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Nordmeccanica Machinery and Novacote Adhesives by COIM Group Partner for Adhesive Technology Solution

(News | New Products)

February 13, 2019, ... speed limitations once converting barrier compounds. It is the case of metallized films, foil and polymers highly impermeable to oxygen and moisture. The development of a technology that combines the benefit ...

Will it Process?

(Extrusion Coating)

December 11, 2018, ... etc., or for the degree of functionality that they offer, for instance, sealability, barrier resistance, etc. Film manufacturers and formulators produce modified structures from polymers such as polyethylene, ...

Advancements of Bio-Derived and Bio-Degradable Technologies in the Flexible Packaging Market

(Flexpack)

November 25, 2018, ... Taylor has a degree in industrial engineering. -- References Biopolymers: Potential Biodegradable Packaging Material for Food Industry. (2014). Polymers for Packaging Applications, 153-171. ...

An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

September 11, 2018, ... industrial terms, extrusion is the pumping of a liquid through a die to yield the final shape desired.  The liquid forced through the die can be a polymer or a metal, such as molten aluminum.  This series ...

Sticking With It | Hot Melt PSA Primer

(Coating/Laminating)

March 26, 2018, ... explored the chemistry of acrylic polymers; now we move on to hot melts. As with acrylics, understanding the basic building blocks of how hot melt pressure-sensitive adhesives (HMPSA) are built will provide ...

Uflex Announces Glitter Gravure Cylinder

(News | New Products)

March 11, 2018, ... and can be cured using LED lamps applied in-line with gravure printing process using solvent- or water-based ink system. The company manufactures different variants, including metallic glitter and polymeric ...

Bobst Offers Technology for Metal Adhesion

(Coating/Laminating)

February 28, 2018, ... treated films. According to the company, traditional metallization, even with plasma treatment, can result in poor metal-to-polymer substrate bonding, this produces de-lamination which leads to packaging ...

Davis-Standard Introduces Winder

(News | New Products)

January 27, 2018, ... be most beneficial for CPP and barrier films where post-wrap shrinkage occurs as a result of the types of polymers used in the film structures, or where blocking can occur due to a soft sealant layer with ...

BillerudKorsnäs Launches Medical Paper

(News | New Products)

January 26, 2018, SteriKraft Protect AR polymer-reinforced paper is said to meet high standards for medical packaging that must be sterilized SOLNA, SWEDEN | BillerudKorsnäs announces SteriKraft Protect AR, a new polymer-reinforced ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2017

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2017, ... exact material curves for polymer-based films to ensure the correct treatment level is applied, and Test 3 creates wetting characteristics for a specific film surface to verify that the chosen ink will ...

AIMCAL Hosts Successful R2R Conference

(Coating/Laminating)

October 27, 2017, ... by Dr. Aoife Celoria of NovaCentrix. Taking the 2017 AIMCAL John Matteucci Award for Technical Excellence in Vacuum Web Coating was “New Results About Multi-Functional Plasma Polymer Thin Films Fabricated ...

CRON-ECRM to Launch Digital-UV Plate

(News | New Products)

September 06, 2017, ... Flexo CTP will also be on display, said to be the ideal imager for label printing, providing fault-free imaging experience and ensuring precision printing from all digital photopolymer plates, ablative ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 3

(Flexpack)

August 02, 2017, ... configurations with up to 77 layers using our new Layer Sequence Repeater (LSR). This technology allows the polymer molecules to align without stress in a nanolayer film structure. This provides many advantages, ...

Cortec Products Recertified as Compostable

(Flexpack)

July 18, 2017, ... including an annually renewable biopolymer source derived from plant sugars. The film or bags can be manufactured with a range of 5%-45% biobased content and formulated to meet varying flexibility or rigidity ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 3

(Web Handling)

July 04, 2017, ... hot roll winding cooling, and post-polymer processing density increases.   Mechanism 5: Partial Width CD Buckles Description—Lanes of CD buckling will form in the wound roll where the web or coating ...

FocalSpec Announces Roughness Scanner

(Controls)

June 06, 2017, ... Line Confocal Imaging (LCI) technology that enables a continuous, non-contact 3D surface imaging of fast-moving transparent, non-transparent, matte, and glossy web structures, such as PVB films, polymer ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 2

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2017, In Part 2 of this three-part series, polymer processing expert Tom Bezigian explains the advantages of one- and three-layer lines. In Part 2 of this three-part series, polymer processing expert Tom ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 1

(Flexpack)

May 03, 2017, In Part 1 of a three-part series, polymer processing expert Tom Bezigian examines the trend driving the market to more and more layers. In Part 1 of a three-part series, polymer processing expert Tom ...

AIMCAL Awards | Film's Sharkskin-Like Properties Control Bacteri

(Coating/Laminating)

April 06, 2017, ... and hardener-coated webs meet at the lamination nip, polymerization begins and the adhesive quickly cures. No mixer is needed, and pot life is no longer a concern. The quick curing produces a measurable ...

Sun Chemical Plans Eco-Friendly Display for INFO*FLEX

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2017, ... SunGraphics SunLite In-Position Plates. Reportedly shown to reduce a printer’s carbon footprint, these alternatives to conventional mounted plates are produced using up to 50% less photopolymer, eliminating ...