PFFC - March 2009 - (Page 52) FILM CONVERTING Bloomer Plastics can laminate a variety of materials to its specialty films to serve diverse markets, including packaging, graphics art, and automotive. This is a custom-designed converting line with a Black Clawson extruder using a Cloeren feed block. giving greater coverage per pound. They do not contain chlorine, resulting in no dioxin or acid formation when incinerated, are recyclable, and heat sealable under a broad range of temperatures, and can be made to be biodegradable. Growth in Laminations Bloomer Plastics offers packaging films in a variety of resin and manufacturing combinations, including PP homopolymers, copolymers, and impact copolymers. Lundgren sees packaging, in particular, as one of Bloomer’s strongest growth markets. Currently, that market accounts for a growing percentage of its annual sales. In fact, he notes, “Our customers have driven us into more of a packaging mentality. Right now we’re aggressively pursuing the protective film and packaging markets; doing laminations that include PET, metallized film, and foil laminations, even laminations of other people’s films for their packaging,” he says. “A growth market for us has been with polypropylene. The Industry Leader in Slitter Rewinders Converters who demand technology and productivity are taking note of Deacro’s innovative model C610B slitter rewinder. Ranging from thin gauge films to heavy laminates, the Deacro C610B easily handles today’s converter demands. Your slitter will be producing while your competitors attempt to catch up. Deacro model C610B 135 Capital Court | Mississauga | Ontario | Canada | Tel: (905) 564-6566 | Fax: (905) 564-6533 | www.deacro.com | sales@deacro.com PFFC-ASAP 134 52 | MARCH 2009 WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM http://www.deacro.com http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM
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