Corona Treatment Builds Better Bonds for BOPP Laminates at Prestige Pak
In 1967, Biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) wasn’t regarded as a popular substrate for flexographic printing. James Kuber saw an opportunity and launched flexible-packaging converter Prestige-Pak (now CP Flexible Packaging) in Fond du Lac, WI. Decades later, President Vince Kuber continues to invest in equipment as he sees store shelves filled with products packaged in laminated, flexible bags…
Read MoreNew Solventless Laminating Line Raises the Level of Service for Rohm and Haas Customers
From meeting environmental regulations to reducing operational costs, solventless laminating has many advantages. If you’re not sure if solventless laminating is right for your operation, then you should bring your questions to the Rohm and Haas team at their Midwest Pilot Coating Facility in Ringwood, IL. They recently installed a versatile production scale Comexi CL…
Read MoreCorona Treater Improves Bonding for OPP/CPP on Nordmeccanica Laminator
Golden Eagle Extrusions is willing to find ways to invest in new equipment to expand services to its customers. With a little help from the 2009 stimulus package, the company recently purchased a new Nordmeccanica Super Simplex SL Laminator. The machine is designed to handle a 60-inch-wide web at speeds of 1,300 fpm. The primary structure Golden…
Read MoreCustom Coating Specialist Thrives with Diverse Use of Surface Treaters
“We’ve been incorporating things we’ve learned about coating in the last 20 years and building specialized lines for our specific processes,” says Chris Stogbauer, director of engineering for Wausau Coated Products. Wausau Coated Products expertly serves small through large companies requiring non-commodity, specialty pressure-sensitive substrates and label materials. Stogbauer and his team tailor its machinery…
Read MoreCo-extrusion & Adhesion Capabilities Give Scapa N.A. an Edge
Scapa North America’s purchase of Great Lakes Technologies in Syracuse, New York is an impressive addition to their well established line of specialty pressure-sensitive adhesive films, tapes, and compounds. According to Tom Bezigian, Business Development manager and founder of Great Lakes Technologies, the Syracuse operation is capable of producing a tremendously wide range of highly…
Read MoreLofton Label Reaches Lofty Heights with the Help of Surface Treaters
How do you earn the trust of a company for label runs in the millions? How can you confidently promise to deliver the job in a matter of a couple of days? Ask Lofton Label’s Production Manager Mike Gaughan and he’ll tell you its not only a matter of trust, it’s a matter of quality.…
Read MoreFlexible Extrusion Line is a Novel Idea
What does an already-successful converter do when Opportunity knocks? If healthcare customers are at the door, and they’re asking for high-barrier packaging capability that you don’t have enough of, you’d better get it. And that’s exactly what Amcor Flexibles Madison, WI did. In 2001 the company, then Rexam Healthcare Flexibles, undertook an aggressive plant expansion…
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