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Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries. A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY How To Apply An Oxygen Barrier Primer With A Roll Coater  ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... full line of Ceramis transparent SiOx-coated, high-barrier films from Alcan Packaging. Ceramis films are manufactured by the EB evaporation of silicon oxide onto PET, nylon, and OPP substrates, offering ...

Complex & Capable

(Flexpack)

January 30, 2005, ... PET/adhesive/foil/adhesive/PE, various peel-seal using PET and new barrier films. Production manager Miguel Garcia noted, "We expect to produce more complex materials that are value-added, that is, barrier ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... from white cavitated to high-barrier metallized films. Variations include designs for high- and extra-high-speed packaging, flower wrapping, and laminations. The company, which serves small and medium-sized ...

Film Trends Focus of of Plastic Packaging Conference

(Flexpack)

January 23, 2005, ... of Flexible Packaging." The first two days will focus on advancements in barrier and packaging materials, film testing and inspection, easy-open packaging, printing, and food processing. Day three will ...

Ampac Packaging Acquires Flexicon

(Flexpack)

January 16, 2005, Ampac Packaging, a producer of high-performance film structures for bags and food packaging—ranging from monolayers to nine-layer coextruded barrier films—has acquired Flexicon, a manufacturer of high-performance, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... in barrier and packaging materials, film testing and inspection, easy-open packaging, printing, and food processing. Day three will be dedicated to pharmaceutical packaging applications. The target ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... come from EVA, although from a smaller base, due to greater barrier requirements in food markets. PVC and PVDC films are expected to exhibit the slowest increases. For more information contact Freedonia ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... coextruded formulations and a variety of presentations, from white cavitated to high-barrier metallized films. Also provides design variations for high- and extra-high-speed packaging, flower wrapping, ...

Who Likes Film?

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... tear resistance, and gas barrier performance. Process people like films because…wait. Do process people like films? Web Lines Customers like films because they are cool. Films can be clear, thin, shiny, ...

A Universal Film for Flex-Pack?

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... the answer to this question is a resounding no. PE film has certain attributes, but it also has limitations such as heat resistance. PP film offers some benefits over PE, but it does not have good barrier ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 1

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... for packaging substrates "that can replace metallized polyester and aluminum foil," he says, "in the high-barrier food packaging applications. Barrier, as a property in packaging, is essential in today’s ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 2

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... barrier packaging. There is a huge demand. But there are always pressures to become more efficient and more competitive. Metallizers are wider and faster than ever and evaporation rates need to keep pace. ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... and reduced energy costs by lowering storage temperatures. The white cellophane is manufactured from renewable wood pulp and coated to provide a high barrier to moisture and gases. It provides a strong ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... The MDO (machine-direction orientation) unit is designed for integration with a blown film line. Company says it offers enhancements to PE film, including downgauging with few or no trade-offs in barrier ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... Greenville, SC; 864/288-0128; techbarrier.com Three flexible packaging films are called ideal for food, medical, and consumer product packaging. Techbarrier oriented films are coated with SiOx to achieve ...

Celplast Metallized Products Named Exclusive NA Distributor of Alcan's Ceramis Film Product

(Archive)

November 01, 2004, ... Celplast Metallized Products reports it is Alcan Packaging’s exclusive North American agent/distributor for the entire line of Ceramis films. According to Celplast, these transparent SiOx coated high-barrier ...

thePLACE

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... sessions. The topics of the presentations covered all the areas of interest of the committees of the division including film extrusion, extrusion coating, flexible packaging, hot melts, and high barrier ...

Technical Facility

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... types, such as multilayer high-barrier and low-sealing films, as well as specialty raw materials. It is reported to be the only pilot lab facility in the world with simultaneous stretching technology. ...

OPP Film Peru Enters US Market with "Great" BOPP Product

(Archive)

October 21, 2004, ... will fill the gap left by big corporations that won't allow themselves to attend to smaller needs." According to OPP Film Peru, from white cavitated to high-barrier, metallized films, it has developed ...