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- Package Design: Make an Impact
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2011, ... of a barrier layer of DuraTech nylon and an inner, product-contact layer of Scholle's FlexiTuff, a linear-low density polyethylene film. Oil is dispensed from the box, either using a pump system or gravity, ...
- Flexographic Printing: A Push for Growth
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2011, ... newly expanded 120,000-sq-ft facility in Clinton, MO. This investment has allowed the company to expand its reach and serve more end-users of high quality low density polyethylene (LDPE), oriented polypropylene ...
- Web Lines: Is Wound Roll Pressure Greater Than Tire Pressure?
- (Tension)
- June 30, 2011, ... isn't true. Radial compression lowers tension in the roll, and pressures do not build up to ocean depth levels. Stretchy films, like polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP) can get up to 1,000 psi in ...
- Holographic Technology: Pattern Pressing
- (Print)
- June 30, 2011, ... embossing that produces a high quality seamless polyethylene terephthalate (PET) holographic lamination film at a rate that makes it cost effective for a broad range of tobacco, drink, medical, and cosmetic ...
- Europe Faces Plastic Bag Bans
- (Yo's Yarns)
- June 21, 2011, ... knowledge of the EU commission is insufficient. Plastic carrier bags commonly consist of high quality, pure polyethylene, a plastic than can be recycled very well. Therefore, the polyethylene bag is not ...
- Polykar Installs EREMA Plastics Recycling System
- (Coating/Laminating: Green)
- June 09, 2011, Quebec-based Polykar, Inc., a leading manufacturer of polyethylene film, bags and packaging, has installed an EREMA TVEplus plastics recycling system IPSWICH, MA & SAINT-LAURENT, QC, CANADA | Quebec-based ...
- Post Consumer Resin Gets New Life from Milk Jugs and Water Bottles
- (Flexpack News)
- May 18, 2011, ... solid technical staff,” says Harji. “We found that we could achieve 5% to 10% mixtures of pc [post-consumer] resins in our mid- to high-density PE [polyethylene] products without any sacrifice of quality. ...
- Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity
- (Label/Tape)
- May 10, 2011, ... attributes, but they are committed to existing equipment already installed at their facilities. Now the packaging film industry has recognized this issue and developed polyethylene terephthalate glycol ...
- BEST OF SHOW
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2011, ... The attractive label features nine colors printed on a lamination of polyethylene/foil/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using Rotoflex inks on a Ten press with indirect laser-engraved cylinders. Judges ...
- AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition
- (Metallizing)
- March 31, 2011, ... three-piece canister with a sidewall featuring ultraviolet (UV) coating/UV inks/heat-seal coating/8-ga metallized polyethylene terephthalate (mPET)/0.016-in. solid bleached sulfate (SBS)/0.75-mil extruded ...
- AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 17, 2011, ... metallized polyethylene terephthalate (mPET)/0.016-in. solid bleached sulfate (SBS)/0.75-mil extruded low-density polyethylene (LDPE). Wavefront Technology, Paramount, CA, supplies and metallizes the PET, ...
- Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion
- (Surface Prep)
- February 28, 2011, ... packaging industry — surface treatment — lends evolving surface-functionalizing benefits with the latest generation of surface modification innovations. Most packaging polymers, such as polyethylene ...
- Green Trends Prevail
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2011, ... cups as well. All these products are considered to be ecologically friendly, replacing traditional paper cups with petroleum-based polyethylene (PE) coatings that are difficult to recycle and destined ...
- Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing
- (Flexpack)
- January 31, 2011, ... for foods was the key market for vacuum-coated products. Polypropylene (PP) films take the major share, although polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films are showing stronger growth. There is competition ...
- Looking South
- (Label/Tape)
- October 31, 2010, ... The Cycle4Green initiative — commercially available now — employs a process that creates high quality de-siliconized pulp (DSP) from paper release liner waste. Film release liner — primarily polyethylene ...
