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Product Protection

(Technical Reports)

February 28, 2007, ... transmission rates and extend the “sell by” date of perishable products as long as possible, consumer product companies and converters generally use polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC)-coated polypropylene ...

Folding Carton Shows Off

(Carton Box)

February 27, 2007, ... incentives. There are several types of holograms. A reflection hologram, for example, is viewed when lit from the front. A transmission hologram, on the other hand, is viewed by shining light through ...

Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

February 27, 2007, ... work, the front of the top pouch features a printed synthetic paper. The metallized laminate achieves enough opacity (with an optical reading of 0.40) to discourage light transmission and prevent bacteria/mold ...

Brand Protection with Micro-Dots

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... To avoid having the encryption key made available in the field, a digital image of the packaging is sent to a processing system located in a secured area, via mobile data transmission networks. Once analyzed ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

November 07, 2006, ... others need a controlled transmission rate of oxygen, moisture, or both. To get it just right, Decker turns to testing equipment from PBI-Dansensor, including the Lyssy OPT 5000 oxygen tester and the ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

September 17, 2006, ... America, Charlotte, NC, promotes Richard Roffers to plant manager of the Green Bay manufacturing facility in De Pere, WI. Mario Cotta, Cincinnati, OH, appoints Power Transmission Equipment, Pinedale, ...

Difficult Winding: Part II

(Web Lines)

August 31, 2006, ... quickly goes in the dumpster. Why are large roll buildup ratios difficult? Larger buildup in center winding or unwinding means more torque transmission from the core to the outside layers, leading to ...

People in the News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2006, ... Pere, WI. Mario Cotta, Cincinnati, OH, appoints Power Transmission Equipment, Pinedale, CA, the exclusive representative on the West Coast, with Steve Parry leading the team. Gerard J. Lucidi becomes ...

Midwest Fibre Installs Folder/Gluer

(Archive)

August 16, 2006, Midwest Fibre Products has installed a Signature Premier folder/gluer from American Intl. Machinery. PRESS RELEASE OAK CREEK, WI—Midwest Fibre Products of Viola, IL, has installed a Signature Premier ...

Films Face Off

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ... three films, which normally are tentered and biaxially oriented. Table II shows a comparison of the oxygen transmission rates (OTR), measured in cubic centimeters per 100 sq in./day, and the moisture ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... A significant decrease in both moisture and oxygen transmission rates occurs with the machine direction orientation of homopolymer HMW-PE films. Intermediate and lower density polymers do not show such ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

April 29, 2006, ... then extrusion coated with properly oxidized polyolefin resins. Excellent oxygen barrier transmission rates are possible. A primary factor influencing the oxygen barrier performance is continuity of the ...

Metallizing Makeover

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, Celplast reinvents its business model to focus on value-added specialty films. Metallized Films Located 30 minutes from Toronto’s bustling Pearson Intl. Airport is the headquarters and production facility ...

A Communication of the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... barrier values indicate that very low transmission rates are possible for metallized OPP and OPET (oriented polypropylene and polyester, respectively). Extrusion laminating influences overall barrier population ...

MOCON Announces Seminar Series

(Archive)

January 30, 2006, ... at the end. Subjects and dates are as follows. Date Seminar Title and Topics Feb. 8 Oxygen Transmission Rate Testing ASTM D-3985 and F-1307 provide the background for this seminar describing oxygen ...

To Serve & Protect

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... Will it be corona treated? Will it be primed? What is the primer? Identify desired barrier properties required from the structure: oxygen (low oxygen transmission rate); moisture (low water vapor transmission ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... of the fluorescent dye polymer within the package in the form of a dot or a film and measuring the emission from outside the package. As long as the packaging material has transmission in the blue and ...

The Converting Relay Race: Part 1

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... depends on your core and torque transmission needs. Bigger rolls need more support. The more support provided by your core (such as a large metal drum or thick-walled paper core), the less support is needed ...

New Products

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... core shaft support and torque transmission for processing a variety of rolled material on converting equipment. Features include heavy-duty construction, chrome-plated locking ring, ball bearings to support ...

Narrow Web New Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... RFID systems operating in the UHF and microwave frequency bands. System’s cleaning, etching, and functionalizing surface treatment process enables manufacturers to optimize tag transmission levels while ...