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Atlas Launches Webinar Education Programs

Published: October 11, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Atlas Material Testing Technology announces that client education programs soon will be available online. These Webinars are designed to help weathering professionals and product manufacturers continue their weathering education and learn more about the factors of weathering testing.

2008 TAPPI Coating & Graphic Arts Conference Call for Papers

Published: October 09, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Technical paper submissions are invited for the 2008 TAPPI Coating & Graphic Arts Conference will be held May 4-7, 2008, in Dallas, TX, in conjunction with the TAPPI Papermakers Conference and PIMA Intl. Management Conference. Submissions are due by December 14, 2007.

Summer Industries Forms Relationship with Haddon House

Published: October 09, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Summer Industries, a manufacturer of rigid paperboard containers, has entered into an exclusive packaging relationship with Haddon House Food Products, a leader in specialty foods marketing and distribution.

Full House for TLMI Technical Conference

Published: October 07, 2007, By pffc-online.com
More than 350 attendees gathered for the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. (TLMI) Technical Conference, the highest turnout numbers in the event's history.

F.L. Smith November Open House for Envelope Converters

Published: October 04, 2007, By pffc-online.com
F.L. Smith Machine Co. will hold an Open House with equipment demonstrations for envelope converters November 6-8, 2007, at its Duncansville, PA, plant. Each day, there will be multiple demonstrations of the SW Sideseam web machine with the enhanced servo press model ESP, the FPC Servo multi substrate press, and the SR Servo Rotamatic machine.

ExxonMobil Chemical and EskoArtwork Partner to Produce Color Accurate Digital Label Printing Software

Published: October 04, 2007, By pffc-online.com
ExxonMobil Chemical and EskoArtwork have teamed up to develop a complete solution for assuring color accurate digital label printing, a bundle based on PacVantage software and technology.

Bobst Acquires Fischer & Krecke

Published: October 03, 2007, By pffc-online.com
The Grautoff family, majority shareholder of Fischer & Krecke, has signed an agreement concerning the sale of its shares to Bobst Group.

Dow Sells Ethafoam Business to Sealed Air

Published: October 03, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Dow Chemical Co. has signed an agreement for Sealed Air Corp. to purchase certain assets of Dow's Ethafoam performance foam business.

Maxson Sheeter Debuts at CMM Show

Published: October 02, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. debuted the MDH sheeter with a dual position roll stand at CMM Intl. 2007.

Jeco Plastics Partners with Durac Development

Published: October 01, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Jeco Plastic Products will partner with Durac Development to jointly distribute their products.

EPA Places Mohawk on 2 Top Green Power Partner Lists

Published: October 01, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Mohawk Fine Papers now is no two of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) lists of most sustainable companies. Mohawk is #22 on the EPA's National Top 25 list of Green Power Partners, and now is on the list of 100% Green Power Purchasers.

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

Published: October 01, 2007
Narrow web converting industry news from: FCI, AVT, Mark Andy, TLMI, EskoArtwork, and Digitalabel.

Narrow Web New Products

Published: October 01, 2007
Narrow web new products from: Arjobex, Edale, MACtac, FLEXcon, Label Vision Systems, and Degraf.

Digital Delivery

Published: October 01, 2007, By Edited By Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
A new HP Indigo press strengthens Multi-Color's capabilities to provide great labels in smaller quantities.

Psssst! Pass the Secret(s) On

Published: October 01, 2007, By Yolanda Simonsis Associate Publisher/Editor
While our industry and what it does may be among the best-kept secrets from most of the worldwide consuming public, there’s no reason why you as PFFC readers should remain in the dark about what the magazine’s mission statement is or what the editors plan to cover in future issues.

In Search of Tension Isolation

Published: October 01, 2007, By By Timothy J. Walker Contributing Editor
In web handling, one of the myths told most frequently is that of the independent tension zone, protected from other tension zones by the protective powers of the tension isolation. Like most myths, we want to believe, but alas, scientific reason is the myth buster.

Hierarchy of Value: Part I

Published: October 01, 2007, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
Everyone in business wants to deliver and receive value, but what is it and how is it measured?

Wet on Wet

Published: October 01, 2007, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Uniprint Knauer (formerly UV-Flex) recently installed a Fischer & Krecke WetFlex ten-color Flexpress 16 S press. It features Sun Chemical’s WetFlex technology, Energy Sciences’ EZCure-I electron beam (EB) curing system, and Advanced Vision Technology’s PrintVision/Argus defect detection system. The flexographic printing process applies Sun Chemical’s UniQure inks wet-on-wet to the substrate; the inks are in-line EB cured, thereby reducing energy costs and improving quality.

Ready for Change

Published: October 01, 2007, By Edited by Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
Expensive materials change attitudes at Gintzler Graphics, where automatic splicing capabilities from Martin Automatic reduce waste.

Heat Wave

Published: October 01, 2007, By Edited by Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
Active packaging, designed for microwave ovens by Graphic Packaging, delivers hot, tasty deli sandwiches for Kraft foods.

Taking Charge

Published: October 01, 2007, By Edited by Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
To control film production for its tamper-evident products, Nelmar Security Packaging adds a W&H polyethylene extruder.

6 Bargaining Tools

Published: October 01, 2007, By By George M. Spilka, George Spilka and Assoc.
Selling your company? Here are six negotiating strategies and techniques that, if followed, should make a negotiator successful in acquisitions.

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS

Published: October 01, 2007
New products from: Solar Products, Retroflex, Maxson Automatic Machinery, Jennerjahn Machine, EDI, Nim-Cor, Bobst Group, Matik, Southworth Products, Vacumet, Jemmco, Tri-Tronics, Catbridge Machinery, FMS USA, NDC Infrared Engineering, Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik, Ashe, Double R Controls, Polytype Converting, Amerikal Products, Sensor Products, MicroDynamics, Davis-Standard, Goldenrod, and Profama.

the PLACE

Published: October 01, 2007, By David J. Bentley, Jr., Editor
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Transinformative Thermographic Barcode Matrix That Archivally Monitors The Safety Of Food, Drug, & Biologicals: A Fungible Line Item

Thomas E. Tyndall

Published: October 01, 2007
Thomas E. Tyndall shares the benefits of his experience in the converting industry.

Converting Industry News

Published: October 01, 2007
Converting industry news from: Wynnchurch Capital, Honeywell, Durst, Screen USA, i2S Linescan, Ernst & Young, Heidelberg, Softing North America, VantagePoint Systems, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., Dusenbery, Mesirow Financial, Infrared Technologies, Victrex, FTA, Intelicoat Technologies, Rocwell Automation, Brushfoil, Sealed Air Corp., ECRM, Comexi, PAC, ACIMGA, IST Metz, Interflex Laser Engravers, and Drupa 2008, as well as green converting news and people on the move.

The Case for Air Cylinder Standardization

Published: October 01, 2007, By By Klemens Ehrlitzer
In a round table discussion, the author talks with sleeve manufacturers about the advantages of design standards for air cylinders used for flexographic printing.

AIMCAL Hosts Annual Fall Technical Conference

Published: September 30, 2007, By pffc-online.com
The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) will hold its annual Fall Technical Conference, October 7-10, 2007, at the Radisson Fort McDowell Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Mark Andy Expands in India

Published: September 30, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Mark Andy announces a long-term contract with a multinational engineering and software development firm based in Banglore, India.

Get the Fundamentals on Paper from Mohawk

Published: September 20, 2007, By pffc-online.com
Everything you ever wanted to know about paper is rolled into one booklet, "Paper Basics," an educational tool by Mohawk Fine Papers.

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