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Peelable PLA for Fresh Produce

(Archive)

March 11, 2007, Amcor Flexibles has been granted the exclusive sales license from Rockwell Solutions Ltd. to market its Sustainable Peelable PLA film for the global fresh produce market. PRESS RELEASE Amcor Flexibles ...

Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

February 27, 2007, ... holographic film metallized and supplied by Spectratek Technologies, Los Angeles, CA. Converted at GP’s Golden, CO, facility, the substrate sported ultraviolet (UV) flexographic inks with the blue ink ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

November 07, 2006, ... on the move. Covering the Full Spectrum of Industry News, Events & Activities Getting Metallized Film Barrier Just Right What exactly is the correct barrier structure for a given product? That was ...

Take Control

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... of 11 layers of polyester film with woven fabric, laminated with five layers of adhesive. Its combined thickness was a little more than one mil. We made it in two passes through the laminator, and then ...

Weight Control

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... diffusion, color, durability, light sensitivity in imaging products, and electrical properties of thin film batteries — all require a constant uniform coating weight. In addition, manufacturing properties ...

Products and Materials

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... small-format printers and converters can UV print or coat on all substrates including coated stock, plastic film, and foil. Said to fold and wrap immediately with no ink offsetting. Brake Upgrade Brings ...

Ticona Topas COC Barrier Material Utilized in Joint-Development Folding Carton of VG Nicolaus and Henkel

(Folding Cartons)

October 16, 2003, ... GmbH reports that joint-development work with its customer Henkel (Düsseldorf, Germany) on a "novel type" of cardboard (folding carton) package saves the use of an additional plastic film wrapper and subsequently ...

Drug Dispensers

(Archive)

September 30, 2003, ... and into the bloodstream. The basic components of any transdermal delivery system include the drug(s) dissolved or dispersed in a reservoir or inert polymer matrix; an outer backing film of paper, plastic, ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... static and dynamic tactile pressure. Includes patented, thin-film array sensors, intuitive software, and interface electronics. Said to be a crucial component in identifying nip balance problems. Software ...

Fit for Use

(Materials)

April 30, 2003, ... can be made to have the same range of properties as cellulose as demonstrated in the melt spinning of fiber sheets to make Tyvek or by extrusion to make blown, cast, and oriented films. This range of substrate ...

Products

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... fast cycling and is easy to use. Measures a wide range of barrier packaging material applications, including films, foil, metallized foils, blister packaging, silicone oxygen substrates, surgical and hygienic ...

LatinPack's Plastic Packaging Seminar Location Chang

(News | New Products)

October 10, 2002, ... Today, and Tomorrow Innovations and Trends on Lamination and Coating (Metallization, Plasma Coating, Glass Coating) IV. Manufacturing Processes of Flexible Films Speaker: Jorge Goldschmied, Sales Manager, ...

Products: Edited by Deborah Donberg

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ...  Co. has acquired PolyGuard™, introducing a complete line of core plugs for protecting paper, film, and foils used in converting operations. Constructed of recycled HDPE and PPCP resins, core plug line ...

Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

(Magazine)

October 31, 2001, ... Processing” by Mark Brown, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., “Employing Styrene-Butadiene Copolymers In Modified Atmosphere Packaging” by Roland M. Planeta, Barrier Films Corp., “Fundamentals Of Styrene-Butadiene ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... and straight bags. These larger sizes are appropriate for gift baskets and are ready for quick delivery in printed or clear film. Bags can be made from heat shrink PVC, PET-G, and OPS films. Bags ...

Temperature Switchable Membranes for Packaging Fresh Produce

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... temperature control. If a break occurs in temperature control, the oxygen consumption may increase beyond the capacity that the package film can supply. The package will then become anaerobic, and the ...

Synthetic Paper from Plastics

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... the films had paper-like appearance. Examining the effect of filler, dolomite gave considerable reduction in tensile strength. Incorporation of fillers may weaken polyethylene film structure that may be ...

Assessing Real-Life Sealant Performance in Flexible Packaging

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... desirable performance benefits when used in mono-layer or multi-layer packaging films—outstanding sealability, excellent optics, low extractables, minimal contribution to off-taste and off-odor, high impact ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

(Magazine)

March 31, 1996, ... for James River Corp., Milford, OH, reflect a major advancement in controlled atmosphere packaging. Low-respiring produce, such as iceberg and romaine lettuce, has been packaged in films whose thickness ...