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Karat 46 Available via KBA in U.K.

Published: February 14, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
HUDSON, NH, USAAccording to Presstek Inc., effective immediately, Koenig & Bauer, AG (KBA), Wrzburg, Germany, will distribute the 46 Karat press in the

Agfa on the Road Again for Digital Solutions Tour

Published: February 11, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Agfa says it will be out on the road once again this spring. The company is gearing up for a repeat performance of its successful Digital Solutions Road Tour, which began April last year.

MacDermid ColorSpan Charts New Course

Published: February 11, 2002, By PFFC Staff
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- MacDermid ColorSpan, Inc., recently announced it's refocusing its business operations and marketing direction to better address the

Stora Enso Says 2001 Earnings "Satisfactory"

Published: February 08, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Stora Enso announced its 2001 earnings results last week. Finland-based paper company says earnings are "satisfactory."

Sun Chemical Div. Gets Gigasetter by Barco

Published: February 08, 2002, By PFFC Staff
NORTHLAKE, IL -- Sun Chemical Ink and and Barco Graphics announce the purchase of Barco Gigasetter --the largest format imagesetter available and reportedly

Ozone Generation: Sherman Treaters/Pillar Give the Goods

Published: February 07, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Ozone generation: What is it and how can it benefit your extrusion lamination applications? Those are a couple of the questions PFFC recently posed to the experts at Pillar Technologies and Sherman Treaters (both part of ITW, Inc.).

PCMC In-Line Holds First Open House

Published: February 06, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
GREEN BAY, WI, USAPCMC In-Line Systems (manufacturers of Webtron and Zigzag presses) will hold an open house later this month. According to the Paper

Digital Data Standard Gets Thumbs Up

Published: February 06, 2002, By PFFC Staff
RESTON, VA -- The first in a series of digital data exchange international standards has been approved by the International Organization for Standardization

FFTA Targets Better Box Print

Published: February 05, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
"There are major changes in store for the flexographic corrugated industry [this year] and beyond." That's according to the Foundation of the Flexographic Technical Assn. (FFTA), and that's what members are going to be discussing at an FFTA corrugated/preprint session, which is slated for May 7, 2002, in Washington D.C.

An Early Spring Fever Could Cure a Frosty World Economy

Published: February 01, 2002, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
There's something about spring to a Chicago native that's totally revitalizing. And it's just what the world economy needs right now, no matter what your geographic position is on the globe.

Converting Industry News

Published: February 01, 2002, By Edited by Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
News from: American Roller, BST Pro Mark, Comexi, Day International Inc., Exopack, ExxonMobil, Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), The Freedonia Group, International Paper, Kidder Inc., Klockner Pentaplast, MeadWestvaco, Michigan State University School of Packaging, National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL), Omet, Pack Expo Las Vegas, Rohm and Haas, and Valmet.

International Converting Industry News

Published: February 01, 2002, By Edited by Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
News from: Extrusion Dies Inc. (EDI), Honle UV Technology, IST Metz GmbH, and Lohmann.

Supreme Court Clarifies ADA, Won't Review Privacy Case

Published: February 01, 2002, By Sheila A. Millar, Attorney-at-Law, Keller & Heckman, Washington, DC
In early January 2002, the US Supreme Court took action in two separate cases of interest to converting industry employers, one involving claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and another involving video and audio surveillance of employees.

Overcoats Offer Protection (and You Don't Have to Button Up)

Published: February 01, 2002, By David J. Bentley Jr., RBS Technologies
Printed paper is a key ingredient in many packages and labels. And whether the printing provides information, graphics, or both, it has to be protected.

How Do You Measure Ink Film Thickness? Count the Ways

Published: February 01, 2002, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
Almost every day I receive questions relating to ink or coating thickness determination. You would think it would be a simple matter, but it is not. Ink

Web Line Knowledge Offers a Competitive Advantage

Published: February 01, 2002, By Timothy J. Walker, TJ Walker & Assoc. Inc.
Web lines are the backbone of the converting industry the equipment used in converting paper, film, foil, and other webs into valued product. In this

Reporter Clips

Published: February 01, 2002, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
News from: AWA's release liner conference, Gallus, and PCMC, plus coming events.

What's New in Narrow Web

Published: February 01, 2002
New from: Avery Dennison Corp., CTC Intl., Holman Technology, and Multi Print Systems.

Products

Published: February 01, 2002, By PFFC Staff
New products from: ADI International; Basys Print GmbH; Exair Corp.; Exflexo Products; Extrusion Dies, Inc.; Gallus Inc.; Graymills Corp.; Greycon Inc.; Jemmco LLC; Magnetic Technologies; New Era Converting; Nim-Cor Inc.; Nireco America Corp.; OAI; Pomeroy Pressroom Products; RDP-Marathon Inc.; Rockwell Automation; and Spraymation.

Reclosability & Flex-Packs

Published: February 01, 2002, By Stanley Sacharow, Contributing Editor
Advances in closure technology are expanding the definition of flexible.

The Future of Foil

Published: February 01, 2002, By Gene Leo Omega, Research Assoc.
During the last decade, the world aluminum industry went through a major consolidation that peaked in August 1999 with the announcement five major global

High & Dry

Published: February 01, 2002, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Metlon Corp. has eliminated downtime on its high-precision slitting machines thanks to a new Balston air dryer from Parker Hannifin.

Shaft Collar Decisions Can Be Momentous

Published: February 01, 2002, By Mark Wilson, Amacoil Inc.
Braking moments of force affect efficiency in converting operations. Which is why... Shaft Collar Decisions Can Be Momentous

On the Move...

Published: February 01, 2002
News from: Assn. of European Adhesives Mfrs, Black Clawson, Bobst Group, Converter Accessory Corp., Graphic Converting, Great Northern Corp., Greycon, Harper Corp., Henkel Group, Honle UV America, PGS, Slitterblades.com, and Windmoeller & Hoelscher.

Difficult Jobs? Combo Printing Can Tighten Screwy Requests

Published: February 01, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Combination presses can be a tool for converters to help them minimize problems, downtime, and waste for difficult package printing jobs.

The Third Wave: An Iron Tail about the Business of Print, Vol. 2

Published: February 01, 2002, By Susan Kelly, Raine Consulting
This column is the second in a year-long series of columns about challenges facing the converting industry. Through our series of web articles in 2002,

AVT to Launch New Technology at IPEX

Published: February 01, 2002, By PRESS RELEASE
Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) reports it will launch its ReColor technology at IPEX 2002, the trade show for the printing, publishing, and converting industries, slated for April 9-17, 2002, in Birmingham, U.K.

Heidelberg Relocates Postpress Facility

Published: February 01, 2002, By PFFC Staff
Heidelberg will move all operations from its Dayton, Ohio, site to recently expanded facilities in Durham, NH.

Envelopes Extraordinaire

Published: January 31, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
New equipment, including DuPont's Cyrel Fast technology and a Barco digital imager, have moved Atlantic Envelope's Exton plant into the realm of extraordinary.

Materials

Published: January 31, 2002
New materials from: Atlantis Plastics, Chevron Phillips, INX International Ink Co., and New England Extrusion.

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