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Coating Matters | The 6 C's of Roll-to-Roll Coating System

(Coating/Laminating)

January 18, 2018, ...  In all roll-to-roll coating systems, there are what I call the six C's. Continuous Compounding Coating Curing Converting Control The six areas of concentration help understand what can ...

TekniPlex Healthcare to Debut World’s First Pharma-grade PET Blister Film with Recycled Content

(News | New Products)

January 10, 2024, ... for applications serving the pharmaceutical, diagnostics, nutraceuticals and animal health markets. Finally, TekniPlex Healthcare will exhibit examples of its pharma rubber compounding and manufacturing ...

New ZSK FilCo Filtration Compounder for Higher Product Quality and Reduced Energy Consumption in PCR and Polymer Recycling

(News | New Products)

January 09, 2024, ... or any highly contaminated polymer, Coperion has developed the innovative ZSK FilCo filtration compounder that allows filtration and compounding in a single production step. With the new ZSK FilCo system, ...

TekniPlex Consumer Products Introduces Rubber Sheets and Rollstock for Die-Cutting & Converting Applications in Various Markets

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2023, ... 36-inch-wide rubber sheets are produced through custom compounding directed by the company’s dedicated rubber chemists. TekniPlex rubber sheets and rollstock are manufactured at production facilities ...

Label Equipment Considerations for Converters

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

June 11, 2023, ... also quicker, compounding the benefits of ease of use. Some equipment needs to be continually attended by an operator, and when that happens, that headcount is not available to perform other work. Are ...

Keystone Folding Box Company Offers Customizable Packaging Solutions for Injectable Pharma Products

(News | New Products)

April 03, 2023, ... and are ideal for everything from clinical trials and academic settings to mail order drugs, compounding pharmacies and other full-scale commercialization scenarios. The packaging is suitable for use in ...

PFFC’s Companies to Watch

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2020, ... VpCI masterbatch, goes on to the compounding and extrusion of VpCI film and the coating of VpCI paper, and finally reaches the point of converting finished goods into bags, sheeting, rolls and a variety ...

United Soft Plastics Opens New TPE Manufacturing Plant in Houston

(News | New Products)

November 04, 2019, ... demand for its extensive line of TPE products. The new plant, which complements USP’s existing facility in Lawrenceville, Ga., consists of new state-of-the-art compounding equipment which expands production ...

Industry Predictions | TESTing Your Imagination

(Trends/Management)

December 27, 2017, ...  • Controls = computer integration and control of the overall process • Continuous = web handling (speed and tension control) • Compounding = rheology, mixing, pumping, filtering and flow control ...

DowDuPont Announces Results of Review

(Flexpack)

September 27, 2017, ... LED, semiconductors, medical, as well as Molykote brand lubricants for automotive and industrial equipment and Multibase, which provides solutions for the thermoplastic compounding industry. On a forecasted ...

FKuR Technology Produces Thinner Films

(Flexpack)

August 16, 2016, ... are between 18 and 26 microns. Thanks to the use of novel polymeric additive systems and an adapted compounding process, [our company] now provides converters with the possibility to follow the trend using ...

Chemsultants and Coating Tech Slot Dies Form Alliance

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2015, ... sister company, ChemInstruments, house an expert staff of chemists and scientists. For the past 25+ years, these professionals have assisted in formulating, compounding, mixing, and rheological modification ...

7 Key Questions to Ask Before the June 2015 GHS Deadline

(Trends/Management)

February 23, 2015, ... around the world, it is clear that labeling complexity is compounding everywhere. For example, the EU REACH & CLP of (2006/2008), Taiwan Existing Substance Inventory Available (2012), South Korea “K-REACH” ...

Show Preview | NPE2015 Boasts Its Largest Event Ever

(Trends/Management)

February 16, 2015, ... Nordson Xaloy plasticizing units that solve special problems in injection molding and extrusion, and Nordson Kreyenborg melt filtration systems that reduce downtime in extrusion, compounding, and recycling. ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... (0.0005–0.1000 in.), nonwoven, foam NO | Extrusion/coextrusion film/sheet casting, machine- and transverse-direction orientation, biaxial orientation, 7-layer coextrusion, twin screw extruder in-line compounding. ...

