Film

CyFrame ERP Solution Is Designed for Plastics

(Film Mfg.)

May 22, 2012, A Bill of Material and components to eliminate errors and data duplication are part of the CyFrame ERP system suited for blown film and converting   MONTREAL, QC, CANADA | CyFrame International ...

On Print | Low Migration UV-Cure Inkjet Inks

(Flexpack)

May 21, 2012, ... shall hear more about this later. Recently I said that inkjet just wasn’t in this area because water-based inks have not performed at useful speeds on cost effective films, and UV-cure inks, which ...

Flex-Pack Converter Bema Enters Blown Film Extrusion Market

(Flexpack)

May 21, 2012, Company Purchases First W&H OPTIMEX Blown Film Line in US LINCOLN, RI | Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. reports flexible packaging converter Bema Inc., located in Elmhurst, IL, has ordered an ...

Extrusion Coating the Subject of Upcoming Course

(Coating/Laminating)

May 15, 2012, ... will include an in-depth description and potential uses and limitations of extrusion coating including foam extrusion, film lamination, anti-oxidants, flame retardants, foil laminations, and more. Bezigian ...

Converting Influence Event Coming Up

(Flexpack)

May 11, 2012, Film, nonwovens, and green issues are among the topics on the agenda at this week’s Half-Day Event from Converting Influence   APPLETON, WI | Converting Influence presents the Half-Day ...

Rotoflex Redesigns VLI Finishing System

(News | New Products)

May 09, 2012, The redesigned VLI inspection/slitting/rewind system is said to provide more precision, speed, and control in film applications   ST. LOUIS, MO | Rotoflex has redesigned the VLI inspection/slitting/rewind ...

DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, ... Goldfish Sandwich Bread (Flats) bring life to the bakery aisle and radically change how bread is displayed. This new package features a horizontal flow wrap package made of a film lamination that provides ...

Avery Digital Facestock for HP Indigo Presses

(Label/Tape)

May 08, 2012, ... Materials has launched a new HP Indigo-certified digital print-ready version of its high-performance Global MDO film. Available in clear and white options, the new top-coated digital film laminate ...

EB Coating Eliminates Adhesive, Film Layers

(Coating/Laminating)

May 01, 2012, ... eliminates adhesive and one layer of film. The 100% solids coating reduces carbon footprint. Products include direct and indirect FDA food approval. Application methods include flexo and gravure for ...

Replace Metal Anvil Rolls with Finzer Roller Back-Up Brushes

(Carton Box)

April 26, 2012, Bristles accept perforating pins and knives without damaging brush DES PLAINES, IL | Finzer Roller offers back-up brushes to replace metal anvil rolls for multi-wall bag, plastic web, and film manufacturers. ...

Ten Years of Success for FILMtech

(Flexpack)

April 24, 2012, After a decade of producing metallized and barrier films, FILMtech looks ahead to more success, more growth, and more diversification   BEAN STATION, TN | FILMtech, a manufacturer of metallized ...

Specialty Tapes Product Offers Fast, Efficient Splice

(Label/Tape)

April 24, 2012, S172 high-tack tape from Specialty Tapes provides working splice for coated two-side silicone coated papers and films   FRANKSVILLE, WI | Specialty Tapes, manufacturer of PSA tapes, now offers ...

Filmquest Announces PET Film Price Increase, Provides Market Update

(Metallizing)

April 23, 2012, Pricing for Filmquest PET film goes up, exhaustion of excess film accumulated during 2011 in the entire supply chain is among reasons for blame. BOLINGBOOK, IL | Following the absorption over the past ...

Mark's Coating Matters

(Mark's Coating Matters)

April 23, 2012, ... than extruding the film or slitting the final roll of tape. I argued that a slice of film without glue can't add value to the final customer. How much adhesive you put on the substrate, what chemistry ...

Cast Film | COPOL Invests in 5-Layer Line from W&H

(Flexpack)

April 16, 2012, Responds to changing consumer demands for packaging and expands customer base with FILMEX  extrusion line. Copol Intl., based in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, has invested in its first FILMEX cast ...

