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New Label Press Moves Company to the Next Level

Published: March 01, 2001, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Schultz Bros. USA needed another press for its label converting operation, and it wound up being the first customer for the new Mark Andy Scout.

Products

Published: March 01, 2001
New from: Avery Dennison, Aztech Machinery, Chesnut Engineering, Comco Intl., Craig Adhesives, Emtech, Epsilon-Opti Films, FLEXcon, H.B. Fuller Co., National Starch, Plastiprint Inc., Sato America, Telstar Engineering, and Weber Marking Systems.

Converting Industry News

Published: February 28, 2001
News from: Advanced Polybag, Hosokawa Alpine, Middleton Paper, P P Payne, Valmet, and Westvaco.

E-Commerce Can Yield New Growth

Published: February 01, 2001, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
Yes, I'm talking about e-commerce again. Consumers like you and me, our families, and our friends have become comfortable enough with the Web to opt for

Converting Industry News

Published: February 01, 2001
News from: AWS, Cerutti, CMM Intl., Crown Roll Leaf, DuPont Packaging, Grafix NA, Huhtamaki, Mead Corp., Packexpo.com, Packaging Resources, PCI Films Consulting, SPI, Unifoil, VantagePoint Group, and Westvaco.

US and EU Health Activities Are Focusing on Chemicals

Published: February 01, 2001, By Sheila A. Millar
Action on chemicals is at the forefront of activities on both sides of the Atlantic, with the potential to affect not only suppliers of chemicals and

New Test May Detect Pathogens in PE Food Wrap

Published: February 01, 2001, By Stanley Sacharow
Searching for expiry dates and sniffing food to detect spoilage soon may be things of the past. A development in food packaging will alert consumers to

There Are Many Reasons for Packaging Peculiarities

Published: February 01, 2001, By David J. Bentley Jr., RBS Technologies
Do you ever wonder why so many different constructions can exist for a flexible packaging laminate? Do you think life would be much simpler if all items packaged in a flexible laminate product used the same laminate? Unfortunately, this will never be possible. There are many different reasons for the variety of flexible packaging laminates.

Odd Shape? Odd Substrate? You Might Try Pad Printing

Published: February 01, 2001, By Richard M. Podhajny
Although this column primarily covers conventional printing processes, I do occasionally receive questions about processes that are less common, such

A Glossary of Descriptive Terms - Fifth Installment

Published: February 01, 2001, By William E. Hawkins
Here is the fifth in this series of glossary columns, intended to improve the technical communication between new and seasoned members of the converting

Reporter Clips

Published: February 01, 2001, By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
News from: American Bank Note Holographics Inc., Atlas Tag & Label, Mark Andy, and 3M.

What's New in Narrow Web

Published: February 01, 2001, By PFFC Staff

New from: AzCoat, FLEXcon, Hazen Paper, and Independent Machine Co.

Materials

Published: February 01, 2001
New materials from: Adhesives Research, Avery Dennison (Fasson), Craig Adhesives & Coatings, Emtech, FLEXcon, GE Silicones, National Starch & Chemical, Northwest Coatings Corp., and Spartan Adhesives & Coatings.

Products

Published: February 01, 2001
New from: Boschert LLC, Compliance Packaging Industries Inc., Contech, Great Northern Corp., Industry Tech, IST America, KYMC/Barnes Services Inc., Magnetic Technologies Ltd., Matik North America, Nordson Corp., Pamarco Global Graphics, RPEL USA LLC, Shima American, Simco Industrial Static Control, Thermo Web Systems, and Weber Marking Systems.

What's New in Digital

Published: February 01, 2001, By PFFC Staff

New digital products from: Barco Graphics Inc., CreoScitex, DuPont Color Proofing, EngView Systems, GRIPdigital Inc., NexPress Solutions LLC, SATO America Inc., and Screen (USA).

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

Published: February 01, 2001, By Robert W. Marsh, Contributing Editor
Today's converting industry is a sophisticated one. If you have any doubts, check out a few of the ingenuous ways converters and suppliers have found to solve some tough problems.

