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Plasma Power

(Archive)

April 30, 2009, ... treatments clearly increase surface energy of LDPE-coated paperboard by oxidizing its surface. Argon plasma is the most effective method based on the contact angle measurements. Also surface analysis ...

May 2009 News Clips

(News Clips Archive)

April 30, 2009, ... operators get the most out of their viscosity test methods. Visit www.brookfieldengineering.com for locations and schedule. Find more news at www.pffc-online.com What's happening at your company? ...

UV Upgrade for Wide Format

(News Eclips)

April 28, 2009, ... VOC pollution controls such as those needed for heat-set and other drying methods. Features that have proved successful in the narrow web sector are now applicable to wide format, company says, including ...

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Tension Control: Dancer Systems Defined

(Archive)

April 15, 2009, ... leaves mass in place. What can further complicate matters is the ‘helpful’ operator who decides that more or less counterbalance is needed. An additional method of loading dancers that has less than ...

Ink Room Audits Expose Deficiencies

(Process Management)

March 31, 2009, ... and electronic color standards. Proofing System This can be a very chaotic area in trying to simulate press color with a lab proofing method. This will be explored in next month's column. Ink ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: April 200

(New Products)

March 31, 2009, ... the image that cannot be done with other foil stamping methods. Said to be an inexpensive alternative to creating a custom hologram. ▶Brandtjen & Kluge | 800-826-7320 | www.kluge.biz Circle 422 or ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter: Avery's Green Plan

(Narrow Web)

March 22, 2009, ... Lean Sigma (ELS) tools and methods to support its goal to reduce waste sent to landfills in North America by 10% when compared to 2007 levels. MACtac, Stow, OH, formalizes the Application Development ...

Achieving Bubble-Free Labels

(News Eclips)

March 03, 2009, ... recognition from UL and CUL, is conformable, making it ideal for both flat and semi-compound-curved surfaces. A recommended crack-and-peel release liner with a center-out application method helps standardize ...

Reader Reaction: Top Ten Products for Converters

(New Products)

February 28, 2009, ... the method is repeated exactly the same way each time. Random Logic | 513-752-4649 | www.reliapull.com PFFC-ASAP 324 Align Rolls Accurately SX-5100 RollCheck offers accurate, visual alignment ...

Crowning Benefits

(Web Handling: Main)

February 28, 2009, ... its dimensions, material, and the load being applied to the roll in its particular application. Therefore, roll crowning is one common method of reducing nip variation caused by roller deflection. Another ...

Flexible Packaging Association 2009 Award Winners

(Flexpack Main)

February 28, 2009, ... improve shelf life over traditional packaging methods. It enables consumers to steam the asparagus quickly in the microwave and also provides consumers with a more energy-efficient alternative to boiling ...

Edelmann and Codimag Web Offset Semi-Rotary Web Presses Are for Short Runs

(Offset)

February 28, 2009, ... of web travel, which equates to differing print repeats. Letterpress was the print method of choice until the 1990s when offset was introduced into the world of semi-rotary. The main reason was that ...

What's New Products: March 200

(Magazine)

February 28, 2009, ...  PFFC-ASAP 411 Analyze Oxygen Rate with Ease The Ox-Tran Model 1/50 oxygen transmission rate analyzer offers an absolute coulometric method, built-in software to minimize user error, and automatic ...

Web Exclusive: Web Cleaners

(Archive)

February 18, 2009, ...  The Teknek contact cleaning concept involves the use of an elastomer roller that runs in contact with the web, penetrating the boundary air layer that noncontact methods of cleaning cannot reach. The ...

SPE Names Finalists in Clean Plastics Technology Competition

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2009, ... to make polymers. The major product of the Polyflow process is styrene, a feedstock for polystyrene and other polymers. The process is a low-cost alternative to existing methods for producing styrene.  ...

Flexible Packaging Wipes Out Waste

(First Glance)

January 31, 2009, New flexible packaging for cleaning wipes from Method Products offers a 60% reduction in plastic compared to the canisters Wipes Out Waste New flexible packaging for cleaning wipes from Method Products, ...

Conserve Energy

(Archive)

January 31, 2009, ... subsequent comparison charts. In order to create a workable energy balance model to compare energy usage between several common coating and laminating methodologies, we have arbitrarily assigned the ...

What's Ne

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2009, ... different application requirements. ◆ RK Print Coat Instrument | +44 0 1763 852187 | www.rkprint.com PFFC-ASAP 322 Coat for Conductivity Company reports a method to coat transparent conductive ...

Experience Speaks: Jason Grossman

(Experience Speaks)

January 31, 2009, ... printing waste (setup and matrix), filter our waste water in our own treatment facility, and have recycling bins for employees and visitors. We've been practicing smart conservation methods long before ...

Report: Market Overview & Opportunities for the Product ID Market

(News | New Products)

January 06, 2009, ... but is showing signs of maturity. The usage levels of labels as a method of product decoration are high, and while there are still opportunities within the market, growth rates are showing a slowdown compared ...