Film Manufacturing

Specialty Film Demand to Approach $7.3 Billion in 2010

(Archive)

April 11, 2007, PRESS RELEASE CLEVELAND, OH—Demand for specialty films is forecast to advance 4.8% per year to $7.3 billion in 2010. Gains will be driven by increasing performance requirements in a number of markets, ...

Precision Cutting of Foils and Films

(Archive)

March 25, 2007, Emmendinger Maschinebau has released EMB cross-cutters with the small dimension tolerances of the cuts at high linear speed inline or offline. PRESS RELEASE GERMANY—Emmendinger Maschinebau has released ...

Optical Film Coating Application System

(Archive)

March 04, 2007, Pagendarm has developed a new application system for optical film coating in the cleanroom. PRESS RELEASE GERMANY—Pagendarm has developed a new application system for optical film coating in the cleanroom. ...

Shrink Film Folding

(Archive)

December 27, 2006, Designed and manufactured by UK-based Double R Controls, the Shrink Film Folder & Auto Winder provides non-stop batch rewinding for end uses such as tamper-evident packaging of CDs, greeting cards, foodstuffs, ...

Interactive CDs from Bayer Films

(Archive)

November 20, 2006, Bayer Films Americas has released two new interactive CDs featuring its offering of Makrofol and Bayfol polycarbonate blend film products. PRESS RELEASE BERLIN, CT— Bayer Films Americas has released ...

Wayne Machine Delivers New Extrusion Film Technology

(Archive)

November 05, 2006, Wayne Machine & Die Co. has designed, built, and sold a combination five-layer Yellow Jacket laboratory blown and cast film line to the Advanced and Applied Polymer Processing Institute in Danville, VA. ...

Managing the Ink Films

(Process Management)

October 31, 2006, ... the dampening solution to the non-image area. The image then is transferred to a rubber blanket, and from the rubber blanket to paper. That’s why the process is called “offset.” Since the ink film is ...

P-S Graphic Arts Film Market Outlook

(Archive)

October 24, 2006, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc.'s North American Pressure-Sensitive Graphic Arts Film Market Outlook 2006 provides a current market overview and highlights trends and opportunities for converters and material ...

Brushfoil Expands Manufacturing Facilities

(Archive)

October 16, 2006, Brushfoil has completed the expansion of its only manufacturing plant to 15,000 sq. ft. from 10,000 sq. ft. PRESS RELEASE GUILFORD, CT—Brushfoil has completed the expansion of its only manufacturing ...

Fujifilm Performs at Highest Levels at IPA Color Proofing RoundUP

(Archive)

October 10, 2006, Fujifilm's FinalProof GxT digital halftone proofing device ranked in the highest categories at the recent IPA Color Proofing RoundUP, held June 6-8 during the 2006 IPA Technical Conference. PRESS RELEASE ...

Toray Introduces New Printable Lidding Film

(Archive)

August 22, 2006, PRESS RELEASE NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI—New FDA-compliant, heat sealable LumiLid XLS5 polyester lidding film from Toray Plastics (America) features an improved adhesion-promoting surface, said to offer excellent ...

P-S Film Market Outlook

(Flexpack)

July 24, 2006, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. has released the "North American Pressure-Sensitive Graphic Arts Film Market Outlook 2006," a new prospectus providing a market overview and opportunities in the North American ...

Films Face Off

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, What factors should you consider when choosing packaging films? Learn how OPET, OPP, and OPA compare in terms of downgauging, barrier, and density. Packaging Films When selecting a packaging film, converters ...

Double-coated Adhesive Film

(Archive)

June 20, 2006, PRESS RELEASE WINDSOR, CT—Scapa Industrial has introduced Dubfilm S1039, a double-coated adhesive tape formulated with a permanent adhesive on one side and a removable adhesive on the other. It is ...

Seminar Helps Label Printers Transition to Film

(Archive)

June 14, 2006, PRESS RELEASE DUNCANSVILLE, PA—FL Smithe and Aquaflex will host an informational seminar for small and mid-sized converters at the FL Smithe facility in Duncansville, PA. Entitled "From Labels to Film: ...

