Leading Italian specialist converter Masterpack has installed a SOMA CI flexo press fitted with Vetaphone corona technology to improve performance on the latest PP and PE materials that is uses for a range of flexible packaging manufactured at its plant in Veruno. Established in 1988 by Claudio Binda and still under family ownership and management, Masterpack is not a … [Read more...] about Italian converter Masterpack uses Vetaphone corona for difficult substrates on SOMA CI-flexo press
Surface Treatment
Italian converting-machinery maker Politecna aligns with Vetaphone surface-treatment technology
Located just 10 minutes from Milan's Malpensa airport, Politecna is a manufacturer of converting technology for the packaging sector and one of Vetaphone’s specialist OEMs. PHOTO: A Vetaphone 1,920-mm double-sided C Model at work on a Politecna press in the US. The corona treater is fitted with six ceramic electrodes. Although relatively small, employing 17 people and … [Read more...] about Italian converting-machinery maker Politecna aligns with Vetaphone surface-treatment technology
Film Surface Treatment Mysteries
By Eldridge Mount, consulting technical editor This article will discuss film treatment and the many mysteries that can be found in film-surface treatment production, testing and end uses. In this article, “treatment” will be an oxidative process applied to the film surface by a corona, flame or atmospheric plasma. “Wet” oxidative processes will be ignored for the purposes … [Read more...] about Film Surface Treatment Mysteries
Modifying surface properties in extrusion coating & laminating
By Rory A. Wolf, business unit mgr., ITW Pillar Technologies Abstract Extrusion coating, lamination and film lamination give rise to complex manufacturing techniques that allow a converter to make high-performance packaging films. The physical properties and the related performance characteristics of composites obtained by extrusion coating & lamination can be … [Read more...] about Modifying surface properties in extrusion coating & laminating
Specialized plasma technology improves adhesion of water-based materials
By Kevin McKell, vp-Technical Sales; and Kim Bredgaard, project sales mgr., Vetaphone AS Introduction In a world that is becoming more environmentally conscious by the day, there is a moral and commercial obligation on all manufacturers to conform to legislation and public pressure by developing products and processes that are “greener.” In the case of packaging, which as … [Read more...] about Specialized plasma technology improves adhesion of water-based materials