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Film Opens New Markets

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... for converters to pursue new, higher-margin markets such as medical devices by offering FDA-approved materials with improved performance characteristics. SUPPLIER INFO: Toray Plastics (America)—toraytpa.com ...

Platics Machinery Named EREMA Agent

(Archive)

February 10, 2005, EREMA North America has named Plastics Machinery, LLC, as the exclusive sales agency for EREMA in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Virginia. PRESS RELEASE IPSWICH, MA—EREMA North America—a developer ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... on. The two organizing companies, Enfiplast and Ipack-Ima, report the decision to combine the events was made due to the synergy between plastics and packaging. They expect almost 3,500 exhibitors and poss ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... e information call 212/268-4160 or visit cmmshow.com. K Show Pleasing to Exhibitors DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY—K 2004, the International Trade Fair for Plastics + Rubber, resonated with optimism, accordin ...

A Universal Film for Flex-Pack?

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... world. In other words, this list would cover all the possible properties anyone could imagine a universal film would require. The next step would be to enter the properties of all known plastics into ...

Getting it Right, the First Time

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... especially in plastics due to the price of oil, and an increase in process work, although this is beginning to taper off." Both Durfee and Shumaker agree a crucial segment for web inspection is pharm ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 1

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... related to personnel. "Everyone is wearing multiple hats," he says, "and there isn’t a lot of attention dedicated to product development." Vacumet’s plastics division is creating its metallizing futur ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... Chemical Digital—sunchemical.com Inca Digital Printers—incadigital.com Plastics and the Environment MISSISSAUGA, ON, CANADA—The Environment and Plastics Industry Council (EPIC) reports the availability ...

Model Mock-Ups

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... ment for the ink to adhere to various substrates. The manufacturers of the ink systems specify a solvent-based coating for plastics. We found by using the Enercon corona treater, we can use HP Indigo’s aqueous- ...

Chemicals & Responsibility

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ...  with chemistry. Even those who never had a chemistry set now knew the power of chemistry. The subsequent advances in chemistry such as the birth of the plastics industry enthralled people as they enjoye ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, Narrow web new products and materials from: AB Graphic Intl., KTI, Dover Flexo Electronics, Omet, ICI Imagedata, Dow Corning, Flink Ink, AET, Decorated Paper, Sherwood Technology, and Mitsubishi Plastics. ...

ICE 2005 Exhibitor List Continues to Grow

(Archive)

November 29, 2004, With nearly a year to go, the ICE 2005 paper, film, and foil converting trade fair already has more confirmed square meters of stand space than was on show at ICE 2003. Potential exhibitors are encouraged ...

Dec. 7-9: AMI's Polyethylene Films 2004 Will Focus on North American Industry

(Archive)

November 21, 2004, AMI's Polyethylene Films 2004 will take place December 7-9, 2004 at the Westin Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and will provide a detailed look at developments in the North American PE film industry, the ...

FDA Approves BASF's Heliogen Green K 9360 Pigment for Plastic Food Packaging

(Archive)

November 04, 2004, ... liant materials at basf.com/businesses/coatcolor/plastics/pdfs/fda_compliant_list.pdf. Visit BASF at basf.com.  ...

Good News Hunting

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... ments while good news hunting about the health of the converting industry. The caveat here is that it appears the description of good health applies to specific markets. At Plastics USA (Sept. 28-30 ...

The Gold Standard

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... er-based inks. Suppliers include Paper Converting Machine Co., DuPont Cyrel, Nexus Plastics, and NAPZ. The company also earns first place in the same category for Flanicci Natural Peel skin treatment  ...

Extrusion Dies

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, ... t — can provide two benefits: (1) They can yield a more uniform coating by giving the polymer more time, before exiting the die, to overcome die-swell forces that result from plastics memory, thereby reduci ...

Fresh-Cut Produce Processor Pairs Products with NatureWorks PLA-Based Packaging

(Archive)

October 24, 2004, Fresh-cut produce processor Club Fresh, West Sacramento, CA, USA, is giving its pre-cut fruits and vegetables “all-natural” appeal by pairing them with NatureWorks PLA packaging, says NatureWorks PLA manufacturer ...

Packaging for the World

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ... dmeccanica; nordmeccanica.com Kroenert Corp.; kroenert.com Sigdopack; sigdopack.com Votocel; votocel.com Terphane; terphane.com Toray Plastics; toraytpa.com Aluar Aluminio; aluar.com.ar Hydro/VA ...

Lasers Beam

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... wavelengths, such as 10.2 microns. Recently the impact of 10.2-micron lasers on thermoplastics was investigated under scientifically controlled conditions in an applications laboratory and summarized in ...