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Dow Adds Line For New Films

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... ENLIGHT polyolefin encapsulant films, said to enhance efficiencies in photovoltaic (PV) module production and lead to lower conversion costs. The new encapsulant films are suitable for C-Si and thin-film ...

Barrier Films: SiOx Barrier Benefits

(Coatings)

September 30, 2010, ... and purchasing behavior. A century ago, food was bought fresh and directly from the source — the farmer, butcher, and baker. Nothing was packaged, it was simply wrapped in paper. Today our daily food requirements ...

Dow Unveils ENLIGHT Polyolefin Encapsulant Films for Photovoltaic Modules

(Flexpack)

August 17, 2010, ... The new encapsulant films are suitable for C-Si and thin-film modules. The new encapsulant films are claimed the latest solutions spurred by Dow’s focus on delivering sustainable solutions to address ...

Next Generation Films Orders Sixth VAREX Co-ex Line from W&H

(News | New Products)

August 03, 2010, ... of custom films. Last year, Next Generation boasted $100 million in annual sales, with the goal of doubling that figure within the next five years. According to Dave Frecka, who founded the company ...

Sealant Films Are Strong

(Flexpack)

June 30, 2010, ... needed on a pouch. Available as thin as 30 microns (1.2 mil), films offer yield advantages as well as flexibility with overall lamination design. Also said to offer sustainability benefits, to be exceptionally ...

Technical Report: Thin Coating Challenges

(Coatings)

January 31, 2010, A major trend in the development of new web coated products is the requirement to coat thin, functional coatings on a thin substrate. The advantages of A major trend in the development of new web coated ...

Films 101: Back to Basics

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... thinner films, known as downgauging, so the same weight of material results in more square feet of final product. These thinner films require companies to provide additional training on proper handling ...

Interfilm Signs Distributor Agreement for Coated Barrier Films

(News | New Products)

June 07, 2009, Interfilm Holdings Inc., a leading national value-added distributor of thin-gauge plastic films, has signed a distributor agreement with NanoPack Inc. GREENEVILLE, SC | Interfilm Holdings Inc., a leading ...

Bloomer Plastics Converts Custom Films

(Substrates)

February 28, 2009, ... reason as the town for which it was named: It gives people something they just can't seem to get anywhere else. Filling a Void Founded by Don West, a former engineer for a large film converter, Bloomer ...

Film Converting: Luminit Films Shape Light

(Substrates)

September 30, 2008, ... the customer, delivering maximum brilliance and clarity. “The backlighting has only a certain number of photons,” explains Kao, “so when it comes out, we can control everything to the viewer's eye to get ...

Web Lines: Thinking About New Equipment?

(Web Handling)

January 31, 2008, ... new equipment. If you are lucky enough to be handed a project to buy new converting equipment, take some time not only to think about the “value adding” process involved (coating, printing, etc.) but also ...

Going Thin

(Slit)

June 29, 2007, Thinner gauge materials impact both on operating costs and the environment. The difficulty with going thin is that problems such as wrinkling, air entrapment, and tension control, and various other problems ...

AWA Publishes Vacuum Coated Papers & Films Sourcebook

(Archive)

June 16, 2007, ... coated by direct and transfer processes. The study provides in-depth statistics on regional markets, drawing on an enhanced base of input from within the industry worldwide, and assesses the trends in ...

Managing the Ink Films

(Process Management)

October 31, 2006, ... split several times, offset inks are highly pigmented. Extremely thin-film, high-viscosity ink, which is printed from an essentially flat surface, leads to high-fidelity print. From run to run, and during ...

Films Face Off

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ... per unit of area. Thickness often is measured in terms of gauge (ga). A lower gauge number indicates a thinner film. Downgauging, or reducing the thickness, can help reduce overall costs, but some films ...

Applied Materials to Acquire Applied Films

(Archive)

May 09, 2006, ... be able to serve a larger number of thin film requirements. The acquisition is subject to regulatory and Applied Films shareholder approval and is expected to be completed in Applied Materials’ fourth ...

Applied Films Receives Innovation Award

(Archive)

March 13, 2006, ICE (Intl. Converting Exhibition) honored Applied Films with its 2005 Innovation Award for Applied Films' Fabry Perot Filter, which produces color shift layers on plastic film by using electron-beam evaporation. ...

Biodegradable Films Today

(Flexpack)

April 29, 2005, ... make a purchase. For many years, the industry touted plastic bags as being more environmentally conscious, because they saved the trees growing in forests. Now the thinking may be changing. Using paper ...

Clean Thinking

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, What is your definition of clean? What people think of as "clean enough" in their home is staggeringly different. Hopefully, your definition for your converting operation is the same as that of your customers. ...

Dec. 7-9: AMI's Polyethylene Films 2004 Will Focus on North American Industr

(Archive)

November 21, 2004, ... in thin gauge flat film production (Extrusion Dies industries), and adding value with hedging (Natexis Metals). For further details on Polyethylene Films 2004, contact Margit Korsat at AMI, 610/478-0800 ...