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When You Say ''Converted Products,'' You've Said It All

Converted Products Inc. does just that: It converts a great many products, from paper to film to foil to nonwovens to pressure-sensitive materials. And Shanks Converting Equipment has made it all possible.

A Winning Bet: Profile Industrial Packaging

With the help of a few bold equipment manufacturers, Profile Industrial Packaging finds itself winning in the industrial packaging arena.

Bush the Environment: The First 100 Days

Now backing off a little, the new Administration marched into office with a tough anti-environmental stance that seems likely to light a fire under the other side.

What's Really Going on with Your Anilox Rolls?

Has your company invested a good deal of money in an anilox roll inventory? If so, shouldn't you have the proper tools in order to get top performance from this investment?

On the Move...

News from: Clariant Masterbatch, Fusion UV Systems, Harper Corp., Litzler, Metallized Products Inc., National Starch, NDC Infrared Engineering, Nordson Corp., Thermovation Engineering, and Water Ink Technologies.

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

The Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Conference offers something for everybody in the flexible packaging and converting industries this year, according

RTO Technology Gives Best of Both Worlds to Converters

Pollution. It's a dirty little word. Let's add volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and rising fuel prices to the list, too. While we're at it, let's add

International Converting Industry News

News from: Absolutely Micro Clean, Ashe Converting Equipment, Dusenbery, FIS Impianti s.r.l., ITW Thermal Films, Kimberly Clark, Messe Düsseldorf North America, Paragon Labels Ltd., P.P. Payne, Raflatac, Stora Enso, and TTR.

W&H to Showcase Newest Printing Press/Equipment Upgrades at June Open House

Windmoeller & Hoelscher is hosting an open house at the manufacturer's Germany-based headquarters in Lengerich on June 19 and 20, 2001.

Ion Systems Slates Next Static Seminar for Early June

In order to educate web process engineers on the hazards of static electricity in hazardous areas, Ion Systems say it's hosting free seminars focusing on static neutralizing.

Q&A with Prepress Provider Agfa

Integration, standardization… What's this all about? And you thought you had enough worries with your web site and e-business! In an effort to make prepress integration easier to understand, PFFC posed some questions to Agfa Corp.

Planning That Annual Meeting

With so much attention to comfort and fun, at times the meeting planners have lost sight of content. After the meeting is over, you're left with a hungry, gnawing question: Where's the beef?

International Converting Industry News

News from: Ashe, BBA Nonwovens, Bielomatik, BP Amoco, Bruno Machinery, CCS, Delpro, Elite Cameron, FEDES, Preco Industries, and Valmet Converting.

Climate-Change Poker: Bush Calls the Kyoto Bluff

Days after receiving a letter from EPA Administrator Christine Whitman urging engagement on global climate change, President Bush announced the US would

The Sweet Smell of Success in Coatings and Adhesives

Contamination is a frequent cause of odor in adhesives and coatings applied to a substrate. This normally occurs inadvertantly in the facilities of the formulator or at the converting plant.

Jet Inks, Colorants, and Packaging What's Ahead?

The rapid growth of ink jet technology in various printing sectors forecasts their use in package printing. However, use of ink jet printing in packaging

WEB SOLUTIONS

The key to a successful and low-cost upgrade is to have a competent engineering analysis done of all the critical machine interactions…

Mikoh, Intermec Technologies Produce Smart&Secure Labels

Mikoh Corp. and Intermec Technologies Corp. have announced a collaboration to incorporate Smart&Secure RFID transponders (thin, flexible Radio Frequency Identification circuits) into a unique array of p-s label constructions.

Holograms Light Up the Jimi Hendrix Experience

A quarter million oval onlay labels for The Jimi Hendrix Experience, the new acclaimed CD and LP collection of recordings by the late guitarist, were

Reporter Clips

News from: Comco, Dunsirn, Forest Alliance, ILMA, Indigo, Mark Andy, Matik North America, Mineral Springs Bottled Water Co., National Label Co., Steinbeis Packaging Group, TLMI, and Seal-It.

PLGA Meeting Honors Gravure and Its Printers

With a brand new competition added to the agenda, the Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. gathers in Florida.

Narrow Web People Places

News from FINAT and Label Graphics Manufacturing Inc.

What's New in Narrow Web

New products from: Avery Dennison, Diagraph Corp., Dunsirn Industries, FLEXcon Co. Inc., Griffin-Rutgers Corp., Independent Machine Co., Russell-Field Paper Co. Inc., and Sony Chemicals Corp. of America.

Materials

New materials from: Ablestik, ADM Tronics, AET Films, API Foils, Deco-Chem Inc., Equistar Chemicals, Sun Chemical, and Water Ink Technologies.

Products

New from: Ashe Converting Equipment, Automatän, Azco Corp., Bardac Drives, Contech, Converting Solutions Ltd., Energy Sciences, Davis-Standard, Dusenbery, Fusion UV Systems Inc., MAN Roland, Maxson Automatic Machinery Co., Primarc UV Technology, Roberts PolyPro, Scientific Technologies, and Webex Inc.

DIGITAL SOLUTIONS NEWS

Agfa announces first European Xcalibur installation, CreoScitex America names new president, Vendor Agreements Eases Color Conflict, and more...

The Missing Link: Plastics History Leads to Packaging

From fake flowers to hygienic-paper packaging, Germany's Böhme family has been in plastics for nearly 50 years. For almost as long, the company has linked its print quality to Fischer & Krecke presses.

Sheet-Fed Label Converter to Keep Winning Ways

For one 88-year-old sheet-fed label producer, “Independence Day” has taken on a whole new meaning. And, it has a brand new date.

Forget FashionItaly Is the Center of Converting World

Converflex and Grafitalia 2001 are approaching, and the spacious and functional pavilions at Fiero Milano's new Portello complex are expected to make the quality of both exhibitions better than ever.

Award-Winning Boxmakers Think Outside the Box

Unique structures and eye-catching graphics grab the judges' attention in the annual National Paperbox Assn. packaging competition.

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