- Flexographic Printing: Super Setup
- (Inspection/Defect Detection)
- September 30, 2010, ... houses four flexographic central impression presses, a stack press, two laminators, and four slitters. The company runs polypropylene (PP), biaxially oriented PP, polyethylene, and a little paper from ...
- Barrier Films: SiOx Barrier Benefits
- (Coatings)
- September 30, 2010, ... coating, Ceramis, comprises a thin inorganic layer of silicon oxide that has been evaporated in a vacuum environment to substrates like polyethylene terephthalate (PET), oriented polyamide (OPA) and biaxially ...
- Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy
- (Flexpack)
- August 31, 2010, ... preservation. Although EB 1 looks like a laminated bag and boasts similar grease barrier and strength properties, it is 100% recyclable as a polyethylene product. Richard Pileski, sales manager at Hood' ...
- C-P Flexible Packaging Boosts Lamination with Davis-Standard Line
- (Flexpack)
- August 22, 2010, ... comprised of extruded polyethylene between two films including OPP and PET. The films can be clear, printed or metalized. C-P offers extensive flexographic printing including 10-color printing as well ...
- Appleton Papers Sells Performance Packaging Division
- (Trends/Management)
- August 03, 2010, ... a Milwaukee-based private equity firm for $58 million. Appleton Performance Packaging is a leading manufacturer of custom single and multi-layer polyethylene blown films for the flexible packaging market. ...
- Static Beat: Corona Treaters & Ionizers Compared
- (Static Elimination)
- May 31, 2010, ... treatment energy density for a polyethylene film to improve the wettability for printing or for increasing the adhesion of subsequent coatings. The comparable energy density of a static neutralizer ...
- Sustainability Is the Buzz at PLACE Conference
- (Trends/Management)
- May 31, 2010, ... sustainability objectives without compromising performance to sugarcane-based polyethylene and more. PLACE Div. awards were presented to a select group of TAPPI members including: Beth M. Foederer, ...
- Sustainability Is the Buzz at PLACE Conference
- (News | New Products)
- May 05, 2010, ... and its future in consumer packaging markets. Other “green” topics ranged from how to meet sustainability objectives without compromising performance to sugarcane-based polyethylene and more. The PLACE ...
- Narrow Web's Leverag
- (Label/Tape)
- March 31, 2010, ... layers with the ability to protect the print using polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or oriented polypropylene (PP) films. Flexible Packaging Defined Flexible packaging uses a combination of materials ...
- Gravure Printing: Print Comes To Life
- (Label/Tape)
- March 31, 2010, ... printed on polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) LV film using solvent-based inks and heat-activated adhesive on a Rotomec press. “The black type and diagrams are very nice, the vignettes are outstanding, ...
- BEST OF SHOW INTERNATIONAL
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2010, ... Thailand, makes a grand impression on the judges with its vibrant Nescafé 3-in-1 Espresso Roast bag, which was printed with eight colors on a polyester /linear low-density polyethylene film lamination ...
- Multipack Juices It Up
- (Metallizing)
- March 31, 2010, ... metallizer, GPI supplied the 100% recycled paperboard substrates for the reverse-printed, metallized Composipac Z-Flute folding carton. DuPont Teijin Films, Hopewell, VA, supplies the 48-ga polyethylene ...
- AIMCAL Awards
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 21, 2010, ... 100% recycled paperboard substrates for the reverse-printed, metallized Composipac Z-Flute folding carton. DuPont Teijin Films, Hopewell, VA, supplies the 48-ga polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film for ...
- Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag
- (Flexpack)
- March 21, 2010, ... to protect the print using polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or oriented polypropylene (PP) films. Next page: Flexible Packaging Defined Previous page: Why Pursue Flexible Packaging? Flexible ...
- Breaking Boundaries
- (Flexpack)
- February 28, 2010, ... nylon/polyethylene laminated bottom web, which is sealed to coated Tyvek. The package is said to provide improved manufacturing efficiencies twofold. The customer was able to improve sterilization techniques ...