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Side-Fed Spiral Die Gives IBC More Room to Breathe.


A new side-fed configuration for small spiral dies is said to give up to 15% higher output and better thickness distribution in LLDPE LLDPE Linear Low Density Polyethylene  and LDPE LDPE
abbr.
low-density polyethylene
 blown film by allowing more room for the IBC IBC International Building Code
IBC Iraq Body Count
IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee
IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer
IBC International Business Company
IBC Independence Blue Cross
IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada
IBC International Broadcasting Convention
 in the middle of the die. Davis-Standard Egan Film & Coating Systems, Somerville, N.J., has built 4-, 8-, and 12-in. StatPak dies so far. An 8-in. StatPak allows IBC capacity of 725 cfm of air, vs. 624 cfm for an 8-in, conventional die. StatPak, which uses a coat-hanger distribution around the circumference, is said to be well suited to small bubbles for seamless can liners liners,
n the liquid material applied to teeth to protect them within a cavity preparation, to seal carious tissues, or to release beneficial chemicals such as fluoride.
 and sacks.
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Publication:Plastics Technology
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Date:May 1, 2000
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