The Buzz in Biodegradable Resins: Certification
Many of the processes performed and the products created within a converting facility aren't always the most environmentally friendly. However, this doesn't...
BOPP Line Up and Running Quickly
In June 2001 Italian film producer Manuli Film S.p.A. signed a contract with Brückner Maschinenbau to design, manufacture, and set up what is said to be the world's largest and fastest high-performance 10-m BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene) film line....
In Flexible Packaging, Barriers Are No Obstacles to Success
Success in business usually comes from finding ways to overcome barriers. But in the flexible packaging business, success is all about barriers, and in some cases, the higher the barrier, the better....
New Sourcebook Covers Metallized Papers and Films
Metallized Papers & Films: World Sourcebook 2002 has been published by AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. Exclusively sponsored by the Association of Industrial...
Flex-Pack Converter Has a Clear View...
to the future. Although consolidation is making it more difficult for independent converters to compete, a BST Pro Mark Genius Digital web inspection system is helping Kendall Packaging thrive.
New Products and Structures Propel Growth of Nonwovens
As a working woman, I love convenience as much as anyone. I've discovered dusting cloths complete with furniture polish, floor mops saturated with cleansers, and skin wipes that leave a nice, powdery residue. They're fast, they're fun, and I think they're fantastic....
Flex-Pack Giant Bemis to Buy DuPont Shrink Film Biz
DuPont reports it has reached an agreement to sell its global Clysar shrink film business and manufacturing assets to Bemis Company, Inc....
Russian Flex-Pack Markets Holds Potential
With many problems still to overcome, the flexible packaging industry in The Russian Federation shows definite signs of life....
High Clarity Linear Low Density Polyethylene for Packaging Applications
Application: A new polyethylene combines good stiffness, clarity, and toughness for demanding applications.
...Sheet Fed Lithography: Hammer Lithographic
Hammer Lithographic is a company that knows how to focus for success. When it decided to tackle the difficult job of converting sheet-fed BOPP, that ability proved invaluable.
Barrier Properties of EVOH at Low Temperatures and Various Humidity
Application: Estimation of oxygen transmission rate at any temperature and humidity is possible using humidity, temperature, and ethylene content.
...Fido's Food Goes GLOSSY
With the help of a Prime UV ultraviolet curing system, Canadian-based Bonar Packaging has given glamour to the plain pet food packaging bags of the past.
...How One Converter Mastered Sheet-Fed Films
With a supplier alliance and four years of homework, Hammer Lithographic adds sheet-fed BOPP to its operation successfully....
Specially Designed Metallocene Copolymers for Extrusion Coating
Application: New metallocene polymers have equal and sometimes better ultimate hot tack and high temperature hot tack compared with current acid copolymers and ionomers....
FPA Celebrates Excellence in Flexible Packaging
The Flexible Packaging Assn. has announced the winners of its 2000 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards, which honor packaging and converting excellence....
A Primer on How to Put Substrates Together
To extrusion coat, extrusion laminate, or film laminate? If a composite construction is your goal, there is more than one way to get there....
Odd Shape? Odd Substrate? You Might Try Pad Printing
Although this column primarily covers conventional printing processes, I do occasionally receive questions about processes that are less common, such...
There Are Many Reasons for Packaging Peculiarities
Do you ever wonder why so many different constructions can exist for a flexible packaging laminate? Do you think life would be much simpler if all items packaged in a flexible laminate product used the same laminate? Unfortunately, this will never be possible. There are many different reasons for the variety of flexible packaging laminates....
The Effects o Comonomer Type on the Blown Film Performance of LLDPE Resins Made Using a Metallocene Single-Site Catalyst
Application: Using 1-butene, 1-hexene, and 1-octene as a comonomer gives blown film performance that increases with increasing length of the a-olefin used.
...New Test May Detect Pathogens in PE Food Wrap
Searching for expiry dates and sniffing food to detect spoilage soon may be things of the past. A development in food packaging will alert consumers to...
A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI
A Communication from the Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Division of TAPPI.
...Air Gap Dynamics: Effect on Molecular Properties and Heat Seal
Application: Because the molecular structure of a polyethylene coating changes during extrusion, an extrusion coating operation should expect variations in final performance.
...Polyester Film Sourcing: Tips to Improve the Bottom Line
Sourcing polyester film for the specific combination of properties you need in the finished product can put your mind at ease and raise profitability.
...Pouchmaking Equipment Adapts as Materials Advance
The materials used to make pouches are changing. We are seeing specialty films that are thinner, stretchier, multilayered. While multiple thin layers...
Temperature Switchable Membranes for Packaging Fresh Produce
Application: Temperature switchable membranes using a side chain crystallizable polymer have use in packaging fresh produce to create and maintain the specific atmospheres required to preserve fresh fruits and vegetables even with moderate temperature abuse.
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