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- Clearwater Adds EarthCoating Resins
- (Coating/Laminating)
- February 07, 2012, ... is FDA-compliant for direct food contact. “Our agreement with Smart Planet Technologies will enable [us] to offer our customers unique extrusion coatings options that reduce the amount of polyethylene ...
- Davis-Standard Reports Acquisition, NPE Presence
- (Coating/Laminating)
- January 31, 2012, With new owner ONCAP in place, Davis-Standard expands its global presence and plans to exhibit its extrusion and converting equipment at NPE 2012 PAWCATUCK, CT | On December 23, 2011, ONCAP, Onex’ ...
- Basic Course in IML & IMD Offered
- (Label/Tape)
- January 17, 2012, ... which is updated yearly, covers all aspects of in-mold labeling of packaging as well as in-mold decoration of durable products. Also included will be the fundamentals of extrusion blow molding, injection ...
- Static Beat | How To Eliminate Hot Rolls
- (Static-Beat)
- January 16, 2012, ... extrusion process. So, extruders usually are not a significant source of static charge. 2. Haul-Off Nip | The haul-off nip compresses the cylindrical tube into a two-layer web. The nip is usually a movable ...
- Web Lines | Blocking in Rolls
- (Web Handling)
- January 12, 2012, ... finely milled calcium carbonate or silicon dioxide slip agents in low percentages to the polymer resin. In extrusion or biaxial orientation, the small mineral particles create an engineered roughness to ...
- Why do I have these bubbles in my finished product?
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- January 02, 2012, As complicated as the extrusion process is, with all its nuances of equipment variations, materials, finished product requirements, ancillary equipment, etc., I have observed over the years that there ...
- BOPP from Toray Plastics (America) Offers Matte, High-End Look
- (Flexpack)
- December 18, 2011, ... haze and a print adhesion layer on which water- and solvent-based inks print with excellent results; a low COF; and excellent ability to bond during the manufacture of adhesive and extrusion laminations. ...
- EDI Names Extrudex Its Agent in France
- (Extrusion Coating)
- December 08, 2011, Extrudex wil represent the full line of EDI's equipment, including dies, feedblocks, and related extrusion equipment, in France LA GARENNE-COLOMBES, FRANCE | Extrusion Dies Industries (EDI), an international ...
- Slitting/Rewinding: Converplast To Add Two Titan Models
- (News | New Products)
- December 07, 2011, ... confectionery sector. Operations include coextrusion of film up to five layers, metallization, ten-color gravure printing, eight-color flexographic and letterpress printing, laminating, and slitting/rewinding. ...
- Screw & Die Design Models
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- December 05, 2011, ... today beautiful 3D models depict the weather. The same technology is available today to machine manufacturers and extrusion processors, whether the product is a flat film or sheet, a profile, or an injection ...
- Slot Die Coating | The Pressure Is On
- (Adhesive Coating)
- December 01, 2011, ... coat weight control, controlled cross-web distribution, and improved waste management. [All images are courtesy of Extrusion Dies Industries LLC] Roll-to-roll coating industry expert Mark Miller, owner ...
- Some Thoughts on Purging
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- November 09, 2011, A reader asked for some information on purging LDPE in his twin screw extrusion process. By and large, the screws within a twin screw extruder are “self-wiping” due to the close contact between elements ...
- Things have settled down
- (Tom’s Poly Ploys)
- November 07, 2011, A lot has happened since my last post, including teaching many extrusion and polymer chemistry classes around the country, traveling, consulting, visiting friends and family, getting a sun tan and enjoying ...
- Kabra Gloucester (India) JV Unveils KAGE 5-Layer Film Line
- (Flexpack News)
- November 01, 2011, ... Extrusion Technik (KET) Ltd., which utilizes Gloucester Engineering’s engineering designs and technology. Among the many leading packaging and converting companies present at the unveiling were those ...
- Bagmaking Equipment from Gloucester Adds Capacity at Laddawn
- (Bag Pouch News)
- October 23, 2011, ... has had a positive relationship with Gloucester for years, and they were the obvious choice for the new expansion for both extrusion and converting needs. The GEC extrusion lines are workhorses that just ...
- About PFFC's Contributing Editor
- (Uncategorized)
- October 16, 2011, ... quality assurance, manufacturing, marketing, operations, finance, and expert witness experience in the blown film, cast film, orienting, extrusion coating, and converting industries. He is owner of PLC ...
- PCR Milked for Flex-Pack
- (Flexpack)
- August 21, 2011, ... at Tyler to have excellent extrusion equipment and a very solid technical staff,” says Harji. “We found that we could achieve 5 percent to 10 percent mixtures of PC resins in our mid- to high-density PE ...
- NDC Diversifies into Metals Business
- (Controls News)
- August 11, 2011, ... a leading manufacturer of web gauging equipment for the plastics, rubber, nonwoven, and extrusion-coated businesses, acquires the Alleur, Belgium-based IRM Group, manufacturers of high-technology measuring ...
- Education Training: School's in Sessio
- (Trends/Management)
- July 31, 2011, ... example, if they have 20 operators who need to understand more about extrusion, we could set up something online for them.” Webinars that bring industry suppliers into the “classroom” are offered once ...
- FlexSol Packaging Grows with W&H Blown Film Line
- (Flexpack News)
- July 28, 2011, ... is expected to begin production by Q4 2011. The line is 87 in. wide and is equipped with a stacked MULTICOOL D air ring and FILMATIC TX dual turret winder. Sigma Plastics has more than 20 coextrusion ...