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Drives Motors: From Zero to 800

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2011, Anticipating a rebound in the worldwide economy, global silicone release manufacturer Mondi decided in mid-2009 to relocate and upgrade a decommissioned Anticipating a rebound in the worldwide economy, ...

Europe Faces Plastic Bag Bans

(Yo's Yarns)

June 21, 2011, ... Packagings & Films, announcing that the European Commission appears to be aiming for a ban on plastic carrier bags in Europe. So from Evanston to Europe, we seem to have leapfrogged from local to GLOBAL ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

May 31, 2011, ... Caldwell, NJ, is appointed North American agent for the Flexor brand of label industry products manufactured by EMIS, Warsaw, Poland. McCourt Label Co., Lewis Run, PA, receives the Environmental ...

Web Lines: Displacement vs Steering | Battle of the Web Guides

(Web Guiding)

May 31, 2011, ...  Both of these famous guides have a long history of being the “right” guide for intermediate corrections of lateral web position. These two mighty guides long ago dismissed the slow, wanna-be end-pivoting ...

Laser Levels Playing Field

(Die-Cutting)

May 31, 2011, ... Coherent, Santa Clara, CA, manufacturers of the Diamond E-1000 and other CO2 sealed laser systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Univ. of Pittsburgh. Contact him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ...

Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, ... and finally, words. New consumer research, commissioned by Eastman Chemical through Nielsen Co., demonstrates for the first time with conclusive statistically significant data that products decorated with ...

Scrap Reduction Topic of Workshop

(Adhesives)

April 30, 2011, ... and not being profitable.” Hill Kilby, technical process partner at Bemis Milprint Packaging in Joplin, MO, attended the workshop with colleagues from other Bemis locations. “We got a lot out of it,” ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

April 30, 2011, ... two 430-mm wide Omega VSR inspection rewinders to Stratus Group in France. Both handle a wide range of substrates and include clear-on-clear missing label detection, servo driven web tension control for ...

NEWS CLIPS

(Magazine)

April 30, 2011, ... Stewardship Council chain-of-custody certification for its Mississippi and New York mills. UK-based CFM has been appointed as European agents for Shantou Huaying Soft-Packing Equipment Plant Ltd., ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ...  Cel-Met and O2 Barrier metallized sealants from Cel-Plast receive kudos for downgauging of approximately 25% without compromising the barrier properties or performance of the barrier laminate for stand-up ...

INFO*FLEX Show Preview: Full Speed Ahead

(Flexography)

March 31, 2011, ... more details on the conference program, see p27. Awards Night Don't miss FTA's Annual Awards Banquet on Sunday, May 1. That's when the association honors individuals and companies that have made significant ...

Experience Speaks: Michael R. Pfaff

(Trends/Management)

March 31, 2011, ... and sort it out later.” What's the biggest mistake you made and how did you fix it? Tough to choose just one — I have made some doozies! The mistakes — like overpromising — that cost your credibility ...

Henkel, Nordmeccanica Host Scrap Reduction Workshop

(Adhesives)

March 27, 2011, ... who teaches coursework in a flexible packaging curriculum at Clemson Univ., was very well received, too, the company suggests. Hill Kilby, technical process partner at Bemis Milprint Packaging in Joplin, ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... or waste, and/or increase recycling. Four companies received recognition. Cel-Met and O2 Barrier metallized sealants (8) from Cel-Plast received kudos for downgauging of approximately 25% without compromising ...

Web Lines: Limitations of Vacuum Pull Rollers

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2011, ... are intended to have high traction and most wrinkles are dependent on good traction, VPRs with even slight misalignment or diameter variations will create wrinkles quickly. Some VPRs avoid large holes ...

Toray Turns to Solar Power

(Coating/Laminating: Green)

February 28, 2011, ... a higher-energy output when compared with conventional fixed-mounted PV panels, will generate 625 megawatt hr/yr, help curb escalating energy costs, and reduce CO2 emissions by 340 tons/yr. Funding for ...

Experience Speaks: Cynthia White

(Trends/Management)

February 28, 2011, ... mistake you made and how did you fix it? In my old selling days, I sold material to a customer who went bankrupt. It was a huge hit to the company and was a naive mistake. I ended up selling the company ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ...  Table I Operating Specifications & Strengths ProcessCoronaAtmospheric Plasma Primary Surface Effect Oxidation Variable Chemistry Functionalization Micro-Roughening Micro-Roughening, ...

Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... post-consumer recycled fiber (PCF). At the end of November 2010, International Paper (IP) and Starbucks issued a press release regarding a six-week pilot project completed at Mississippi River Pulp ...

Diagnose Presses

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

February 28, 2011, ... alert, makes an educated diagnosis, alerts the press crew, and determines the best solution before press performance is compromised. Provides around-the-clock health and condition monitoring of company' ...