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Synthetic Paper from Plastics

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... polymers have tremendous application potential. For synthetic paper, using commodity polymers such as polyethylene, polypropylene, or polyvinyl chloride is always attractive due to the ready availability, ...

Assessing Real-Life Sealant Performance in Flexible Packaging

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September 30, 2000, ... POP materials manufactured using a single-site catalyst provide excellent seal performance when used in a properly designed packaging structure. These polymers provide a wide operating window for packaging ...

Polyester Film Supplier Helps Converter Grow

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... coatings from Dow Corning, GE Silicone, and Advanced Polymers. "We cannot afford to wait to order raw materials," notes Pomazak. "Looking at our sales history on a particular item, we are able to inventory ...

Solving the Problem of Press Part Replacements

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September 30, 2000, Clear Lam Inc., an Elk Grove Village, IL, converter of films, foils, and poly laminates, prides itself on delivering "a good quality product, excellent Clear Lam Inc., an Elk Grove Village, IL, converter ...

The Waiting Is Over, Let the Copy Flow

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, With the publication of this September issue, the Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Division of TAPPI, Atlanta, GA, and Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER With the publication of this September issue, the Polymers, ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... reliable supply of consistent, high-quality polymers for difficult applications. Co. notes that both have outstanding hot tack and heat seal properties and consistent low gel performance, and they will ...

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

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June 30, 2000, ...  catalysts, Natta experiments with the polymerization of propylene and obtains PP with the regular molecular structure. The properties—high strength, high melting points—of these polymers soon prove commerciall ...

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

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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 ...

French Fry Fascination Brings Big Business to Bonar

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March 31, 2000, ... in multilayers on paper. "We're looking into more exotic resin structures to replace traditional polymers. This could be beneficial in terms of reduced coating weights and improved sealing strengths."  ...

High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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January 31, 2000, ... says his company has been involved in the market since the mid-70s. "In barrier packaging, we use tie-layer adhesives [polyolefins that bond dissimilar polymers together in a multilayer structure], and ...

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, ...

What you should know about filled adhesives and coatings

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October 31, 1996, ... as seemingly innocuous as a filler can cause serious problems. David J. Bentley Jr. is a recognized industry expert in polymers, laminations, and coatings with more than 30 years of experience in R&D ...

New possibilities for beer packaging in PEN and LCP

(Magazine)

August 31, 1996, ... polycondensation polymers has been ongoing since the discovery of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in the 1940s; however, it is only since 1993 that serious attention has been devoted to this material. ...

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

(Magazine)

August 31, 1996, ... could include impurities on the polymer surface itself, or, in the case of dyne pens, on the surface of the pen tip from a previous test. Surfactants incorporated with certain polymers to change their ...

Aqueous adhesive systems: giving credit where it is due.

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July 31, 1996, ... packaging laminations have existed for about 20 years. The first products were acrylic copolymers with a pressure-sensitive nature. Their performance allowed use only for low-demand applications such as ...

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, As recently as 15 years ago, in-mold labeling was not a common technology. A desire to reduce costs was the motive for its development. A successful combination As recently as 15 years ago, in-mold labeling ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

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June 30, 1996, ... advanced design for streamlined flow of polymers. The company recently patented a low-pressure spiral die that can be changed to a spider pin without spirals. This allows the die to process heat-sensitive ...

Handling hazardous materials: are you up to date?

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... changed yet, now is the time to start. 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 service. ...