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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... facilities for more than two decades. EPA officials say the proposed rule will allow soiled industrial wipers to be treated as municipal solid waste (instead of hazardous waste) if certain conditions ...

Flexible Packaging & European Disposal Laws

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2003, This second article in a series on the impact of solid waste laws on converters examines packaging waste regulation in the European Union (EU) in light This second article in a series on the impact of ...

A Global Focus on the Market

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... and margins come under pressure at all levels. Consolidation is the name of the game, and overcapacity is a worldwide issue. Release liner manufacturers are being pressured by end-users to effect ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... high stamping quality, press's rotary principle allows the application of extremely fine fonts to be placed next to large solids. Decelerates foil web and pulls it back, reportedly reducing stamping foil ...

Labelexpo Europe: Unparalled Access to Latest Label Trends

(News | New Products)

August 07, 2003, ... giving a positive feel to the show, the realism of a market dominated by consolidation and globalization will never be far from the surface. For example, over-capacity in key label sectors is a real problem. ...

Materials

(Materials)

July 31, 2003, ... line/solid copy with 600-800 line aniloxes. Reportedly, inks show improved product and chemical resistance over conventional flexo inks and have excellent adhesion to many paper and film substrates.  ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... roan.com The Patriot in-line bag machine features a three-axis servo control system; teachable head positioning, fiber optic communications, solid state contactors; color touch screen, recipe function; ...

Koenig Bauer AG Buys Metal-Decorating Press Mfr.

(News | New Products)

July 13, 2003, ... & Bauer in 1994 that their company became a reality. According to Max Bauer, the typical Rapida configuration of printing units atop a solid cast-iron substructure, and preceded by KBA’s own special sheet ...

Standardizing Anilox Rolls

(Archive)

June 30, 2003, ... image. Solids, line work, and varnishes also can be obtained with one volume. There are always going to be exceptions to the rule: If you are running white on film or specialty inks such as metallics, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... of communications among these industry participants and US suppliers. Trend Toward Consolidations Drives Change at EMA THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS—The European Metallizers Association (EMA) announces ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... Boards Offer a Lot of POP Avery Dennison Corp., Painesville, OH; 440/358-4943; averydennison.com C1S & C2S GW are solid bleached matte finished boards designed for prominent packaging, tag, and point-of-sale ...

Products

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... reliability for reduced downtime, co. says. Encoders are available with a choice of resolutions, in single-turn or multi-turn configurations, and with a choice of solid-shaft or hollow-shaft coupling. ...

EPA Packaging Design Winners to Display at Pack Expo LV

(News | New Products)

April 13, 2003, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Solid Waste, in partnership with McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) reports it will display the winners of the first ever "Cradle to Cradle Design ...

New Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... up to 400 in. total of neutralizing bars to a single power supply. Improved Model 8011 solid-state, high-voltage power supply weighs only 1.5 lb and can be mounted directly on the bar or remotely with ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... and strategic fit. Operations will be consolidated with other Smurfit-Stone folding carton facilities within the division. Körber PaperLink NA Hosts Sheeting/Packaging Event KOHLER, WI, USA—Despite ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... Static Neutralizer. Using a daisy-chain configuration, users now can connect up to 400 in. total of neutralizing bars to a single power supply. Improved Model 8011 solid-state, high-voltage power supply ...

Controlling Color Change in Adhesives and Coatings

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... uniformly in a 100% solids product. They must dissolve or have proper dispersion in the adhesive or coating to do their job. Some experimental work also is necessary to determine the proper amount to ...

Filtration Transformation

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, Out of an engineer's introspection and some solid supplier relationships comes "a breakthrough" for one contract converter's final filtration of hot melts. Out of an engineer's introspection and some solid ...

Global Packaging Market

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... highest in North America, where one-third of sales are represented by the top 10 players. In Europe, this figure is below 18%, and in Asia Pacific and Latin America, it is lower still. Consolidation ...

Products

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... The result is more dense solids, sharper halftones, less ghosting, and reduced press gain. Can be used on any sheet-fed press or web presses and can be mixed into ink without milling, co. reports. Die-Cutter ...