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Converters' Wish Lists: Part III

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, The previous two columns in this space discussed items on the wish lists of converters as presented at the Converter's Spotlight session during the 2003 The previous two columns in this space discussed ...

Materials

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, News from: Contract Converting, Impregion, International Paper Bleach Board Business, National Adhesives, and Scapa North America. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, Polymers... Coating Solves Sticky Problems ...

Pactiv Extends Zipper Closures to Pre-Packaged Sliced Meat and Animal Cracker Packages

(News | New Products)

March 16, 2004, Ticona is the the technical polymers business of Kronberg, Germany-based Celanese AG. The company produces and markets a broad range of engineering polymers and has approximately 200 employees at production, ...

A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, The 2004 Film and Extrusion Coating Short Course will offer attendees the opportunity to learn the latest information concerning basic extrusion resins and the extruders and dies for their use. In addition, ...

Converters' Wish Lists: Part II

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... to both suppliers and converters. Next month this column will address some miscellaneous items on converters' wish lists. David J. Bentley Jr. is a recognized industry expert in polymers, laminations, ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... Ink Technologies. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, Polymers... Uncoated Paper Smooth as Silk Monadnock Paper Mills, Bennington, NH; 603/588-3311; mpm.com Astrolite Silk uncoated paper is described as ...

Dow Unveils Versify* Plastomers and Elastomers; New Technology to Generate Unique Performance for Flex-Pack Converters

(News | New Products)

February 26, 2004, ... plastomers and elastomers. According to the material manufacturer, Versify is a new range of propylene-ethylene copolymers designed to improve optics, sealing and hot tack performance, elasticity, flexibility, ...

G Prime A Rheological Indicator to Predict the Extrusion Coating Performance of LDPE

(The Place)

January 31, 2004, ... the melt web causes major quality problems that can very rapidly lead to large quantities of waste. Higher coating speeds therefore require polymers with high and consistent quality to avoid waste due ...

Converters' Wish Lists: Part I

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... month this column will address those items. David J. Bentley Jr. is a recognized industry expert in polymers, laminations, and coatings with more than 30 years of experience in R&D and technical ...

Materials

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... Yupo Corp. America. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, Polymers... Film Forms Protective Pockets Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Chicago, IL; 866/704-2379; pechineyplasticpackaging.com Multilayer thermoformable ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... for its Center for Applied Research on Polymers (CRASP). The flat-die, cast film system will be used for high-level development of micro-porous and nanocomposite films as well as general development of ...

There's a Duck in My Duct

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... Which came first — the duck or the egg? Perhaps that can be the subject of a future column. David J. Bentley Jr. is a recognized industry expert in polymers, laminations, and coatings with more ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... CD-ROM. This fully searchable CD-ROM contains more than 800 papers presented at the 19952003 TAPPI PLACE Conferences. These nine conferences covered many topics in the areas of polymers, laminations, adhesives, ...

Products and Materials

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, New from: ABB, Applied Extrusion Technologies, Avtron Mfg., Baldor Electric, Battenfeld Gloucester, Bayer Polymers, DFE, Contech, Converter Accessory Corp., Creo, Domino, Easy Lift Equipment, FLEXcon, ...

Exercising Environmental Responsibility: Part 3

(Unprinted Rolls)

November 30, 2003, The columns appearing in this space for the past two months presented instances in which people were not being environmentally responsible in their jobs. The columns appearing in this space for the past ...

Sniffing Out the Sources of Packaging Odors

(Materials)

November 29, 2003, ... reach high temperatures at which organic polymers can decompose into small molecules that can be detected readily. “Hot spots” in the extruder can form pockets where thermal decomposition is possible. ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, TAPPI's the PLACE div. (polymers, laminations, adhesives, coatings, and extrusions) announces initial plans for 2004 TAPPI conference. Megan Marie Stasak, RIT student, received Ralph A. Klucken Scholarship ...

Materials

(Materials)

November 29, 2003, New from: CPFilms Inc., FLEXcon Co. Inc., Iggesund Paperboard, International Paper, Jetrion LLC, MACtac, National Adhesives, Seaman Paper Co., and Transilwrap Co. Inc. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, Polymers... ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... polymers such as packaging resins. Demand for reaction initiators will increase 3.5%/yr, with gains limited by a weak outlook for LDPE, a major application for these materials, as well as the development ...

Latran Technologies Adds Premier Sales Ltd. to Distribution Line-Up, Opening Up East Coast Channel for Package/Label Printing Markets

(News | New Products)

November 16, 2003, ... says Premier Sales is headed by its founder and president Patrick J. O'Brien. "Premier's focus is on digital flexography with systems for direct laser engraving and mask abalation imaging for photopolymers," ...