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AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... (America) Inc., North Kingstown, RI, supplies the PET film; Rol-Vac LP, Dayville, CT, performs metallization. Mouthwatering Graphics The Packaging Div. of Uflex Ltd., Noida, India, deserves a Marketing ...

Mocon Installs Permeation Units at High-Altitude Tibetan Lab

(Controls News)

January 10, 2011, Mocon, Inc. recently installed oxygen and water vapor permeation units in a Lhasa, Tibet, pharmaceutical testing laboratory. Located at 11,450 ft, the 2-mile+, above sea-level location, represents Mocon’s ...

Dow Unveils ENLIGHT Polyolefin Encapsulant Films for Photovoltaic Modules

(Flexpack)

August 17, 2010, ... design needs; provide water vapor transmission rates (WVTR) that can range from 10--20 times lower than EVA materials; allow excellent adhesion to glass under various lamination conditions; show no creep ...

MOCON Joins Flexible Display Center

(News | New Products)

May 17, 2009, ... industry and academia designed to advance the development of full-color flexible display technology. MOCON will install its state-of-the art AQUATRAN unit, an ultra high-barrier water vapor permeation ...

Not Just a Pretty Face

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2009, ... capabilities, Uflex laminates BOPP/coextruded PE/high-barrier plasma-metallized PET/PE to provide high water vapor transmission barrier. The pouch also features a horizontal laser score for easy opening ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: April 200

(New Products)

March 31, 2009, ... resistance on paper, film, and foil substrates. Water-based formulation has low VOCs and low odor. It is nonflammable and can be applied using traditional coating equipment, including flexo, gravure, rod, ...

Metallized & Vacuum Coated Products Are Credited for Excellence in the AIMCAL Competition

(News | New Products)

March 24, 2009, ... and converting capabilities. Uflex laminates BOPP/coextruded PE/high-barrier plasma-metallized PET/PE to provide high water vapor transmission barrier. A horizontal laser score allows easy opening, and ...

Meeting the Sustainability Challenge Without Compromising Barrier Performance

(Archive)

January 28, 2009, ... independent of the base film gauge. This is proven in Figure 4, which shows oxygen transmission rate (OTR) and water vapor transmission rate [WVTR] values of three different polyethylene terephthalate ...

Global Study Addresses Barrier Films & Coatings

(News Eclips)

November 04, 2008, ... at various levels of oxygen barrier. It also presents the change in these relationships through time. Additional cases examine the economics of materials that can provide a high level of barrier to water ...

Metal Is in the Mix

(Metallizing)

February 29, 2008, ... bubble. The coated metallized layer reportedly helps the lamination meet requirements for water vapor transmission, strength, thermal, and fire performance while also simulating the brightness of foil. ...

Mocon Introduces WVTR Permeation System

(Archive)

October 25, 2007, Mocon has launched a low-cost water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) analyzer MINNEAPOLIS, MN | Mocon has launched a low-cost water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) analyzer, PERMATRAN-W Model 1/50 WVTR. It ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... aluminum foil/poly, paper/aluminum foil/poly, or poly/aluminum foil/poly with varying oxygen and water vapor transmission barrier properties. One layer in the structure can have a seal peel layer that ...

New Product Digest

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... environments, withstanding water washdown and immersion to 1 m. Visit Booth 421. PFFC-ASAP 400 Inspect While at Full Speed Unilux, Saddle Brook, NJ; 800/522-0801; www.unilux.com The Tracker handheld ...

Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

February 27, 2007, ... CT) laminated to the coated side (Hazen’s Ultracure acrylic lacquer) of 20-pt SBS with water-based adhesive. The rich gold-tone holographic effect, achieved via a surface-stamped metallized transfer film, ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

November 07, 2006, ... transmission and then again for water vapor transmission so that we can make a direct comparison of the exact same sample. The film sheet may contain a non-visible defect, so samples taken from different ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

September 17, 2006, ... or operations. Acquisition Expands Xaloy Line NEW CASTLE, PA—Xaloy has acquired Dynisco Extrusion, Hickory, NC, adding gear pumps, screen changers, cleaning ovens, and water ring pelletizers to its ...

Films Face Off

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ... ga in the existing commercial environment. OPA is probably the most difficult to downgauge because of the intrinsic water uptake properties of the film. It absorbs moisture readily from the atmosphere, ...

Metallizing Makeover

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, ... barrier, water vapor barrier, and metal adhesion testing equipment. The company continually is exploring new and improved metallized film areas. Product enhancement and technical competence are important ...

A Communication of the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... confirms the effectiveness of process control efforts for both processes. The laboratory regularly measures the oxygen and water vapor transmission rates of product sampled from both processes. Information ...

MOCON Announces Seminar Series

(Archive)

January 30, 2006, ... STUDY—WVTR Through Micro-perforated Films This seminar reviews a test method developed to test the water vapor transmission rate through micro-perforated films—a task normally impossible using an instrumented ...