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Control of Adhesion and Removal of Heat Sealable Tops on Polymer Containers

(Magazine)

December 31, 2001, ... two polymer surfaces by forcing them into intimate contact while they are in at least a partially molten state. Failure of a heat seal bond always initiates at the weakest point. This can be adhesive failure, ...

Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

(Magazine)

October 31, 2001, Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries Innovations Highlight Division Conference The registrants at the annual technical conference of the Polymers, Laminations and ...

TAPPI Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Div. Awards 2002 Klucken Scholarship

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, The Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Division has awarded the 2001 Ralph A. Klucken Scholarship to Shilpa Sankhe, a Ph.D. student in chemical engineering at Clemson University. ATLANTA, GA, USA—The Polymers, ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

(Magazine)

July 31, 2001, Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries Division Announces Honors The Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Division honors two people each year with prestigious division ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries Division Announces Keynote Speaker The keynote speaker for the Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Conference in San Diego will ...

Specially Designed Metallocene Copolymers for Extrusion Coating

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, Application: New metallocene polymers have equal and sometimes better ultimate hot tack and high temperature hot tack compared with current acid copolymers and ionomers. PEER-REVIEWED TECHNICAL PAPERS ...

Atmospheric Plasma: The New Functional Treatment for Films

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... of polymer films and other substrates such as foils, papers, etc. This treatment increases the surface energy of the substrates that in turn improves the wettability, printability, and adhesion on these ...

The Case Against Oxidation as a Primary Factor for Bonding Acid Copolymers to Foil

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, Application: Acid copolymers will generally adhere more strongly to foil than low density polyethylene even when processing the acid copolymer at lower temperatures. This reduces the potential for taste, ...

It's Definitely a Bull Market for High-Performance Film

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... properties. Some of the major high-performance films include those made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET polyester), nylon, polycarbonate (PC), polyimide (PI), and fluoropolymers. In 1999 Frost ...

Decorative Films Served by Multilayer Structure

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... of the advantages of ALUphane is that, unlike other tinted decorative wraps made from PP, the color in ALUphane film does not contaminate the food due to the use of K-Resin styrene-butadiene copolymer ...

Packaging films edible, water soluble

(Magazine)

February 28, 1995, ... films are available from Chris Craft Industrial Products, South Holland, IL. The Monosol LXP-1832 films are cold-water soluble and made from completely edible cellulose polymers. They can be converted ...

Pharmaceutical films designed for protection

(Magazine)

February 28, 1995, Two pharmaceutical grades of fluoropolymer film are available for barrier protection from Allied Signal Plastics, Morristown, NJ.Allied Signal has introduced Two pharmaceutical grades of fluoropolymer ...

Charter Next Generation Showcases Advanced Materials at Pack Expo 2024, Driving Sustainability and Operational Excellence

(News | New Products)

October 29, 2024, ... Biomaterial Another standout feature at Pack Expo will be CNG’s integration of  technology, which transforms seaweed into a biodegradable and compostable polymer. This innovative approach leverages seaweed’s ...

Mondi and traceless Develop Ground-breaking Coating Solution

(Sustainability Forum)

June 20, 2024, ... solutions, and traceless’ expertise for material solutions based on natural polymers. The coating granulates are produced in traceless' pilot plant and are applied to Mondi's kraft paper in Mondi's R&D centre ...

Demand Increasing for PCR Plastics: How Recycled PE supports Sustainable Packaging Solutions

(Flexpack)

June 13, 2024, ... converters and purchasers should ask potential rPE suppliers about the source of the recycled material, what types of foreign materials could be present, such as labels or other polymers and the processes ...

Obtaining Barriers When Coating and Printing Flexible Materials

(Bag Pouch)

June 09, 2024, ... easier to decide upon. Film manufacturers and formulators produce modified structures from polymers such as polyethylene, polyester and poly-propylene. Polyethylene for example, when modified and in ...

A New Era in Sustainable Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 26, 2024, ... wrap packaging material is usually made from polymer plastic film. When heated, it shrinks tightly over the item it is covering. Shrink wrap and shrink film are very versatile materials and can be used ...

Addressing Bio-film/Compostables and Plastic Film Processing Challenges

(Bag Pouch)

March 17, 2024, ... Coatings can be synthetic or bio based. Biopolymers can be obtained directly from natural substances that include polysaccharides and proteins or by the polymerisation of monomers derived from a biomass. ...

IPCO Double Belt Presses and Precision Scattering Systems highlighted at JEC

(News | New Products)

January 31, 2024, ... 1600 sq.m. Productivity Center near Stuttgart, Germany. The modular design of ThermoPress systems enables multiple stages of production – including polymerization, curing and cooling – to be incorporated ...

Materials Lead The Way

(Web Handling)

November 26, 2023, ... polymer resins are transformed into fine microfibers and converted into a nonwoven web in one step via a conventional Meltblown system or their proprietary and patented Spun-blown® system technology. Combinations ...