ICE Returns to Holland To Top its Debut Show

Published: February 01, 2001, By Claudia Hine
Following its successful introduction in 1999, the International Converting Exhibition (ICE) returns to the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands,

Extrusion Coating Line Audit Can Bring Big Benefits

Published: February 01, 2001, By Jan Ivey, Black Clawson Converting Machinery LLC
Do you know which of the components and variables in your extrusion coating line could be improved? An audit of the line will tell you.

On the Move...

Published: February 01, 2001
News from: Arrow Paper, Caraustar, Daetwyler, EDI, ECM Products, FlexoExport, Great Lakes Packaging, Great Northern, Klockner Pentaplast, MAN Roland, Matik NA, OEC Graphics, PEF, Paperloop, Phoenix Packaging, Primarc UV, Rohm and Haas, Roosevelt Paper Co., Rosenthal, Servomex, Transilwrap, UCB Chemicals, Westvaco, Xaar, and Zanders.

The Effects o Comonomer Type on the Blown Film Performance of LLDPE Resins Made Using a Metallocene Single-Site Catalyst

Published: February 01, 2001, By Ashish M. Sukhadia et. al.
Application: Using 1-butene, 1-hexene, and 1-octene as a comonomer gives blown film performance that increases with increasing length of the a-olefin used.

Atmospheric Plasma: The New Functional Treatment for Films

Published: February 01, 2001, By A. Yializis, Sigma Technologies Intl. and David A. Markgraf, Enercon Industries
Application: Specialty films that require stringent surface morphology specifications, specific surface modification, precise surface coating, or tightly controlled electrical characteristics will benefit from atmospheric plasma treatment.

Formulators Look Beyond the Peel, Tack, and Shear Profile

Published: February 01, 2001, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
Although first developed more than 30 years ago, the microsphere technology behind 3M's Post-It Notes—sticky when you need them, removable when you don't—continues

Digital News

Published: February 01, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
News from: American IS&T, DAX, DPI 2001, GASC, GretagMacbeth, Heidelberg, Hilgraeve, IPA, VuePoint, and Xaar.

Forging Ahead into the Digital Printing Frontier

Published: February 01, 2001, By Teresa Koltzenburg, Senior Editor
The spirited converter Beau Label always has taken pride in its pioneering ways. Now, the company is pushing its printing parameters even farther with a brand new Indigo digital offset color press.

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

Published: January 31, 2001
A Communication from the Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Division of TAPPI.

Inspection System Balances Print Quality with Economy

Published: January 01, 2001, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
A 1998 acquisition gave the Teich Group a foothold in Poland. Now, the addition of an AVT print defect detection system on a Schiavi press is saving time, reducing waste, and enhancing print quality.

Fast-Paced E-World Breaks Old Habits

Published: January 01, 2001, By Yolanda Simonsis, Associate Publisher/Editor
In case you haven't noticed, we turned a critical corner in our lives as we entered the age of near-instant communication. Electronic communication is

Converting Industry News

Published: January 01, 2001
News from: AMI, Applied Films, AWA, BoxDirect.com, Clear Focus Imaging, CMM, Davis-Standard, DuPont Cyrel, Eastman Chemical, ei3, EMA, FPA, FTA, GASC, Greif Bros., HCI, IHP, Karlville Development, M. Holland Co., Matik North America, National Starch, PaperExchange, Plainwell, Reece Supply, Siemens, Spectrum Label, and Van Leer Packaging.

CCL Label, Crown Roll Leaf, and Policiel del Peru Partner for Accurate Election Results

Published: January 01, 2001, By PFFC Staff

Peru Turns to Holograms for Accurate Election... When the Peruvian government wanted to ensure a legitimate, accurate vote in its Y2K election, the objective was to create a voter registration card with an extremely secure holographic label.

OSHA'S New Ergonomics Rule Covers a Lot of Ground

Published: January 01, 2001, By Sheila A. Millar, Attorney-at-Law, Keller and Heckman LLP
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued its much-debated final rule on ergonomics. The rule is designed to reduce the

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