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- People Making News in the Converting Industry
- (Trends/Management)
- July 31, 2010, ... and Mike Ream, technical sales and liaison to operations/R&D. Scott Van Winter is named VP/general manager of the Lumirror Polyester Film Div. of Toray Plastics (America) Inc., North Kingstown, RI. ...
- Special Report: Pressure-Sensitive Labels-Locked & Loaded
- (Print)
- June 30, 2010, ... fibers of a specific length or color, readable only in UV or IR light; and metal strips or fragments (invisible to the naked eye) embedded in the facestock. Polyester security threads, thermochromic threads, ...
- Paperboard Packaging: Packed for Style
- (Carton Box)
- June 30, 2010, ... a metallized polyester board lamination. The design melts into Dove's iconic ribbon swirl logo and a color-coded base area that identifies a specific gift occasion. A cloth ribbon tied into a bow is ...
- Spartanics Establishes Laser Die Cutting Applications Lab
- (Die-Cutting)
- June 24, 2010, ... are said to have extensively tested laser die-cutters with varying laser strengths and software configurations with a wide range of materials including plastic films, polyesters, polycarbonates, foams, ...
- Slitting Nonwovens: A Slit Decision
- (Flexpack)
- May 31, 2010, ... various densities, thicknesses, and synthetic blends, such as polyester; polypropylene; polyamide nylon 6 and 6,6; acrylic; viscose; polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acetate; modacrylic; and low melt. NWS can ...
- Work More Productively with Your Contract Converter
- (Slit)
- May 31, 2010, ... what metal? If it's film, is it polyester or vinyl acetate? Is it a lamination? Are there special coatings, pressure-sensitives, or liners? Provide the physical description: gauge; width; length; inside ...
- Toray Plastics Announces Commercialization of European Plant
- (News | New Products)
- May 12, 2010, Toray Plastics (America), Inc., said to be the only US manufacturer of precision-performance polyester and polypropylene films, has announced that Toray Films Europe has achieved its first commercial volumes ...
- Range of UPM Raflatac Substrates Qualify for Xeikon Label Presses
- (News | New Products)
- May 05, 2010, ... from UPM Raflatac include paper stocks as well as synthetic films, such as clear and white polypropylene (BOPP), and polyester (PET) of varying thicknesses. The qualification process, conducted at Xeikon' ...
- Force Is Needed to Shift a Web
- (Web Guiding)
- April 30, 2010, ... to bend, the force to bend it drops eight times. Example Take a 12-in. (150-mm)-wide web of paper or polyester (modulus of 500 kpsi/3.4 GPa) 2 mils (50 microns) thick at 1 lb/in. (175 N/m) tension. ...
- Member directory
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2010, ... Garware Polyester Ltd. Gencoa General Metallisers Ltd. Glatfelter Global Technologies LLC Grafo Regia S.A. De C.V. Graphic Packaging Intl. Inc. Hanita Coatings RCA Ltd. Harper ...
- BEST OF SHOW INTERNATIONAL
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2010, ... Thailand, makes a grand impression on the judges with its vibrant Nescafé 3-in-1 Espresso Roast bag, which was printed with eight colors on a polyester /linear low-density polyethylene film lamination ...
- Multipack Juices It Up
- (Metallizing)
- March 31, 2010, ... Packaging category. Hazen acted as metallizer and converter of the 48-ga in-line polyester-coated box with Ultracure acrylic lacquer, which it then laminated to 0.018 SBS using a water-based adhesive. ...
- AIMCAL Awards
- (Coating/Laminating)
- March 21, 2010, ... marketing award in the Healthcare, Cosmetic & Toiletries Packaging category. Hazen acted as metallizer and converter of the 48-ga in-line polyester-coated box with Ultracure acrylic lacquer, which it then ...
- PP Adds Gloss
- (New Products)
- February 28, 2010, Value Plus 2-mil PP for clear-on-clear prime labels is said to offer outstanding clarity and high gloss to achieve label. Corona treated for excellent Value Plus 2-mil PP for clear-on-clear prime labels ...
- Topcoated PP Is Tough
- (New Products)
- February 28, 2010, Product 3-2363 is a 2.0-mil, clear gloss topcoated PP with permanent adhesive and siliconized polyester liner. Topcoating is said to provide good resistance Product 3-2363 is a 2.0-mil, clear gloss topcoated ...
- Protect PCB Artwork
- (First Glance)
- December 31, 2009, ... resolution properties. To maximize dimensional stability and durability, the new Amber Film is coated on a 0.007-in. polyester base. Designed for use with Tecnilith Artwork Protect Film, it withstands ...
- A Tonic for Vodka
- (First Glance)
- December 31, 2009, Seeking a sleek, eye-catching package, DeLos Vodka is using a black, full-body shrink label that really pops on the shelf next to all the clear glass vodka bottles. Made with Embrace LV copolyesters Seeking ...
- Paper or Plastic?
- (Archive)
- November 30, 2009, ... Polyester Film discussed its in-line silicone coating process for PET film release liner. “Do It Yourself” Label Stock Lamination ETI Converting Equipment, it is claimed, will represent 1% of the siliconized ...
- What Is the Right Tension?
- (Web Lines)
- November 30, 2009, ... you should consider the yield or break point of each layer. It doesn't matter if the polyester film survives tensioning if the metallized coating on it cracks and crazes into an esthetic or nonfunctional ...
- Do It Yourself
- (Adhesives)
- November 30, 2009, ... don't fit into flexo or other converting areas.” Most recently, AzCoat introduced its SuperJet inkjet film product line. Its SuperJet topcoat is available in high gloss or matte, on white or clear polyester, ...