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Decorative Films Served by Multilayer Structure

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May 31, 2000, ... such as metallocenes, other polyethylenes, ethylene vinyl alcohol, nylons, PPs, and K-Resin SBC. "We like to use K-Resin because is has high gloss, stiffness, and heat resistance," says Planeta. "It plays ...

Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary

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March 31, 2000, ... being substituted for ionomer or ethylene vinyl acetate as a sealant. While fresh sausage had experienced a decline after concerns of high fat and with fewer people eating breakfast, the introduction of ...

System Keeps Static Buildup Problems Under Control

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February 29, 2000, ... g or not." The Mentor plant produces high-precision coated flexible media, including print-receptive topcoats, barrier and pigmented coatings, abrasion and ultraviolet-resistant coatings, tie coats, vin ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, ...

Converter Plays Key Role in Mercosur Trading Group

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February 29, 2000, ... quality control department. Representative packaging material structures presently produced at ISMA include BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene)/PE (pasta); BOPP/BOPP (cookies); PET (polyester)/polyvinylidene ...

Specialty Products Are Custom Made in the U.K.

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January 31, 2000, ... or polypropylene films to thicker vinyls to even thicker boards, the only provisos being that the materials are supplied on rolls and will run through the machines. It could be anything really." Draper ...

High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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January 31, 2000, ... nylon, PVDC [polyvinylidene chloride], EVOH [ethylene vinyl alcohol], and metallized films. But the consumer demand to have fresher, more flavorful, higher quality foods has driven the demand for more ...

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

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December 31, 1999, ... US are converted. There are 15 extruders in all between Londrina and Cambe, including three Barmag coextruders producing ethylene vinyl alcohol, nylon, and PE composites. There are, in addition, six ...

Bringing a New Dimension to 3-D Imaged Packaging

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December 31, 1999, ... its pitch, its focal and viewing angles, and its thickness are important; the different lens designs are chosen according to the viewing distance for the final product." Vinyl Plastics Inc. manufactures ...

Oxide-coated films are still finding their market niche

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November 30, 1996, ... consists of a 64-micron top web of PET/SiOx/PE and a 250-micron forming web of a paper-like foamed PP with an ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) barrier layer. The US is the smallest market, consuming less ...

Need and innovation are driving digital printing.

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November 30, 1996, ... color page printers, recently introduced the Impressa, a digital label and decal press. The unit is engineered to put a variety of full- and spot-color output on paper, polyester, and vinyl substrates ...

The role of barrier materials in packaging low-fat goods.

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October 31, 1996, ... polyvinylidene chloride (PVdC) coating on the other. The Results of Fat Removal First, let's take a look at what happens when fat is removed from a product. Because fat contributes to texture, carries ...

EPA and printers join forces to evaluate inks.

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October 31, 1996, ... will be printed on three substrates: * oriented polypropylene * low-density polyethylene * polyethylene/ethyl vinyl acetate Laminates: The oriented PP film will be reverse printed and used ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

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August 31, 1996, ... to measure the contact angle of a water droplet placed on the surface of a film. Unlike dyne tests, the WCAT method also allows for materials outside of the PE and PP "families," such as PET, ethylene vinyl ...

On-line gauging brings big benefits to coating operation

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July 31, 1996, ... custom-coat virtually any web, including films, nonwovens, paper, metal foils, vinyls, and foam. (Material suppliers are proprietary.) But, says director of marketing Ray Ciamaga, "We can't be everything ...

A directory of custom slitting

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July 31, 1996, ... surface Materials: Paper, paperboard, film, foil, nonwoven, foam, tissue, vinyl Minimum slit width: 1/2 in. Maximum slit width: 80 in. No. of employees: 100 Annual sales: More than $5 million ...

Modified Atmosphere Packaging shows potential for growth

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June 30, 1996, ... from four basic polymers, namely polyvinyl chloride, polyester, polypropylene, and polyethylene. There are three main types of retail MP formats: * the semi-rigid tray, mainly used for packaging meats; ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

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June 30, 1996, ... polymers, such as nylon, HDPE, LLDPE, ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), polypropylene (PP), and PETG (a form of polyester), that require minimal residence time. The die also protects sensitive polymers with ...

PET supplies increasing as markets expand

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May 31, 1996, ... Now, with almost total market penetration, sales to that market have flattened out in North America. In Europe PET usage is still on the increase as these containers are rapidly replacing glass and polvinyl ...

International Converting Industry News

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May 31, 1996, ... Petrochemical Co. Ltd. for the provision of engineering design and procurement services for a plant to produce 80,000 tpa of LDPE and ethylene vinyl acetate. The facility will use the technology of ...