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Preparing Artwork for Flexographic Printing
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Creating Effective Artwork Beyond its primary utilitarian purposes of protection, transportation, and sale-marking, packaging serves its product as a vehicle for expression; whether to instill confidence, ethos, or even to simply invoke happiness, packaging art is, in essence, like any …
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Pink Poly Bags vs Shield Bags
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Part 1 Static electricity on the surface of a bag can cause the bag to be unsuitable for electronics packaging. Antistats and metallized PET are used to modify the bags in a way to either dissipate a static charge and …
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Yellowing of Clear Plastic Film
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Causes & Prevention Being organically based, polymers are subject to degradation and breakdown through natural oxidation. Degradation may be initiated or accelerated by numerous factors including ultra-violet light, visible light, ozone, pollutants, manufacturing additives, oxygen, heat, or by carton storage …
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Carbon/Gel Spot Technical Information
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Tiny spots commonly seen in packaging films are either gel or carbon spots. Gels and carbon spots are inherent in the film extrusion process. These are bits of unmelted resin in the case of gels or charred bits in the …
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Our Lot Traceability Policy
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Lot Traceability As a custom products converter, the specified film and quantity is ordered specifically for each printed, laminated or otherwise, converted job. No raw materials nor finished goods are generally stored or warehoused without specific request and agreement from …
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The Blown Film Process
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The resin is available in 1000-2000# boxes called Gaylords brought in by truck or more typically, purchased in railroad cars. The higher volume reduces cost. Resin may be stored in the rail car and drawn directly from it into the …
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Antistats Are Not Amine Free
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Antistats are not typically amine free. Antistats contain a tertiary amine which is reputed to be able to crack polycarbonate circuit boards. It is the two free hydrogen tails formed by an ethoxylated fatty amine that allows the antistat to …
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Antiblock Scuffing of Polyethylene Films
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Antiblock Antiblocking agents come in various forms. The most common is silica, which is a more scientific term for a finely ground sand. A form typically used and a larger word for the same is “diatomaceous earth”. The layman’s term …
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Additional Quality Information
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Peace of Mind – that’s what the uncompromising standards of quality of Fisher Container products has brought to our customers for the past 40 years. When you order from Fisher Container, you can rest assured that we will get your …
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1 (833) PPC-FLEX

1111 Busch Pkwy
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA