Coating/Laminating
Hot Topics: Adhesive Coating | Extrusion Coating | Metallizing | Curing | Drying | Green Converting | Primers | Coatings
DuPont, Collaborators Save Energy in Packaging
- Published: February 28, 2012
DuPont’s Surlyn is the key to a joint development project that has resulted in a skin-packaging process that saves energy and reduces waste
Aalborg's TIO Offers Two Flow Totalizers in One
- Published: February 27, 2012
Converts analog mass flow meters and controllers into precision digital units.
Coating Matters | Suspensions, Dispersions, and Emulsions
- Published: February 22, 2012
What variables need to be considered when coating a fluid that isn’t simple?
Plastics Will Star at NPE 2012
- Published: February 20, 2012
Plastics in its many forms and the equipment used to process it, including extruders, winders, dies, and more, will be on display in April at NPE 2012
Grieve Offers Conveyor Oven
- Published: February 14, 2012
The 500-deg-F No. 853 electrically heated belt conveyor oven has insulated walls, variable speeds, safety features, and more
Certifications Upgraded at Web Industries
- Published: February 14, 2012
New and upgraded certifications at contract manufacturer/converter Web Industries include FDA registration for medical devices
RheoSense Viscometer Uses Small Sample
- Published: February 13, 2012
The m-VROC viscometer allows user to measure viscosity with 20µl (microliter) samples, reportedly saving money in the cost of materials
Dyna-Purge System Purges High-Temp Resins
- Published: February 10, 2012
The New Dyna-Purge E2 for purging high-temperature resins has been tested for effectiveness in an independent study, and the results are positive
Spinnaker Coating Now Owned by its Employees
- Published: February 09, 2012
With employees becoming owners through an ESOP, Spinnaker Coating has some very motivated workers producing its adhesive-coated papers and films
Clearwater Adds EarthCoating Resins
- Published: February 09, 2012
With mineral-based EarthCoating resins from Smart Planet, Clearwater Paper’s Candesce paperboard products will be able to use less PE
Davis-Standard Reports Acquisition, NPE Presence
- Published: February 02, 2012
With new owner ONCAP in place, Davis-Standard expands its global presence and plans to exhibit its extrusion and converting equipment at NPE 2012
Nip Stations from PFE Rolls Are Versatile
- Published: February 02, 2012
AccuNip nip stations can be configured for many uses, including laminating and calendering, and customized with doctor blades, gear drives, and more
Converters Expo Returns to Green Bay
- Published: January 31, 2012
Converting Influence brings back the annual Converters Expo this March, covering printing, coating, inks, folding, packaging, and much more
Coating Matters | How To Choose a Coating Site
- Published: January 30, 2012
What came first, the chicken or the egg? Converters face a similar paradox when determining how to initiate a new product in the marketplace.
Call for Papers Goes Out from AIMCAL
- Published: January 20, 2012
AIMCAL seeks papers for its 2012 European conferences, with topics including coating, laminating, vacuum coating, slitting, and finishing
