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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,

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.

Converting Industry News

Published: January 01, 2002
News from: Acucote, BASF Group, Black Clawson, Creo, DCM, Dow Chemical, Enercon, Flint Ink, Heidelberg, Graphics of the Americas, K 2001, MAN Roland, Omnexus, PCMC, Society of the Plastics Industry Inc., and Valmet.

Coming Events

Published: January 01, 2002
Feb 18 19: TLMI Technical Conference, Drake Hotel, Chicago, IL (630/357-9222; tlmi.com). Feb. 28 March 1: 5th Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. Annual

Bioterrorism Legislation Could Affect Converting Industry

Published: January 01, 2002, By Sheila A. Millar, Attorney-at-Law, Keller & Heckman, Washington, DC
On December 12, 2001, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation expanding Food and Drug Administration authority to respond to bioterrorism.

Fundamentals Keep the Converting Industry Strong

Published: January 01, 2002, By David J. Bentley Jr., RBS Technologies
Everyone is keenly aware of the disappearance of so many supposedly promising dot.com organizations. Fortunately, this has not occurred in the converting

Re-Assessing, Reacting to Global Situation

Published: January 01, 2002, By Corey M. Reardon, AWA, Alexander Watson Assoc.
Ed. Note: This month we are introducing EuroTalk, a quarterly column focusing on industry issues in Europe of interest and relevance to the North American

Dealing with Ink Adhesion on High-Slip Films

Published: January 01, 2002, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
One of the most common problems with printing high-slip films is poor ink adhesion. Such films have low surface energies, and the levels of slip additives

Anilox Roll Inspection: So Simple, So Important

Published: January 01, 2002, By Dan Foy, Harper Corp. of America
Despite the amount of technology that goes into the manufacture of a laser-engraved, ceramic anilox roll, the inspection and care given this precision

It's Not R2-D2, But Robotics Is Aiding Many Converting Plants

Published: January 01, 2002, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff Edtor
To many of us, robots are straight out of a science-fiction future in which we sit back and let mechanical beings do all of our work. For converters,

Optimizing Energy Use

Published: January 01, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
For science buffs, energy induces much higher contemplation than last January's California crisis or the eyebrow-raising heating bills we cold-climate

Direct Answers Drive Presses

Published: January 01, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
A direct answer, typically, leads to greater clarity more quickly. I want Italian, usually leads to speedier appetite satisfaction than I don't know or

What You Can Do: The ''Dos'' of Energy Conservation

Published: January 01, 2002, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
The bad news is: We're in an energy crisis. The good news is: We can do something about it. Actually, we have to do something about it. Rick Payton, director

The Future of Package Printing

Published: January 01, 2002, By Deborah Donberg, Managing Editor
Packaging must answer to many masters, including product manufacturers, retail outlets, consumers, and government agencies. As such, it is constantly

What's New in Narrow Web

Published: January 01, 2002, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Stations Provide Precise Label CountingLabelmate LLC, Henderson, NV; 877/833-7149; labelmate.comThe Model COUNT-100 Label Counting Station gives an accurate

PFFC Weathers Stormy Economy with Robust Creative Surge

Published: January 01, 2002, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
Not unlike global politics, Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER has changed with the times, while reporting and mirroring in as true a fashion as possible the technical innovations of the converting industry.

Products

Published: January 01, 2002, By PFFC Staff
Products from: Battenfeld Gloucester; Converter Accessory Corp.; Davis-Standard; Elite Cameron; Eurotherm Gauging Systems; Fischer and Krecke; Goebel Schneid- und Wickelsysteme GmbH; Lloyd Instruments; Motoman; Nim-Cor; and Windmoeller & Hoelscher.

On the Move...

Published: January 01, 2002, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff Editor
Pamco Label Co. Inc., Des Plaines, IL, a converter of prime p-s labels, has acquired George Kreisler Corp., Buffalo Grove, IL. Kreisler has been a supplier

The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 1

Published: January 01, 2002, By Susan Kelly, Raine Consulting
As a new contributor to pffc-online.com (Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER), Raine Consulting Inc. looks forward to providing readers with up-to-date information

The Influence of Die Design and Extensional Rheology on the Onset of Wave Interfacial Instabilities in Coextrusion Flows

Published: January 01, 2002, By Martin Zatloukal et. al.
Application: Flow history dependent viscoelastic stress calculation can investigate the role of die design and rheology of coextruded materials. Die geometry and extensional rheology have a crucial effect on interfacial wave instability.

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