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Reduce Downtime and Scrap in the Blown Film Industry

The blown film sector now benefits from a tailored solution developed by Chem-Trend to preserve integrity of the bubble.

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Follow These Tips to Fire Up Your Cold Blown Film Line

Firing up a cold blown-film line after a shutdown involves multiple pieces of equipment that all interact. Here’s a look at those components individually and some best practices on how to get your line up and running as quickly and safely as possible.

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See a 7-Layer Stretch Line Controlled by AI

Colines producing high-tech stretch film on a line with an artificial intelligence control package.

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Alpine Is Focusing on Efficiency, Sustainability, While Pushing for Better Recycling Infrastructure

NPE2024: New technology aims at improving efficiencies in film production, but executive calls on e-commerce retailers to help develop packaging infrastructure.   

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Macro Building Shrink Film Lab Line for Multibubble Production

NPE2024: Machine builder is preparing should market switch from PVdC.  

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For W&H, Big Themes are MDO, the Circular Economy, Retrofits

NPE2024: Machine builders responding to a need for flexible packaging processors are looking to make their operations more sustainable.

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Addex Continues to Advancing Cooling in Blown Film

NPE2024: Cooling specialist Addex debuts auto-profiling air ring for rotating dies, and new single-plenum air ring.

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Blown Film Lines Are Fully Customized

NPE2024:  Systems can be furnished for single- to nine-layer for barrier applications.

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Single-Inlet Plenum Air Ring Improves Gauge Control

NPE2024: New design also eliminates multiple hoses to clean up production area.

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Film Extrusion

Refurbishing Service for Biax Lines

NPE2024: Clip and chain systems for film-stretching lines can now be overhauled in the U.S.

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Auto-Profile System for Blown Film Rotating Dies

NPE2024: New technology can slash gauge variation by 50%.  

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Novel Cooling System, Energy Efficient Extruders for Blown Film

NPE2024: Tower-mounted, variable-diameter air ring and flexible, energy-efficient extruder highlight Apline display.  

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Bandera to Run 5-Layer Blown Film Line at NPE2024

Italian machine builder bucks trend among blown film suppliers to run production line in Orlando, May 6-10.  

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New Blown-Film Cooling Technologies Set to Debut at NPE2024

Cooling specialist Addex to roll out new auto-profiling air ring for rotating dies, and new single-plenum air ring.

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Film Extrusion: Boost Mechanical Properties and Rate of Composting by Blending Amorphous PHA into PLA

A unique amorphous PHA has been shown to enhance the mechanical performance and accelerate the biodegradation of other compostable polymers PLA in blown film.

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Breaking the Barrier: An Emerging Force in 9-Layer Film Packaging

Hamilton Plastics taps into its 30-plus years of know-how in high-barrier films by bringing novel, custom-engineered, nine-layer structures resulting from the investment in two new lines.

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Filtration System Helps Film Processor Manage Recycled Material Mandates

Global film processor RKW teams with Nordson to enable it to process blown film with high recycled content.  

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Sustainability, Innovation Intertwined at TC Transcontinental Packaging

Just 10 years in the plastics packaging business, TC Transcontinental has invested heavily to help its brand owner and retail customers meet their sustainability goals.

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Flexible-Film Processor Optimizes All-PE Food Packaging

Tobe Packaging’s breakthrough was to create its Ecolefin PE multilayer film that could be applied with a specialized barrier coating.

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