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DUNMORE Honored as Boeing Supplier

(Flexpack)

April 03, 2018, ... from 47 countries servicing Boeing, DUNMORE says it is a great privilege to be acknowledged as a key supplier. The company, a manufacturer of thin film products, supplies Boeing with a number of films ...

AIMCAL Awards | Holographic Carton, Metallized Film Are Winners

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2018, ... food residue in the seal area. The judges appreciated the value of thin-gauge film with the ability to seal well. “This structure definitely answers some of the problems commonly encountered with flexible ...

Innovia Offers Video on Mineral Oil Migration

(Flexpack)

February 21, 2018, ... (L) & Neil Hudson inspect Propafilm RCU before the migration test begins In the video Neil Hudson, team leader chromatography, and Gary O’Connor, chromatography analytical leader within the R&D team ...

Material Science | The Future of Packaging

(Trends/Management)

February 05, 2018, ... technology, intelligent labels, and sustainable products and services. Labeling and packaging within food and drink is multi-faceted and can be quite complex, but the challenges of today and the opportunities ...

Toray Issues Third Generation of BOPP Film

(Flexpack)

February 04, 2018, ... with excellent moisture barrier and are available in sealable and non-sealable versions. Company says the robust 70- and 80-ga films are a thinner alternative to thicker OPP films and enable source reduction, ...

Berry Global Group to Acquire Clopay

(News | New Products)

January 07, 2018, ... within the faster growing health and hygiene markets. Clopay will bring Berry new capabilities in the production of technical films, where they are a known innovator with patent protected breathable hygiene ...

Telstar Module Suited for Many Apps

(News | New Products)

January 02, 2018, ... for Thin Films Heat-Sensitive Web Apps PLUS – Rotary Screen Interchange Some Apps with Speeds Approaching 500 fpm 10–28-in. Widths Up to 28 in. Repeat Unwind & Rewind Options Telstar ServoGenius ...

Tangent Shear Slitting | Reduce Edge Defects in Shrink Sleeve Film

(Slit)

December 04, 2017, ... study how things break or why they break we are in an area of science known as fracture mechanics. Fracture mechanics is a field of mechanics that focuses on what causes cracks to propagate in different ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2017

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2017, ... as thin as 0.5 mils and can be produced with blown or cast film extrusion processes. Besides eliminating the need for secondary lamination, it is said to offer excellent deadfold properties and good moisture ...

Klöckner Pentaplast Opens R&D Center

(Flexpack)

November 19, 2017, ... ideas, and innovation, the core elements in driving forward-thinking research and development in today’s packaging industry.” The kp i.center combines a dedicated area resourced with marketing, sales, ...

Sunshield Deployed on NASA's James Webb Space Telescop

(Coating/Laminating)

November 09, 2017, ... for being the size of a tennis court, will protect and prevent the background heat from the Sun, Earth, and Moon from interfering with JWST’s infrared sensors. The sunshield layers, each as thin as a ...

Ampacet Announces Synthetic Tissue

(Flexpack)

November 05, 2017, ... craft applications, concrete bags, and more. SynTear, like SynWrap, enables extrusion of single-layer synthetic paper that can be as thin as 0.5 mils and can be produced with blown or cast film extrusion ...

AIMCAL Hosts Successful R2R Conference

(Coating/Laminating)

October 27, 2017, ... by Dr. Aoife Celoria of NovaCentrix. Taking the 2017 AIMCAL John Matteucci Award for Technical Excellence in Vacuum Web Coating was “New Results About Multi-Functional Plasma Polymer Thin Films Fabricated ...

AMETEK MOCON Instrument Measures WVTR

(Controls)

October 15, 2017, ... is growing exponentially. However, the electronic components within OLED displays are extremely sensitive to water vapor. The slightest exposure to humidity can cause a series of problems that significantly ...

Protective Packaging | Add Value with Vapor Corrosion Inhibitors

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2017, ... has been to dip metal parts in rust preventives before shipping them to their destination. This raises several problems. For one thing, dipping the parts adds at least two extra steps—one to dip the parts ...

Flexible Packaging | Fighting Food Waste

(Flexpack)

September 25, 2017, ... it fresher for longer, and 61% think that fruits and vegetables “go off” more quickly in packaging.3 In fact, packaging can do just the opposite. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies ...

Epson Adds New Digital Press

(News | New Products)

September 24, 2017, ... 3.15–13-in. wide and as thin as 0.00314 in. The L-4533 also includes processing improvements for variable data processing (VDP), such as standard paper to thin films, metallic and laminated pouch materials. ...

HERMA Adhesive Promises Benefits

(Coating/Laminating)

September 03, 2017, ... by the multilayer process “breaks down” faster, for example, and thus facilitates the die-cutting operation during label production, company reports. Among other things, the die-cutting pressure can thus ...

What Was Your Eclipse Experience?

(Yo's Yarns)

August 23, 2017, ... don't tell Bob, but he was right! We cruised down some lonely roads looking for the perfect viewing spot for almost an hour. Nothing seemed right until we slowly coasted past a grassy hill with a few open ...

Show Preview | PRINT 2017 Heads Back to Chicago

(Trade Shows)

August 16, 2017, ... business networking and commerce within our community needed to grow this industry.” To make it easier for the entire industry to come together for the show, NPES is providing free high-speed wireless ...