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Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ... a paper titled "Barrier Predictions and Structural Design of Polymeric Films for Food Packaging." She gave details on a new software program, called Permeasoft, that permits simulation and design of barrier ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... acrylic polymer specially linked with a high molecular weight-modified acrylic. According to mfr., combination provides a coating with high heat resistance that is used in applications requiring heat release ...

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

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June 30, 2000, ... almost 100 years ago—a material that would enable the customer to see the product and protect it from moisture—the world of packaging has grown into a domain that includes high polymer research and discovery; ...

High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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January 31, 2000, ... & Co. Inc., Little Falls, NJ, has been tracking it, reports Kline senior consultant Jay Dwivedi. Venki Chandrashkdar, director, polymer commercial development at Equistar Chemicals LP, Houston, TX, ...

Pointing finger places blame but won't solve the proble

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November 30, 1996, The more parties that are involved in any project, the more opportunities there are for post-mortems that involve finger pointing if something goes wrong. The more parties that are involved in any project, ...

Taking the "magic" and the mystery out of treatin

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August 31, 1996, ... the web passes through the magical-looking apparatus known as a treater. David J. Bentley Jr. is a recognized industry expert in polymers, laminations, and coatings, with more than 30 years of experience ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

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August 31, 1996, ... substrate and the liquid in contact with it. For converters of plastic films, knowing the surface energy of a polymer surface is critical in assuring good coating and print quality, as well as the adhesion ...

Gauging system lights the way

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August 31, 1996, ... Typical encapsulating materials include polyester and Aclar, a flexible thermoplastic copolymer made and sold by Allied Signal. After encapsulation, the lamp is trimmed and electrical terminations (supplied ...

Modified Atmosphere Packaging shows potential for growth

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June 30, 1996, ... from four basic polymers, namely polyvinyl chloride, polyester, polypropylene, and polyethylene. There are three main types of retail MP formats: * the semi-rigid tray, mainly used for packaging meats; ...

In-mold labels: film is today's hot development

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June 30, 1996, ... the graphics on the label. Instead, the film matches the container so well because it has a polymer or copolymer composition similar to that of the plastic container. Fusing of the adhesive or special ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

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June 30, 1996, ... polymer flow distribution changes in applications where polymer flow rate changes are required. The EDI Multiflow V manifold design incorporates an elongated manifold cross section, with an increasing ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... provide product integrity. American National Can produces a registered, printed lamination (flexo-printed in eight colors with photopolymer printing plates produced by the American National Can Graphics ...

Flexo/screen proves to be a winning combination

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January 31, 1996, ... to register automatically upon press startup. The Stork Rotamesh screens are 100% nickel, eliminating rips and tears said to be common to polymer-based screens. The screens are also reusable on new ...

Converting capabilities grow in Caribbean nations.

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September 30, 1995, ... Trinidad/Tobago (pop. 1.25 MM) has an estimated 20 extrusion plants producing a variety of PE products. With an estimated $15-MM industry, three of the larger converters are Polymer (Caribbean), Magnus ...

Growing popularity of PET drives shortage to crisis level

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August 31, 1995, ... exports, and they were forced to rationalize capacity. With this decline of capacity in Japan, international capacity utilization as a percentage of polymer throughout has jumped to 98%, and all lines ...

Two-component adhesive system eliminates mixups

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June 30, 1995, ... reveals, "The urethane pre-polymer developed for this application is subjected to a proprietary, patented process by which the residual monomer is reduced to very, very low levels." This minimizes the presence ...

Flexographic Awards honor top industry achievers

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April 30, 1995, ... plate used: photopolymer. Plate thickness: 0.067. Inking system: doctor blade. Mounting system: Opticala. Types of inks used: water. Sequence of printing: all ceramic--pebbles brown (360), process yellow ...

Film offers food packagers green marketing opportunity

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April 30, 1995, ... generally require more processing to yield a PET resin that is pure enough for use in food and drug packaging. This added processing involves the depolymerization of the waste PET either by methanolysis, ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ... new technology can be used with numerous resins. Bags are produced with a low-density polyethylene-based structure. Solid-state nonvolatile pieces of material are bonded into the polymer chain at the atomic ...

Company develops line of cost-saving packaging

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March 31, 1995, ... diaper bags require a slip agent in the polyethylene film to reduce friction when loading diapers into the bags. This can present a problem for many adhesives with certain polymer structures because they ...