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Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 3

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 12, 2014, ... that are applicable to most extrusion coating lines using modern equipment, processing low density polyethylene (LDPE).  Your equipment or materials may require special conditions not covered here.  Be ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 12, 2014, ... that are applicable to most extrusion coating lines using modern equipment, processing low density polyethylene (LDPE).  Your equipment or materials may require special conditions not covered here.  Be ...

Processing Tips to Prevent Gauge Bands - Part 1

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

May 08, 2014, ... polyethylene (LDPE).  Your equipment or materials may require special conditions not covered here.  Be sure to consult with your resin supplier, machine supplier or technical experts to ensure that these ...

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 ...

CSW Offers Ink Transfer Solution

(News | New Products)

May 03, 2014, ... solvent-based flexo web printers achieve a smoother, more uniform white ink laydown on transparent film. Company says the appearance is comparable to white polyethylene. WhiteFX is described as the optimal ...

RKW Danafilms Touts Film Ratio

(Flexpack)

April 18, 2014, ... shelf. "The current structure for wet wipes is reverse printed polyester laminated to a three-layer coex, the main component of which is high-density polyethylene," says Crimmin. "That provides a nice ...

Smart Planet Technologies Teams with Newark

(Carton Box)

March 18, 2014, ... holds the potential to address the long-standing challenge in the difficulty of processing paperboards with 100% polyethylene in the recycling stream,” says Johnny Gold, senior VP at Newark Recycled Paperboard ...

Z-Flute Boxes for Kitty Litter are Purr-fect

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2014, ... paper-based substrates in West Monroe, LA. Toray Plastics (America), North Kingstown, RI, supplied the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film. The two smaller metallized Composipac Z-Flute cartons consist ...

Para Print Joins DuPont's Plate Recycling Progra

(News | New Products)

February 04, 2014, ... rolls, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) cover sheets, Cyrel plates, and trim waste for its TR3 program participants at a modest fee. DuPont recovers, reuses, and recycles the returned materials either ...

Freedonia Group Issues Study of Bioplastics

(Substrates)

December 10, 2013, ... commodity resins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, which are just beginning to enter the commercial market. Western Europe was the largest regional consumer of bioplastics in 2012, accounting for ...

Easy Open Feature for Pinch Bottom Bags

(Bag Pouch News)

December 09, 2013, ... polyethylene tape fabric laminated with reverse-printed BOPP film. This makes them lightweight, strong, break-proof and visually appealing. Offering reliable content protection and attractive shelf display, ...

Mondi Offers New PerfoamPack Film

(Flexpack News)

November 13, 2013, ... (WPO). PerfoamPack is a unique co-extruded polyethylene film with a micro-cellular expanded middle layer, which lowers weight without reducing thickness. Its advanced manufacturing technology achieves ...

Cortec Produces Multimetal Corrosion Protection Paper

(Paper)

November 12, 2013, ... VpCI-144, powered by Nano VpCI, the moisture barrier corrosion inhibiting paper. VpCI-144 is an environmentally safe replacement for polyethylene (PE) and wax papers, with water vapor barrier properties ...

Clear Lam Announces Freezer-Grade RPET Rollstock

(Flexpack News)

November 03, 2013, Rollstock made from Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate is said to perform in tough frozen applications with no compromise in quality   ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL | In response to growth in frozen baked ...

Bear Naked Granola Well Served by LPS Industries

(Bag Pouch News)

October 29, 2013, ... in the early years of the product, barrier protection wasn’t a primary concern. For Bear Naked, and for similar entrepreneurial brands just starting out, our selection of stock reclosable polyethylene ...

Plastic Technologies Offers PET Recycling Calculator

(Green Converting)

October 19, 2013, ... a new free iPhone and Android app to help users calculate the recyclability of their polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, containers, and/or packages. The objective is to determine how compatible ...

ExxonMobil to Demonstrate mPE Resins at K 2013

(Flexpack News)

October 11, 2013, ... of its metallocene polyethylene (mPE) resins and coextrusion blown film technology from Guangdong Jinming Machinery Co. offers reliable, cost-effective five-layer polyolefin dedicated (POD) collation shrink ...

Eastman Reports on Full-Wrap Label Consortium

(Green)

September 22, 2013, ... of the full-wrap label consortium the company organized. The consortium is dedicated to solving current recycling stream issues, including identifying polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers with full-wrap ...

Alpha Poly Packaging Expands with New Capital Equipment

(Flexpack News)

July 15, 2013, ... press from Windmoeller & Hoelscher. This marks the company's first investment in W&H technology. Alpha Poly was established in 1989 by the Kerrigan family as a producer primarily of polyethylene (PE) ...

Black Bubble Air Cushioning Now Available

(Flexpack)

July 15, 2013, ... ideal for applications which desire concealment/theft deterrent properties. Astro-Bubble Renew is available in coex (low-density polyethylene/nylon) and monolayer (linear-low density polyethylene) options ...

Cortec Anti-Corrosion Film Now with High Recycled Content

(Bag Pouch News)

July 09, 2013, ... as well as during domestic and overseas shipments. Films and bags made from recycled polyethylene have low CO2 footprint because of savings in energy, raw materials, and transportation costs. A study ...

Blocking in a PP/PE Blown Film Structure

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

June 29, 2013, This question comes from Southeast Asia.  A blown film converter recently changed from a  PP /PP (polypropylene) coex blown film structure to a PP/PE (polyethylene) structure and is now experiencing blocking ...

Pregis Introduces Sheet Foam with Multidirectional Stretch

(First Glance)

May 22, 2013, Microfoam Stretchfoam is PE resin blend for protective packaging Deerfield, IL | Pregis Corp. is introducing Stretchfoam, a proprietary polyethylene (PE) resin blend sheet foam with multidirectional ...

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 ...

Web Lines | Winding Process Fundamentals, Pt. 3

(Web Handling)

May 08, 2013, ... In winding a soft film, like polyethylene, you might get close. In winding papers, you won’t come close. The difference in winding these two materials is due to strain and strain losses (Remember ‘strain ...

Eagle Systems' Cold Foil System Chosen by KBA Japan

(Foil)

April 29, 2013, ... transparent films (polyethylene) in thicknesses between 0.2 and 0.4 mm. This work had in the past been handled by presses from another unnamed German manufacturer but is now becoming a new revenue stream. ...

Pregis Introduces Form-It Foam Strips

(Carton Box News)

April 29, 2013, ... product types via self-adhesive polyethylene foam strips. Users can quickly cut the desired length from the roll, peel off the release liner to expose the adhesive, and affix into position—typically ...

Commodore Plastics Offers Foam Label Technology

(Label/Tape News)

March 20, 2013, ... reports it has developed a technique for coextruding polystyrene foam shrink-label stock that insulates aluminum, glass, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) beverage containers, keeping liquids colder ...

Microwaveable Package Brings Home the Bacon with Top Product of Year Award

(Metallizing)

March 09, 2013, ... converter and metallizer for the Bacon Microondas Espina package while it also assisted with design. QuiltWave susceptor rollstock comprises a dual lamination of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)/paper, ...

Ivex PE Foam Supply Unaffected by Fire

(Flexpack News)

February 03, 2013, Protective packaging supplier investigates explosion while business continues   LACHINE, QC, CANADA | Ivex Protective Packaging, reports uninterrupted supply of its polyethylene foam sheet product ...