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Sheet Fed Lithography: Hammer Lithographic

Published: April 01, 2001, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor

Hammer Lithographic is a company that knows how to focus for success. When it decided to tackle the difficult job of converting sheet-fed BOPP, that ability proved invaluable.

Fido's Food Goes GLOSSY

Published: April 01, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
With the help of a Prime UV ultraviolet curing system, Canadian-based Bonar Packaging has given glamour to the plain pet food packaging bags of the past.

How One Converter Mastered Sheet-Fed Films

Published: April 01, 2001, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
With a supplier alliance and four years of homework, Hammer Lithographic adds sheet-fed BOPP to its operation successfully.

Barrier Properties of EVOH at Low Temperatures and Various Humidity

Published: April 01, 2001, By Tomoyuki Yamamoto & Yuko Nishihara, Nippon Gohsei
Application: Estimation of oxygen transmission rate at any temperature and humidity is possible using humidity, temperature, and ethylene content.

A Primer on How to Put Substrates Together

Published: March 01, 2001, By David Bentley, Contributing Editor
To extrusion coat, extrusion laminate, or film laminate? If a composite construction is your goal, there is more than one way to get there.

FPA Celebrates Excellence in Flexible Packaging

Published: March 01, 2001, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
The Flexible Packaging Assn. has announced the winners of its 2000 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards, which honor packaging and converting excellence.

Specially Designed Metallocene Copolymers for Extrusion Coating

Published: March 01, 2001, By Jim Cooper and Anna Perez Moreno, The Dow Chemical Co.
Application: New metallocene polymers have equal and sometimes better ultimate hot tack and high temperature hot tack compared with current acid copolymers and ionomers.

New Test May Detect Pathogens in PE Food Wrap

Published: February 01, 2001, By Stanley Sacharow
Searching for expiry dates and sniffing food to detect spoilage soon may be things of the past. A development in food packaging will alert consumers to

There Are Many Reasons for Packaging Peculiarities

Published: February 01, 2001, By David J. Bentley Jr., RBS Technologies
Do you ever wonder why so many different constructions can exist for a flexible packaging laminate? Do you think life would be much simpler if all items packaged in a flexible laminate product used the same laminate? Unfortunately, this will never be possible. There are many different reasons for the variety of flexible packaging laminates.

Odd Shape? Odd Substrate? You Might Try Pad Printing

Published: February 01, 2001, By Richard M. Podhajny
Although this column primarily covers conventional printing processes, I do occasionally receive questions about processes that are less common, such

The Effects o Comonomer Type on the Blown Film Performance of LLDPE Resins Made Using a Metallocene Single-Site Catalyst

Published: February 01, 2001, By Ashish M. Sukhadia et. al.
Application: Using 1-butene, 1-hexene, and 1-octene as a comonomer gives blown film performance that increases with increasing length of the a-olefin used.

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

Published: January 31, 2001
A Communication from the Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Division of TAPPI.

Air Gap Dynamics: Effect on Molecular Properties and Heat Seal

Published: January 01, 2001, By Ray Edwards, Eastman Chemical Co.
Application: Because the molecular structure of a polyethylene coating changes during extrusion, an extrusion coating operation should expect variations in final performance.

Polyester Film Sourcing: Tips to Improve the Bottom Line

Published: December 01, 2000, By John Felinski, Filmquest
Sourcing polyester film for the specific combination of properties you need in the finished product can put your mind at ease and raise profitability.

Pouchmaking Equipment Adapts as Materials Advance

Published: December 01, 2000, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
The materials used to make pouches are changing. We are seeing specialty films that are thinner, stretchier, multilayered. While multiple thin layers

Wide-Ranging European Converter Keeps on Moving

Published: November 01, 2000, By Stanley Sacharow, Contributing Editor
Spain's flexible packaging market is booming, and Enplater S.A. is right there among the leaders.

Temperature Switchable Membranes for Packaging Fresh Produce

Published: November 01, 2000, By Raymond Clarke, Landec Corp. Menlo Park, CA
Application: Temperature switchable membranes using a side chain crystallizable polymer have use in packaging fresh produce to create and maintain the specific atmospheres required to preserve fresh fruits and vegetables even with moderate temperature abuse.

Battle of the Materials Is on for Blister Packaging Market

Published: October 01, 2000, By Stanley Sacharow, Contributing Editor
Long dominated by PVC, the bottom web market for pharmaceutical blister packs now is facing increased competition from a variety of new materials. Although

Synthetic Paper from Plastics

Published: October 01, 2000, By Balasubramanian K. and D. D. Kale, Univ. of Mumbai, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019, India
Application: A mixture of linear low density polyethylene and polystyrene with 40% filler consisting of 80% dolomite and 20% talc is very promising for synthetic paper uses.

Polyester Film Supplier Helps Converter Grow

Published: October 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Needing better service and more attention from its polyester supplier (along with good quality, of course), Custom Tapes turned to Filmquest and found its wish list fulfilled.

Bringing Together the Many Benefits of Film and Paper

Published: October 01, 2000, By Michael Maddox, Contributing Editor
Harrier Packaging is targeting the food industry as it converts PaperFeel, a coex PE film that reportedly combines the best of paper and film.

The Vacumet Story Is a 30-Year History of Growth

Published: September 01, 2000, By Deborah Donberg, Managing Editor
With three decades of expansion and acquisition, Vacumet has come a long way from its beginnings, but strong company values remain the same. Newspapers

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

Published: September 01, 2000, By Stanley Sacharow, Contributing Editor
Chemosvit's flexible packaging operation includes just about every aspect of converting, and it all comes together for award-winning products. Located

Barrier Layer Protects CDs from Skips and Scratches

Published: August 01, 2000, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Optimanufacturing is turning out a new product designed to protect the surface of a compact disc. A unique laminating process makes it work. Compact discs

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

Published: July 01, 2000, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
"Cellophane brought about the first transparent...packaging concepts." So said Dr. Richard Podhajny, one of PFFC's contributing editors, in his feature,

Outlook 2000 and Beyond: The State of the Trade

Published: July 01, 2000, By Deborah Donberg, Managing Editor
This month we bring you our annual summary of the converting-related industries from the US Industry & Trade Outlook, published by The McGraw-Hill Cos.

Experts Scan the Future for Technologies with Impact

Published: June 01, 2000, By Teresa Koltzenburg and Claudia Hine, Senior Editors
In 1455 Johann Gutenberg printed the Bible with movable metal type and, in doing so, changed the world. His invention was ranked by The History Channel

When Employees Become Owners... A Happy Ending

Published: June 01, 2000, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
The "closing" of a former Champion-owned paper mill and several converting facilities proved to be a blessing for the employees—now owners—of one-year-old Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc.

It's Definitely a Bull Market for High-Performance Films

Published: June 01, 2000, By Brenda Mar, Frost & Sullivan
When I was in college, one of my classmates who lived in my dorm tried heating a pot pie on a plastic plate in the oven. Needless to say, the oven and

Decorative Films Served by Multilayer Structure

Published: June 01, 2000, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Allied Converters Inc., reportedly the largest sheeter of cellophane and polypropylene in the US, has just gotten bigger. The driving force behind this

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