Film Extrusion
From Printer to High-End Extruder: Colormasters Sets Sights on Collation Film
When long-established printing and converting company Colormasters was putting together a strategic plan for growth, it added blown film processing to the mix.
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Top 10 Extrusion Items in 2013
Here's a quick rundown of things that caught my eye--and likely the attention of extrusion processors, in 2013.
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Exxon to Film Processors: Go With Five Layers
For a company that did not exhibit at K 2013, ExxonMobil Chemical certainly was busy at October鈥檚 Dusseldorf trade show. Material from the Houston-based resin giant was running on a handful of film lines producing everything from five-layer collation-shrink blown film to five-layer hygiene film, three-layer lamination film, and 33-layer nano-cast stretch film.
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Telltale Temperatures
Here's how to get a 'feel' for a screw design without actually seeing it. And how to use this information.
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Extrusion/Compounding at K 2013: Having It All
Extrusion processors no longer need to chose among speed, quality, and flexibility, based on exhibits at K 2013.
Read MoreEuropean Film Extruder Sets Up North American Operation
German processor S眉dpack sets up direct sales operation in Chicago.
Read MoreClear, Heat-Resistant PLA Films in Development
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Dutch producer of lactic acid and lactides Corbion Purac is joining forces with U.K.鈥檚 Innovia Films to develop PLA film that is both transparent and resistant to high temperatures.
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News Aplenty In Extrusion
Last month brought a spate of developments that extrusion processors should find interesting.
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Headlines from the K 2013 Show
Here’s just a taste of the innovations on display, a selection of the top headlines not covered in our September show preview.
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