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IMDA Now Accepting Awards Competition Entries

(Label/Tape)

March 30, 2011, ... durable products. The winning entries are chosen based on creativity in design, engineering and innovation in the following categories:  Best Part Design,  Best Thin Wall Packaging, Best Injection Mold ...

Galileo, Rusnano JV Enjoy Growth Separately

(Metallizing)

March 24, 2011, ... involving photovoltaics, display and touch panel manufacturing, RFID, and thin films.” In mid-2010 Galileo announced a joint venture, named Galileo Nanotech, between itself and Rusnano, a Russian government-owned ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... for either Marketing or Technical excellence. Additionally, awards were presented for Sustainability as well as Technology of the Year. Nothing Generic There’s nothing generic about the tissue canister ...

Coating Matters: 4 Steps to Resolving Coating Defects

(Coating/Laminating)

February 28, 2011, ... wants to know where to start when a coating problem surfaces with their product. So let's start with the surface of the problem. The main thing to do is properly identify the coating defect you are seeing. ...

Green Converting: Is IML Sustainable?

(Label/Tape)

February 28, 2011, Although sustainability means different things to different people, it generally includes minimizing use of energy and non-renewable resources as well Although sustainability means different things to ...

W&H Issues Good News

(Trends/Management)

February 28, 2011, ... at K produced a five-layer polyolefin film developed in collaboration with ExxonMobil Chemical. Reportedly, the film showed improved properties and was thinner than conventional three-layer films, resulting ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ...  With polymer-based packaging substrates, corona treatment excels at activating these surfaces by disassociating the oxygen molecules within the air ionizing discharge to free atomic oxygen (O) to bond ...

Print on Water

(Print)

February 28, 2011, BERDSK, NOVOSIBIRSK, RUSSIA | Sun Innovations demonstrated NEO UV-LED Evolution, a technology said to print on anything including water at Glasstech, BERDSK, NOVOSIBIRSK, RUSSIA | Sun Innovations demonstrated ...

Counting Clicks

(Magazine)

February 28, 2011, ... do not require laser scoring or perforations to make a clean, exact straight tear wherever needed on a pouch. Available as thin as 30 microns (1.2 mil), films offer yield advantages as well as flexibility ...

Rollstock Offered with Zipper Closure

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, E-Z ZIP reclosable zipper technology is offered on rollstock engineered for horizontal f/f/s pouch applications on KHS packaging machines. Film is offered E-Z ZIP reclosable zipper technology is offered ...

Improve Coating Process Control

(Thickness Gauging)

February 28, 2011, ... underlying problems with a particular layer within the film stack and generate real-time coating thickness and film weight data in a non-contact, non-destructive manner on a variety of substrates.  ...

First 100 Days: New Ownership at Atlas Converting Equipment

(Slit News)

February 17, 2011, ... and the transition period following the transaction were nothing but completely amicable. Says Alan Johnson, managing director of Atlas Converting Equipment, “Our initial focus was to communicate the ...

Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, ... most of 2009 had reflected the downturn in consumer confidence and order books were very thin as companies reduced stocks and inventories to minimize working capital and preserve cash levels. It was ...

ICE-ing | The Best Part

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2011, ... for Static Control.” Other contributions include thin film waste reduction, drive systems, nip mechanics, tension control, and splicing accuracy. A third track on package printing and converting will ...

Technical Report: A Rheology Lesson

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2011, ... is called shear thinning. Most polymers are like peanut butter; they become more rubbery the more they move. Polymers also shear thin with heat. As the temperature goes up, viscosity goes down (and vice ...

Show Preview - Forecast for Orlando: ICE

(Trends/Management)

January 31, 2011, ... Mechanics: Kevin Cole, Optimation Technology Inc. Web & Sheet Cleanliness: Always the Last Thought! Why?: Pete Byam, Polymag Tek Inc. 10:30-11:00 a.m. Advancements in Wax Coating - Thinner, Faster: ...

Monitor Heating Surfaces

(Controls)

January 31, 2011, Thermex temperature distribution film is described as an economical thin film for use in virtually any application to monitor heated contacting surfaces Thermex temperature distribution film is described ...

Static Beat: Conductive Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

December 31, 2010, ... is: “What is the maximum allowable resistivity for my product?” The answer depends on two things: Sensitivity | How sensitive is your product to static? To keep static low for critical applications, ...

Materials Substrates: Building Blocks

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2010, ... 319 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Ecodear compostable bio-based films are manufactured with PLA resin. Thin, biaxially oriented films include a metallized heat sealable grade that delivers ...