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Exercising Environmental Responsibility: Part 3

(Unprinted Rolls)

November 30, 2003, ... in both pre-consumer and post-consumer use. Pre-consumer use refers to the reuse of items during the manufacturing process. Some items such as scrap from an extrusion process may be good candidates ...

Dual-Deckle System for Trouble-Free Web Width Variation

(The Place)

November 30, 2003, ... at sgi@extrusiondies.com Application: When incorporated into a die with an appropriate flow channel design and a modern flex lip adjusting system, a dual-deckle system will significantly improve operational ...

On the Move

(Magazine)

November 30, 2003, ... (Cannon), Kroenert Group, Mohawk Paper Mills, New England Extrusion, NDC Infrared Engineering, NPTA Alliance, and the Packaging Education Forum. Mark Vanover is appointed director of marketing, North America, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, TAPPI's the PLACE div. (polymers, laminations, adhesives, coatings, and extrusions) announces initial plans for 2004 TAPPI conference. Megan Marie Stasak, RIT student, received Ralph A. Klucken Scholarship ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, New from: Amacoil Inc., Avtron Mfg., Banner Engineering, Bilt-Rite Conveyors, BYK-Gardner USA, Comexi, Converter Accessory Corp., Extrusion Dies Industries, Flexible Steel Lacing Co., GEI Intl., Gencoa ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... from US Bank CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI, USA—Extrusion Dies Industries LLC (EDI) reports its top management team, led by president and CEO Timothy C. Callahan, has purchased the company in its entirety from Minneapolis-based ...

PLACE Recognizes Best Entries from Recent Conference

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, ... was “Analysis of Film Extrusion Problems with Flow Simulation.” Two papers received Best Paper Honorable Mention Awards. One by Janevieve A. Jones of AT Plastics, Inc., and L. C. Huang, Mairanne Kontopoulou, ...

Division Honors Members

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, ...  Outgoing Committee Chairpersons also received Certificates of Appreciation for service in this capacity in 2002-2003 for their respective committees. Gary D. Cheney of Equistar Chemicals L.P. for Extrusion ...

TAPPI Sponsors Smart Packaging Event

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, TAPPI is sponsoring the Intelligent and Smart Packaging USA Conference with exhibition organized by Pira International and IDTechEx. The event is January 27 and 28, 2004, at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las ...

Cast Film Lines for Barrier Films

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, ... chemicals with the goal of extensing shelf life and improving the hygienic conditions for handling the packaged products. Production of barrier films typically uses five- and seven-layer extrusion lines ...

Ticona Topas COC Barrier Material Utilized in Joint-Development Folding Carton of VG Nicolaus and Henkel

(Folding Cartons)

October 16, 2003, ... "The cardboard and paper are extrusion laminated with the Topas COC barrier layer, and blanks are cut. These then can be printed and folded like conventional cardboard [paperboard] in a subsequent manufacturing ...

Furthering Substrate Functionality

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ...  to create even more value in the future. At that point, I may be asking: “Want to improve barrier without lamination or coextrusion?” Or maybe, “Want to create a package that senses chemical contamination? ...

Converter Panel Attracts Interest at Conference

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... were “Pilot Plant Facilities: Adhesive Laminating and Film Extrusion” organized and chaired by Warren Durling of Glad Manufacturing Co., “Marketing Panel — Accelerating New Product Development and Supply ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... 391. Longmont, CO; 303/774-3200; appliedfilms.com Healthcare Pouch Touts Reduced Contamination MUNDELEIN, IL, USA—Rexam Healthcare Flexibles announces the patented Core-Peel Pouch featuring coextrusion ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, ...  Michelman Inc.; michem.com PFFC-ASAP 322 A desiccating sealant film, high-barrier lamination pouch (PET/ink/white extrusion lamination PE/foil/extrusion PE/desiccating sealant film) reportedly is ...

Foil Converter Changes Course

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... There is no extrusion capacity in-house; however, FFP does own a polyethylene (PE) extrusion plant in Worcester, U.K., obtaining material for its own internal needs both efficiently and economically.  ...

Producing Coextruded High Barrier Heat-Shrinkable Packaging Films

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... stability and minimize the tendency of polyamide to shrink in a wound roll while still retaining requisite shrinkage for product packaging. As in all high quality film coextrusion applications, gravimetric ...

Division Issues Call for Papers

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... to new developments in film extrusion equipment, processing, coextrusion, blown film, and novel films. Papers on extrusion coating equipment and methods, hot-melt coating, and adhesive coating will also ...

Adhesion of Coatings to Aluminum Foil

(The Place)

August 31, 2003, ... laboratory oven at 200°C by continuously laying a molten film on the foil as in slow motion extrusion coating. Complete elimination of air entrapment was not possible, but the number and size of bubbles ...

Materials

(Materials)

August 31, 2003, ...  Barrier Films Offered in Five, Seven Layers Pliant Corp., Schaumburg, IL; 330/896-6732; pliantcorp.com Five- and seven-layer coextrusions of EVOH and nylon barrier films are available. A combined ...