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Article: Electron process can boost performance, lighten weight of films.(CONVERTER NEWS)(Reprint)
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- February 1, 2009
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Packaging Strategies' Perspective: AEB could ride the coattails of the trend toward water and energy reduction in manufacturing, major issues with hot-fill sterilization and the need to eliminate chemicals during sterilization. What is just as compelling is whether the e-beams can help modify plastic molecular properties and assist in the emerging evolution of film down-gauging.
The intriguing prospect of electron beams modifying commodity plastics and providing lighter-weight packaging could be boosted by a new partnership between Advanced Electron Beams (AEB) and a noted French technology institute.
Wilmington, MA-based AEB has set up an e-beam ...