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Recently while working of an oriented tape problem I came across a really good book on the process and material technology for the orientation of tapes.  The book is "Fiber Technology:  from film to fiber" by Hans A. Krassig, Jurgen Lenz and Herman Mark. Marcel Dekker, Inc, New York and Ba...

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After answering a recent question about a film design, I was asked to recommend the best book on barrier properties of films.  However, on reflection I don’t think I really know of a book which teaches the principles of barrier packaging design, fabrication and manufacture. There are som...

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In 2009 I presented this book review on a post, and later found out that the book was not available from Hanser anymore.  As Dr. Campbell is a friend and we see each other regularly at the SPE Extrusion Board meeting,s we discussed the book availability and he contacted Hanser who said they wou...

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I have recently prepared several posts on the use of “slip” agents for film COF and blocking modification. That got me looking for a picture of slip crystallized on a film surface and I reached for my copy of “Fatty Amides; synthesis, Properties, Reactions, and Applications” ...

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I would like to recommend a book by Dr. Chan I Chung, Extrusion of Polymers Theory and Practice, 2nd Edition, Hanser Publications, Cincinnati, (2010).  This book has recently been revised and added to and is rich with experimental results from Dr. Chung’s research.  The second editio...

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Eldridge Mount photo Dr. Eldridge M. Mount III

Dr. Mount is an independent consultant in the coextrusion, extrusion, film, metallization and film converting industries. He is a leader in the development of metallized films for barrier applications and film laminations. His expertise is in oriented film product and process research, the design and implementation of extrusion systems and coextrusion die specification and system specification including installation and start-up. He is also recognized for trouble shooting mono and biaxial orientated film and sheet coextrusion, melt casting and melt pinning, and film surface treatment by corona, flame and plasma systems. EMMOUNT Technologies, LLC offers consulting and technical training in film orientation, barrier technologies, coextrusion and extrusion and measures polymer melt viscosity with a capillary rheometer.

Eldridge has over 30 years industrial experience in the extrusion and orientation of polypropylene and polyester films at ExxonMobil Chemical and ICI Americas Film Divisions. He managed the intellectual property of Mobil Chemical Films Division and has courtroom experience as an expert witness. A frequent contributor to SPE ANTEC, AIMCAL and TAPPI conferences, he is a member of the SPE Extrusion Division Board of Directors, and a Fellow and Honored Service Member of SPE. Appointed AIMCAL Metallizing Consultant in 2001 and a past VP of the Society of Plastics Engineers. He has a Bachelors degree in Chemistry from West Chester University and a ME and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute.

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