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- Fast & Flawless
- (Magazine)
- April 29, 2004, Spectratek is converting thin-gauge holographic films at high speeds, thanks to new equipment from Stanford Products. Spectratek is converting thin-gauge holographic films at high speeds, thanks to new ...
- When Rollers Fight, Webs Lose
- (Archive)
- March 31, 2004, ... modulus (500 kpsi for bond paper or polyester film) produces a 500-psi tension variation or 0.5 PLI for every mil of thickness. The tram error required to wrinkle a web is a far more complex calculation. ...
- Products
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2004, New products from: Applied Films Corp., Contech, Cortron Corp., Danfoss Drives, Eurograv Ltd., Galileo Vacuum Systems, GE Advanced Ceramics, New Era Converting Machinery, Phoenix North America, Pillar ...
- A Secure Alternative
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2004, Micro-optic films have been developed to respond to the ever-diminshing security provided by holograms and DOVIDs. Micro-optic films have been developed to respond to the ever-diminshing security provided ...
- Products
- (Magazine)
- February 29, 2004, ... for any combination of film, foil, or paper laminations. Can be used with water-borne or 100%, radiation-curable adhesives and coatings. Bag Machine Suited for Flowers Mamata Machinery Pvt., Vatva, ...
- G Prime A Rheological Indicator to Predict the Extrusion Coating Performance of LDPE
- (The Place)
- January 31, 2004, ... in understanding a wide range of polymer processing operations. In extrusion coating, a thin molten polymer film is coated on a substrate. At high extrusion coating speed, even a minor disturbance on ...
- Darwin Would Approve
- (Unprinted Rolls)
- January 30, 2004, ... references to companies that failed to adapt and died, while others adapted and stayed alive. For example, Eastman Kodak is adapting to changes in the photography market by replacing its traditional film ...
- Converters' Wish Lists: Part I
- (Magazine)
- January 30, 2004, ... a wide variety of materials in their operations. These include many different films, coatings, adhesives, inks, etc. Converters can use these successfully only if they have all the necessary information ...
- Materials
- (Magazine)
- January 30, 2004, ... Yupo Corp. America. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, Polymers... Film Forms Protective Pockets Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Chicago, IL; 866/704-2379; pechineyplasticpackaging.com Multilayer thermoformable ...
- Flint Ink Launches X-Treme Dispersions Colorants for Water Inks
- (Materials)
- January 13, 2004, ... Dispersions enable printers and converters to create sophisticated, detailed graphics of intense color with thinner ink films at faster press speeds." Adds Flint Ink director of marketing Steve D'Angelo, ...
- Products and Materials
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2003, ... small-format printers and converters can UV print or coat on all substrates including coated stock, plastic film, and foil. Said to fold and wrap immediately with no ink offsetting. Brake Upgrade Brings ...
- International Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2003, New from: Battenfeld Gloucester, Brückner Maschinenbau, Carpak S.A., Deacro Industries, Flexible Packaging Ltd., Henkel Group, Kleinewefers Verwaltungs, PCI Films Consulting, Rheinmetall (Jagenberg), ...
- Products
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2003, ... data and statistical information. Can measure coated paper as well as foils and films. Suited for packaging, adhesive tapes, labels, plastic, and carrier bags. Sense Luminescence Even with Color Shifts ...
- Ticona Topas COC Barrier Material Utilized in Joint-Development Folding Carton of VG Nicolaus and Henkel
- (Folding Cartons)
- October 16, 2003, ... GmbH reports that joint-development work with its customer Henkel (Düsseldorf, Germany) on a "novel type" of cardboard (folding carton) package saves the use of an additional plastic film wrapper and subsequently ...
- Coating Success
- (Unprinted Rolls)
- September 30, 2003, ... applicator and the dryer. All coating applicators have an optimum set of coating conditions — line speed, viscosity, percent solids, etc. — for defect-free film that results in a solvent load to be removed ...
- Adhesion of Coatings to Aluminum Foil
- (The Place)
- August 31, 2003, ... that was very thick (15 nm) at the edges with a thinner (5 nm) oxide in the middle — both perfectly wettable. Ethylene acrylic acid (EAA) films with 6% acrylic acid were melt coated onto this foil in a ...
- The Long & the Short of Web Bending
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2003, ... film (10,000 kpsi vs. 500 kpsi); therefore, bending aluminum will require 20x more force. The bending of a long span or beam is proportional to the inverse of length cubed; so, doubling a length will reduce ...
- Products
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2003, ... image analysis technology. Co. says quantitative, objective decisions can be made in every step of the flexo process — from proof to film to plate to print — all using a single instrument, anytime, anywhere, ...
- Green Stands for Go
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2003, ... as corn. PLA resin is extruded into film by Tresphan in Germany. This new corn-based film was introduced to Turconi and rapidly replaced both OPP and cello windows. The film, according to Turconi, has ...
- A New Enhanced Polyethylene for Extrusion Coating and Laminating
- (The Place)
- July 31, 2003, ... constructions. The unique attributes of polyethylene (PE) materials made using metallocene catalysts are well known and have been commercially available to film converters since 1991. Many well-established ...