Search

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 ...

Tosaf Fusion Expansion Course with Customized Solutions for Compounding, Packaging Industry

(News | New Products)

July 17, 2023, ... both masterbatches and grafted polymers. Due to steadily increasing demand, Tosaf Fusion is currently relocating its production to a larger facility in Israel's Alon Tavor industrial area. As a specialist ...

Coating Futures in Medical and Wound Management

(Coating/Laminating)

March 19, 2023, ...  Coating requirements can be demanding; advances both in equipment, adhesives and support technology have bought us transparent dressings, film dressings consisting of a polymer membrane of varying thicknesses ...

Achieving Sustainability: Q&A with Sun Chemical’s Dr. Nikola Juhasz

(Coating/Laminating)

March 12, 2023, ... naturally-derived materials such as plants, rather than with fossil fuel-sourced materials such as conventional polymers, contributes to the sustainability and carbon footprint reduction of the printed ...

How a Full Lineup of Coatings Can Transform Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2023, ... are composed of multiple layers of various polymers, which provide superior performance as barriers to oxygen and other gases, as well as moisture that could otherwise cause spoilage and reduce freshness ...

KM Packaging is officially established in Australia

(News | New Products)

February 01, 2023, ... Tammy Spencer has been appointed as Business Unit Manager (ANZ) based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Tammy has a wealth of experience and was most recently Business Manager - Packaging & Polymers (QLD) ...

The Role of Corona in Flexible Packaging Lamination Requires an Understanding of Filmic Substrates

(Surface Prep)

January 29, 2023, All flexible substrates require two basic principles for high-quality lamination: high bond strength and no optical defects. By Kirsten Lykke, Consultant in Polymers & Flexible Packaging Technology, ...

Flint Group Supports Global CEFLEX Packaging Project

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2022, ... a monopolymer PP duplex laminated barrier pouch in non-food applications. The next stage of the project will see the creation of an industrial scale QRP waste processing plant, which is anticipated to ...

For Composite Packaging Recycling, the Future is Now

(Flexpack)

December 04, 2022, ... packaging designs often combine different polymers such as PET, PA, EVOH and polyolefins, and complement these polymer films with metal layers like aluminum foil or vacuum metallization. In another study, ...

Sun Chemical to Highlight the “Power of Sustainable Packaging” at PACK EXPO International 2022

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2022, ... make packaging lighter in weight by removing polymer layers from the packaging, as well as offering improved laminate flexibility. SunBar (Aerobloc) coatings are cost-effective, and press-ready, allowing ...

Sustainability Beyond Recyclability

(Flexpack)

July 04, 2022, ... polymers are reduced in size via grinding, then they are melted, pelletized and mixed with virgin resins during extrusion. Both PET-PCR from water and soda bottles, as well as PCR-PE from milk jugs are ...

SEI Laser Converting Chooses Vetaphone for Surface Treatment

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2022, ... substrates from paper and carton to plastic films and foils. Renowned as the inventors of what is known globally as corona treatment, Vetaphone has a unique knowledge bank relating to all types of polymer-based ...

Atmospheric Plasma Treatment

(Surface Prep)

March 31, 2022, ... treatment of polymers and more. Both methods are used to modify a substrate’s surface energy to improve the adhesion of inks, lacquers, adhesives, and coatings. Corona treatment is the most the most popular ...

The Fundamentals of Adhesive Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

March 27, 2022, ... weight. In a similar technique called Air Knife coating, instead of a steel or polymer blade, a focused stream of impinged air is used to meter off the excess coating fluid from the surface of the web. ...

ExxonMobil Introduces New Series of Low Density ExceedTM XP 7 Performance Polyethylene Grades That Deliver “Never Seen Before” Levels of Performance

(News | New Products)

September 28, 2021, ... polymers also enhance packaging toughness with best-in-class flex crack, extreme dart and puncture, while offering good optical properties. For more information, visit https://www.exxonmobilchemical.com. ...

UFlex Joins Alliance to End Plastic Waste to Strengthen its Global Mission of Building a Circular Plastic Economy

(News | New Products)

September 21, 2021, UFlex, India’s largest flexible packaging company and a global leader in polymer sciences has become a member of Alliance to End Plastic Waste (Alliance) UFlex, India’s largest flexible packaging company ...