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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... technology encapsulates FDA-approved food-grade flavors within the structure of plastic packaging at the time of manufacture, resulting in packaging that releases desirable aromas and flavors. The encapsulated ...

Materials

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... Rx232V-60 is a soft, white PE foam, single- coated with a medical-grade acrylic PSA that carries a Drug Master File Number. Film is supplied on a 60# white kraft release liner. Acrylic adhesive is said ...

Materials

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... polyester and PE, creating a mono-web packaging solution. Can be surface printed and overlacquered and reportedly has an exceptional barrier to gases, flavors, and moisture. Release Coatings ...

US Specialty Film Demand Expected to Increase

(Archive)

April 20, 2005, PRESS RELEASE CLEVELAND, OH—According to Specialty Films, a new study from the Freedonia Group, demand for specialty films is expected to increas over 5% per year to $7.4 billion in 2009. Gains will ...

Mouse Roars BUY ME!

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... polyester release liner/PSA/12.7 microns polyester/proprietary adhesive containing metal flakes/25.4 microns polyester/proprietary adhesive containing metal flakes plus a final layer of either 76.2 microns ...

A King of Shrink Contender

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2005, ... release liner also is unusable and thrown away. "We have our margins we trim off [the shrink film web] for the registration marks, our density bars, and so forth, but we don’t have any matrix to pull ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

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March 30, 2005, ...  Mix with Efficiency Liquid Control Corp. , North Canton, OH; 330/494-1313; liquidcontrol.com Silicone SC continuous dosing and mixing equipment is for use with multiple-component silicone release coating ...

Esko-Graphics' Customers Excel at 1st Asian Flexo Awards

(Archive)

March 16, 2005, ... RELEASE SINGAPORE - Esko-Graphics customers earned five awards at the first Asian Flexo Award ceremony, held in conjunction with the Asian Flexographic Technical Assn. (AFTA) annual conference in Bangkok, ...

Film Opens New Markets

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... has been common practice to apply a release coating, typically a silicone-based material, to the paper liner from which the materials are peeled or dispensed. PET Film Since pressure-sensitive labels ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ...  by Corey M. Reardon, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. Defining Release Liners The European release liner and label industry is waiting with some trepidation to hear the results—believed to be imminent—of ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, News from: Intl. Paper, Michelman, Ceradyne, Apex Europe, NPES, Eastman Chemical Co., Cal Poly, AccuWeb, Klöckner Pentaplast of America, GASC, PAF, OptoSigma, and iTi. Covering the Full Spectrum of Industry ...

Singapore Show Helps Nilpeter Spread its Asian Influence

(Archive)

December 20, 2004, ... FA-3300, shown with eight UV-flexo printing units, a freely-interchangeable "Drop-In" rotary screen unit, and a cold foil station for metallized effects. PRESS RELEASE SLAGELSE, DENMARK— Nilpeter showcased ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... on the activities of each of the ICC’s six working groups, and a list of members and liaison organizations. For more information visit color.org/iccprogressreport.pdf. Conferences Release Liners ...

Keep Your Eye on the Gold

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... Watson Assoc. (awa-bv.com) examines product decoration and identification solutions, changing in-mold label markets, the challenges ahead for release liners, and brand protection. See pNW2 for the full ...

Americup and Sunset Paper Merge to Create Sun-America Packaging Group

(Archive)

July 12, 2004, ... RELEASE RAVENNA, OH, USA—Americup and Vernon, CA-based Sunset Paper Products Inc. report the two companies have merged, and the new firm is now operating under the new name Sun-America Packaging Group ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ...  COMPUcal Excel 20449, 21449, and 22449 are designed for cut-sheet laser and color laser printing. They are backed with a patented 91# release liner with LAZRmatch technology for what is said to be efficient ...

3M Introduces Mounting Tape

(Archive)

June 07, 2004, 3M reports converters can get both production time and printing quality benefits by using its Cushion-Mount Plus Tapes PRESS RELEASE ST. PAUL, MN, USA—3M reports converters can get both production time ...

Coater to Provide Solutions

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... the recent startup of a new coating machine that will enable it to provide highly specialized solutions to complex demands in the field of silicone-coated release liners. The new equipment required the ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... (888/226-8800 or 973/226-8000). American Roller Adds Company UNION GROVE, WI, USA — American Roller Co. has acquired Plasma Coatings, a manufacturer of thermal and release coatings. American Roller’s ...

Several Issues Foretell A Tough 2004

(Magazine)

March 31, 2004, At a one-day release liner industry review and update seminar held by AWA at the end of last year, we canvassed the delegates' on the likely trends in At a one-day release liner industry review and update ...