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Static Beat: Prevent Winter Static

(Static Elimination)

September 30, 2010, ... to the manufacturer's recommendations. The rubber or polymer coverings on drive, nip, cleaning, spreader, and lay-on rollers often are sources of sparks because static can accumulate on the surfaces ...

New BoPLA Is Available

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... (Ti)started production of the new NATIVIA film at its plant in San Giorgio di Nogaro, Italy. Based on NatureWorks PLA biopolymers, the biodegradable and compostable film complies with the European standard ...

ISCST Symposium Continues Tradition of Connecting Academia with Industry

(Coating/Laminating)

September 19, 2010, ... reduced waste or environmental needs. Recipient Benjamin Schmidt-Hansberg earned this award for the paper “In-situ monitoring the film formation of solution cast polymer-fullerene blends for organic solar ...

Davis-Standard Introduces New Coater at Labelexpo America

(Coating/Laminating)

September 05, 2010, ... processes involving fluoropolymers, biopolymers, and formulations for end market applications in photovoltaics, aerospace, biodegradable packaging and surface protecting films. Davis-Standard’s new ...

Laminating Corona Treating: Bond Boosting

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

July 31, 2010, ...  High Definition Corona Treaters Polymer films used in the laminating process generally are chemically inert with non-porous surfaces and low surface tensions. Each film type has an inherent surface ...

Converting Industry News Clips

(News Clips Archive)

May 31, 2010, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Wilmington, DE, increases the price of all grades of Elvax resins by $0.05/lb effective June 1. Zenith Cutter DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Wilmington, ...

Member directory

(Magazine)

April 30, 2010, ...  Filmquest Group Inc. FILMtech Inc. Finzer Roller First Quality Nonwovens First Technology Innovation Inc. Flexible Packaging Magazine FLEXcon Co. Inc. Franklin Adhesives & Polymers ...

A future for photovoltaics

(Metallizing)

April 30, 2010, ... is not ideal, it is common for a polymer layer to be deposited in the vacuum system before the inorganic layer is deposited in order to produce a new smooth and clean surface. This polymer deposition process ...

Techniques to Prevent/Minimize Die Lines

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

April 28, 2010, ... die design varies between processes, the extrusion process is universal. If the temperature the polymer is exposed to is too hot, the rate of polymer degradation will accelerate. If the polymer is exposed ...

Taghleef Industries Enters Bioplastic Market

(News | New Products)

April 15, 2010, ... the development of sustainable packaging by introducing a fully natural film range based on NatureWorks PLA (polylactic acid) polymers marketed under the Ingeo brand name. The PLA polymers are claimed ...

Resin Enhances Shrink Applications

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, A film extrusion grade of cyclic olefin copolymer (COC), designated 9903D-10, extends the commercial glass transition temperature range down to 33 deg A film extrusion grade of cyclic olefin copolymer ...

Blown Film: Measuring Melt Temps

(Controls)

February 28, 2010, ... film of Davis-Standard LLC, Bridgewater, NJ. He has more than 28 years of experience in the film industry on the processing and machinery sides of the business. Keller received a BS in polymer science ...

Flex-Pack = Opportunity

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2010, ... is a wide choice of flexible package constructions involving papers, films, aluminium foils, and most recently, renewable polymer materials such as maize-based polylactic acid (PLA). Pouches are a popular ...

Paper or Plastic?

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... reactive silicone polymers to allow a reduction in platinum catalyst costs; release coating reformulation to allow the use of lower-quality base materials without loss in silicone performance; and the ...

Italian Producer Goes Nuts for High Barrier Film

(News Eclips)

November 01, 2009, ... moisture barrier of any single layer biopolymer film currently available, which has been achieved through Innovia Films’ unique coating technology, the company reports. New Factor was founded more ...

Experience Speaks: David Premo

(Experience Speaks)

October 31, 2009, ... had been pushing in one direction for so long, and all of a sudden, we realized we had cornered ouselves into being just a foam manufacturer. When we bought Dielectric Polymers, we greatly expanded into ...

Static, Be Gone!

(Static-Beat)

October 31, 2009, ... to dissipate the static on rubber- or polymer-covered rollers to minimize contamination and prevent sparks. Using static dissipative materials is an excellent way to get rid of roller static. The key to ...

New Roles for Converters

(Archive)

September 30, 2009, ... conductive polymer in organic light-emitting diodes. The coating and printing processes are essentially the same process in that they apply a coating to a substrate. The difference is that printing applies ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

September 30, 2009, ... additive system for polyolefins. In a compost environment, the present temperature and oxygen will initiate the molecular breakdown of the polymer. Said to have no negative or toxic effect on the created ...

How To Prevent Winter Static

(Static Elimination)

August 31, 2009, ... surface. Maintain these rollers according to the manufacturer's recommendations. The rubber or polymer coverings on drive, nip, cleaning, spreader, and lay-on rollers often are static dissipative. Electrical ...