Coating

Methods and Design Considerations for the Application of Hot Melt Coatings Members Public

Presented by Bob Pasquale, New Era Converting Machinery As the use of hot melt coatings continues to grow and evolve so too have the operating parameters and requirements for applying these coatings.  This presentation covers several of the coating methods currently used to apply hot melts, including a review of

Kevin Lifsey
Conference Proceedings

Multi-purpose Film Coating & Lacquering Line to produce different Packaging Applications Members Public

Presented by Bill Smith, Polytype Converting The paper will, among other aspects of today´s packaging film´s industry, focus on functional TopCoat coatings that can be applied in various combinations and with corresponding primer coatings: * Acrylic Adhesive Coating * Low Temperature Seal (LTS) Coating * PolyVinyliDene Chloride (PVDC) Barrier Coating * Polyvinyl

Kevin Lifsey
Conference Proceedings

WEB COATING | Basic configurations for drying and curing of liquid coatings Members Public

Liquid coatings need to solidify before being wound into a roll. For ambient-temperature coatings, this requires drying, curing or a combination of the two. Here we discuss the basic configurations and the benefits and drawbacks of curing with and without drying. Click the link below to download the full article.

Alex Nevels
Converting Quarterly

VACUUM VERBIAGE | Are today's fillers for various polymer films a necessary evil? Members Public

I have a tendency to view fillers as problematic; hence, the title of this column. Polymer films made without fillers often are very smooth, which makes them very hard to wind well. As the film is wound, the air between is squeezed out, and so there is a very high

Alex Nevels
Converting Quarterly

“Roll to product: What is coming?” A pro flex 2021 conference report Members Public

This technical paper summarizes presentations given at the pro flex 2021 hybrid conference, organized by Fraunhofer Institute, FEP, in Dresden, Germany, in September 2021. The program highlights work done by Fraunhofer and its industrial partners as well as publicizes progress made by some of the collaborative European Research Initiatives. The

Alex Nevels
Converting Quarterly

Magnetron-based Plasma Sources for Surface Preparation, Activation and Etching of Flexible Substrates Members Public

Kevin Lifsey
Conference Proceedings

Role of vacuum coating in sustainable flexible packaging Members Public

Thin films deposited by vacuum coating, with their unusual properties of being extremely thin and relatively impervious to the diffusion of gas, water vapor and aromas, lend themselves to being ideal components for future recyclable packaging. This article will describe the main trend in vacuum deposition, including the development of

Alex Nevels
Converting Quarterly

Metallized-PE films: Challenges & opportunities to meeting market needs for recyclable, high-barrier flexible packaging Members Public

Currently, the only path to have flexible packaging recycled in North America is via Store Drop-Off programs, which require these packages to be predominantly based on polyethylene (PE). For many barrier applications, these PE packages must use an EVOH layer, metallizing or topcoating. We will look at all three as

Alex Nevels
Converting Quarterly