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- Conference Features New Networking Opportunity
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- October 31, 2000, ... Novomesky of Equistar Chemicals LP, to "A Comparison of Cast and Blown Film Process and Properties," by Jan Ivey of Ivey & Associates. In their contribution to the primer sessions, Stuart A. Greig, Peter ...
- Temperature Switchable Membranes for Packaging Fresh Produce
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- October 31, 2000, ... produce will spoil. Challenges in packaging fresh produce are the following: Different produce materials need different beneficial atmospheres Oxygen consumption requirements vary Oxygen consumption ...
- UV Protection of Hot Melt Adhesives for Packaging Applications
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- October 31, 2000, ... adhesive layer due to competition at the adhesive surface for the incident UV light. Using a light stabilized adhesive also lifts the burden for UV protection from the backing material to allow for a larger ...
- Assessing Real-Life Sealant Performance in Flexible Packaging
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- September 30, 2000, ... to seal completely through the folds, contaminants, and wrinkles that occur in an actual packaging environment. Testing the integrity of flexible packages allows better prediction of "real-life" performance ...
- Nitrocellulose, Solvents, Recycling, and Safety
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- September 30, 2000, ... (NC), which require special considerations because of the potential of an exothermic reaction under certain conditions. In this article we will discuss a safe method that allows you to take advantage of ...
- Converting Industry News
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- August 31, 2000, ... the focus of our future growth. SIG Combibloc's cartons and aspectic processing allow us to maintain the very highest standards of product quality over an extended shelf life, ensuring that when our product ...
- What Is the Role of Additives in Water-Based Inks?
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- August 31, 2000, ... role in a water-based ink. Lubricants A typical ink formulation will contain lubricants that provide rub and mar resistance, as well as a low COF to the ink film. The level of these lubricants ...
- More New Products for the Converting Industry
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- August 31, 2000, ... is reported to promote drying, good blanket and roller stability, and low misting. Inks feature subsequent processing compatibility with UV and aqueous coatings, foils, and stamping/imprinting applications. ...
- Barrier Layer Protects CDs from Skips and Scratches
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- July 31, 2000, ... looking for a simple, inexpensive way to protect the discs. He came up with the idea for a clear polycarbonate film that would have the same properties as the CD itself, allowing the laser to read through ...
- Box Plant Rises from the Ashes to New Heights
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- May 31, 2000, ... responsive suppliers, and even some sympathetic competitors allowed Sonderen Packaging to continue filling customer orders in a timely fashion. "Eight other factories were used," says Sonderen. "One allowed ...
- It's Definitely a Bull Market for High-Performance Film
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- May 31, 2000, ... of cellular phones. One area of ongoing development seen in manufacturing cellular phones is in film insert molding (FIM) or in-mold decoration (IMD) technology. This allows preprinted decorative films ...
- Seventy-Five Years and Counting for Bancroft Bag
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- February 29, 2000, ... Ludlow, and Van Leer Flexibles Inc. Ludlow and Coating & Laminating Specialties also supply foils. Bancroft uses only water-based inks. Main suppliers for inks and UV lacquer are Sun Chemical and Progressive ...
- Clean Room Environment Makes Excellence a Priority
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- January 31, 2000, ... also produces ink jet-printable coated films for digital imaging that are used for applications such as low-cost proofing, floor graphics in high-traffic areas, and display and backlit graphics for exhibitions. ...
- New possibilities for beer packaging in PEN and LCP
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- August 31, 1996, ... new plastics for their containers. For flexible label suppliers, these present new and exciting challenges in bottle decoration. Because of its low pH (about 4.0), microbial degradation is not usually ...
- Taking the "magic" and the mystery out of treatin
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- August 31, 1996, ... industry. Flexible packaging as practiced today would not exist without this significant factor, which allows the use of most polyolefin substrates. Considering the importance of treating, it is surprising ...
- Partnering launches future growth in laminations
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- August 31, 1996, ... to the atmosphere; controls for the natural gas required to fuel the ovens and to burn the emissions; monitoring devices and controls for ducts and dampers for appropriate air flow and volumes; monitoring ...
- Aqueous adhesive systems: giving credit where it is due.
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- July 31, 1996, ... packaging laminations have existed for about 20 years. The first products were acrylic copolymers with a pressure-sensitive nature. Their performance allowed use only for low-demand applications such as ...
- Modified Atmosphere Packaging shows potential for growth
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- June 30, 1996, ... in 1991 to 2.3 billion packs in 1995. It is forecast that the U.K. retail market for MAP will increase by 5% this year. It is added that the rate of market growth is forecast to slow toward the end ...
- Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need
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- June 30, 1996, ... senior product manager/blown film systems for Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering, is that priorities among converters of coextruded films vary. Some emphasize line speed; some consider film clarity a priority. ...
- Laser positioning system creates clean, productive environment
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- April 30, 1996, ... the web. In order to keep dust to a level that permitted customers to do their printing and other follow-up operations, top male knives would be changed weekly and bottom female knives about every six ...