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Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... identify process performance changes in early stages to allow determination of causes before quality suffers. Some LTMD sources are temperature controllers, resin feed systems, ambient conditions, material ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... for this very popular product.” Supplier Information UCB Films, Wigton, Cumbria, U.K.; +44 (0) 16973-42281 Resin Benefits Fragrance Package MT Packaging, Challes, France, uses Eastman Chemical' ...

Materials

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... produce harsh odors usually associated with volatiles and charred adhesive. Two Low-Gel Resins Offer Benefits AT Plastics, Brampton, Ont., Canada; 905/451-1630 Co. is introducing two grades of extrusion ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... And Properties,” “An Introduction To Coextrusion Systems,” and “Fundamentals Of Blown Film Systems.” Amy B. Hitchock of Eastman Chemical Co. will chair the session on “Resin Basics.” The speakers will ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... applications. Wax, wax/resin, and resin ribbons are approved for use in all toy labeling applications and are said to be ideal for product safety label instructions, lot codes, and inventory and pricing ...

Materials

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... resin for use in extruding multilayer blown and cast film. The LLDPE component is said to provide heat resistance, clarity, and toughness. When used in PE/barrier film, product reportedly provides higher ...

High Clarity Linear Low Density Polyethylene for Packaging Applications

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... resin used by many extruders is an octene comonomer linear low density resin with a nominal density of 0.920 g/cm3 and a melt index of 1.0 dg/min. This resin offers a combination of reasonable clarity ...

Pellet Transfer: Preventative Measures Employed to Reduce Streamer Formation

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, Application: Preventive equipment and procedures can eliminate or reduce the generation of streamers at several points in a resin handling process. Email the author(s) at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Following ...

Water-Based Ink Adhesion and Web Temperature

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... alkali-soluble binder and a resin emulsion. The alkali-soluble binder dissolves in alkaline water, which contains ammonium hydroxide. This resin also is used to disperse the pigment. This binder has a ...

A Proposal for Spreading Base Web During Melt Extrusion

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, Melt extruded resin polymers on cloth and other webs sometimes result in transverse direction (TD) curl of the laminate. And this curl often causes poor roll formation when the base roll is slit into large-diameter, ...

The Amcor Story Continues

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... to Lens, a material for surgical glove packaging utilizes a “unique PET lamination that is peelable, sealable, and able to be gamma treated.” Able to extrude all types of resins, including ethylene ...

Extrusion Coating Technology For The Imaging Industry

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... materials such as polypropylene, polyester, and many copolymers of polyethylene. In the early 1970s, a resin coated base paper became available for photographic paper. Equipment modifications also became ...

Barrier Properties of EVOH at Low Temperatures and Various Humidity

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, ... barrier resin for use in food and nonfood packaging applications. Since the material is hygroscopic, gas barrier properties depend on humidity. The barrier properties of EVOH at low temperature are important ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

March 30, 2001, ...  More than 20 technical papers will be presented covering subjects such as short-run flex-pack printing; emerging technologies in hygiene films; advanced adhesive resins achieved with metallocenes; and ...

International Converting News

(Magazine)

March 30, 2001, ... News Resin Plant Begins Production in China KINGSPORT, TN, USA—Nanjing Yangzi Eastman Chemical, a joint venture between Eastman Chemical and Yangzi Petrochemical Industrial Corp., has begun production ...

Materials

(Magazine)

March 30, 2001, ... and metals. It is reported to be fast drying, and its environmentally safe qualities make it suitable for markets such as food processing, medical, and beverage, notes co. Tie-Layer Resin Provides High ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... globally. Competition is still fierce, with more than a dozen major producers of PE resin in the fight for their share of the potential market.” Avery Dennison Buys Dunsirn PASADENA, CA, USA—Avery ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... for resins, a Lunch-and-Learn Session on higher temperature filling applications for PET, and a presentation on new developments in flexible packaging. The show also will include a Consultants' Corner ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... said to be durable and flexible, are recommended for laminating heat-sensitive materials. Single-Site Catalysts Aid PE Resins Equistar Chemicals LP, Houston, TX; 713/652-7300. Co. announces it made ...

A Primer on How to Put Substrates Together

(Unprinted Rolls)

February 28, 2001, ... from PE resin pellets, one might consider the film laminating process the introduction of an intermediate step in the total operation to make the final composite. The difference is that the converter or ...