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Labelexpo Revs Up

Published: August 01, 2006, By By Deborah Donberg Associate Managing Editor
The biennial showcase for the narrow web industry returns September 11-14 to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL, near Chicago's

A Friendship Both Old & New

Published: August 01, 2006, By By Yolanda Simonsis Associate Publisher/Editor
It's my distinct pleasure to introduce PFFC readers this month to a familiar name who will serve as an expert contributor to our editorial staff. David

LabelExpo

Published: August 01, 2006, By Compiled By Deborah Donberg Associate Managing Editor
Measure Speed and Length Beta LaserMike, Dayton, OH; 770/853-4677; www.betalasermike.com The LaserSpeed 9000 noncontact measurement gauge uses Laser Doppler

What Makes Winding Difficult?

Published: August 01, 2006, By By Timothy J. Walker TJWalker & Assoc. Inc.

What is it that allows one product to run all year with 2% waste and another can't get on the core without problems? Consider this a lesson in product

Gravure Allure

Published: August 01, 2006, By Edited by Yolanda Simonsis Associate Publisher/Editor
This year's winners of the Gravure Assn. of America Golden Cylinder Awards demonstrate the allure of gravure for brand owners that value high quality

The Laser's Edge

Published: August 01, 2006, By By Bill Knotts Spartanics
When laser cutting first hit the converting industry, many label converters were impressed by the promise of the technology but decided to bide their

What's New

Published: August 01, 2006
Nine-Layer Die has Stability Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering Co., Gloucester, MA; 978/281-1800; www.bge.battenfeld.com The nine-layer Optiflow LP (low

Stora Enso Joins Parelec's Certified Partner Program

Published: July 31, 2006, By pffc-online.com
The Global Speciality Papers Business Area of Stora Enso has signed an exclusive agreement with Parelec to join Parelec’s Certified RFID Partner Program as a strategic partner for RFID antennae paper substrates.

MAGPWR To Host E-Seminar at Labelexpo

Published: July 31, 2006, By pffc-online.com
MAGPWR will host an e-seminar on taper tension live from its booth at Labelexpo 2006.

Labelexpo What's New

Published: July 31, 2006, By PFFC staff
New products on display at Labelexpo 2006 from: Beta LaserMike, J.M. Heaford, Double E. Co., Water Ink Technologies, Dow Corning, Husson, Carey Color, Schober USA, Rotoflex Intl., Northwest Coatings, Aquaflex, Nilpeter, Spinnaker Coating, RK Print Coat Instruments, Omet, and Provident Group.

Slitting Seminar at Labelexpo

Published: July 30, 2006, By pffc-online.com

Confidex Launches Testing and Coding System

Published: July 30, 2006, By pffc-online.com
Confidex has launched MR01, a testing system for UHF RFID inlays and labels. It is the first industrial testing and coding system in the market to offer quality control for the manufacture of Gen 2 labels.

RFID Reduces Out-Of-Stocks at Wal-Mart By 25%

Published: July 30, 2006, By pffc-online.com
RFID technology has turned out to be more effective at minimizing out-of-stocks than Wal-Mart initially thought. RFID technology has resulted in a 30-percent reduction in out-of-stocks on average, and with items that sell at a rate of six to 15 units a day, RFID has cut out-of-stocks by a full 62 percent.

Smart Lables Europe Spotlights Passive and Active RFID Forecasts and Markets

Published: July 30, 2006, By pffc-online.com
According to IDTechEx, 1.3 billion RFID tags will be sold in 2006, with 500 million being applied to pallets and cases, over 200 million for contactless smart cards, and the rest in a diverse range of markets. RFID Smart Labels Europe with will focus on the market vehicles covering RFID requirements by different industries, how RFID suppliers can make money from RFID by avoiding the crowd, international perspectives from Americas to East Asia, and cutting-edge technologies.

