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New Static Control Cleaning Systems at Pack Expo

(Static Elimination)

October 03, 2010, ... which breaks any static bond holding contamination to the inner surface. The released contamination is caught immediately by the vacuum airflow and extracted to the in-line filter unit. The HEPA filtration ...

Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ...  At a minimum, the paper must be converted into a packaging format such as a bag, pouch, wrap, tube, label, or container of some type and may require little, if any, further surface treatment to meet ...

Static Beat: Prevent Winter Static

(Static Elimination)

September 30, 2010, ... each neutralizer to the film surface. Manufacturers typically recommend that static bars should be located 2-4 in. from the film surface. Tinsel and ionizing string should be located 0.5-2 in. from the ...

Bag Making: Strength in Numbers

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... Nowak says. “We're pretty excited about [the growth] of film, foil, and flexible packaging,” he adds. “Pouching in particular is a very interesting market. I think we're just scratching the surface as ...

ISCST Symposium Continues Tradition of Connecting Academia with Industry

(Coating/Laminating)

September 19, 2010, ... Patterning and discrete object coating             • Drying and solidification             • Flow and drying of particulate coatings             • Wetting             • Coatings surfaces and structure ...

Laminating Corona Treating: Bond Boosting

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

July 31, 2010, ...  High Definition Corona Treaters Polymer films used in the laminating process generally are chemically inert with non-porous surfaces and low surface tensions. Each film type has an inherent surface ...

Web Lines: Are You Getting the Shaft?

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

June 30, 2010, ... used to accumulate the web from an upstream process but without a continuous full-width shaft inserted through the core. There are two common designs for shaftless rewinds or winders: two drum surface ...

Static Beat: Choosing Passive or Active Ionizers

(Static Elimination)

June 30, 2010, Static charges can be an annoyance that requires some attention, and sometimes static can be a serious threat to your operation. To solve a static problem, Static charges can be an annoyance that requires ...

Static Beat: Corona Treaters & Ionizers Compared

(Static Elimination)

May 31, 2010, ... properties of the film? Corona discharge treatment (CDT) is a surface treatment technology that uses an electrical discharge to oxidize the surface of polymer film. This chemical change increases the ...

Trends in technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2010, ... surface wettability The widespread use of the Internet in all aspects of the business The development and increased use of pre-metered coating methods Moving forward Evolutionary advances will ...

A future for photovoltaics

(Metallizing)

April 30, 2010, ... and planarized. It has been shown that if you produce a clean, smooth, flat, high-surface-energy surface, a single-layer dense barrier coating can achieve ultra-barrier performance. When the surface ...

Multipack Juices It Up

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2010, ... methacrylate liquid to the film surface, followed immediately by electron beam curing. Coating can occur before or after metallizing. Dramatically improved economics result from eliminating separate metallizing ...

AIMCAL Awards

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2010, ... and metallizing to occur in the same pass at standard metallizing speeds. A gravure coating station applies an acrylate and/or methacrylate liquid to the film surface, followed immediately by electron ...

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2010, ... sub-surface printable base stocks and clear laminating films are key components that can be easily mixed and matched to meet varying needs. Base stocks provide barrier and sealant layers with the ability ...

Click To Pick

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, ... on glass and plastic surfaces, including auto glass and bath and shower product containers. Franklin Adhesives & Polymers | www.franklininternational.com Circle 317 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff ...

Get Infinitely Adjustable Air

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, Long Super Air Knives produce a laminar sheet of air flow to blow off, dry, or cool surfaces to 96 in. Compact, energy-efficient design minimizes compressed Long Super Air Knives produce a laminar sheet ...

Films 101: Back to Basics

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... features high clarity and high gloss, and its moisture resistance and smooth surface make it suitable for health and beauty, beverage, and overlaminate applications. At low calipers, BOPP film has more ...

Overprint Varnish Is HP Approved

(New Products)

November 30, 2009, DigiGuard UV-curable OPV cures and dries the instant it's exposed to UV light to form tough protective surfaces on paper and film printed on HP Indigo DigiGuard UV-curable OPV cures and dries the instant ...

Foam Tapes Have High Adhesion

(Narrow Web Products)

October 31, 2009, ... and tensile strength, company says, and PE liner improves die-cutting and conversion. Said to deliver a strong bond to high-surface-energy materials, and conformable foam provides cushioning and impact ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

September 30, 2009, ... film line, is designed to adhere to standard PVC stocks. Film is said to offer a clear, permanent surface with outstanding optical properties such as a glass-smooth finish. It is available with mag striping, ...