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Multitasking is Passe Focus is in

Published: October 01, 2008, By Yolanda Simonsis Associate Publisher/Editor
Recently I learned from Chicago Public Radio 91.5 FM that our brains really don't multitask at all they switch and focus. It turns out, according to a

Do You Have a Need for Speed?

Published: October 01, 2008, By By Timothy J. Walker Contributing Editor
Faster, faster, faster. As you reach the designed capacity of your existing process, before buying new equipment, most converters will ask if they simply

Solvent Retention in Packaging

Published: October 01, 2008, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
Solvent-based gravure and flexo inks used in packaging always retain small amounts of solvent in the final package. When measured and controlled, this

News Clips

Published: October 01, 2008
Buckingham Capital Partners II, a New York-based private equity firm, acquires AD Subsidiary, formerly the Automation Div. of Remmele Engineering, St.

Harpers Again Support Education

Published: October 01, 2008
Charlotte, NC The Harper Center of Graphics Technology at Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis, MN, was dedicated recently. The center honors

FTA Helps Brands With Consistency

Published: October 01, 2008
Ronkonkoma, NY General Mills, Minneapolis, MN, is America's fifth largest food manufacturing company, with more than 100 of the nation's most recognizable

Color Diamond Green

Published: October 01, 2008
Rochester, NY Diamond Packaging was recognized as one of Rochester's companies during a recent event sponsored by the Rochester Business Journal and Bank

Sustainability and Flex Pack: a Study

Published: October 01, 2008
Manteno, Il Zip-Pak recently announced its latest research findings on the relationship between flexible packaging and sustainability. Zip-Pak says the

New Heidelberg Press Joins 31 More

Published: October 01, 2008
Dusseldorf, Germany Thung Hua Sinn Group, Thailand, Bangkok, received a certificate of purchase for a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 at Drupa 2008. This

People

Published: October 01, 2008
At Sartomer Co., Exton, PA, Henry Miller is named manager of UV/EB technical development; James Goodrich becomes manager of UV/EB technology; and Josh

Two Join Green Partnership

Published: October 01, 2008
Pittsburgh, PA The Sustainable Green Printing (SGP) Partnership adds the National Assn. of Printing Ink Mfrs. and Envelope Mfrs. Assn. to its ranks. SGP

Printed Electronics Resource Offered

Published: October 01, 2008
Glen Allen, VA NanoMarkets is offering an analysis of the printed electronics industry. Entitled The NanoMarkets Printed Electronics Database, the product

Printed Intelligence Study Subject Of Agreement

Published: October 01, 2008
Tarrytown, NY Ciba and VTT Technical of Finland have signed a medium- to long-term cooperation agreement to develop new commercial products and solutions

CPP 2008 Has it All

Published: October 01, 2008, By By Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
Converting & Package Printing Expo returns to McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, November 9-13. Once again, CPP Expo will be co-located with Pack Expo and

Adding Capacity

Published: October 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Mike Frost, president of Global Packaging, readily admits much of his company's 16% annual growth since a buyout in 1996 has come by growing with his

Film Converting: Luminit Films Shape Light

Published: October 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Stanley Kao, business development manager for Luminit LLC, says the proprietary process used to create its Light Shaping Diffusers (LSD) is a film-to-film,

String Is Clean

Published: October 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Static has been an ever-present problem for converters across virtually all market segments since the invention of the high-speed web press. But depending

Adchem Uses Static Control String to Eliminate Contamination

Published: October 01, 2008, By By Charlie Acquista, Adchem Corp.
Here are some of the concerns faced by converters and suppliers that handle substrates converted on high-speed webs: Personal Safety An electrostatic

UV/EB Inks Are Suitable for Laminated Structures

Published: October 01, 2008, By By James E. Goodrich, Sartomer Co.
Ultraviolet/electron beam (UV/EB) technology continues to infiltrate the established graphics markets and create new markets as well. Traditionally, UV/EB

What's New Products

Published: October 01, 2008
Coatings Resist Oil, Stains Capstone sustainable fluorotelomer products are used to make surface-protection products such as oil- and grease-resistant

Experience Speaks: Keith Dovel

Published: October 01, 2008
President and Chief Operating Officer, Plymouth Printing Co. Inc. Management style Results via good planning and execution Motto Make profits, and have

Graph Expo Growing In Stature

Published: September 01, 2008
Graph Expo returns to McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, October 26-29, having earned its best-ever ranking of 42 among the Tradeshow Week 200, an annual directory of US trade shows

Dirge for a Plastic Bag Part 2

Published: September 01, 2008, By Yolanda Simonsis Associate Publisher/Editor
There are more PFFC readers with an opinion on banning plastic bags since my last column in August. And there's still more positive news on the subject,

A Wealth of Accumulators

Published: September 01, 2008, By By Timothy J. Walker Contributing Editor
A good accumulator should be like money in the bank easy to deposit and readily available to withdraw when you need it. A web accumulator is like a bank,

Lightfastness in Package Printing

Published: September 01, 2008, By by David Argent Contributing Editor
When you take into account the time and effort spent on supplying packaging with precise colors, it follows the expectation that these colors should stay the same during the product use cycle

News Clips

Published: September 01, 2008
The Specialty Inks Group of Sun Chemical, Parsippany, NJ, reports an increase in prices by 6%-10% on all products sold in North America effective September

Martin, Labelmen Agree at Drupa

Published: September 01, 2008
ROCKFORD, IL Martin Automatic entered a licensing agreement with press manufacturer Labelmen Machinery Co. of Taiwan at Drupa 2008.

Paper Recycling at All-Time High in US

Published: September 01, 2008
NEW YORK, NY The American Forest & Paper Assn. (AF&PA) reports 56% of the paper consumed in America was recovered for recycling in 2007.

Gidue Restructures In France

Published: September 01, 2008
TURATE, ITALY Gidue and SMAG report the end of their cooperative sales agreement after five years. Gidue has decided to restructure its distribution network

AVT, GMI Unified Organization In EMEA

Published: September 01, 2008
HOD-HASHARON, ISRAEL Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) reports a new organization to manage the combined activities of AVT and Graphic Micrsosystems Inc.

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