Slice barrier layers thinner than ever. (Extrusion).The first seven-layer barrier blown-film line in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. from Hosokawa Hosokawa is a Japanese surname. People with the name include:
ALPINE Advanced Logistics Program Integration and Engineering American was installed last February at FlexTech Packaging Ltd. in Cincinnati. Alpine, based in Natick, Mass., says the FlexTech line runs the lowest percentages of barrier materials in the industry. It runs barrier layers as thin as 3% of the film gauge on commercial runs and down to 1% in trials, FlexTech says. The line has seven 30:1, grooved-feed extruders--four of 50 mm diam., one of 65 mm, and two of 75 mm. The 10-in.-diam. die has automatic gauge control in a segmented air ring. This is also the first Alpine line equipped with Siemens' latest WinCC (Window Control Center) touchscreen See touch screen. interface. Tel: (508) 655-1123, www.alpine.hosokawa.com |
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