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Flexible Packaging | Bemis Takes Top Prize in FPA's 2016 Achievement Award

(Flexpack)

February 15, 2016, ... five packages (listed alphabetically) were judged to merit a Gold Achievement Award.   Autoclavable Dispos-a-vent Barrier Pouch Award: Gold – Technical Innovation Manufacturer: Oliver-Tolas ...

Poligal Adds BOBST Metallizer, Joins AlOx Conversion Project

(Coating/Laminating)

February 10, 2016, ... FILM The BOBST K5000 2850 with AlOx capability will be the first to be supplied in Europe for the BOPP market due to the increasing demand for high barrier transparent film to satisfy consumers’ requirements ...

Carestream Contract Manufacturing Adds Capabilities

(Coating/Laminating)

January 26, 2016, ... a variety of substrates, which imparts a durable, scratch-resistant surface that looks and wears like glass for display electronic, optical, and graphic applications. • Enhanced multilayer barrier coating ...

Screw Design for Film Extrusion

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

January 11, 2016, ... dispersion and more homogenized melt; and barrier segments, which solve problems of inefficient melting or over-shearing of already melted resin (particularly at high screw speeds). Barrier screws ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2015

(Flexpack)

December 01, 2015, ... North Kingstown, RI, launched Torayfan PWX5, a metallized BOPP film designed for use as a high-performance, inner moisture- and oxygen-barrier web in gas-flushed applications. One side of the film is vacuum-deposited ...

Elif Offers Eco-Packaging Solution

(Flexpack)

November 11, 2015, ElifFine is said to provide easy recycling, stiffness, and good barrier properties as well as a tactile experience for consumers ISTANBUL, TURKEY | Elif offers ElifFine, a soft touch eco-packaging ...

AIMCAL/SPE Recognize 10 Outstanding Technical Papers

(Coating/Laminating)

November 04, 2015, ... Enhanced Moisture Barrier Properties for Flexible Packaging” by Dan Falla of NOVA Chemicals. The 2016 AIMCAL/SPE joint technical conferences will be held at The Peabody in Memphis, TN, on October 9–12. ...

Optimum Plastics Adds Extrusion Line

(Flexpack)

October 26, 2015, ... high-barrier coextruded blown films for the packaging, medical, and industrial markets, announces the startup of a new cast production line. Located at its Wisconsin facility, the new line is capable ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2015 Grows To Eight Halls

(Trends/Management)

August 18, 2015, ...  Jindal Films (4B58) is featuring a breakthrough OPP film facestock, Label-Lyte LH344, for pressure-sensitive labels used with hot melt adhesive applications. It includes an effective barrier that prevents ...

Tekni-Plex Launches Tri-Vin Liners for Wine Closures

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2015, Laminated aluminum foil/foam barrier liner delivers performance and environmental attributes Wayne, PA | Tekni-Plex Inc. has engineered a new laminated aluminum foil/foam barrier liner, available globally, ...

CPI Installs Atomic Layer Deposition Systems

(Coating/Laminating)

July 14, 2015, ... pilot production.  Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) is applied as a specialist barrier coating technique used for the protection of optoelectronic devices and is being utilized by CPI to add moisture ultra-barrier ...

Sun Chemical Announces Resistance Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

June 19, 2015, ... to be able to offer a more sustainable and less expensive package, replacing traditional barriers used in the market, such as polyboards and pre-coated boards, as well as wax and laminated films. “In ...

Solvent-Free Lamination | Nordmeccanica Opens/Demos at New Permanent NA Home

(Coating/Laminating)

June 10, 2015, ...  Technical Presentations President Vincenzo Cerciello opened the sessions with a presentation on barrier webs, various structures commonly found, applications, as well as typical adhesives used in the ...

Bio Coffee Launches with Compostable Film

(Flexpack)

May 19, 2015, ... comprising a white metallized high barrier NatureFlex outer layer laminated to a bio-polymer sealant inner layer, providing high seal strength and integrity. Working in collaboration with Goglio, an ...

On Print | UV/EB Inkjet for Food Packaging

(On Print)

May 11, 2015, ... discussed in the presentation were plastic containers —polyester beverage bottles and polypropylene tubs for dairy products. Both polymers are moderately good barriers to organic compounds, so other potential ...

Cortec Film Offers Protection for Metal Parts

(Materials)

April 22, 2015, ... equipment, and vehicles for up to three years and enable contact, barrier, and vapor-phase protection even in very aggressive outdoor conditions. The product contains unique inhibitors that protect the ...

Toray Announces Metallized BOPP

(Materials)

March 30, 2015, Torayfan PWX5 film is said to deliver superior metal-adhesion and barrier-durability performance for products requiring a prolonged shelf life   NORTH KINGSTON, RI | Toray Plastics (America) reports ...

AIMCAL Awards | Golf Balls & Ceramic Balls Are Game Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 18, 2015, ... PE combines eye-catching graphics with barrier properties. According to Celplast, half of the aluminum oxide-coated PET is metallized. The stripe-metallized film is then laminated to the printed web. The ...

Flexible Packaging | Coveris, Cryovac Big Winners at FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 03, 2015, ... barrier ClearFoil with a chemically-inert sealant. The high performance sealant, a coextruded non-crystalline polyester, is designed to replace Barex for chemically sensitive applications. Exponent 2 is ...

NatureFlex Packaging Used for Seaweed Chips

(Flexpack)

February 16, 2015, ... flexible packaging material is derived from sustainable wood pulp, offers excellent barriers to oxygen and moisture, and is certified compostable. When looking at packaging options, Ocean’s Halo felt ...