Plastics Design Library : the Science and Technology of Flexible Packaging : Multilayer Films from Resin and Process to End Use

__The Science and Technology of Flexible Packaging: Multilayer Films from Resin and Process to End Use__ provides a comprehensive guide to the use of plastic films in flexible packaging, covering scientific principles, properties, processes, and end use considerations. The book brings the science of multilayer films to the practitioner in a concise and impactful way, presenting the fundamental understanding required to improve product design, material selection, and processes, and includes information on why one material is favored over another for a particular application, or how the film or coating affects material properties. Detailed descriptions and analysis of the key properties of packaging films are provided from both an engineering and scientific perspective. End-use effects are also covered in detail, providing key insights into the way the products being packaged influence film properties and design. The book bridges the gap between key scientific literature and the practical challenges faced by the flexible packaging industry, providing essential scientific insights, best practice techniques, environmental sustainability information, and key principles of structure design to enable engineers and scientists to deliver superior products with reduced development time and cost. * Provides essential information on all aspects of multilayer films in flexible packaging * Aids in material selection and processing, shortening development times and delivering stronger products * Bridges the gap between scientific principles and key challenges in the packaging industry, with practical explanations to assist practitioners in overcoming those challenges

The Science and Technology of Flexible Packaging: Multilayer Films from Resin and Process to End Use provides a comprehensive guide to the use of plastic films in flexible packaging, covering scientific principles, properties, processes, and end use considerations. The book brings the science of multilayer films to the practitioner in a concise and impactful way, presenting the fundamental understanding required to improve product design, material selection, and processes, and includes information on why one material is favored over another for a particular application, or how the film or coating affects material properties.

Detailed descriptions and analysis of the key properties of packaging films are provided from both an engineering and scientific perspective. End-use effects are also covered in detail, providing key insights into the way the products being packaged influence film properties and design.

The book bridges the gap between key scientific literature and the practical challenges faced by the flexible packaging industry, providing essential scientific insights, best practice techniques, environmental sustainability information, and key principles of structure design to enable engineers and scientists to deliver superior products with reduced development time and cost.

• Provides essential information on all aspects of multilayer films in flexible packaging
• Aids in material selection and processing, shortening development times and delivering stronger products
• Bridges the gap between scientific principles and key challenges in the packaging industry, with practical explanations to assist practitioners in overcoming those challenges

Annotation The Science and Technology of Flexible Packaging: Multilayer Films from Resin and Process to End Use provides a comprehensive guide to the use of plastic films in flexible packaging, covering scientific principles, properties, processes, and end use considerations. The book brings the science of multilayer films to the practitioner in a concise and impactful way, presenting the fundamental understanding required to improve product design, material selection, and processes, and includes information on why one material is favored over another for a particular application, or how the film or coating affects material properties.Detailed descriptions and analysis of the key properties of packaging films are provided from both an engineering and scientific perspective. End-use effects are also covered in detail, providing key insights into the way the products being packaged influence film properties and design.The book bridges the gap between key scientific literature and the practical challenges faced by the flexible packaging industry, providing essential scientific insights, best practice techniques, environmental sustainability information, and key principles of structure design to enable engineers and scientists to deliver superior products with reduced development time and cost.Provides essential information on all aspects of multilayer films in flexible packagingAids in material selection and processing, shortening development times and delivering stronger productsBridges the gap between scientific principles and key challenges in the packaging industry, with practical explanations to assist practitioners in overcoming those challenges Content: Series Page,Front Matter,Copyright,PrefaceEntitled to full textPart I: Why Multilayer Films?1 - Introduction, Pages 3-21 2 - Converting Processes, Pages 25-49 3 - Packaging Equipment, Pages 51-66 4 - Commonly Used Resins and Substrates in Flexible Packaging, Pages 69-119 5 - Rheology of Polymer Melts, Pages 121-147 6 - Polymer Blending for Packaging Applications, Pages 149-177 Introduction, Page 179 7 - Heat Seal, Pages 181-257 8 - Barrier, Pages 259-308 9 - Strength, Stiffness, and Abuse Resistance, Pages 309-350 10 - Adhesion, Pages 351-400 11 - Thermoforming, Orientation, and Shrink, Pages 401-433 12 - Frictional and Optical Properties, Pages 435-462 Introduction, Page 463 13 - Effect of Processing on Quality, Pages 465-513 14 - Effect of Process on Properties, Pages 515-538 15 - Effect of Processing on Interlayer Adhesion, Pages 539-613 16 - End-Use Factors Influencing the Design of Flexible Packaging, Pages 617-654 17 - Analytical and Modeling Tools for Structure Design and Process Optimization, Pages 657-684 Appendix A - Writing Guide for Packaging Films and Other Multilayer Structures, Pages 685-695 Appendix B - Examples of Flexible Packaging Film Structures, Pages 697-709 Index, Pages 711-728 Providing a comprehensive guide to the use of plastic films in flexible packaging, covering scientific principles, properties, processes, and end use considerations, this book brings the science of multilayer films to the practitioner in a concise and impactful way, presenting the fundamental understanding required to improve product design, material selection, and processes. -- Edited summary from book