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Experience Speaks: Tony Petrelli

Published: December 01, 2008
President of CardPak Inc. Management style | Passionate and enthusiastic Motto | Do more with less until you can do everything with nothing. What is the

Carton & Box

Published: December 01, 2008
Coatings Create Sales Opportunities New coatings for corrugated are said to improve the performance of packaging to help create new market opportunities.

That's Show Business!

Published: December 01, 2008, By Yolanda Simonsis Associate Publisher/Editor
These last few weeks have been rather hectic, particularly if you're an editor visiting exhibitions for the converting and package printing industry.

Who's Driving This Nip?

Published: December 01, 2008, By By Timothy J. Walker Contributing Editor
What is the best way to drive a set of nipped rollers? Two rollers and two drive options (driven or not) lead to four options. To make this discussion

Special Causes: Enemy or Opportunity?

Published: December 01, 2008, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
All converting processes are subject to variation, and product at the end of the line is shipped within a narrow window of performance specifications.

News Clips

Published: December 01, 2008
FMS USA, Hoffman Estates, IL, is moving to a new, larger facility that will house sales, technical support, and some manufacturing, as well as a large

Flexo Homework Gets Good Marks

Published: December 01, 2008
Parking permits at Fort Mill High School (FMHS), Fort Mill, SC, were ready before the start of school this year, thanks to flexo teacher Jerry Howell and student Scott Forsyth

US Solvents Demand

Published: December 01, 2008
Item % Annual Growth 2002 2007 2012 02-07 07-12 Total Demand 11,210 11,475 11,800 0.5 0.6 Transportation 2,564 2,673 2,740 0.8 0.5 Paints & Coatings 2,322

Solvent Study Is Here

Published: December 01, 2008
Cleveland, OH | Demand for chemical solvents will rise less than 1%/yr to 11.8 billion lb in 2012, according to Solvents, a new study from The Freedonia

New Film Line Easy To Manage

Published: December 01, 2008
Coldwater, OH | Accutech Films recently purchased a seven-layer line from Gloucester Engineering Co. The line adds to Accutech's coextrusion and specialty

Forming ESD Standards

Published: December 01, 2008
Rome, NY | The ESD Assn. and the JEDEC Solid State Technology Assn., Arlington, VA, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding agreement for the

People

Published: December 01, 2008
Gerber Scientific, South Windsor, CT, appoints Steven Gore president of Gerber Innovations. Mohawk Fine Papers, Cohoes, NY, names Rob Ferragina regional

Curwood Turns 50

Published: December 01, 2008
Oshkosh, WI | When businessmen Howard Curler and Bob Woods launched Curwood Inc. in a small garage in 1958, their vision was to develop polymer extrusion

Press a Perfect Fit

Published: December 01, 2008
Bristol, TN | The Robinette Co., a full-service flexible packaging and specialty converting manufacturer, is making way for a new 52-in., eight-color

Henkel Acquires National Adhesives

Published: December 01, 2008
Bridgewater, NJ | Henkel Corp. has acquired the National Adhesives business of National Starch and Chemical Co. This acquisition enables Henkel to offer

AIMCAL Sustains Technology-Hungry

Published: December 01, 2008, By By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
Myrtle Beach, SC | The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators featured two short courses preceding the official opening day's sessions

Aiding Overseas Business

Published: December 01, 2008
Cleveland, Ohio | NineSigma, Intrasoft Intl., RTI Intl., and the European-American Business Organization have formed the US-EU Match consortium in an

A Software Solution

Published: December 01, 2008
Paris, France | Packetis has implemented Production Manager shop floor data collection software from Solarsoft for Packaging. Packetis, a business unit

Biodegradable Plastics to Gain, Says Study

Published: December 01, 2008
Cleveland, OH | Demand for biodegradable plastic in the US is expected to rise more than 15%/yr to 720 million lbs in 2012, valued at $845 million. This

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

Published: December 01, 2008
Strapping Tape Is Flexible CHARLOTTE, NC | A tensilized PP (TPP) tape, designated 51010 High Load, is available from tesa tape. The highly tensilized

TLMI Sees Growth in Green

Published: December 01, 2008, By By Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
Palm Beach, FL | Members of the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst., Naperville, IL, gathered at The Breakers Resort October 19-22 to celebrate the association's

Experience Speaks: John Dion

Published: November 01, 2008
Owner of Dion Label Printing Inc. Management Style | Collegial Hobbies | Kayaking and roller blading with my wife How did you get into the converting

NatureFlex chosen for Barkwheats biscuits packaging

Published: November 01, 2008
NatureFlex, a biodegradable and compostable film, has been chosen as part of the packaging for Barkwheats organic dog biscuits. The

Partnering to Serve Different Markets

Published: November 01, 2008
Milwaukee, WI | Anguil Environmental Systems and Spooner Industries, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, UK, announce a partnership to provide industrial facilities

Sustaining Technology Hunger

Published: November 01, 2008, By Yolanda Simonsis Associate Publisher/Editor
Have you abandoned, like I have, looking at the stock market's sharp plunges and short-lived vertical climbs that resemble the daily and multiple ups

Shifty Answers to Nip-Induced Tracking

Published: November 01, 2008, By By Timothy J. Walker Contributing Editor
Nipping rollers are used in many value-adding processes in web converting roll coating, laminating, embossing, calendering, high-speed winding, and more.

P&G Purchases

Published: November 01, 2008
Cincinnati, OH | The Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co., reports the purchase of new converting machinery from Fabio Perini, including TIME rewinders,

Tune Up Your People

Published: November 01, 2008, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
The cause-and-effect diagram shown below (also known as the or diagram after its creator Kaoru Ishikawa) is used to systematically list all the different

Endorsements for CMM 2009

Published: November 01, 2008
Tulsa, OK | Five organizations have signed on as endorsing associations for CMM Intl., scheduled for June 2-4, 2009, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention

November 2008 PPFC News Clips

Published: November 01, 2008
Edale Ltd., Romsey, Hampshire, UK, a printing and converting press manufacturer specializing in commercial security solutions, is moving in 2009 to a

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