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Why Isn't Your Slitter Running?

Published: December 31, 2005, By Timothy J. Walker, TJWalker & Assoc. Inc.
Walk by any slitter and more likely than not, it won’t be running. Why? Besides having no input material or no demand for slitting, your slitter likely is not running because the slitter operator is busy doing all the work needed to support the slitter. Your slitter may not be running, but I bet your slitter operator is.

The Digital Demand

Published: December 31, 2005, By Edited by Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
The Label Printers has expanded its manufacturing capabilities into color plateless technology with the purchase of a seven-color HP Indigo ws4050 digital press.

New Year Brings Positive Change

Published: December 31, 2005, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
The new year is starting out with a number of positive changes for PFFC, some of which impact you directly. We hope you agree these changes facilitate your reading of the magazine, and I’d love to hear your comments. Here’s an outline of the changes you’ll experience, starting with this issue.

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

Published: December 22, 2005, By David J. Bentley, Jr., Contributing Editor
The role of X-ray sensor technology in the application of extrusion coating and lamination, and comparative design and performance of primer dryers for high-speed extrusion coaters.

First Glance

Published: November 30, 2005, By PFFC staff
Innovative packaging from: Caraustar Industries, Graphic Packaging Intl., and Chesapeake Corp.

A Perfect Match

Published: November 30, 2005, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Associate Editor
Macaran proofs color labels directly on flexo substrates with Latran's Prediction.

Modern & Massive

Published: November 30, 2005, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Associate Editor
An eight-color Fischer & Krecke Flexpress 96S-8 flexographic press enhances capabilities at Christiansen Print.

Converting Rx: Bowed Roller Dosage

Published: November 30, 2005, By Timothy J. Walker, TJWalker & Assoc. Inc.
Last month we picked up our prescription for bowed roller and read the instructions and warning label. But what's in that bottle? How do we know we have the right dosage of bowed roller? Let's combine a little diagnosis and diagramming to see how to find the proper prescription.

Packaging 2006: What's Ahead?

Published: November 30, 2005, By Sheila A. Millar Attorney-at-Law, Keller & Heckman, Washington, DC
As 2005 comes to a close, we review a few selected legal and regulatory developments likely to have an impact on the converting industry.

People & Places

Published: November 30, 2005, By PFFC staff
News from: Cerutti, AirConvey, Madern Graveerindustrie en Gereedschappenfabriek, Curtis Packaging, Adchem, Great Northern Corp., Thilmany, HarperScientific, Pitman, International Paper, Adhesives Research, Argotec, Max Daetwyler, Longview Fibre Co., CPFilms, and Kramer Carton Co.

Narrow Web New Products

Published: November 30, 2005, By PFFC staff
Narrow web new products from: Neenah Paper, Avery Dennison, Imaje Group, and Tectonic Intl.

Converting Industry News

Published: November 30, 2005, By Edited by Deborah Donberg, Assoc. Managing Editor
News from: AWA, Color Spectrum Network, Hood Packaging, AIMCAL, Kurz, Brantjen & Kluge, PLGA, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Nordmeccanica, Adhesives Research, Remmele, Zip-Pak, Chesapeake Corp., PPC, PCI Films Consulting, Pira Intl., MEGtec Systems, and D.W. Renzmann Apparatebau.

Reporter Clips

Published: November 30, 2005, By Edited by Deborah Donberg, Assoc. Managing Editor
Narrow web news from: FVTC, Spear, and TLMI.

New Products

Published: November 30, 2005, By PFFC staff
New products from: CAC, Bosch Rexroth, Ampacet, Adehsives Research, Research Inc., Soma Engineering, Convertech, Schober USA, Rad-Cure, Domino, Appleton, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering, Rollguard, Plastic Suppliers, Pentalift Equipment, Artwork Systems, TAKK Industries, SKF Motion Technologies, Davis-Standard, and Tilt-Lock.

Need a Hand?

Published: November 30, 2005, By Carrie Cleaveland, Assistant Editor
Improper roll handling boils down to one thing: loss. Lost workers, lost productivity, and perhaps most import, lost money.