Ron Harper, CEO of Harper Corp. of America, Passes

(News | New Products)

April 14, 2012, ... Paper, Film & Foil Converter extends its sincerest condolences and sympathy to his family, especially Katherine, and recognizes Ron's philanthropic loss as a severe blow to all those who knew and worked ...

Release Liner | Industry Conference Covers Market Data & Trends

(Label/Tape)

April 11, 2012, ... Assoc.’s current research data. In terms of materials and markets, glassine/calendered kraft papers still represent a solid 41% of the overall market, with film currently taking 12% (see Figure 1). ...

Flexible Packaging | Precision Press First To Install Goss Sunday Vpak Press

(Flexpack)

April 10, 2012, ... of film substrates, product formats, and high quality lithographic requirements, supplementing the company’s extensive web offset capabilities. “We have made a deliberate decision to do something ...

Flexible Film Isolator Has More Volume

(News | New Products)

April 10, 2012, Provides containment solutions to meet any analytical need FORT MYERS, FL | Air Science offers the Purair Flex Film Isolator. which features an innovative curved film design that reportedly provides ...

Brückner Line Runs Battery Separator Film

(Extrusion Coating)

April 09, 2012, High production, high quality, and high yield are some of the reported benefits of Bruckner’s battery production film line   SIEGSDORF, GERMAN | Brückner Maschinenbau offers a line ...

New Packaging Rockets MoonPie Sales

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2012, ... MoonPie design is printed by Southern Champion Tray, Chattanooga, TN, on 80-gauge metallized polypropylene film for the twin-pack wrappers. The film was supplied by The Robinette Co., Bristol, TN, with ...

Heat Recovery | Shields Bag Reduces Natural Gas Consumption

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2012, ... innovator Shields Bag & Printing.  As a custom blown film extruder, Shields Bag extrudes, prints, and converts film for flexible packaging products used in a wide range of industries. The company ...

Judgement Days at HP

(Digital)

April 05, 2012, ... so well executed. A film crew was on site to interview the judges over the course of the two-day event, with the intention of exposing judges’ overall, as well as specific, impressions of the competition ...

Precision Color Pouches & Bags are BPI Certified

(Bag Pouch)

April 04, 2012, ... adhesive and, finally, a biopolymer sealant. The inner film is made with an earth-friendly alternative to petrochemical-based films, the company says. The carbon-neutral biopolymer is made with 100% annually ...

Flexco Installation Tool Aids Material Handling

(News | New Products)

April 02, 2012, ... plate sizes and make installation and virtually error proof. Tool can be used by any converter of paper, film, foil, paperboard, or nonwovens who use belt conveyors in their material handling process. ...

NPE2012 Has Exciting Opening

(Substrates)

April 01, 2012, ...  Plastics processing machines are being demonstrated in full-scale operation, manufacturing film and sheet. Described by SPI as “The Return of the Machines,” the upsurge in the number of equipment systems ...

Judges Announced for IMDA Awards

(Label/Tape)

March 26, 2012, ... & editorial director, PFFC | Paper, Film & Foil Converter The 2012 competition will recognize the industry’s best in-mold labeled packaging and in-mold decorated durable products. The winning ...

ITW Foils Issues Guide to Metallic Effects

(Metallizing)

March 26, 2012, ... and distributor of foils, films, and laminates, announces the publication of “Designed to Shine,” a new guide for printers and converters providing metallic effects for the package design industry. The ...

Atlas Converting Equipment to Launch Slitter

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2012, ... platform introduces the next generation of more compact film slitting solutions in web widths from 98–410 in. (2.5–10.4 m) and reportedly delivers higher efficiency, increased productivity and reliability, ...

Filmquest To Be Featured on Manufacturing Marvels

(Flexpack)

March 22, 2012, Film converter's segment will air nationally Monday, March 26, on Fox Business Network BOLINGBROOK, IL | Filmquest will be featured on Manufacturing Marvels, an award-winning production narrated by ...