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News from: AWA's release liner conference, Gallus, and PCMC, plus coming events.

What's New in Narrow Web

New from: Avery Dennison Corp., CTC Intl., Holman Technology, and Multi Print Systems.

Products

New products from: ADI International; Basys Print GmbH; Exair Corp.; Exflexo Products; Extrusion Dies, Inc.; Gallus Inc.; Graymills Corp.; Greycon Inc.; Jemmco LLC; Magnetic Technologies; New Era Converting; Nim-Cor Inc.; Nireco America Corp.; OAI; Pomeroy Pressroom Products; RDP-Marathon Inc.; Rockwell Automation; and Spraymation.

Reclosability & Flex-Packs

Advances in closure technology are expanding the definition of flexible.

The Future of Foil

During the last decade, the world aluminum industry went through a major consolidation that peaked in August 1999 with the announcement five major global

High & Dry

Metlon Corp. has eliminated downtime on its high-precision slitting machines thanks to a new Balston air dryer from Parker Hannifin.

Shaft Collar Decisions Can Be Momentous

Braking moments of force affect efficiency in converting operations. Which is why... Shaft Collar Decisions Can Be Momentous

On the Move...

News from: Assn. of European Adhesives Mfrs, Black Clawson, Bobst Group, Converter Accessory Corp., Graphic Converting, Great Northern Corp., Greycon, Harper Corp., Henkel Group, Honle UV America, PGS, Slitterblades.com, and Windmoeller & Hoelscher.

Difficult Jobs? Combo Printing Can Tighten Screwy Requests

Combination presses can be a tool for converters to help them minimize problems, downtime, and waste for difficult package printing jobs.

The Third Wave: An Iron Tail about the Business of Print, Vol. 2

This column is the second in a year-long series of columns about challenges facing the converting industry. Through our series of web articles in 2002,

Envelopes Extraordinaire

New equipment, including DuPont's Cyrel Fast technology and a Barco digital imager, have moved Atlantic Envelope's Exton plant into the realm of extraordinary.

Materials

New materials from: Atlantis Plastics, Chevron Phillips, INX International Ink Co., and New England Extrusion.

Converting Industry News

News from: Acucote, BASF Group, Black Clawson, Creo, DCM, Dow Chemical, Enercon, Flint Ink, Heidelberg, Graphics of the Americas, K 2001, MAN Roland, Omnexus, PCMC, Society of the Plastics Industry Inc., and Valmet.

Coming Events

Feb 18 19: TLMI Technical Conference, Drake Hotel, Chicago, IL (630/357-9222; tlmi.com). Feb. 28 March 1: 5th Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. Annual

Bioterrorism Legislation Could Affect Converting Industry

On December 12, 2001, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation expanding Food and Drug Administration authority to respond to bioterrorism.

Fundamentals Keep the Converting Industry Strong

Everyone is keenly aware of the disappearance of so many supposedly promising dot.com organizations. Fortunately, this has not occurred in the converting

Re-Assessing, Reacting to Global Situation

Ed. Note: This month we are introducing EuroTalk, a quarterly column focusing on industry issues in Europe of interest and relevance to the North American

Dealing with Ink Adhesion on High-Slip Films

One of the most common problems with printing high-slip films is poor ink adhesion. Such films have low surface energies, and the levels of slip additives

Anilox Roll Inspection: So Simple, So Important

Despite the amount of technology that goes into the manufacture of a laser-engraved, ceramic anilox roll, the inspection and care given this precision

It's Not R2-D2, But Robotics Is Aiding Many Converting Plants

To many of us, robots are straight out of a science-fiction future in which we sit back and let mechanical beings do all of our work. For converters,

Optimizing Energy Use

For science buffs, energy induces much higher contemplation than last January's California crisis or the eyebrow-raising heating bills we cold-climate

Direct Answers Drive Presses

A direct answer, typically, leads to greater clarity more quickly. I want Italian, usually leads to speedier appetite satisfaction than I don't know or

What You Can Do: The ''Dos'' of Energy Conservation

The bad news is: We're in an energy crisis. The good news is: We can do something about it. Actually, we have to do something about it. Rick Payton, director

The Future of Package Printing

Packaging must answer to many masters, including product manufacturers, retail outlets, consumers, and government agencies. As such, it is constantly

What's New in Narrow Web

Stations Provide Precise Label CountingLabelmate LLC, Henderson, NV; 877/833-7149; labelmate.comThe Model COUNT-100 Label Counting Station gives an accurate

PFFC Weathers Stormy Economy with Robust Creative Surge

Not unlike global politics, Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER has changed with the times, while reporting and mirroring in as true a fashion as possible the technical innovations of the converting industry.

Products

Products from: Battenfeld Gloucester; Converter Accessory Corp.; Davis-Standard; Elite Cameron; Eurotherm Gauging Systems; Fischer and Krecke; Goebel Schneid- und Wickelsysteme GmbH; Lloyd Instruments; Motoman; Nim-Cor; and Windmoeller & Hoelscher.

On the Move...

Pamco Label Co. Inc., Des Plaines, IL, a converter of prime p-s labels, has acquired George Kreisler Corp., Buffalo Grove, IL. Kreisler has been a supplier

The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 1

As a new contributor to pffc-online.com (Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER), Raine Consulting Inc. looks forward to providing readers with up-to-date information

The Influence of Die Design and Extensional Rheology on the Onset of Wave Interfacial Instabilities in Coextrusion Flows

Application: Flow history dependent viscoelastic stress calculation can investigate the role of die design and rheology of coextruded materials. Die geometry and extensional rheology have a crucial effect on interfacial wave instability.

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