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Narrow Web's Leverag

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... — paper, film, and foil, to provide properties that protect the package contents, be they powder, liquid, or solid. The process of converting raw materials into flexible packaging generally involves two ...

Pilot Coating: Coater Clone

(Coating/Laminating)

March 31, 2010, ... technology, we're able to get comparable quality off both!” Brady primarily uses the pilot line, which has a 24-ft oven, to test raw materials. Coating methods include slot die, forward and reverse gravure, ...

Foodservice Disposables Study

(News Clips Archive)

March 31, 2010, ... prepared food offerings in supermarkets and other retail stores. Market value growth for serviceware is projected to decline due to more moderate raw materials price increases. Serviceware will continue ...

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2010, ... converting raw materials into flexible packaging generally involves two different laminating processes - extrusion and adhesive. Extrusion laminating is a process in which layers of multilayer packaging ...

Flexible Packaging: Capital Commitments

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2010, ... sheeting, center fold, and J-sheeting, as well as mono and coex tubing. Poly bag product styles include flush cut, staple pack, drawstring, handle, wicket bags, zipper closure, draw-tape, flip, bottom ...

Click To Pick

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, ... overall thickness or raw materials content. Microlayer technology is said to allow extrusion processors and converters to achieve increases in impact strength, elongation, oxygen and moisture barrier, ...

Multiplying Key Coex Layers Improves Properties

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, Innovative flat extrusion die systems allow multiplying key functional layers in cast film and sheet to improve properties without increasing either overall thickness or raw materials content Innovative ...

Menasha Packaging Launches New Website

(News | New Products)

February 18, 2010, ... showcases the benefits and innovative solutions each offers. Additionally, Menasha’s new green hue signifies the company’s commitment to sustainable solutions, the organic nature of the firm’s raw materials, ...

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Announces Price Increase

(News | New Products)

February 10, 2010, ... This increase will take effect March 1, 2010. According to DuPont, raw materials continue to escalate as well as energy and transportation costs, necessitating the need for these increases. Specific ...

Flex-Pack = Opportunity

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2010, ...  However, as in all industrial sectors, the global financial crisis has impacted growth, and energy and raw material costs — for natural gas, crude oil, wood pulp, and maize, for example — continue to ...

Technical Report: Thin Coating Challenges

(Coatings)

January 31, 2010, ... Also, the raw materials for these products may be expensive, and thinner coatings reduce the amount used, thereby lowering costs. The thinner layers can give performance advantages. More functionality ...

Menasha Packaging Folding Carton Achieves Fiber-Sourcing Certifications

(News | New Products)

January 26, 2010, ... Menasha achieved these certifications following in-depth audits of its procurement practices and verification that raw materials are sourced from responsibly managed forests. All of Menasha’s corrugated ...

Investment in Flexo Training Pays Off

(News | New Products)

January 18, 2010, ... industry’s need for quality off-site training to counter the problems of on-the-job training, wasted production and equipment time, wasted raw materials, and inconsistent skill sets. DFI offers industry-specific ...

UV Inks Have Low Migration

(Narrow Web)

December 31, 2009, Low-migration UV inks for printing food packaging include Uvalux U41 and Uvalux U71 for offset; Uvaflex Y71 for flexo; and Uvacurid XUV and Uvacurid C71 Low-migration UV inks for printing food packaging ...

Hot Melt Needs No Primary Coat

(Narrow Web)

December 31, 2009, PS 1210 hot melt adhesive is said to improve the performance of products for applications. Reportedly demonstrates an exceptionally low penetration behavior PS 1210 hot melt adhesive is said to improve ...

Paper or Plastic?

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... weight — ranging from 0.4 gm2 on films to 1.0 gm2 on paper, while solventless and emulsion silicones are coated in the range of 0.8-1.2 gm2 on the same substrates. Faced with rising raw material costs, ...

Expo News Raises Eyebrows

(Editorial)

November 30, 2009, The pace of exhibition news has quickened and raised some eyebrows as the year draws to a close, but I have to wonder if it comes as the result of needed The pace of exhibition news has quickened — and ...

Do It Yourself

(Adhesives)

November 30, 2009, ... is information gathering and understanding your raw materials, the feed stream, how they are manufactured, how they are used in your product, and what becomes of them,” says Ragin. “So, it's getting into ...

New Roles for Converters

(Archive)

September 30, 2009, ... (see Table). It accomplishes this by utilizing several specialized, enabling technologies that perform a variety of functions to convert raw materials into finished products. These technologies also are ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

September 30, 2009, ... inside. Alcan Packaging Food Americas | 773-399-8583 | www.featherweightfilm.com Circle 408 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Models in 3-D Company's line of models is drawn in 3-D solid ...