P-S Graphic Arts Film Outlook

(Archive)

May 29, 2006, ... by segment and by imaging/converting opportunities across the value chain. To view the prospectus for the North American Pressure-Sensitive Graphic Arts Film Market Outlook 2006, visit awa-bv.com.  ...

Applied Materials to Acquire Applied Films

(Archive)

May 09, 2006, Applied Materials has entered into an agreement to acquire Applied Films Corp. as part of its strategy to expand its nanomanufacturing technology solutions and enter new businesses. PRESS RELEASE SANTA ...

From Foil to Film

(Magazine)

April 29, 2006, Fleksotisk Logar has purchased a six-color GIDUE F-Combat film press, the first sold in Slovenia. The 280-mm-wide flexographic press is equipped with six UV lampheads with integral chill rollers for heat ...

Applied Films Opens Indonesia Office

(Archive)

April 26, 2006, Applied Films expanded its sales capacity by opening an office in Indonesia. This expansion is expected to improve its presence and customer service in South-East Asia. PRESS RELEASE ALZENAU—On April ...

Metallized Papers and Films: A New Focus for Global Growth

(Archive)

April 17, 2006, ... to a resurgence of interest in metallized papers and films as barrier materials—and has encouraged significant technology advance, to the benefit of the packaging and labeling industry in general. Today, ...

Applied Films Receives Innovation Award

(Archive)

March 13, 2006, ICE (Intl. Converting Exhibition) honored Applied Films with its 2005 Innovation Award for Applied Films' Fabry Perot Filter, which produces color shift layers on plastic film by using electron-beam evaporation. ...

Alien Delivers RFID Solution with HP to Improve Manufacturing and Supply Chain Efficiency

(Archive)

March 04, 2006, Alien Technology launches a RFID solution with HP. PRESS RELEASE MORGAN HILL, CA—Alien Technology Corp. launches a RFID solution with HP for retail, consumer packaged goods, automotive and aerospace, ...

BE Sells Blown Film

(Archive)

February 19, 2006, ... sales at BE, says, "J&A is the largest barrier film producer in China and has always been a market leader in using the latest and most sophisticated technology to produce blown film. They already have three ...

Plastic Suppliers Launches EarthFirst PLA film-specific Web Site

(Archive)

January 09, 2006, Plastic Suppliers has launched a Web site specific to its EarthFirst PLA film, designed to be an informational resource to educate people on the characteristics and uses of EarthFirst PLA film. PRESS RELEASE ...

Online Lean Manufacturing Resource Goes Live

(Archive)

December 12, 2005, Vorne Industries has launched www.oee.com, a new lean manufacturing resource devoted to studying and understanding Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). PRESS RELEASE ITASCA, IL—Vorne Industries has ...

Spinnaker Receives Award for Film on Film Literature

(Archive)

November 07, 2005, Spinnaker Coating received an American Graphic Design Award for their literature promoting their recently released Insight line of pressure-sensitive film on film products. The ‘sales kit’ features a ...

Biodegradable Films Today

(Flexpack)

April 29, 2005, Most of us love our creature comforts, including the many items that use flexible packaging substrates. As a result, increasing amounts of plastic films and foil enter the waste stream, because no easy ...

US Specialty Film Demand Expected to Increase

(Archive)

April 20, 2005, PRESS RELEASE CLEVELAND, OH—According to Specialty Films, a new study from the Freedonia Group, demand for specialty films is expected to increas over 5% per year to $7.4 billion in 2009. Gains will ...

Film Opens New Markets

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... has been common practice to apply a release coating, typically a silicone-based material, to the paper liner from which the materials are peeled or dispensed. PET Film Since pressure-sensitive labels ...

Klockner Adds Vinyl and Shrink-Label Films Capacity

(Archive)

February 10, 2005, Klockner Pentaplast of America has announced two capacity expansions at its Rural Retreat, VA, manufacturing facility. The first expansion is in its core business of rigid vinyl film calendering, expected ...