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Hello DBS, Good-Bye Jaded Jewel

Published: August 01, 2003, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
Will it be 'bye-bye now' for the standard CD case? QC Packaging says 'indeed,' and an Arpeco press and BST Pro Mark system may help the converter make it so.

Ups & Downs of Business Make Escape an Attractive Option

Published: August 01, 2003, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
Despite business ups and downs, especially in difficult times, we must make ourselves responsible for our own happiness.

Converting Industry News

Published: August 01, 2003, By Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
News from: AET, Amcor Flexibles Europe, Darex, EDI, Freedonia Group, Harper Corp., H.B. Fuller, Latran Technologies, Kohl and Madden Printing Inks, Mesirow, PCI Films Consulting, and the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc.

Permanent & Removable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

Published: August 01, 2003, By David J. Bentley Jr., RBS Technologies
An intriguing aspect of pressure-sensitive adhesives is the wide variety available. They come in different forms for application as solutions in solvent,

Ink Jet PigmentsThe Land of the Small

Published: August 01, 2003, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
If you've ever had your ink jet-printed copy get wet, you saw all the inks became soluble and you had a mess on your hands.

Going with the Parallel Flow

Published: August 01, 2003, By Timothy J. Walker, TJWalker & Assoc. Inc.
Parallel flow usually is a good thing. In driving your car down the road, if you and the other drivers agree to keep parallel to the lines in the road,

Reporter Clips

Published: August 01, 2003, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
Labelexpo Europe 2003 news, and MACtac supplies p-s materials for USPS's American filmmaking stamps.

What's New in Narrow Web

Published: August 01, 2003
New products for the narrow web converting industry from: Dotrix and Kanzan Spezialpapiere GmbH.

Materials

Published: August 01, 2003, By Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
New materials from: ADM Tronics Unlimited, Eastman Chemical, Environmental Inks and Coatings, Flint Ink, G7 Productivity Systems, H.B. Fuller Co., Milliken Chemical, National Adhesives, Powder Coating Inst., Rohm & Haas Co., Spectra Group, Toray Plastics, and Uvitec Printing Ink.

Products

Published: August 01, 2003, By Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
New from: Advanced Pressure, Advanced Production, Applied Vision, BASF, Brookfield, CMM Group, Dalemark, DFE, Dynisco Polymer, Esko-Graphics, Faustel, HHP, i2S Line Scan, Jemmco, Kurz, Liquid Control, Markzware, Novaflow, PBI-Dansensor, Prime UV, PTI, Ro-An, Rockwell Automation, RotaDyne, Senntech, Sensor Products, Sheen Instruments, Tekscan, Tilt Lock, Trident, Unilux, Waddington Electronics, and X-Rite.

Active Packaging Product Update

Published: August 01, 2003
New products available related to active packaging. Products from: G7 Productivity Systems, Milliken Chemical, Power Coating Institute, Toray Plastics (America), and Uvitec Printing Ink.

The Big Showdown?

Published: August 01, 2003, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff Editor
Will RFID technology eventually phase out the bar code? Industry experts agree, bar code's days aren't numbered just yet.

What's Ahead for Industrial Ink Jet?

Published: August 01, 2003, By Ken Stack, Jetrion LLC
What are the best uses for ink jet in an industrial setting? An expert answers questions about the basics of ink jet technology.

On the Move...

Published: August 01, 2003, By Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
News from: Cleveland Motion Controls, Comexi America, FTA, Marfred Industries, Nova Films, Paper Converting Machine Co., Presstek, Spinnaker Coating, Stork Cellramic, Vacumet, and Windmöller & Hölscher.

European Meeting Presents Large Technical Program

Published: August 01, 2003, By David J. Bentley Jr., Editor
A communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI. Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries.

New Committee Secretary

Published: August 01, 2003, By David J. Bentley Jr., Editor
A communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI. Providing practical information to the converting and packaging industries.

A New Enhanced Polyethylene for Extrusion Coating and Laminating

Published: August 01, 2003, By Richard W. Halle and David M. Simpson, ExxonMobil Chemical Co.
Application: Using metallocene catalyst technology provides an enhanced polyethylene with excellent heat sealing performance in extrusion-coated and extrusion-laminated constructions.

Testing Equipment: Does Your Lab Measure Up?

Published: August 01, 2003, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Performance. It's a key word for converters whose products have to meet rigorous standards and customer expectations. To predict product performance or

A Snapshot of Today's European Converting Industry

Published: August 01, 2003, By Corey M. Reardon, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc.
As European GDP grinds along slowly, the growth of the packaging industry is moving in parallel. European manufacturers of packaging materials are overburdened

Kicking Off the Blanket of Mistrust & Stagnancy

Published: July 01, 2003, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
Is the gray pallor blanketing our world economy on the verge of lifting? What's keeping us from kicking off this suffocating blanket? Before an economic

Alien Tort Claims Act Comes Under Scrutiny

Published: July 01, 2003, By Sheila A. Millar, Attorney-at-Law, Keller & Heckman, Washington, DC
About seven years ago, a group of Burmese villagers sued Unocal under the terms of the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), claiming the company was responsible for human rights abuses by Burmese troops that provided security for a pipeline.

An Innovative Approach to Coloring Adhesives & Coatings

Published: July 01, 2003, By David J. Bentley Jr., RBS Technologies
In the April 2003 issue, this column (Do You Really Want to Color That Adhesive or Coating?) explained that coloring adhesives and coatings often is not

Phthalo Green: How Can You Tell If It's Always the Same?

Published: July 01, 2003, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
Recently, a question came in from one of our readers (thank you, Joe Woods) as to how one can assure the copper phthalocyanine green pigment purchased from two suppliers is the same chemically.

A Slippery Answer to Web Scratching

Published: July 01, 2003, By Timothy J. Walker, TJWalker & Assoc. Inc.
What percent slippage in idler roller speed relative to web speed is required to create scratches? Answer #1: Zero percent slip. Scratches are a form

Lenticular Labels Emerge

Published: July 01, 2003, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
With a new, thinner lenticular lens from National Graphics, Outlook Group Corp. is converting p-s labels that turn heads.

What's New in Narrow Web

Published: July 01, 2003, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
New products for the narrow web converting industry from: FLEXcon Co. Inc., Gidue Intl., and Ko-Pack Intl.

Narrow Web People Places

Published: July 01, 2003, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
News from: CCL Label, NY Label, and Propheteer International.

Reporter Clips

Published: July 01, 2003, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
News from: Betty Crocker, CCL Container, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., and Raflatac.

Size Doesn't Always Matter

Published: July 01, 2003, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson & Deborah Donberg, Editorial Staff
CMM 2003 may have been smaller than in past years, but focused buyers prove... Size Doesn't Always Matter. Product round-up from: ABB Inc., Catbridge Machinery, Comexi, Contech, Creo, Fife, John Lack Equipment, Magpowr, Roberts PolyPro, Specialty Blades, Stanford Products, Stork Dispensing Systems, Sun Chemical, Tidland, Vigitek Ltd.

FTA Raises the Bar

Published: July 01, 2003, By Claudia Hine & Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Editorial Staff
Highlights of FTA's annual forum 'Reaching New Heights,' and some of the most noteworthy Excellence in Flexography 2003 award winners. (Package graphics included!)

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