LAB/PILOT/TECHNICAL FACILITIES DIRECTORY

(Uncategorized)

August 31, 2013, ... film/sheet casting, machine- and transverse-direction orientation, biaxial orientation, 7-layer coextrusion, twin screw extruder in-line compounding. PCT Ebeam and Integration 8700 Hillandale Rd, ...

Davis-Standard Upgrades Coating & Pelletizing Lab

(Coating)

February 22, 2013, ... and a universal underwater/water ring pelletizer and plastic compounding lab. Both liquid coating lines have been upgraded with new drives, PLC and HMI. This includes the Wonderware-based Integrator ...

Erema Opens Center for Reclaimed Plastic Trials

(Flexpack)

July 25, 2012, ... Operating equipment operating includes the new Corema in-line compounding system. Tim Hanrahan, Erema North America CEO, says the company’s investment in downstream equipment allows customers to evaluate almost instantly ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Offers Benchtop Extruder

(Extrusion Coating)

May 05, 2012, ... of its standalone compounding systems. The Process 11 features a throughput of 20 g/h to 2.5 kg/h and a segmented screw design with removable top half barrel. Screw elements and barrel design scale geometrically ...

AIMCAL: Tidland Gives Blades a ‘Sharper Image’

(Film Mfg.)

March 10, 2012, ... IL, for its Process for Seamless Roller Coverings. Instead of traditional rubber extrusion, Menges relies on a proprietary compounding and application process that crosslinks the rubber after it's applied. ...

Fluid Coating & Extrusion Coating: What Is the Difference?

(Adhesive Coating)

November 03, 2011, ... coating operation is pumped, while the "fluid" of an extrusion coating operation is compounded. But it’s not that simple. Some liquids in a fluid coating operation can benefit from compounding elements ...

Lab/Pilot/Technical Facilities Directory

(Archive)

October 31, 2008, ... biaxial orientation, 5-layer coextrusion, twin screw extruder in-line compounding. Nordmeccanica 250H Executive Dr., Edgewood, NY 11717; 631-242-9898; na@nordmeccanica.com; www.nordmeccanica.com Markets ...

Peak Performance

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

February 29, 2008, ... developed its own monomer feed streams to guarantee continuous availability, then melt filtration and compounding capabilities. Victrex recently expanded its polymerization capability with the opening ...

PFFC Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities Directory

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, Is there a problem with your process? Fix it! These technical facilities stand ready to help. Adherent Laboratories 3804 Dunlap St. North, St. Paul, MN 55112; 651-247-3364; tom.quinn@adherentlabs.com; ...

Spot Less

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... wrests customers away from another converter. One trend compounding this problem is the growing number of customers that are becoming de facto competitors by investing in web cleaning systems. For example, ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... life is necessary. The ideal sustainable package would be made entirely of PLA film and perform exactly as the produce type requires. Compounding this difficult situation is that each type of produce has ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, ... inclusive solvent, or using additives to aid in the exfoliation during melt compounding extrusion processes. A melt processing approach to nanocomposite formation is advantageous for environmental, breadth ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... including lab-scale sheet, blown film, cast film, and compounding systems. The company reports the Houston site will serve not only its customer base in Texas but also California, the Midwest, and in ...

Materials

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... foam control, defoamer longevity, wetting defect reduction, wide compounding latitude, and ease of handling. Water-Based Inks Offer Less Odor Environmental Inks & Coatings, Morganton, NC, USA; 828/433-1922; ...

Pactiv Extends Zipper Closures to Pre-Packaged Sliced Meat and Animal Cracker Packages

(News | New Products)

March 16, 2004, ... compounding, and research facilities in the USA, Germany, and Brazil. (celanese.com) SUMMIT, NJ, USA—The range of commercial packaging applications for Pactiv’s Hefty Slide-Rite Advanced Closure System ...