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New Label Press Moves Company to the Next Level

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... a big part of our decision.” The company runs a great deal of paper and some films. On a typical job, for example, it prints 1-mil polyester and laminates 1-mil polypropylene to it, then die-cuts, perforates, ...

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... are designed for paper and thick films and also are capable of converting thin films, as is the 96-in. machine. This equipment handles polyester, polyethylene, polypropylene, saran-coated films, nylon, ...

Atmospheric Plasma: The New Functional Treatment for Films

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January 31, 2001, ... as the vacuum plasma treatment process. APT production equipment testing has been successful for treatment of various polymer films including oriented polypropylene (OPP), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene ...

Inspection System Balances Print Quality with Economy

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December 31, 2000, ... run, some of which are difficult to print," Piotrowski adds. "For example, 15- to 40-micron oriented polypropylene and 30- to 40-micron materials for lidding for dairy products." In his investigations, ...

Extrusion Coating Committee News

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December 31, 2000, ... of wetting tension of polyethylene and polypropylene films and coatings (modified Visking analytical)." This is now in the ballotting process. Mike Potts of Dow Chemical USA is Task Group Chairperson. ...

Film Extrusion Committee News

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November 30, 2000, ... sessions: "Extrusion Primer Plus"; "Extrusion Troubleshooting"; "Polypropylene"; "Extrusion Beyond the Die"; "New Materials and Applications"; "SPE Exchange"; Additives Primer"; "Advanced Additives"; "Film Processing: ...

Wide-Ranging European Converter Keeps on Moving

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October 31, 2000, ... solventless laminator. The company produces embossed and stretch polyethylene, cast polypropylene, and a variety of barrier materials. A superb prepress department, which is being upgraded constantly, ...

Conference Features New Networking Opportunity

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October 31, 2000, ... important component of making ethylene and propylene into polyethylene and polypropylene. Price trends in the energy industry are therefore critical for the supply and cost of the polymers. Unexpected ...

Technology Puts Converter "In-Line" for More Succes

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September 30, 2000, ... polypropylene overwrap and rigid paperboard susceptor sleeve) with a single flexible wrapper, said to result in greater ease of use by the consumer and representing significant source reduction over the ...

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, ...

The Vacumet Story Is a 30-Year History of Growth

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August 31, 2000, ... polypropylene toll metallizing. Within a year and a half, we changed that to probably 10 percent. Now, our business is pretty well concentrated on food packaging, balloons, the decal and label industry, ...

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

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August 31, 2000, ... converters in Eastern/Central Europe. The first to produce oriented polypropylene (OPP) film in the former socialist bloc (1977) and a present supplier to the huge European multinationals, the firm opened ...

Study Assesses the Future of Release Liners in Europe

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August 31, 2000, ... and process technology are bringing real improvements in margins. Technological advances are essential for the new generation of release liner base materials—polyester, polyethylene, polypropylene, ...

Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch

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July 31, 2000, ... which have generated new opportunities. Polyethylene will remain the dominant film, although significantly better growth is anticipated for polypropylene. Ethylene vinyl alcohol films will exhibit the ...

Innovation Drives Converter of Pressure-Sensitive Labels

(Magazine)

June 30, 2000, ... at Sinel include "smart" labels that utilize radio frequency for transport use in luggage retrieval; see-through labels using both polypropylene and polyester films; a variety of anti-theft/anti-counterfeiting ...

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

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June 30, 2000, ... is chosen overwhelmingly. 1953 Italian chemist Giulio Natta begins intensive study of macromolecules. Later, he "obtains" polypropylenes (PP) with a highly regular molecular structure. Using Karl Ziegler' ...

Outlook 2000 and Beyond: The State of the Trade

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June 30, 2000, ... specialty-type products. The report notes that in each of the top four resin sections—polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polystyrene—there are fewer than five companies with significant ...

Decorative Films Served by Multilayer Structure

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May 31, 2000, Allied Converters Inc., reportedly the largest sheeter of cellophane and polypropylene in the US, has just gotten bigger. The driving force behind this Allied Converters Inc., reportedly the largest sheeter ...

French Fry Fascination Brings Big Business to Bonar

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March 31, 2000, ... speeds to 1,500 fpm and were designed to apply polypropylene and polyethylene to natural or bleached kraft papers. Equistar, Dow, Nova, and Westlake supply the plant's resin, and Bonar buys its paper from ...

System Keeps Static Buildup Problems Under Control

(Magazine)

February 29, 2000, ... casting liner, and release liner products. The facility runs a wide variety of substrates, including biaxially oriented polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, and poly-coated ...