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Coating Matters | Smart Glass Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

January 25, 2017, ... are internal computers tracking automotive mechanics as we drive, there are feedback loops in what we search online, and there is the ubiquitous “internet of things.” Construction materials are no exception. ...

Chocolate Bar Wrapper Wins Global Bioplastics Award

(Flexpack)

January 19, 2017, ... of a long-term collaboration within the whole value-chain of packing material and processing. It took us almost four years of hard work to develop and industrialize the final film, but this project shows ...

Uflex Announces New Aseptic Liquid Packaging

(Carton Box)

January 16, 2017, ... packs. In India, with similar population, the growth potential is humungous. Aseptic Packaging Manufacturing is the ‘big thing’ for taking Uflex to the next level of business excellence. We are all set ...

A Gift for PFFC's Website User

(Yo's Yarns)

December 17, 2016, ... in using both these directories. If used from the PFFC-online.com website, the user quickly discovered the Web format was nothing more than an adaptation of the print formats from the magazine version ...

Coating Matters | Computational Methods Beyond Fluid Flow Analysis

(Coating/Laminating)

December 06, 2016, ... however. As pre-metered coating is requiring the equipment to coat fluids thinner, faster, and more precise, the effects of physical or temperature effects need to be more accurately understood. The geometries ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2016

(Flexpack)

December 01, 2016, ...      NDC FilmPro Infrared Gauge The FilmPRO modular high-performance infrared thickness sensor is a universal solution for film, sheet, and coating measurement applications, including thin film ...

MOCON Testing System Cuts Time to Market

(Controls)

November 27, 2016, ... for film and resin manufacturers, converters, and brand owners in industries including electronics (OLED and thin film), solar, vacuum panel, food, pharmaceutical, and medical devices who benefit from ...

Coating Matters | Pre-Metered Fluid Flow Analysis with Computational Methods

(Coating/Laminating)

November 27, 2016, By taking a finite section of fluid flow within a slot die, one can understand the flow as it is affected by a number of factors. By taking a finite section of fluid flow within a slot die, one can ...

Dow Resins Suited for Many Uses

(Flexpack)

November 06, 2016, INNATE Precision Packaging Resins are said to provide toughness and stiffness for a number of flexible packaging applications MIDLAND, MI | Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics will showcase INNATE Precision ...

DuPont Technology Aids Recycling

(Flexpack)

November 02, 2016, ... to its use for production of bulky items, such recycled resins will be suitable for use in higher value applications, as in thin films and membranes for the construction industry. Entira EP is also being ...

FINALLY! Flying the W in Chicago

(Yo's Yarns)

November 02, 2016, ... to see which way the game turned out. And to think that it may have never aired. . . how nice that it was given the chance to see the air of night!" Photo courtesy of Kristi Gerding I missed the ...

BOBST Unveils New-Generation Metallizer

(Coating/Laminating)

November 01, 2016, ... to operate everything from the front of the machine and to be positioned much closer to view the evaporation source and metallization process through the strobe window; the new boat power controls are ...

GMG's Flexo Best-in-Class Workshop is First in Serie

(Print)

October 30, 2016, ... with the ‘best in class’ sponsors," Welch explains, "is that we all commit to a no finger printing, no excuses support for customers that select these products. This is easier than one might think, because ...

Sticking With It | What Is the Value of Technical Meetings?

(Sticking With It)

October 25, 2016, ... very thin high precision coatings. Jennifer Heathcote of Phoseon presented a view of the future in her paper, “The Growing Viability of UV LED for Wide Web Coating Applications.” UV LED technology is ...

TLMI Awards | Multi-Color Takes 2016 Best of Show

(Label/Tape)

October 19, 2016, ... varnishing, stripping, die-cutting, foiling, and embossing. The converter says particular challenges include applying everything to a 70# Felt paper from Avery. "The paper texture can impact the printing, ...

Coating Matters | Vacuum Systems Offer More Capability

(Coating/Laminating)

October 18, 2016, ... coating fluids thinner and thinner, you eventually run into some issues with equipment capability. The coating head can’t get much closer to the backing roll without interference or damage to the equipment. ...

Dos Pinos Uses Tetra Brik® Aseptic Slim Leaf

(First Glance)

October 13, 2016, ... Slim Leaf at Dos Pinos was completed within eight days, offering faster time to market and much lower investment costs compared to setting up a new packaging line. Gonzalo Chaves, CEO of Dos Pinos, said, ...

Uflex Pouch Machine Adds Shelf Life to Milk

(Bag Pouch)

October 09, 2016, ... and distribution, optimum pasteurization, the necessity of cold chain to be integrated within the overall supply chain, etc. The new product reportedly eliminates all these problems.  This machine packs ...

TLMI Looks to the Future

(Label/Tape)

September 27, 2016, ... a press conference on the first morning of the recent 2016 Labelexpo Americas to share its vision of the future. TLMI chairman Dan Muenzer of Constantia Flexibles kicked things off with some background ...

Show Preview | K 2016 To Reveal How Plastics Shape the Future

(Trends/Management)

September 21, 2016, ... (Hall 16, A43) will exhibit a high-speed unwind engineered for splice speeds up to 800 m/min (2,600 fpm) for sensitive, thin webs. Features pneumatic splice-unit control for improved processing and functionality. ...