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Readers Choice: Top 11 New Products of 2012

(Coatings)

January 01, 2013, ... to improve various polymers such as EVOH—under the Soarnol NC Series trade name. The first commercial grade is Soarnol NC7003, launched at the recent NPE2012. It is a fully formulated grade based on ...

Saiden Technologies Becomes STI Polymer

(Coatings)

December 26, 2012, Supplier of acrylic emulsion polymers has new name, ownership   SANFORD, NC | The management of Saiden Technologies has acquired 100% of the company’s stock from its parent company, Saiden Chemical ...

DuPont to Reward Packaging Innovations

(Flexpack)

November 12, 2012, ... of the DuPont Award have changed the way we live,” says Shanna Moore, global director of sustainability–DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers. “In reaching the program’s 25th year, we would like to particularly ...

Sustainability | BASF, Mariners Debut Compostable Snack Bags

(Bag Pouch)

October 03, 2012, ... have been one of the biggest barriers preventing us from getting to our goal,” said Jenkins. “Flexible packaging made with BASF biopolymers could represent the holy grail of greening for our waste stream.” ...

Coating Matters | Understanding Rheology

(Coating/Laminating)

October 01, 2012, ... screw as polymer moves through the barrel. Like mayo, most polymers are shear-thinning materials. The faster they move, the softer (less viscous) they become. The heat in your equipment system helps ...

Consumers Buy with Their Eyes | Designing to Differentiate

(Print)

September 19, 2012, ... offers a fully biodegradable and compostable packaging solution called the Biosleeve, which is a shrink sleeve developed from biopolymers. Unlike the majority of plastics derived from petroleum products ...

Static Beat | Unwinding Roll Tribocharging

(Static-Beat)

September 18, 2012, ... alumina are near the positive end of the list while synthetic polymers like PET are near the negative end. So, when a PET web touches an aluminum conveyance roller, the PET exits the roller with negative ...

ITW Covid Reports Security and Brand Identity Group

(News | New Products)

September 09, 2012, The new ITW Security and Brand Identity Group offers a global platform for companies providing security products and solutions   CRANBURY, NJ | ITW Covid Security Group, a manufacturer of polymer-based ...

DuPont Offers Tie Layer Modeling Tool

(Coating/Laminating)

September 08, 2012, ... grades of DuPont Elvax EVA copolymer and DuPont Nucrel acid copolymers. “Selecting the right coextrudable adhesive ensures dissimilar polymers bond—and stay bonded from manufacturing through consumer ...

Labelexpo Booth #5822: PFFC's Mission Possible H

(News | New Products)

September 06, 2012, ... Bezigian (polymers, laminations, and coatings), Tim Walker (web handling), and Dr. Kelly Robinson (electrostatic). Subscriptions to PFFC's E-Clips e-newsletter will be available with a presentation to ...

Labelexpo Booth #5822: Mission Possible PFFC Headquarters

(Trade Shows)

September 05, 2012, ... featured PFFC-online.com expert columnists, including Dr. Dene Taylor (print), Mark Miller (roll-to-roll coating), Tom Bezigian (polymers, laminations, and coatings), Tim Walker (web handling), and Dr. ...

Davis-Standard Seminar Will Address Extrusion

(Extrusion Coating)

August 17, 2012, ... and properties of various polymers and the mechanics of essential downstream processes. Seminar topics include extruder components, temperature control, maintenance, and screw design. In addition to ...

Heidelberg, BASF Report on Printed Electronics Project

(Label/Tape)

August 03, 2012, ... these since summer 2009. The resulting applications in the field of organic electronics are based on conductive polymers and on smaller molecules of organic chemistry and are regarded as important technologies ...

Specialty Extrusion at Bixby International

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 28, 2012, ... Marc indicated that their resin repertoire includes all the common resins used in extrusion coating and laminating, plus several less common ones, including  Polyamides, PET, PETG, TPEs, TPOs, Flouropolymers, ...

Huron Invests in the Future of Bloomer Plastics

(Flexpack)

June 19, 2012, Bloomer Plastics sees new markets and new customers for its engineered films, thanks to an investment from Huron Capital Partners   BLOOMER, WI | Bloomer Plastics, a producer of engineered films ...

Liquid Photopolymer Resins Offered by A&V

(News | New Products)

June 17, 2012, ... liquid photopolymers formulated for high quality printing in packaging, stamp industries, and signage applications. Resins are named for their applications and include AVBag, AVStamp, and AVMaster. AVBag, ...

Biobased Label Uses Building Block from DuPont Tate & Lyle

(Adhesives)

June 06, 2012, ... The adhesive reportedly dissolves completely in the PET flake caustic wash recycling operations without clumps or “stickies.” Company says the formulation is competitively priced with block copolymers, ...

Static Beat | How Do Static Wands Work?

(Static-Beat)

May 17, 2012, ... to mean that the wound roll is static free. PET, BOPP, PE, and many other polymers are electrically insulating. The negative charge on the roll surface cannot move through the insulating web to neutralize ...

Extrusion Coating the Subject of Upcoming Course

(Coating/Laminating)

May 15, 2012, ... papers, and much more. Substrates such as lightweight paper, heavyweight paperboard, film, foil, and woven and nonwoven fabrics are combined with a variety of polymers to produce a nearly endless list ...

DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, ... food maintains its nutritional value and freshness,” said William J. Harvey, president of DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers. “In the face of a growing population with limited resources, food waste ...