Bits & Pieces With Bite

Published: November 30, 2005, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
As tradition has dictated at this time each year, I need to clean out my “editorial inspiration” file of material that will grow useless unless I put it to quick use. So while the subject matter of this column may be eclectic, I think you’ll find these bits and pieces have some bite.

Fuel Surcharges Hit Shippers

Published: October 31, 2005, By Given the extreme volatility in oil pricing, a fuel surcharge paradigm predicated on rolling average fuel prices that span a period of several weeks no longer may be an adequate formula for ensuring a given carrier can recapture a significant percentage o
Given the extreme volatility in oil pricing, a fuel surcharge paradigm predicated on rolling average fuel prices that span a period of several weeks no longer may be an adequate formula for ensuring a given carrier can recapture a significant percentage of fuel costs.

What's Really On the Surface?

Published: October 31, 2005, By David J. Bentley Jr., Contributing Editor
Substrate surfaces are prone to cause problems because of items that are impossible for the naked eye to see.

Reporter Clips

Published: October 31, 2005, By Edited by Deborah Donberg
Narrow web news from: FINAT, Tarsus Group, tesa tape, GRE Engineering, Texas Instruments, RIT, Tailored Solutions, HumanEyes3D, EMA, Inksure Technologies, and WS Packaging Group.

Testing Machines

Published: October 31, 2005, By PFFC staff
Testing machine new products from: Beta Industries, Arrowhive Equipment, GretagMacbeth, Sensor Products, Testing Machines, Kernco Instruments, X-Rite, and Mocon.

Spellbound

Published: October 31, 2005, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Associate Editor
TLMI honors spellbinding labels that captivate consumers.

First Glance

Published: October 31, 2005, By PFFC staff
Innovative packaging from: Ampac Flexibles, Yupo, and IPG Imaging Professionals.

Converting Industry News

Published: October 31, 2005, By Edited by Deborah Donberg
News from: News from: Utah Paper Box, Primir, FTA, Flexographic Trade School, Praxair Surface Technologies, SKF USA, Air Products Polymers, Julie Static Controls, Heidelberg, Flint Ink, GASC, H.A. Bruno, PMMI, Parkinson Technologies, and Esko-Graphics.

New Products

Published: October 31, 2005, By PFFC staff
New products from: Brown Machine, Innovia Films, Pruftechnik Service, PBI-Dansensor America, Maxson Automatic Machinery, Graymills, Agfa, Ampac Flexibles, Stafford Mfg. Corp., HarperScientific, Michelman, Celplast Metallized Products, Carton Edge Systems, Bobst Group, and AccuWeb.

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

Published: October 31, 2005, By David J. Bentley, Jr., Contributing Editor
Novel high performance collation shrink films for bundling and multipacks, the influence of small amounts of LDPE on surface roughness and resulting haze of LLDPE blown films, shape up your cast film extrusion process with a contour die, and new printing adhesion improvements using atmostpheric plasma glow discharge technology.

People & Places

Published: October 31, 2005, By PFFC staff
News from: Hammer Lithographic, ISO Poly Films, Kodak, Mario Cotta, and NPES.

To Serve & Protect

Published: October 31, 2005, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Associate Editor
Don't fret over your next barrier coatings purchase! The following is advice on how to successfully choose and utilize these protective properties.

Measuring Force

Published: October 31, 2005, By Eldridge M. Mount III, EMMOUNT Technologies
Learn what adhesion is, how it is measured, what a test really measures relative to the true adhesion between two surfaces, how adhesion affects the performance of the final laminated or multilayer product, an ideal adhesion test between two materials, and what the common T-peel adhesion test measure.

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

Published: October 31, 2005, By PFFC staff
Is there a problem with your process? Fix it! These technical facilities stand ready to help.

A Quality Standard

Published: October 31, 2005, By Edited by Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Associate Editor
During the past 12 years, Valdese Packaging & Label has worked hard to achieve steady annual growth, expanding from a small, family-run startup to a 50-employee, full-service operation. The North Carolina-based company believes a newly installed Mitsubishi Diamond 1000LS sheet-fed press is the key to a new round of growth.

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