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the PLACE

(Magazine)

November 30, 2004, ... long chain branched polymers such as LDPE with the stiffness and barrier properties of polypropylene. This combination provides unique opportunities for various applications. This paper discusses the processing ...

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 ...

Extrusion Dies

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... is new business in high-barrier products, which include stand-up food pouches and medical packaging. Besides the roughly $0.50/lb cost of commodity resins such as low-density polyethylene (LDPE), the dominant ...

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. ...

Food & Packaging Enjoy!

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... a coating of a PVDC polymer in the packaging material. “Active packaging” is a major concern in the converting industry today. The term encompasses what used to be called “barrier packaging” as well ...

Lasers Beam

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... is a common film structure used in food packaging where the PP outer layer provides for package strength and printing, and the inner PE layer provides a barrier to extend shelf life. Large increases in ...

Superfund Exempt Liability

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... of the barriers created by Superfund to the cleanup and redevelopment of industrial property. As advertised, the goal of the Brownfields Amendments was to promote the cleanup and reuse of “Brownfields” ...

Sonoco Helps Home Guard Get Homeland Security Products in Stores for National Preparedness Month

(Archive)

September 07, 2004, ... over the Labor Day Weekend, assembling and placing the kits — an orange backpack, Home Guard Barrier Sheeting biohazard waste bag, sanitary gloves, Mylar safety blanket, rain poncho, leather safety gloves, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... the "Contiguous Property Owner" exemption and the EPA’s new guidance will remove many of the barriers to the acquisition, redevelopment, and ownership of industrial property by assuring buyers and owners ...

Italy

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ...  barrier material products, including retort pouch technology, are positive contributions. Safta SpA's pouchmaking ability and coextrusion films are highly regarded, as are all the many oriented polypropylen ...

Learn How to Produce Retort Pouches Successfully at Packaging Group Seminar Series

(Flexpack)

August 24, 2004, ...  Carespodi will cover pouch construction, necessary strength barrier, sealant substrates, economics, and key applications. More information is available by contacting Stan Sacharow at 732/636-0885, or ...

Battenfeld Gloucester Says MDO Provides Enhancements to PE; OEM Spotlights K Show Offerings

(Archive)

July 05, 2004, ... with few or no trade-offs in barrier or strength; economy (from source reduction/downgauging); and the ability to create microporous structures that can be used in 'breatheable' and other specialty films. ...

Removing Packaging Odors

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, ... and EVOH film composites provide a high degree of oxygen barrier. However, today's demand for extended shelf life and fresher products are pushing the envelope to reduce the oxygen and oxidation process. ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... a five-layer feedblock with AutoGauge die from Cloeren that allows production of barrier film using polyamide or EVOH as the barrier layer, PP or PE as skin layers, and suitable tie layers. CPP throughput ...

Nanotech The Next Big Thing

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... with improved barrier properties, biodetection capabilities, antimicrobial properties, and more. The breadth of nano-technology and the associated public policy debate about governing it will affect the ...

Il Melograno Packs Fresh Salads in Cargill Dow's Maize-Based Nature Works PL

(Archive)

April 21, 2004, ... NatureWorks PLA offers all the convenience and performance of traditional food packaging. “The film provides the level of breathability and aroma barrier particularly important for fresh produce packaging,” ...

High & Low

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... inventory.” ESA Compliance The installation included ten Cleveland-Kidder Slim Cells (five sets) and five Cleveland-Kidder DIN-Rail amplifiers as well as three sets of intrinsically safe barriers. ...