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Jindal Films Reports Film for Thermal Market

(Label/Tape)

September 25, 2016, ... Platinum Thermal 75PT600 film. This white, surface-printable polyolefin film is built with a single-layer polymer substrate said to replace both coated direct thermal substrates and thermal transfer ribbons. ...

FKuR Technology Produces Thinner Films

(Flexpack)

August 16, 2016, ... are between 18 and 26 microns. Thanks to the use of novel polymeric additive systems and an adapted compounding process, [our company] now provides converters with the possibility to follow the trend using ...

Cosmo Films Sets Up CPP Line

(Flexpack)

June 10, 2016, ... wake of polymer gaining favor as material of choice in both traditional flexible packaging as well as non-packing applications. Some of the reported reasons for this broad-based acceptance are excellent ...

Common Barrier Packaging Polymers—Their Functions & Applications

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

June 05, 2016, Plastics for use in barrier packaging is commonplace today. A list of common barrier polymers identifies their functions and aplications in an easy-to-read table. Plastics for use in barrier packaging ...

RKW Sweden Films Suited for Food Packaging

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2016, ... can be used as an aluminum-free wrap for butter, providing excellent barrier properties and improved tear resistance.  FPO is made from the polymers polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE), to ...

ExxonMobil Launches Performance Polymer

(Flexpack)

April 24, 2016, ... the introduction of Exceed XP performance polymers. The company announced the new polymers April 25 during a global webcast held at Chinaplas, saying product is designed to provide extreme performance ...

Coating Matters | Optical Films Require Multiple Layers

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2015, ...  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 ...

Jindal Films Announces Capacity Additions

(Materials)

August 01, 2015, ... technicians who master all fields of expertise from polymer and coating science, down to processes and field applications. “This is a big step and great way to celebrate more than 40 years of continuous ...

Sensor Films Reports Agreement with Xerox

(News | New Products)

February 22, 2015, ... report an agreement to develop and bring to market advanced manufacturing solutions for the high-volume production of touch sensors using polymer-based transparent conductive films. Under the agreement, ...

ExxonMobil Adds to Polymers Line

(Materials)

February 15, 2015, ... of its portfolio of Vistamaxx performance polymers. Vistamaxx 3588FL used pure in the sealing layer is said to provide outstanding sealing performance in cast polypropylene (cPP) films and heat-sealable ...

Tekni-Films Offers High-Barrier Films

(Materials)

November 16, 2014, ... options include polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and Aclar polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) inner and outer layers, coupled with either ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) and/or cyclic olefin ...

Rollprint Combines Two Films for Barrier

(Flexpack)

October 19, 2014, ... barrier and clarity.  ClearFoil, a barrier-coated polyester, is extrusion or adhesive laminated to Barex acrylonitrile-methyl acrylate copolymer to create Exponent. Pre-made or inline pouching, lidding, ...

Intertape Polymer Group Reports New Shrink Film

(Flexpack)

August 24, 2014, ExlfilmPlus GPL is a thin-gauge, high-yield film said to be a cost-saving alternative to heavier gauge films in many uses   MONTREAL, QC, CANADA/SARASOTA, FL | Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), a North ...

Microphazer Films Offers Unique Ultra-Thin Film Products

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 22, 2014, ... the extrusion industry for more than 30 years, and has invented a way to produce ultra-thin, un-oriented, amorphous polymer films.  I will review my interview with him in this blog. Microphazer Films, ...

RKW Danafilms Touts Film Ratio

(Flexpack)

April 18, 2014, ... says this sourcing of materials leads to a reduced polymer usage, reduced energy consumption, and the potential to downgauge or reduce film thickness compared to comparable conventional filmstocks, adding ...

Freedonia Studies Specialty Films

(Flexpack News)

June 09, 2013, ... packaging and bags for organic waste, are expected to benefit from environmental concerns and the increased commercialization of bio-based polymers. Water-soluble film demand will receive a boost from ...

VCF's Slot-Die Coater Producing Highly Engineered Film

(Coating/Laminating News)

January 13, 2013, Requires hard-core manufacturing experience with polymer engineering expertise HOWELL, MI | In 2012, VCF Films, a manufacturer of thin polymer films and coatings for a variety of industries, announced ...

MonoSol Films Make Edible Pouches

(Bag Pouch)

September 06, 2012, ... polymer-based films, introduces Vivos Edible Delivery Systems. Pouches engineered from Vivos films disappear and release their contents when exposed to hot or cold liquids; the dissolved film can then ...

Coating | The Movement Toward Thinner Films and Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

July 30, 2012, ... coated films rely on multiple alternating polymer and inorganic layers—each less than a micron thick to enable good transparency. Supercapacitors look to increase energy to weight ratio by going to thinner ...

Eclipse Offers High-Shrink Films

(Label/Tape)

March 12, 2012, ... (OH), sponsored by AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. The three-layer polyolefin shrink films—typically targeted for bottle applications—are composed of LLDPE and cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) from TOPAS Advanced ...