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Can This Coater Be Saved?

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January 30, 2006, ... proceed can be made. A helpful method is to develop a cause-and-effect (or fishbone) diagram. Relatively inexpensive modifications often can have a major impact. Also, an analysis may show that several ...

Trends & Technical Solutions

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December 30, 2005, ... with general-purpose grade PET. PP can have quite different properties depending on the method of manufacture. Biaxially oriented PP films can compete with PET in liner applications. Thermal cure and ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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December 30, 2005, ... in some cases no impact of film strength on the strength of a resultant lamination. To be fair, some methods chosen for this study are “fast response” film tests. They are quick failure tests such as dart ...

Narrow Web New Products

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November 29, 2005, ... and automatic head adjustment. Inspect Print with Proven Method Tectonic Intl., Merthyr Tydfil, UK; +44(0) 1685 722225; tectonicinternational.com The K2colour print inspection system uses robust ...

Examining Biocides in Plastics

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November 16, 2005, ... and details of their strengths and weaknesses are provided. The author reviews the frequently used test methods for fungi and bacteria, and, in an ever-changing regulatory environment, explores the influence ...

Slitting & Rewinding Fundamentals for Converters

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October 31, 2005, This two-day seminar will cover processes and problems, with numerous speakers covering a variety of topics. PRESS RELEASE FORT MILL, SC—Converting Equipment Mfrs. Assn. (CEMA) will hold a seminar November ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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October 30, 2005, ... is contained in it. Haze measurements can provide a method to measure the turbidity of a film and are the most common way to give an exact idea of the optical properties of a film. In the case of semicrystalline ...

Measuring Force

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October 30, 2005, ... quite sure what an acceptable value is—or you cannot seem to match the values someone else is measuring with the “same” product and test method. But it seems that measure we must, so it is best to understand ...

Data Security: A Growing Concern

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September 29, 2005, ... including standards for proper disposal of consumer reports or information derived from consumer reports. Reasonable disposal methods may include shredding of paper files and destroying or erasing electronic ...

Getting Top Dollar

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September 29, 2005, ... the company unless they receive a bargain price. Selling middle-market owners that utilize the following approaches and methodology in pursuing a potential sale eventually will be able to achieve a ...

Reporter Clips

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September 29, 2005, ... The strap-attach-based process will produce high quality tags at rates exceeding those of conventional production methods by up to 10x or more, the company says, depending on the type of tag being produced. ...

Mastering RFID

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September 29, 2005, This article analyzes existing ESD control standards and interprets them for RFID label converting. In addition, available static control methods in RFID converting are examined along with a case study ...

New Products, Part 2

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September 29, 2005, ...  Seal-Scan inspection technology provides a one-step seal inspection method, on- or off-line, to detect seal defects and flaws in flat or stand-up pouches made of any type of material. Testing is completely ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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September 29, 2005, ... at high speeds with UV highlights problems with inks that would be difficult or impossible to spot using conventional proofing methods. E.g., pinholing cannot normally be captured, because as a conventional ...

Mastering RFID, Part 2

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September 29, 2005, ... alternative [8]. After that, the electronics industry never looked back. While maintaining relative humidity at 50% remains a viable method of controlling static electricity, RFID label converters should ...

PLGA Hosts 3rd Biennial Technical Conference

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September 05, 2005, ... discuss and debate new engraving methods for gravure cylinders and the competing dot structures, applying inks and specialized coatings, the future impact of nano technology on packaging materials and ...

Extrusion Coating Evolves

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August 30, 2005, ... the most stable and process better,” says Moeller, “and specialty polymers offer adhesion benefits.” Other advances have come in the form of die-plating and lip-hardening methods, profile control and measurement ...

The Converter Pack

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August 30, 2005, ... of H.A. Bruno, “Today’s most progressive package printers and converters and their trade associations once again believe that with contemporary adaptations, an all-inclusive trade show is the correct method ...

The Converting Relay Race: Part II

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August 30, 2005, ... methods to align unwinding rolls laterally are manual alignment, automatic sidelay guiding, and automatic displacement guiding. In manual alignment, you put the roll on and align it by eye to the threaded ...