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AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference Packs 'Em I

(Yo's Yarns)

October 27, 2014, ... and Extrusion Technology group of sessions: While there is a wide and continuously growing range of polymers used in extrusion coating and extrusion lamination, within flexible packaging, one of the formats ...

Ampac Announces Ultra-High-Barrier Film

(Materials)

October 25, 2014, ...  Laminates are said to provide excellent product performance characteristics compared to traditional thin-gauge foil materials. Reportedly, flex-crack and puncture resistance properties are significantly ...

Sensory Analytics System Measures Film Thickness

(Controls)

October 12, 2014, The SpecMetrix thin film and coating thickness measurement system wins an Innovation Award at ICE Asia   GREENSBORO, NC| Sensory Analytics reports its SpecMetrix in-line thin film and coating thickness ...

Pack Expo | The Next Generation of Package Printing Solutions

(Trends/Management)

September 24, 2014, ... says. “Barrier packaging is nothing new, whether it’s glass or tin, but this is the first time we’re able to create barrier packaging in a high-volume, in a thin-walled injection molded format.” For ...

Raven Expands Product Range with New Blown Film Line

(Flexpack)

September 23, 2014, Davis-Standard seven-layer line producing thinner film profiles PAWCATUCK, CT | A new Davis-Standard seven-layer blown film line at Raven Industries exemplifies the benefits of performance and efficiency ...

Enercon Launches Corona Treater for Label Markets

(News | New Products)

September 08, 2014, ... Systems Tim Nimmer says, “Enercon is committed to innovating the way narrow web printers think about corona treaters. CoronaFlex is designed to help press operators optimize their surface treating operations ...

Intertape Polymer Group Reports New Shrink Film

(Flexpack)

August 24, 2014, ExlfilmPlus GPL is a thin-gauge, high-yield film said to be a cost-saving alternative to heavier gauge films in many uses   MONTREAL, QC, CANADA/SARASOTA, FL | Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), a North ...

Particles in Fluid Coating

(Mark's Coating Matters)

August 11, 2014, ... pattern of the fluid within coating equipment provides an understanding of flow vortices and dead zones where particles settle, accumulate, and drop out of suspension. Identification and reduction of the ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... and the “Internet of Things” are some of the topics that will be tackled. PFFC’s On Print columnist Dene Taylor will moderate a session on Inkjet Technologies: printing, substrates and inks for high ...

PCI Analyzes the Global BOPET Industry

(Materials)

July 21, 2014, ... R&D resource. The report says one thing is certain: Business models previously built around the supply of commodity BOPET films no longer guarantee the level of return required to encourage further long-term ...

Slot Die Coating Technology

(Mark's Coating Matters)

July 16, 2014, ... determine best fit. In the era of clean, thin and precise converting operations, a customized coating system is necessary to have a technical edge. Building the system from the material up to the process ...

Ideal Labels Delivering Complete Digital Flexo Solution

(News | New Products)

July 15, 2014, ... differently within one job, and from job-to-job, depending on the state of the chemicals. Now, with the CDI we are consistent from job to job. "We wanted to have a more competitive edge over the local ...

Converting Headaches? Get Relief at CPP EXPO's PFFC-Sponsored Technical Session

(Trade Shows)

July 13, 2014, ... first step to diagnosing these waste sources. 2. View the small errors in your equipment from the perspective of the web. 3. Since many materials are not very stretchy, small things make a big difference. ...

Mondi Americas Introduces Square Bag

(Bag Pouch)

June 29, 2014, ... powders and granular materials weighing up to 10 lbs. and liquids up to 1.5 gallons. “Many consumer goods packagers today are thinking outside the traditional cardboard box, hard plastic container, and ...

Bemis Earns Two Awards for Packaging Innovation

(Flexpack)

June 16, 2014, ... of soggy or cardboard-like bread. At the same time, pressure is created within the package to drive heat into the sandwich core for controlled, even heating of meats, cheeses, and other sandwich components.  ...

Globe Trekking Adventures in Web Handling, Winding & Slitting

(Web Handling)

June 02, 2014, ... for transporting and winding films, foils, papers, nonwovens, textiles, or any thin, continuous material. Thin polymer films used in flexible electronics and packaging prove especially challenging for ...

Atlas to Install New Slitter/Rewinders at Film Company

(News | New Products)

June 01, 2014, ... technology features wireless rewind arm positioning, automatic knife positioning, and direct drive web path rollers said to ensure optimum web tension for films as thin as 6 micron and to 125 micron. Electrical ...

Ceresana Issues Study on Bags & Sacks in Europe

(Bag Pouch)

June 01, 2014, ... individual countries already banned certain carrier bags or are trying to reduce consumption of various products by introducing high taxes and fees (e.g. Italy or France). Usually, thin one-way carrier ...

Release Liner | Global Suppliers Must Meet Local Needs

(Label/Tape)

May 07, 2014, ... keynote speaker Michael Apperson, CEO of global release liner manufacturer Loparex, summarized the status: "Global isn’t global any more." Around the world, things are changing. The old "global" definition ...

Web Lines | War on Bagginess

(Web Handling)

February 26, 2014, ... statistics, emphasizing thick bands over thin bands, will be a better bagginess predictor. Bagginess will be greatest in a roll’s outer wraps. If compressible cores are used, the high pressure thick ...