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Materials

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March 30, 2001, ... moisture and oxygen barrier performance, superior metal adhesion, and excellent resistance to flex cracking. Adhesive Stands Up to High Temperatures National Starch & Chemical Co., Monroe, NJ; 800/797-4992; ...

There Are Many Reasons for Packaging Peculiarities

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January 31, 2001, ... moisture, or other contaminants. Other food products must have a packaging material that allows them to breathe. Certain industrial items must use a laminate material that will handle heavy, large, or ...

Products

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January 31, 2001, ... technology (NIR) reportedly allows for the drying of inks on substrates without the barrier—a sealed outside layer of ink—formed by IR or warm air drying. According to co., this allows for the moisture ...

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

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January 31, 2001, ... than a decade, but it could never be brought to commercialization because it has a fatal flaw: Oxygen and moisture will ruin it. Yet, the OLED display is much brighter and sharper than the inorganic light-emitting ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ... windshields. The film must be free of moisture and contaminants to guarantee a defect-free windshield, so it is a challenge to protect this film during shipment of the 2,000-lb rolls to glass manufacturers. ...

Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2000, ... is added, the excess air is extracted, and the shroud is sealed to the base sheet. The foil materials used reportedly are tough in construction for durable handling and have the lowest known moisture vapor ...

Materials

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October 31, 2000, New from: AdLamCo. Inc., H.B. Fuller Co., Kraton Polymers, Metallized Products Inc., Proma Technologies, Russell-Field Paper Co., Rohm and Haas Co., Sun Chemical Ink, and Unifoil Corp. Holographic Paper ...

Conference Features New Networking Opportunity

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October 31, 2000, ... compostable. With the advent of biodegradable moisture-proof coatings, they will provide a fully compostable moisture proof membrane. In their paper on "Barrier Properties of EVOH at Low Temperatures ...

Battle of the Materials Is on for Blister Packaging Market

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September 30, 2000, ... atom for a chlorine one, imparting significantly different basic properties. It is a superb moisture vapor barrier, is quite expensive, and is widely used in combination with PVDC. It can be extrusion ...

Materials

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September 30, 2000, ... combine good moisture vapor and high oxygen transmission rates with high impact strength and balanced high tear strength. Strong seals can be achieved at low temperatures with a minimal impact on overall ...

New Packaging Technology Will Star at Pack Expo

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September 30, 2000, ... Packaging of Low-Acid Products , Art Guenter, Serac, and Kelley McGregor, Gillispie, Natrel. Disposable, Two-Way Package Moisture Management Systems , Bob Esse, Humidi-Pak Corp. and Esse Technologies, ...

Hot Melt Symposium Covers Many Topics

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September 30, 2000, ... testing, definitions, chemistry, and similar items. Participants were Michael Chronister of Bostik on "Moisture Reactive Hot Melts," Georges Altounian of Hercules, Inc., on "Structural Polyurethane Reactive ...

Bringing Together the Many Benefits of Film and Paper

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September 30, 2000, ... and converts like paper but has the advantages of a moisture barrier and resistance to oils and fats. Based at Peterborough, Harrier Packaging was set up in August 1998 with a œ3 million investment ...

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

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June 30, 2000, ... almost 100 years ago—a material that would enable the customer to see the product and protect it from moisture—the world of packaging has grown into a domain that includes high polymer research and discovery; ...

Latest Gravure Technology Launches Converter into Fray

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April 30, 2000, ... applications). According to Bell, "Our high-performance adhesive structures can handle requirements for moisture/oxygen barriers, sterilization temperatures, and puncture resistance." Bell says that ...

Converted Solutions Slitter/Rewinder Boosts Productivity on Laminating Line

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March 31, 2000, ... The special fabrics act as barriers to micro-dust, airborne chemicals, and fluids while still being breathable, and they reportedly have the ability to release moisture without compromising their barrier ...

Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary

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March 31, 2000, ... a high moisture barrier. The fat substitute Olestra added $400 million to Frito Lay and may have a significant impact on film sales. Other markets include cereals, pet food, and coffee, the fastest ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, ... layer has elastic memory that allows the material to better resist bumps and dimples from hard, dry pet food. The plastic bag is highly resistant to moisture and grease, providing better protection than ...

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

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December 31, 1999, ... and features four gas chromatographs; two spectrophotometers; four Mocons for testing oxygen and moisture vapor transmission rates; and a great deal of additional testing equipment. The prepress department, ...

Getting Off to a Smooth Start with a New Coater

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December 31, 1999, ... polys." A proprietary moisture control system has allowed the company to achieve very flat, curl free sheets that are free of static. Arndt also is happy with the Eurotherm Link fiber optic drive control ...