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- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- ISCST Connects Academia with Industry
- (Flexpack)
- November 30, 2010, ... traditionally has provided a forum for both academic and industrial researchers to discuss the latest research on application and solidification of thin liquid films. An impressive attendance list included ...
- Coating Aids Shelf Life
- (Coatings)
- October 31, 2010, ... Because coating achieves a good oxygen barrier with a relatively thin coating, converters are able to reduce costs and improve the environment, company adds. Mica Corp. | 203-922-8888 | www.mica-corp.com ...
- Looking South
- (Label/Tape)
- October 31, 2010, ... & Waste Management | Release liners remain controversial in terms of sustainability, despite their positive aspects. Waste management in the p-s label market is a key issue for the future, because everything ...
- Static Beat: Prevent Winter Static
- (Static Elimination)
- September 30, 2010, ... product accumulates a little static charge every time it touches these surfaces. A thin layer of grease, dirt, or other contaminant on the surfaces can greatly increase tribocharging. Cleaning the surface ...
- ISCST Symposium Continues Tradition of Connecting Academia with Industry
- (Coating/Laminating)
- September 19, 2010, ... has provided a forum for both academic and industrial researchers to discuss the latest research on application and solidification of thin liquid films. An impressive attendance list included 300 people ...
- Response to PET Shortage
- (Yo's Yarns)
- September 12, 2010, ... We think there will be long-term adopters among those choosing PC3 metallized OPP film.” It should be noted that production has shifted to thicker PET films for consumer electronics applications–a market ...
- Flex Americas To Double BOPET Production
- (Flexpack)
- August 15, 2010, ... (BOPET) film. The facility started with an 8.7-m-wide BOPET line and reportedly achieved 100% capacity within a few months at an initial investment of US $100 million. With this next phase, installing ...
- Laminating Corona Treating: Bond Boosting
- (Corona, Flame, Plasma)
- July 31, 2010, ... treatment diminishes over time. Within a few days or weeks, the film can lose sufficient surface energy and become unreceptive to bonding. That is why it has become the industry's best practice to install ...
- You Get what You Pay For, or Caveat Emptor.
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- July 15, 2010, Yup… the old adage is true. All things being equal, you get what you pay for. Since my days at Cryovac, Mobil Plastics, James River Corp, et al, and then consulting with many, many companies, I have seen ...
- Special Report: Covert Markers-Microscopic Markers
- (Print)
- June 30, 2010, ... and enable accurate, in-field detection within a matter of seconds, without destroying the sample. Another advantage of this covert marker technology is that it is extremely flexible in its use and ...
- Paperboard Packaging: Packed for Style
- (Carton Box)
- June 30, 2010, ... for purchasing a “little something extra” that is economical but still is seen as special, the company reports. Basket Carrier MeadWestvaco, Richmond, VA, receives this year's Eco Award for its Smirnoff ...
- Galileo-Nanotech Vacuum Coating Partnership
- (Metallizing)
- June 02, 2010, Galileo's CEO, Pietro Profumo, presented an overview of Galileo-Nanotech, the new joint venture between Galileo Vacuum Systems and Russian Nanotechnology Corp. (a.k.a. RUSNANO) PRATO, ITALY – Galileo’s ...
- Industry Is on a Roll
- (Trends/Management)
- May 31, 2010, The saying goes: Timing is everything. As Lady Luck would have it, this year's edition of the Foundation of the Flexographic Technical Assn.'s Annual The saying goes: Timing is everything. As Lady Luck would ...