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CompTIA Acknowledges Hot Technologies

(Archive)

August 05, 2006, Convergence and security top the list of hot technologies that will have the greatest impact in 2006, according to the results of a new Web poll conducted by the Computing Technology Industry Assn. PRESS ...

Gravure Allure

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... “popped off the shelf” in its holiday dress, employing a patented technology that combines ink and cylinder technology to align specific cylinder engraving patterns and design manipulations. The result ...

Films Face Off

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ... Nylon’s popularity with coffee packaging applications probably will remain strong also. Significant efforts are underway to improve the heat seal properties of both OPP and OPET substrates. Film developers ...

Brand Security & Product Authentication Special Report, Part 1

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ...  Reviewing the Options For tamper evidence, popular applications include: heat-shrinkable and other p-s package seals (especially for bottle and jar caps) frangible, ultra-destructible labels  ...

Brand Security & Product Authentication Special Report, Part 3

(Magazine)

June 29, 2006, ... The process is being used to overcome a major scam popular with thieves: reading the preprinted authentication code on the card. Launched in 2005 by XSYS Print Solutions, patent-pending HolographINK ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 14, 2006, ... international status, adding 40% of the visitors came from overseas. Among the popular features of the show was the INNOV8 theater featuring a daily program of briefings, presentations, and debates ...

Holding the Dot

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... reasons, including less ink inventory, less set-up time, and less clean-up time, and color matching becomes more of a prepress function than a press function. The most popular option today is running ...

Stretching Boundaries

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2006, ... SC, plant is the size of a small town. With a population of 1,400 and more than 34 acres under one roof, the facility is the result of too many expansions for anyone to count since its grand opening in ...

CMM Call for Papers

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May 13, 2006, ... Packaging. Environmental Issues. Flexible Packaging Solutions. Foil Stamping & Embossing. Folding Carton, Corrugated Boxes/POP. Inks, Coatings, Adhesives, and Laminating Solutions. Inspection/Imaging. ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

April 26, 2006, Innovative packaging from: Kirin Beverage Corp., Light Impressions Intl., and Integument Technologies. Products 'Can-Do' Cartons Canned coffee is so popular in Japan, Kirin ...

Metallized Papers and Films: A New Focus for Global Growth

(Archive)

April 17, 2006, ... the market for metallized materials is dominated by packaging applications, but labels, textiles, and technical applications also contribute to overall demand. Metallized film is the most popular medium ...

Puttin' On the Ritz

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March 30, 2006, ... due to reinforcement from 16-pt CCSUS. Jump cuts up the glue seam and glue notch cuts on dust flaps reportedly help manage memory and improve machinability. Pop & Sizzle POPZ Microwave Popcorn wins ...

Deflecting Nip Roller Problems?

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March 30, 2006, ... PLI in nip load. How can you compensate for nip roller deflection? Using stiffer rollers and compliant covers are the first line of defense. Crowning one of the rollers is a popular solution. But the ...

Metallizing Makeover

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March 30, 2006, ... popularity is the award-winning package at the Paris-based SIAL d’Or exhibition. The unit consisted of a PP microwavable bowl with two separate Ceramis-containing stand-up pouches for Australia’s Simplot ...

Global Giants

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2006, ... in 2005. The recent announcement by Amcor that two of its European plants (unspecified) will be closing might alter this breakdown slightly. Growth in Central/Eastern Europe With an aging population, ...

Personal Care Items & Packaging

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February 27, 2006, ... they can contribute to a youthful look. With our increasingly older population, it is likely the demand for such products will continue to grow. Another factor fueling the growth of personal care items, ...

If Not Rough, How About Groovy?

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... you fight an air or liquid lubrication beside simple roughening techniques? For a quick change in roller roughness, try a roller wrap. By far the most popular choice is masking tape. Masking tape is inexpensive, ...

A Communication of the PLACE div. of TAPPI

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February 27, 2006, ... barrier values indicate that very low transmission rates are possible for metallized OPP and OPET (oriented polypropylene and polyester, respectively). Extrusion laminating influences overall barrier population ...

Getting Personal With Hans H. Traver

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February 27, 2006, ... blame. Do you really have a bullet in your head? Kidnapping was a popular sport in Peru in the eighties. One of the kidnappers got nervous and pulled the trigger rather than reason with me. A .38-caliber ...

Converting Industry News

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February 27, 2006, ... tour of Flower City Printing’s 135,000-sq-ft facility in Rochester. Founded in 1970, this tag and label, POP, and folding carton converter runs nine sheet-fed KBA presses and uses Kodak’s Approval XP4 ...