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Battenfeld Gloucester Says MDO Provides Enhancements to PE; OEM Spotlights K Show Offerings

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July 05, 2004, ... to maintain precise control of MDO film processing from preheating through drawing, annealing, and cooling. Since the unit is comprised of a series of rolls that operate at different speeds and temperatures, ...

Materials

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June 29, 2004, ... water-based primer bonds PE to aluminum foil either by lamination or extrusion. Company says primer uses only light application weights and bonds readily at standard extrusion temperatures. Said to achieve ...

New Materials for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

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May 30, 2004, ... Suited for Retort Use Sicpa North America, Brooklyn Pk., MN; 763/525-7600; sicpa.com Sicpafilm P solvent-based flexo ink system is said to stand up to retort and autoclave packaging lines at temperatures ...

How to Influence Gloss and Friction Coatings or Cast Films by the Chill Roll Surface Design

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May 30, 2004, ... of a chill roll. Besides this texture, other important factors are production speed, temperature, line pressure, support material, and coating material. All these parameters must correlate with each other. ...

Unique Issues of Laminating Inks

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April 29, 2004, ... heat-sealable coating on the film, or by molten PE applied to one film and then pressed to another. In the case of adhesives, the inks are exposed to the drying temperatures of the adhesive, the temperature ...

Bio Break Down

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2004, ... on temperature, humidity, microorganisms, and others. The basic materials are carbon dioxide and water. Thus, a biodegradable material is suitable for compost if, under commercial compost conditions, it ...

Patent Pending

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ... Health to seal three of the four seals at high temperatures. When the package is compressed, it fractures the weaker seal and allows the ointment or cream within the package to escape into the foam applicator ...

UV & Jet Inks: An Exciting Combo

(Materials)

January 30, 2004, ... of UV jet inks is well suited for drop-on-demand (DOD) piezo technology. Unlike the bubble DOD process, UV inks are not exposed to high temperature in the printhead. Like other jet inks, UV jet inks must ...

Materials

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January 30, 2004, ... to work well with conventional offset, screen, flexo, and thermal transfer printing methods. Reportedly offers strong resistance to water, chemicals, oils, grease, and heat (temperature range is -60 to ...

Products and Materials

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December 30, 2003, ... end-loading design allows for quick, easy roll changes. Options are available. Reduce Downtime with Control System Mokon, Buffalo, NY; 716/876-9951; mokon.com The Duratherm NPS negative pressure temperature ...

Materials

(Materials)

November 29, 2003, ... Bridgewater, NJ; 800/797-4992; nationalstarch.com Duro-Tak 80-109A adhesive resists the effects of UV light and high temperatures and retains clarity, co. reports. Also said to have low odor emission ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, ... used blister films and foils, including PVC, PVDC-coated PVC, and PET. Described as the only commercially available paperboard that seals consistently to Aclar, product reportedly seals at lower temperatures ...

Reporter Clips

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September 30, 2003, ... details on the three recognized, currently commercial biomonitoring technologies: temperature abuse indicators/time-temperature indicators; gas-scavenging/absorbing labels; and breathable film labels. ...

Producing Coextruded High Barrier Heat-Shrinkable Packaging Films

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September 30, 2003, ... bath. Proprietary devices such as water-cooled mandrels can cool the internal film surface. The temperature variation around the tube circumference should not exceed ± 1°C, or the gauge distribution will ...

Adhesion of Coatings to Aluminum Foil

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August 31, 2003, ... a continuous amorphous oxide layer forms immediately due to the reaction between oxygen and humidity from the environment and the freshly generated metal surface. During annealing at temperatures of approximately ...

Products

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August 31, 2003, ... specially formulated two-component compound is said to offer good properties in surface energy/tension, abrasion resistance, and temperature resistance. Ink transfer ability achieves density levels previously ...

Materials

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July 31, 2003, ... necessary. Canisters contain less than 2% residual waste at the end of a print cycle, and overall ink waste is said to be reduced by 80%-90%. Laminating Adhesive Suited to High Temperatures Rohm & ...

Active Packaging Product Update

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July 31, 2003, ... of regulatory approvals for food contact, co. says, adding that silver zirconium phosphate is thermally stable to 800 deg C, making it suitable for use in high-temperature resin processing. Milliken Chemical, ...

Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... to food packages can take several forms. The agents may be added, for example, at the extruder when the film or coextrusion is produced. High temperatures and extruder shear can cause deterioration in ...

A New Enhanced Polyethylene for Extrusion Coating and Laminating

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July 31, 2003, ...  A new enhanced PE created with metallocene-catalyst technology is now available for extrusion coating and laminating applications. It offers high hot tack strength and low heat seal initiation temperatures ...