2006 RFID What's News, Part 2

Published: July 30, 2006

Be There or Be Square

Published: July 27, 2006, By pffc-online.com
CPP (Converting & Package Printing Expo) will take place at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, October 29-November 2, 2006. It will showcase almost 100,000 sq. ft. of converting/package printing equipment, supplies, and solutions.

Info on 3 Packaging Trade Fairs at Pack Expo 2006

Published: July 27, 2006, By pffc-online.com
Messe Dusseldorf North America will participate at Pack Expo 2006 in order to promote three international trade fairs for the packaging industry: interpack 2008, UPAKOVKA 2007, and Pack Print Intl. 2007.

DataLase PACKMARK Tested by American Bakers

Published: July 26, 2006, By pffc-online.com
DataLase PACKMARK laser marking solution has been trialed successfully by the American Bakers Assn. (ABA) for the marking of variable information on polyethylene bread bags.

WMU Offers Flexo Class

Published: July 26, 2006, By pffc-online.com
Western Michigan University has developed a flexo course for customer service and sales reps, quality control managers, and new production supervisors working in packaging. The two-day course is designed to provide them with the tools they need to ensure their pressrooms can deliver the promised results.

TAPPI's PLACE Conference Coming in September

Published: July 25, 2006, By pffc-online.com
The TAPPI PLACE conference will take place September 17-21, 2006, and will showcase innovations in materials, equipment, and processes in the flexible packaging and converting industry.

Flexo Concepts Chooses Representative

Published: July 19, 2006, By pffc-online.com
Flexo Concepts has selected Jacob Flexographic Services to represent the company's full line of products in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

DataLase Launches Print-and-Apply Labels

Published: July 19, 2006, By pffc-online.com
DataLase has launched a cost-effective label replacement solution for outer case secondary packaging.

RFID4U and ODIN Partner on Training Program

Published: July 18, 2006, By pffc-online.com
RFID4U and ODIN Technologies have joined forces to bring the RFID+ CompTIA certification training to the Washington, DC, area. The first class will be held August 22-25, 2006, at ODIN's Dulles, VA, headquarters.

Sirit Awarded Transponder Contract

Published: July 18, 2006, By pffc-online.com
Sirit has secured an order valued up to $5.9 million from the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) in California. As of July 2006, Sirit delivers a combination of its traditional sealed and new battery replaceable Title-21-based toll transponders, including packaged tags available at retail locations.

Winter, Bell Named Outstanding Vendor

Published: July 18, 2006, By pffc-online.com
Winter, Bell received the 2005 Outstanding Vendor Award from Lorillard Tobacco Co.

Komatsu America Moves to New Headquarters

Published: July 18, 2006, By pffc-online.com
Komatsu America will celebrate the company's move to its new headquarters in Rolling Meadows, IL with a ribbon cutting ceremony July 20, 2006.

ProtecPac Acquires TAP in Germany

Published: July 17, 2006, By pffc-online.com
ProtecPac has acquired TAP Telion-Air-Pac Gesellschaft fur Moderne Verpackungen mbH in Braunschweig, German, from Sweden-based Fagerdala World Foams AB.

Electrostatic Separation of Mixed Plastic Resins

Published: July 17, 2006, By pffc-online.com
A new report provides insight into a series of experiments that were conducted to determine the feasibility of expanding sorting technologies to a range of rigid plastics (after removal of PET and HDPE bottles) in order to reduce sorting costs and increase revenue.

How to Make Money Out of RFID

Published: July 16, 2006, By pffc-online.com
IDTechEx has analyzed profit, cash generation, fund raising, and acquisition strategy in RFIF for a new report, "How to make money out of RFID."

Texas Instruments Supports Smart Card Alliance Position on WHTI PASS Card

Published: July 16, 2006, By pffc-online.com
As a member of the Smart Card Alliance, Texas Instruments is supporting the organization's recommendation that secure contactless technology (ISO/IEC 14443) best meets the objectives of the Department of Homeland Security for high throughput and the protection of individual privacy at the nation's border crossings for its People Access Security Service (PASS) card program.

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