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Barrier Resins | Properties, Processing & Handling of EVOH, Pt. 2

(Flexpack)

March 23, 2015, ... can provide. EVOH Versus Metal and Glass Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol (EVOH) offers many advantages versus traditional packaging platforms, such as metal cans, foil-based flexible packaging, and glass jars. ...

Tekni-Films Adds New Film Line

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2015, ... polyvinyl chloride/Aclar laminations used to create blisters for pharmaceutical and medical device packaging applications. Additional material types are expected to follow. Tekni-Films’ new capability ...

Show Preview | NPE2015 Boasts Its Largest Event Ever

(Trends/Management)

February 16, 2015, ... field of graphenes—two-dimensional carbon-atom nanostructures that can be used for formulating plastics composites with dramatically enhanced properties.   The Vinyl Saves Lives booth will feature ...

Flint Upgrades CombiWhite Ink

(News | New Products)

February 01, 2015, ... Group, as a responsible supplier, deciding we could no longer use N-vinyl caprolactam (NVC, CAS number 2235-00-9) in any of our products,” says global product director Jennifer Joyce. “…we are pleased ...

Barrier Resins | Properties, Processing & Handling of EVOH, Pt. 1

(Flexpack)

February 01, 2015, EVOH, even after abuse, has allowed for conversion from foil and metallized film laminations to co-extruded barrier films Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol copolymer (EVOH), a semi crystalline random copolymer ...

Freedonia Study Predicts Future of Plastic Films

(News | New Products)

January 31, 2015, ... in food packaging replacing demand from the declining magnetic tape and photographic film markets. Below-average growth is expected for polyvinyl chloride (PVC), hampered by competition in nonfood applications ...

Tekni-Films Offers High-Barrier Films

(Materials)

November 16, 2014, ... options include polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and Aclar polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) inner and outer layers, coupled with either ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) and/or cyclic olefin ...

OKI Data Americas Offers New Digital Label Printer

(News | New Products)

August 16, 2014, ... management software from HYBRID Software as a front-end solution. It prints at speeds to 25 fpm in continuous-feed mode and handles a variety of media including paper, polyester, vinyl, and adhesive-backed ...

Essentra Introduces New Duraco Red Film Tape

(Label/Tape)

August 11, 2014, ... unmet needs and unique applications encountered among customers using other tapes. Duraco Red can be used in the development of P.O.P. and other retail displays, for box closures and vinyl banners. Printers ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... the capability to support substrates of 40-600um allowing the thinnest liners to heavy duty vinyl to be used. Furthermore, Graphium is capable of printing to an ISO 12647-2:2204 standard.     Flexo ...

MonoSol Breaks Ground on New Facility

(News | New Products)

July 26, 2014, ... by P. Scott Bening, MonoSol CEO and division head/Kuraray WS Film Division, and Keiji Murakami, director/primary executive of the Vinyl Acetate Company of Kuraray, and several other MonoSol staff members ...

Kapco Celebrates 40 Years of Business

(Coating/Laminating)

July 26, 2014, ... and distributing p-s sign vinyls, banner materials, and sign supplies. From there the Digital Products business unit evolved—supplying a complete line of water-based inkjet and solvent media for large-format ...

Drytac Introduces Polyester Window Film

(Materials)

July 05, 2014, ... out of graphics. “What sets ViziPrint Impress apart from other printable window graphic films is that it is adhesive-free and is not a vinyl-based static cling,” says Steve Broad, Drytac Sales Director ...

BASF Announces New Products

(News | New Products)

June 15, 2014, ... resulting in accurate particle size control for maximum color strength, gloss, and transparency as well as excellent dispersion stability. They are easily incorporated into commonly used acrylate- or vinyl-based ...

McLoone Adds Digital UV-Inkjet Printer

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2014, ... McLoone’s investment decision. At present, McLoone’s DSI system prints on exclusively plastic substrates, including polycarbonates, vinyl, polypropylene, and polyethylene, between 0.002 in. (51µm) and ...

OMNOVA Announces Price Increases

(Materials)

April 12, 2014, Increases cover polyvinyl acetate homopolymer, vinyl acetate, and vinyl acrylic-based emulsions   FAIRLAWN, OH | OMNOVA Solutions’ Performance Materials business recently reported a price increases ...

Wacker Polymers Raises Prices in EMEA and Asia

(News | New Products)

March 08, 2014, Prices of VINNAPAS vinyl acetate-ethylene and VINNOL ethylene-vinyl chloride-based copolymer dispersions go up due to raw material cost increases   MUNICH, GERMANY | Wacker Polymers is to raise its ...

Masterpiece Graphix Announces New Line

(Flexpack)

January 22, 2014, The Masterpiece Metallix line includes a variety of metallic and holographic substrates for digital presses   ST. LOUIS, MO | Masterpiece Graphix announces its newest product line, Masterpiece Metallix. ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2013, ... have added to the ability to coat hot melt adhesives economically, productively, and with improved product quality. HOT MELT ADHESIVES Hot melt adhesives are polymeric materials, such as ethylene-vinyl ...

Packaging Awards | AidPod Takes Top Spot as DuPont Celebrates Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 12, 2013, ... the direct heat required to seal the lid to the blister. Shedding 29% of its plastic content from previous packaging, the new package eliminates polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in favor of highly recyclable polyethylene ...