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Pellet Transfer: Preventative Measures Employed to Reduce Streamer Formation

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April 30, 2001, ... dilute phase pneumatic conveying systems. Pellets are entrained in streams of air and effectively “blown” from one location to another. A resin supplier location uses this method of transfer to move pellets ...

Products at CMM

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March 31, 2001, ... macroeng.com Stackable turret winder for blown film lines can wind rolls to 30 in. dia and face widths to 84 in. Said to occupy less floor space than similar products; offer improved accessibility; and ...

The Amcor Story Continues

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March 31, 2001, ... up to 1.4 m wide. Complementing the presses are five extruders (three blown and two cast) from Barmag and Egan. Three off-line laminators produce both combined and coated constructions for a variety of ...

Web Handling...Making a Slitter/Winder Upgrade Work for You

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March 31, 2001, ... bleed trim station. These trims are joined in a common header, fed to a chopper, and blown from there to an appropriate disposal device. Other Winding Process Guidelines Most new winding ...

Materials

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March 30, 2001, ... Performance Equistar Chemicals LP, Houston, TX; 713/652-7300 Plexar PX3236 is described as a low-cost, high-performance, anhydride-modified, LLDPE tie-layer resin for use in extruding multilayer blown ...

International Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2001, ... feature where packaging experts are available for 20-min sessions. Paul Waller of Plastics Touchpoint Group, Thornhill, Ont., will cover blown and cast film and flexible packaging. Dr. John Perdikoulias, ...

European Conference

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February 28, 2001, ... Davis Standard, will speak on “A Comparison of Blown and Cast Films,” and Ulrich Berghaus of Reifenhauser will discuss “Breathable Film Composites.” Registration and final program information are available ...

Converting Industry News

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February 27, 2001, ... five new Hosokawa Alpine American blown film coextrusion lines at its Las Vegas, NV, plant. API is a supplier of high quality grocery and merchandise bags. With manufacturing facilities in New Orleans ...

A Glossary of Descriptive Terms - Fifth Installment

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January 31, 2001, ... These include applications such as collapsing the bubble on blown film lines, some types of cast web stretchers, web laminators, squeegee applications for liquid removal, etc. - Neck-in: The amount ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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January 30, 2001, ... related to resins, equipment, and processing. Papers on extrusion equipment will cover blown film, cast film, and coatings. Presentations on auxiliary equipment will include corona and plasma treaters. ...

On the Move...

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December 31, 2000, ... of its line of blown polyester films at the Harrisville, RI, facility, providing a 40% increase in total capacity. Matt Jones joins Bobst Group Inc., Roseland, NJ, as regional sales manager of Schiavi ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ... The company recently purchased a seven-layer Varex blown film extrusion system with Optifil P-2 automatic die control from Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. This is the third seven-layer line operating at ...

TAPPI's the PLACE to Sponsor Short Courses in Dalla

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November 29, 2000, ... solutions. Students will learn how film fabrication variables influence film properties and how blown and cast extrusion dies work. During the course, participants will hear the latest developments in ...

Wide-Ranging European Converter Keeps on Moving

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October 31, 2000, ... film, and a unit from Kiefel is for blown film. An additional blown film extruder is custom-made, and an extruder from Er-We-Pa provides film up to five layers in 2.5 m width. Also in use is a Nordmeccanica ...

Conference Features New Networking Opportunity

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October 31, 2000, ... Novomesky of Equistar Chemicals LP, to "A Comparison of Cast and Blown Film Process and Properties," by Jan Ivey of Ivey & Associates. In their contribution to the primer sessions, Stuart A. Greig, Peter ...

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs A-L

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October 31, 2000, ... coextrusion blown film lab lines. ChemDevelopment 9349 Hamilton Dr., Mentor, OH 4406 Ph: 440/352-0218 Fax: 440/352-8572 E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Web site: chemsultants.com Markets: Beverages, health/beauty, ...

Assessing Real-Life Sealant Performance in Flexible Packaging

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September 30, 2000, ... made on a pilot or production scale is necessary. Experimental Procedures To compare the package integrity provided by POP to other materials, coextruded blown films were manufactured, fabricated into ...

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

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August 31, 2000, ... line at the Svit plant. A total of nine film slitters slit both BOPP and CPP film to the required customer dimensions. LDPE film production is handled by four extruders, including two new Varex blown ...

Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

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April 30, 2000, ... business"--the manufacture of blown film and in-line bag converting--since its founding in 1966. Apollo has relied on Battenfeld Gloucester film and bagmaking equipment since it was established. Today, ...

High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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January 31, 2000, ... Crown Zellerbach. From my perspective, from what I've seen and heard over the years, companies such as Crown Zellerbach designed their own equipment in order to make coextruded blown film and coextruded ...