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Europe: Label's Leade

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, ... barrier-coated PET beer bottles. European Trends in Label Printing P-s label production is increasingly narrow web ultraviolet (UV) flexo oriented in Europe. The glue-applied label market in Europe ...

Considering China

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... Converters (AICC). “I think most of our members [are] not in favor of trade barriers. They're in favor of a free market. We can't put a wall up around the country. But, by the same token, what's wrong with ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... unload stacks of material from the machine. Test Water Vapor Barrier Quickly, Reliably PBI-Dansensor America Inc., Glen Rock, NJ; 201/251-6490; pbi-dansensor.com The Lyssy L80-5000 water vapor permeability ...

Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... food preservation providing anti-microbial properties in addition to basic barrier packaging properties. Incorporating microbicidal or microbistatic agents achieves the same functionality in the packaging ...

European Meeting Presents Large Technical Program

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... twin screw extruder with tailored processing steps to achieve optimum coating properties. In “Producing Co-Extruded High Barrier Heat Shrinkable Packaging Films,” James D. Stobie of Macro Engineering and ...

A New Enhanced Polyethylene for Extrusion Coating and Laminating

(The Place)

July 31, 2003, ... as heat seal or toughness layers especially in coextruded barrier films or laminations, fresh produce packaging, and batch inclusion bag applications. Much product development effort involving metallocene ...

RadTech Pursues FDA Clearance for UV/EB Food Packaging

(News | New Products)

July 20, 2003, ... Ron Golden, "Without FDA clearance, when UV and EB are used in food packaging, care must be taken to assure that there's a 'functional barrier' between the cured UV or EB formulation and the food. Consequently—although ...

Cyclic-Olefinic Copolymers as Non-Migrating, Polymeric Slip Additives in LDPE Cast Films

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... in food packaging. As a core layer in laminated or coextruded multilayer films, they provide high moisture barrier and exceptional clarity and stiffness. Following is an expanded summary of a complete ...

Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... barrier properties. Since finding one resin to fulfill all these requirements is essentially impossible, coextrusion is the best solution.” Advantages “Coextrusion is another tool in the well-outfitted ...

Valmet General Develops Compact Web Coating Solutions for RD

(News | New Products)

June 29, 2003, ... applications, including high-value coatings—anti-static, anti-reflective, and other conductive coatings within the 'specials' market. Other examples are clear barrier coatings for food packaging as well ...

Rexam Blister-Pack Pharma Service Can Open Profit Windows

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2003, ... packs. "Clients will be able to access the services of Pharma Labs for analysis of performance issues such as contaminants, foil adhesion, surface characteristics, and moisture and gas barriers. [The] Pack ...

Fit for Use

(Materials)

April 30, 2003, ... those that supply a surface area with special attributes (high yield, sealability, printability, barrier properties, and the ability to be laminated). With the exception of metal foils, the majority ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... to include low leaker rates; puncture and abrasion resistance; outstanding shelf life characteristics; and excellent oxygen and moisture barrier properties. Acquisitions Sun Chemical Takes an Interest ...

Making the Most of Metallizing

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... the trend toward flexible and semi-rigid packaging, coupled with the improving quality and consistency of metallized film products and their excellent barrier properties. Technical Advances The main ...

AIMCAL Winners Pulsate with Panache

(Corrugated)

March 31, 2003, ... In comparison, the metallized BOPP offers a 4% yield improvement over traditional parchment paper and provides much higher oxygen barrier (344 ml/m2/day at atmospheric pressure versus 30,000 ml/m2/day ...

Why Do Flex-Pack?

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2003, ...  “Some of the [variables] important for maintaining food quality and safety include things like a package's seal integrity…and its barrier properties.” An individual package's material composition is ...

The Buzz in Biodegradable Resins: Certification

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... the processing window while still providing excellent barrier properties. Jensen notes converters are meeting the challenges that biodegradable resins pose and keeping costs down by combining materials, ...

Brckner at BrasilPlast 2003 Brazil's Plastic Sector's Biggest Showca

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2003, ... of high-value special film types, such as high shrinkable film, low sealing film, and high-barrier film." In addition to showcasing products at BrasilPlast, Brückner reports it has established a "100 ...

Study Finds Extrusion Coaters/Laminators Focused on Innovation

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... to find replacements for adhesive laminating; improved barrier coatings; more permutations of material combinations; and greater variations in polymer layers. They are seeking to deliver functional coatings ...

Today's Portfolio of Product Decoration Technologie

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... coverage of the container, whatever its shape or contour. They also provide added integral functional qualities: tamper-evidence, reduced danger of splintering for glass containers, and light and gas barrier ...