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Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

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August 30, 2004, ... the Kline report suggests there is no slowing down the popularity of barrier films, even with the obstacles the technology still faces. “Although the industry has sustained decades of strong growth, the ...

Tolerance = Tight

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August 30, 2004, ... customers higher quality at a lower cost is “double bump,” or laying down two layers of UV ink on a label and curing it with UV to give it the “pop” normally obtained using silk screen. Renn says this ...

Switzerland

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August 30, 2004, ... a high concentration of global pharmaceutical firms, Switzerland produces sophisticated products to serve its niche. A relatively small nation, Switzerland (pop. 7.1 million) has a flexible packaging ...

United Kingdom

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August 30, 2004, ... flexible packaging. With the highest concentration of flexible packaging converting plants in Western Europe, the UK (pop. 60 million) holds an estimated 35% of Europe's major converting operations. ...

Benelux

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August 30, 2004, ... greater than many other nations in flexible packaging. Belgium (pop. 10 million) produced an estimated US$350 million of flexible packaging in 2003. Most material is exported to neighboring nations. ...

Germany

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August 30, 2004, ... many influential environmental laws. Germany (pop. 83 million) has Europe's largest flex-pack industry estimated at US$2.5 billion. Similar to Italy, Germany is a source of many printing and converting ...

Italy

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August 30, 2004, ... small domestic market (pop. 58 million), the nation is Europe's largest exporter of converted materials. Most Italian material is shipped to the Middle East and North Africa. Several factors characterize ...

Agfa's :Sublima XM Screening for Flexo Is Boon for Maryland Prepress Sho

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August 10, 2004, ... 188, and 212 lpi without changing anilox rolls, helping create the quality, eye-popping packaging materials their customers demand," adds the manufacturer. Explains Mark/Trèce corporate product manager ...

Antimicrobials: On the Fast Track

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July 31, 2004, ... inorganic or organic materials as well as their salts. Antimicrobial additives come in all sizes and various chemical forms. Among the most popular antimicrobial additives are organic acids, salts, vitamins, ...

Completing the Circle: Quality Assurance for the New Digital Workflow

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July 31, 2004, ... popular design tools. While many of the design team's jobs are created internally, many also are created out of supplied content from customers. The digital files Rock-Tenn receives include everything from ...

Converting Industry News

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July 30, 2004, ... is described as tamper-evident, easy to turn, and swallow-resistant. The pouch’s design is said to carry additional visual impact, with bright "electric" colors popping against the metallic background ...

Extreme Makeovers

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June 30, 2004, After driving through the splash and pop literally of the Midwest's largest vacation destination, the Wisconsin Dells, you'll soon arrive in Adams population: After driving through the splash and pop — literally ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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June 29, 2004, ...  Product development specialists Consultants Educators and students. In addition to the formal technical presentations, the 2004 TAPPI PLACE Conference will again offer its popular Converter Spotlight ...

Converting Industry News

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June 29, 2004, ... images onto Hazen’s Brilliance line of holographic and foil boards, the company says posters appear to be backlit, and POP displays appear to have motion. Mira-Jet is a wide-format ink jet transfer ...

Steering Directions Made Simple

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June 29, 2004, Steering and displacement guides are the two most popular forms of intermediate guiding. Steering and displacement guides are the two most popular forms of intermediate guiding. Steering guides appear ...

Materials

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June 29, 2004, ... 94% opacity. Said to offer outstanding contrast for images that “pop” and limited show-through of substrates. Company adds paper displays minimal dot gain and excellent ink holdout; is quick-drying; and ...

Binary Blends of EVA and Metallocene Catalyzed Ethylene-a-Olefin Copolymers & Their Film Properties

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June 29, 2004, ... of EVA with an ultra-low-density metallocene based ethylene-?-olefin copolymer (POP). Table I shows the properties of the polymers used. Sample Preparation and Testing Blending used a commercially ...

Recycled Paperboard Packages Win Big in Paperboard Contest

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June 06, 2004, Among the top honorees in this year's National Paperboard Packaging competition were ten folding carton packages made from recycled paperboard, according to the Recycled Paperboard Alliance. PRESS RELEASE ...

PFFC Webinar CDs

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June 05, 2004, ... and is now available in an audio and visual recorded CD-Rom format. Critical Information for Converters Pop it into your CD-Rom drive anytime for straight-talking advice and expertise, as web-handling ...

Reporter Clips

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May 30, 2004, ... of its high-speed color ink jet press designated the.factory at Gardners, a specialty printer offering technical and promotional applications including POP materials, signs, labels, and outdoor media. ...