NOVA Chemicals Version 5.0 of BONFIRE Film Development Platform
NOVA Chemicals Corporation (NOVA Chemicals) launched version 5.0 of its proprietary BONFIRE Film Development Platform for modeling and simulating multilayer films. A free tool for NOVA Chemicals’ customers and broader value chain collaborators, the BONFIRE Platform speeds development of sustainable flexible packaging by helping designers and engineers shortlist formulations and reduce the number of physical trials. The Platform helps converters achieve sustainability goals through material reduction (downgauging), transition from multimaterial laminates to recyclable PE structures and closing the loop with post-consumer resin (PCR) incorporation.
Version 5.0 adds several new modules and enhancements: