According to Norm Kanar, Dow Corning Americas area market manager for release ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ...  Company offers two systems it says are environmentally safe. Nutre Clean XP flexo washout solvent is said to perform well in both rotary and in-line systems. Spent polymer is solubilized, and system processes ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... in haze and gloss improvements. These include 60% haze reduction in homopolymer polypropylene and 85% haze reduction in random copolymer polypropylene. Clarifiers improve the optical and physical properties ...

Alco Publishes New Brochure

(Archive)

November 28, 2006, ... controlling coating mobilization or placement; improve optical properties such as gloss, opacity, and brightness; and develop polymer networks that build coating structure. Product families include ...

Pace Named as a Green Company

(Archive)

November 18, 2006, Pace Industries, a plastic extrusion specialist, has been designated as a green power company by the Wisconsin Public Power Inc. (WPPI). PRESS RELEASE REEDSBURG, WI—Pace Industries, a plastic extrusion ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

November 07, 2006, ... improvement training by a Boeing team to obtain the certification. Biodegradables Info Offered DUBLIN, IRELAND—A 2006 report on biodegradable polymers indicates costs have come down over the last ...

Wayne Machine Delivers New Extrusion Film Technology

(Archive)

November 05, 2006, Wayne Machine & Die Co. has designed, built, and sold a combination five-layer Yellow Jacket laboratory blown and cast film line to the Advanced and Applied Polymer Processing Institute in Danville, VA. ...

Labelexpo New Products

(Magazine)

October 31, 2006, ... Light Films combine precise layers of polymeric materials with different reflective qualities and add prismatic impact for appearance, brand differentiation, and shelf appeal. Colors are said to shimmer ...

Why Flex-Pack Keeps Growing

(Flexpack)

October 31, 2006, ... began in earnest almost 70 years ago with the requirements of the military in World War II and the development of polymeric materials. The flexible packaging industry has seen many changes from those humble ...

Challengers Press On

(Tapes)

October 31, 2006, ... coating at 250 fpm. Suppliers include press manufacturer Gallus (an EM280 press); 3M sticky back; I.KELA stamp dies; DuPont Cyrel plates; Sericol inks; Wilson cut dies; Trinity photopolymer emboss; Harper ...