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Now Plastics Introduces 60 to 90 Percent PCR PET Films

(New Products)

November 07, 2018, ... post-consumer recycled (PCR) PET films made from 60 to 90 percent PCR PET resin. This line of products uses an extremely high content of recycled PET materials which have been fully sanitized and reconfigured ...

An In-Depth Look at Extrusion - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

September 11, 2018, ... instead of vertically.  The two processes yield films with vastly different properties due to the cooling methods and resins used. Figure 2 below shows a complete small cast film/extrusion coating line, ...

Victor Dixon has been named CEO of LL Flex

(News | New Products)

August 07, 2018, ... film formulations using uniform, high quality resins throughout the structure for consistent, reliable long-term performance. For tobacco companies, LL Flex is North America's largest supplier of cigarette ...

Epson SurePress Receives 91 Percent Pantone Coverage Certification

(News | New Products)

July 31, 2018, Epson announces its Epson SurePress® L-4533A/AW digital label press. Epson announces its Epson SurePress® L-4533A/AW digital label press has been evaluated and approved by Pantone®, the provider of ...

FPA Publishes 2018-2019 Flexible Packaging Buyers Guide

(News | New Products)

July 22, 2018, ... and industrial applications); value added services; printing and converting processes; and, suppliers of flexible packaging machinery, equipment, supplies, services, adhesives, inks, coatings, resins and ...

Mactac Reports Partnership with ARMOR

(Label/Tape)

June 12, 2018, ... to chemicals and solvents and has very good adhesion to high- and low-energy substrates. ARMOR’s AXR 7+ thermal transfer ribbon is a super premium resin ribbon reported to provide excellent print quality ...

Nordson Adapts Extrusion Die Technology

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2018, ... and multilayer production.” The die provides what company says is an affordable option for high-speed production of thermally stable resins with very few rate changes, such as for stretch film. Its versatile ...

Sun Chemical Has Big Plans for LatinPack

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2018, ... the company will highlight SunVisto AquaGreen water-based inks. Formulated with significantly higher levels of bio-renewable sourced resin content compared to other previous market offerings from Sun Chemical, ...

Hoffer Plastics Adds Flex Pak Closures

(Flexpack)

May 27, 2018, ... one hand.” Tether Lok is molded using a proprietary resin that reportedly offers excellent sealing properties, multiple color options, and is environmentally friendly. The second closure in the company’s ...

W&H Announces Sales to Sigma Companies

(Flexpack)

May 20, 2018, ... the f/f/s sack film market. The lines will help keep up with the growing resin export demands brought on by new crackers being built in the area. The lines produce multicolor printed, gusseted PE film ...

Sun Chemical Has Big Plans for INFOFLEX

(Print)

March 26, 2018, ... extrusion bonds, clean printing, and film versatility. SunVisto AquaGreen water-based inks are formulated with significantly higher levels of bio-renewable sourced resin content compared to other previous ...

Sticking With It | Hot Melt PSA Primer

(Coating/Laminating)

March 26, 2018, ... lower molecular weight polymers with high glass transition (Tg) temperatures, generally above room temperature. There are three broad classes of tackifiers: rosin esters, hydrocarbon resins, and terpene ...

W&H Module Allows Quick Material Changes

(Flexpack)

February 12, 2018, The TURBOCLEAN module, which purges resin from extruders and gravimetric hoppers, can now be retrofitted onto VAREX II and VAREX I blown film lines LINCOLN, RI | Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) offers ...

Sticking With It | PSA Acrylics Primer

(Sticking With It)

February 12, 2018, ... tackifying resins can be included (more on tackifying resins in my next article on hot melts). Fire retardants, UV inhibitors, or dyes can be blended into the adhesives as needed to meet end-use requirements. ...

Freedonia Issues US Label Study

(Label/Tape)

January 02, 2018, ... in 2016—plastic p-s labels are expected to grow more rapidly. Plastic offers numerous advantages, says the report, including durability, a wide range of customizable resin options, and esthetic advantages ...

Global Specialty Products Offers Cleaner

(Print)

January 01, 2018, ... which is an NSF Nonfood Compounds Certified Aqueous Ink & Adhesive Remover, Resin Cleaner, Metal Degreaser, and Multipurpose Cleaner for use in printing, food and beverage packaging, and processing and ...

Mitsubishi Issues Info on Shelf Life Extension

(Flexpack)

November 12, 2017, ... within the package. Now available for the first time as a resin, the company oxygen-absorbing technology reportedly can more than double the shelf life of food products without added preservatives. It ...

Packaging Conference 2018 Announces Agenda

(Flexpack)

November 05, 2017, ... PET recycling facility in California next March. This will reportedly be a departure from traditional recycling ventures since they will be producing preforms and thermoforms instead of resin. “The conference ...

Dow Collaborates on Recycled Trash Bags

(Flexpack)

October 30, 2017, ... recycling machines to combine the reclaimed plastics with Dow’s RETAIN technology. The resulting material is a recycled plastic resin, which Polykar used to manufacture the bags. Dow is a founding member ...

Label Industry Innovators Are Winners

(Label/Tape)

September 25, 2017, ... its superTack (63Vst). The judges said that product innovation has enabled HERMA to create the world’s first resin-free adhesive for labels that requires an extremely strong initial tack, making the adhesive ...