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(Trends/Management)

February 04, 2013, ... order to provide an early indication of coat weight during start-up and product change, the Fast Start feature launches both scanners once the sheet is threaded without the same spot time lag, so operators ...

Ivex PE Foam Supply Unaffected by Fire

(Flexpack News)

February 03, 2013, Protective packaging supplier investigates explosion while business continues   LACHINE, QC, CANADA | Ivex Protective Packaging, reports uninterrupted supply of its polyethylene foam sheet product ...

Coating Matters | It’s a Turbulent World

(Coating/Laminating)

January 10, 2013, ... food on the other. As long as the geometry of the mold or die is defined, the layers will maintain the shape of that definition (i.e., a rectangular extrusion die will create a flat rectangular sheet with ...

Sigma Buys New Gloucester Film Line

(Film Mfg.)

December 19, 2012, ... from humble beginnings that for Sigma started with two garment film lines purchased from GEC in 1978,” said Johnson.“Sigma has since grown to be one of the largest and most diverse film and sheet manufacturers ...

Another Review of Die Streaks

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 25, 2012, We really have to talk about this topic again.  It is amazing how many times I get calls on this seemingly simple, yet universal subject.  From film to sheet, cast film, extrusion coating, laminating, ...

Davis-Standard Upgrades Technical Center

(Coating/Laminating)

November 06, 2012, With a new four-extruder coex sheet line, a medical tubing line, and more, Davis-Standard makes its Technical Center even more technical   PAWCATUCK, CT | Davis-Standard is adding capabilities to ...

Coating Matters | Understanding Rheology

(Coating/Laminating)

October 01, 2012, ... the polymer would like to “spring back” into a tight set of coils (this can result in edge bead). The trick is to “teach” the polymer a new position of rest (as a sheet instead of a pellet). Once the polymer ...

DuPont Offers Tie Layer Modeling Tool

(Coating/Laminating)

September 08, 2012, ... materials to be joined together, and the Selector provides a short list of recommended grades of DuPont tie resins grouped by type of extrusion process. The Selector includes links to data sheets for recommended ...

EDI China Has a New Home in Shanghai

(Coating/Laminating)

June 12, 2012, ... reports Jason Q. Yin, general manager of EDI China. He adds, “The new Shanghai operation will enable EDI China to offer high quality film, sheet, and extrusion coating dies designed by EDI engineers in ...

Loan to Help Gloucester Engineering Continue Growth

(Bag Pouch)

June 08, 2012, ... manufactures equipment which produces plastic bags, foam and sheet extrusion, blown and cast film, and extrusion coating. The company offers its customers both new lines and components for retrofit. “The ...

AIMCAL: Tidland Gives Blades a ‘Sharper Image’

(Film Mfg.)

March 10, 2012, ... film, solar film, coated glass, solar glass, metals LCD glass, and silicon wafers. The unit delivers high-speed (1,000 mpm), high-resolution inspection, metrology, and defect detection in sheets and ...

Plastics Will Star at NPE 2012

(Coating/Laminating)

February 18, 2012, ... international plastics and rubber trade fairs, including K 2013, and ArabPlast 2013. (Visit booth 503) Gloucester Engineering Co. will display its latest solutions for film and sheet processing, including ...

Why do I have these bubbles in my finished product?

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

January 02, 2012, ... manifested by bubbles or voids in the finished product. Voids in a finished film, sheet, profile or part are generally considered to be unacceptable.  Since it is difficult to have ZERO voids (or zero ...

BOPP from Toray Plastics (America) Offers Matte, High-End Look

(Flexpack)

December 18, 2011, Torayfan KMS1 BOPP film with matte finish, a broad heat-seal range, and low COF provides excellent printability and a distinctive look for snack foods NORTH KINGSTON, RI | Toray Plastics (America) ...

EDI Names Extrudex Its Agent in France

(Extrusion Coating)

December 08, 2011, ... sheet, extrusion coating, and slot die coating. “Extrudex has more than a quarter-century of experience as a supplier of primary and auxiliary equipment to the plastics and converting industries and ...

Screw & Die Design Models

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

December 05, 2011, ... today beautiful 3D models depict the weather.  The same technology is available today to machine manufacturers and extrusion processors, whether the product is a flat film or sheet, a profile, or an injection ...

Bagmaking Equipment from Gloucester Adds Capacity at Laddawn

(Bag Pouch News)

October 23, 2011, ... which has a nameplate capacity of approximately 10,000,000 lbs/yr, includes sheeting and in-line bags. Randy Kinnear, purchasing and industrial development manager for Laddawn, says, “The Laddawn team ...

R&D Center Adds Coating Line

(Flexpack)

June 30, 2011, PAWCATUCK, CT | Davis-Standard has installed a seven-layer cast coextrusion film and sheet pilot line at the Pasadena, TX, Research and Technical Center PAWCATUCK, CT | Davis-Standard has installed a seven-layer ...

EDI Offers Trial Runs

(Extrusion Coating)

March 31, 2011, ... a slot die or fluid coating line, a sheet line with six extruders, and other product/process development capabilities. Besides making these facilities available to customers, EDI uses them for its own ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... Orientation Web, Sheet 3D Web, Sheet, 3D Process Types Cast & Blown Cast & Blown Film/Sheet Extrusion Film/Sheet Extrusion Film/Sheet Lamination Film/Sheet Lamination Extrusion ...