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(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... thermal transfer ribbons with four new label and tag substrates from General Data. These included polyolefin substrates PolyMax Tag, PolyTherm, and PolyDura, and OilTak, a polyester material. Five Sony ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... to offer compatibility with nitrocellulose and be soluble in alcohol solvents. Reportedly offers excellent cohesion, flexibility, and adhesion to various polyolefin films and metallized foils. Can be used ...

New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ...  Kimdura premium coated film has UV resistance of 18-24 mos. Said to be slower to degrade in sunlight and tough environmental conditions compared to other polyolefins. Has smudgeproof topcoating, 97% opacity, ...

Materials

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January 31, 2003, ... processing of polyolefins during extrusion or coextrusion. Mfr. reports benefits include elimination of the melt fracture or flow instability; reduction of gels formation; minimization of die buildup; ...

Materials

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... New Shrink Films Offered Syfan USA Corp., Cooper City, FL; 954/430-5391; syfanusa.com Sytec MVP crosslinked polyolefin shrink film is engineered to shrink quickly and gently at low temperatures, co. ...

In Flexible Packaging, Barriers Are No Obstacles to Success

(Flexpack)

October 31, 2002, ... in the specification process, adds Jeff Wooster, value chain manager for flexible packaging in the North American Polyolefins and Elastomers business group of Dow Plastics, Midland, MI. “If a wet product ...

LatinPack's Plastic Packaging Seminar Location Chang

(News | New Products)

October 10, 2002, ... agenda, cost and hotel information. Wednesday, October 16, 2002 I. Thermoplastics in Packaging Speaker: M. Isabel Arroyo, Development Specialist, Dow Quimica Mexicana, MEX polyolefins in packaging ...

Materials

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September 30, 2002, ... DE; 302/992-6678; dupont.com Elvaloy AC ethylene copolymers are a new family of universal polymer modifiers for polyolefins, polyesters, and engineering plastics. Said to offer many different options ...

Materials

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... seven new formulations in micropellet form. New masterbatches are typically in the diameter range of 1.2 mm and will disperse more evenly in the polymer. Designed for use in polyolefins, PVC, and styrenic ...

Materials

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, ... Irregular Surfaces Adchem Corp., Riverhead, NY; 631/727-6000; http://www.adchem.com Double-coated tape designated 243PE is designed for splicing polyolefin film. Features a 4-mil PE film support said ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ... engineered polyolefin films specifically designed for in-mold labeling. Supplier Information Avery Dennison, Engineered Films Div., Concord, OH; 440/358-4671; 800/876-3888; efd.averydennison.com  ...

Making Choices for Coating with a Laminating Adhesive

(Magazine)

September 30, 2001, ... using an adhesive that is applied at an elevated temperature, one should not coat it on a substrate that is sensitive to heat, such as some polyolefin films. Some substrates in a lamination actually ...

SUBSTRATES REPORT: From Resins to Finished Product - Oil, Gas, Resin, Film

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... attempt to give you some perspective on why we find ourselves in this mess, and how it affects the polyethylene and polypropylene resins (polyolefins) used in so many film, coating, and substrate applications ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ...  The more than 60 papers in these sessions cover subjects ranging from “Heat Transfer Rolls: Function And Application Relationships” to “Discoloration Resistant Polyolefin Films” in the film extrusion ...

The Amcor Story Continues

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... to include a wide range of flex-pack materials, including base polyolefin film extrusion. General manager Filip Lens explains, “Our unique Flemish multi-cultural linguistic society, coupled with a sophisticated ...

Hot Melt Committee Holds Annual Symposium

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... Elastomer With Amorphous Polyolefins In Hot Melt Sealants.” Robert S. Forsyth, retired, will address “Packaging And Hot Melt Packaging Adhesives: 50 Years Of Change And Progress.” The final paper of the ...

Materials

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March 30, 2001, ... 800/791-1030 Mfr. says frozen food producers can enhance the visual impact of packaging with Opti-95 shrink film. It is described as a high-clarity, biaxially oriented polyolefin film that achieves shrink ...

Specially Designed Metallocene Copolymers for Extrusion Coating

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... economical disadvantages. Polyolefin plastomers (POP) that are metallocene polymers are now available with equal and sometimes better ultimate hot tack and high temperature hot tack compared with current ...

Flex-Pack Operation Likes to Convert the Complex

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... extruders process polyethylene. Amcor produces monofilm and utilizes a wide variety of polyolefins — metallocenes, ionomers, and varying density PEs. The plant also features a fully equipped prepress ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... of juice, water, soft drinks, wine, and liquor. The biaxially oriented polyolefin film reportedly achieves precision shrink consistently, without irradiation, at low sealant temperatures. Available in ...