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Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... employs industrial PC technology, AC vector motors, and AC vector digital drive systems to produce operating speeds to 600 mpm on a range of products including PE, PP, PET, aluminum foil, and paper. Union ...

Discoloration Resistant Polyolefin Films

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September 29, 2004, Application: In the film industry, a selected set of circumstances and certain types of stabilizers can lead to discoloration due to inadequate stabilizer concentrations, harsh processing conditions, improper ...

Heidelberg to Show New Dymatrix Die-Cutter at Graph/Converting Expo

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September 28, 2004, ... 4 mm (160 pt.) thickness at processing speeds of up to 9,000 sheets an hour. In addition, the system is able to work with special materials such as aluminum or plastic foil. flexibility makes it particularly ...

The 411 on RFID, Part 2

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August 30, 2004, 1 2 3 Previous March 2004 Information Week (informationweek.com) reports Target Corp. joins Wal-Mart and the US DOD in requiring its top suppliers to use RFID tags on every case and pallet shipped ...

New Inks Have a High IQ

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August 30, 2004, Well, we've heard a lot about smart packaging, so it was inevitable such packaging would require intelligent inks. With current packaging development Well, we've heard a lot about “smart packaging,” so ...

Switzerland

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August 30, 2004, The Packaging Group's Stan Sacharow surveys a portion of the European converting industry with his look at Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the Benelux nations, Germany, and Italy. 2 3 4 5 Home ...

United Kingdom

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August 30, 2004, ... in the use of retort pouches and is a strong factor in the future growth of metallized films and aluminum foil. Because of its high fruit juice consumption, it's a nation where many novel juice packages ...

Germany

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August 30, 2004, ... of strength include barrier laminates, aluminum foil production, and laminates for cured meats and cheeses. German converters were among the first to enter Eastern European markets after the collapse ...

Union Industries Orders Nordmeccanica Laminator

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August 22, 2004, ... this laminator, what it calls its "highest technology," can laminate a wide range of products, including polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, aluminum foil, and paper. Says the OEM, "This advanced ...

Antimicrobials: On the Fast Track

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July 31, 2004, If you have been to the store lately, you may have noticed the number of new products that provide antimicrobial protection. It might be an air filter, If you have been to the store lately, you may have ...

Products

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July 30, 2004, ... are precision manufactured to be a third of the weight of comparable standard aluminum idlers, company reports, with a 120% higher load-bearing capacity. Said to provide the lowest inertia rating of any ...

Reporter Clips

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July 30, 2004, ... reflect the company's expanding marketplace. The ISO-9000-certified custom print house specializes in p-s labels, aluminum nameplates, PC panels, electro-luminescent lamps, RFID antennas, printed circuitry, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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June 29, 2004, ... Otto M. Plassman of BP Koeln GmbH and Guenter Schubert of Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH discuss “Shedding a New Light on Corona Treated Aluminum Foil.” Another paper in this session is “Rheological ...

Flex-Pack & Recycling in Japan

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2004, ... to the fullest extent possible. In addition, manufacturers must label products sold in steel and aluminum cans, PET bottles, and paper and other plastic containers and packaging to promote consumer recycling. ...

Materials

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June 29, 2004, ... water-based primer bonds PE to aluminum foil either by lamination or extrusion. Company says primer uses only light application weights and bonds readily at standard extrusion temperatures. Said to achieve ...

Removing Packaging Odors

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2004, ... the oxygen level within the package to near 0% within a few days. Other additives can be used as sachets and can reduce the oxygen within the package. Aluminum, metallized films, PVDC-coated films, ...

Ritrama Reels in New Biz with Innovative Adhesive Coatings, PFFC, June 2004

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May 30, 2004, ... such as high-density PE, low-density PE, polyethylene terphalate, polypropylene, glass, polyester, polycarbonate, vinyl, polystyrene, various grades of steel, aluminum, and galvanized metals. Ritrama ...

Precisia First Company to Produce Complete RFID Devices with High-Speed Printed Antennas

(Archive)

May 09, 2004, ... aluminum or screen-printed antennas. Its tag production system assembles the unique components of an RFID device in one location, the first step toward complete high-speed antenna printing and chip attachment ...

Materials

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April 29, 2004, ... Barrier Mitsui Plastics, White Plains, NY, USA; 914/287-6815, mitsuiplastics.com Barrialox is a transparent aluminum oxide coated barrier PET film said to offer a higher barrier than PVDC. Available ...

Fast & Flawless

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April 29, 2004, ... films being used to convert laminates into premium packaging for industrial products. The product, which projects an image of brushed finished aluminum, galvanized metal, or stainless steel, has become ...