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Enercon's Surface-Treating Lab Adds A"Peel"

Published: October 01, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Converters in need of surface-treatment information now may be able to get it from Enercon's surface-treating lab. Enercon Industries Corp. says it's added a Friction/Peel Tester to its laboratory to help customers identify the effects of various levels and types of surface treating.

Polytech Adds Line to Research Center

Published: October 01, 2001
MARANO TICINO, ITALY Polytech SpA has introduced a web converting unit nicknamed Octopus One to complement its two existing film extrusion lines at the

What's New Products

Published: October 01, 2001, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff Editor
This month's is on slitting knives. For a look at trends in slitting knives, see p. 178. Bagmaker Creates Host of BagsItalwork, Magenta, Italy; +39 029794560The

Three Team up at K Exhibit

Published: October 01, 2001
Three Jagenberg machinery suppliers, Kampf, Lemo, and Bachofen & Meier, will offer their first joint presentation this year at the K'2001 exhibition,

New Materials Extend Wearability and Blade Life

Published: October 01, 2001, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Whatever your slitting method, blade life can be improved dramatically if you have the right knife in the right holder, properly angled, explains Keith

MAN Roland Decentralizes to Serve Customers

Published: October 01, 2001
WESTMONT, IL MAN Roland reports it is decentralizing its North American operations by granting more autonomy to regional centers in an initiative designed

Crosslinking Agents Can Improve Physical Properties

Published: October 01, 2001, By Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
One of the key areas of ink/coating formulation is the use of crosslinking additives to improve physical resistance properties, such as ink adhesion and

Many New Players Join India's Flex-Pack Boom

Published: October 01, 2001, By Stanley Sacharow, Contributing Editor
With a growth rate of 25%-30%, an expanding consumer base, and more than 1 billion inhabitants, India has one of the most rapidly expanding flexible packaging

European Conference Draws Large Audience

Published: October 01, 2001, By David A. Markgraf
European Conference Draws Large Audience by David A. Markgraf The Eighth European Polymers, Films, Laminations, and Extrusion Coatings Conference sponsored

Canadian-Based KT Holdings Licenses Spooling Technology to Tricon

Published: October 01, 2001, By PFFC Staff
WINNIPEG, MB, CANADA--Tricon Conversion LLC, Gainesville, GA, USA, recently has been granted license to produce and sell Step-Pac film spools, says Step-Pac

This Week's I-PRO Expo Cancelled

Published: October 01, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Due to cirumstances arising out of September 11th's tragic events, I-PRO Expo will cancel the venue, which was slated for this coming Thursday, October 4, and Friday, October 5, 2001, in Miami Beach, FL, USA.

FREE Mark Andy/Comco Flexo FeastWhere Flexo Printers Can Gobble Up Ideas

Published: October 01, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
The recently acquired Comco div. of Mark Andy announces it will host its next educator seminar series on November 7 and 8, 2001. To be held at the Advanced Training & Technology Center just outside of Cincinnati, the two-day "Flexo Feast" will educate packaging buyers, printers, and converters about the diverse range of narrow web flexo applications.

New Lab Focuses On Radiation Curing

Published: October 01, 2001
OAK CREEK, WI Northwest Coatings Corp. reports it has constructed an additional lab to support its continued growth of UV/EB products. The lab is equipped

Materials

Published: October 01, 2001

New from: Adhesives Research, Akzo Nobel, Davies Industrial Supplies, FLEXcon Co., Tesa Tape, and UCB Films.

Portable Drying Unit Installed

Published: October 01, 2001, By Deborah Donberg, Managing Editor
Printed Products, Grand Prairie, TX, recently installed the Easy Scan from Prime UV Systems, Carol Stream, IL. Easy Scan is designed for cold set printers

On the Move

Published: October 01, 2001
News from: Adhesives Research, Bobst, Cleveland Motion Controls, Coast Controls, CreoScitex, Enercon, Eurotherm Gauging Systems, ForestExpress, FTA, Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Glenroy, Harper Corp. of America, Harris & Bruno International, Lamart, Machine Renovation Technology, NDC Infared Engineering, Northwest Coatings, Packaging Education Forum, Prime UV Systems, Screen, Smurfit-Stone Container, Sun Chemical, VantagePoint Group, and X-Rite.

Who Am I? One Proud American

Published: October 01, 2001, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
People often ask me, what kind of name is Yolanda Simonsis? It's a standard question posed by new acquaintances. Fellow Americans, who come from dissimilar

Corrugated Asia to Present Experts

Published: October 01, 2001
NEW YORK, NY Top corrugated industry experts from leading organizations throughout Asia will offer their insights to attendees of a three-day symposium

TLMI Awards: Hardworking Labels & Tags Reap Their Reward

Published: October 01, 2001, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Vibrant colors and clean, smooth highlights on the Stamp Out Hunger entry caught the attention of the judges at the 2001 Tag & Label Mfrs. Institute (TLMI)

VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

Published: October 01, 2001, By Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
Two issues that have remained in the forefront of our industry for at least two decades are environmental regulations and flexography. As the quality

BIG Fish Bows Out, Turning Tide for the Little Ones

Published: October 01, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Most of you probably know that big-fish-in-a-little pond analogy. So what happens when the big fish leaves? The little guys go looking for opportunity.

Resin Levels Flat, But Some Bright Spots Appear

Published: October 01, 2001
ARLINGTON, VA Sales and production of plastic resins showed little overall growth in 2000, reports the American Plastics Council (APC). Resin sales and

TAPPI, AICC Will Cosponsor Corrugated Show

Published: October 01, 2001
ATLANTA, GA TAPPI and the Assn. of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) have agreed to a long-term contract to cosponsor SuperCorrExpo, the Corrugated

Test Protocol Adopted for Foodservice Packaging

Published: October 01, 2001
FALLS CHURCH, VA A taskforce of foodservice packaging manufacturers and suppliers, coordinated through the Foodservice & Packaging Inst. Inc. (FPI), has

Die-Hard Creativity Keeps Converter Growing and GROWING

Published: October 01, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Creativity can mean a lot of things, and for Jannel Packaging, maker of packing-list envelopes, it's no different. From its recent upgrade with two GN machines to its ventures in Velcro, this operation redefines creativity persistently.

Sierra Story Is a Saga of Changing Times

Published: October 01, 2001, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff Editor
Change. Some people avoid it like the plague. Others accept it as a fact of life. Sierra Coating Technologies Inc., De Pere, WI, went chasing after it.

Bekaert Buys MSC Specialty Films and ISF

Published: October 01, 2001
KORTRIJK, BELGIUM The Bekaert Group has acquired the Specialty Films business of Material Sciences Corp. (MSC) for USD $122 million. The acquisition includes

Southern Graphics Buys Package Design Center

Published: October 01, 2001
DALLAS, TX Southern Graphic Systems has acquired Dallas-based The Package Design Center, a provider of design, production art, and brand identity services

What's New in Narrow Web

Published: October 01, 2001, By PFFC Staff
New products from: Imass Inc., IST America Corp., and UV Process Supply.

ISO-14000 in the US and EU: A World of Difference

Published: October 01, 2001, By Sheila A. Millar, Attorney-at-Law, Keller & Heckman, Washington, DC
Companies in the EU increasingly appear to be embracing ISO-14000 certification (the environmental branch of ISO). Companies in the US have, by and large,

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