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ALOX Coater & CPP Film Line Debuting in Egypt

(Flexpack News)

July 13, 2011, ... Reportedly, this capability places UFLEX among a select handful of manufacturers that produce aluminum oxide coated films. The ALOX coater will apply a thin and highly transparent coating of aluminium ...

Update on World BOPET Market Trends

(Flexpack News)

July 07, 2011, ... pricing, and forecasts for thin and thick BOPET film markets to 2015. The study reports: The global BOPET film shortage has eased to the point that supplies are now plentiful, and new capacity coming ...

Catching Up with PFFC News

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2011, ... news about machinery, materials, products, and services, that I forget about promoting PFFC's own great news. So this month I'm taking this space to talk about things some of you astute readers already may ...

Web Lines: Is Wound Roll Pressure Greater Than Tire Pressure?

(Tension)

June 30, 2011, ... When you stretch a rubber band around something, it creates tension proportional to how much the band is elongated beyond its untensioned length (a.k.a. strain). The pressure under a rubber band on a cylinder ...

Multilayered Solutions: One Stop Shop

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... product and to the end-user — all in its Cranbury, NJ, facility. “We do everything under one roof,” he says. “Lots of people talk about it, but we actually do it. We do our own chemistry, originations, ...

Brand Security Innovations Technical Report: Tamper Evidence

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... or covert to provide the broadest possible umbrella of protection for everything from ethical pharmaceuticals and medical devices to legal documents, designer handbags, automotive and aerospace parts, ...

Holographic Technology: Pattern Pressing

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... interesting things happening” in both the creation and use of holographic materials that have brought holograms light years from their origins. “We're still living with that sort of [inferior] image ...

Europe Faces Plastic Bag Bans

(Yo's Yarns)

June 21, 2011, ... is currently running an Europe-wide survey, amongst other things. The explanation accompanying the survey contains incomprehensible claims. According to this, each and every EU citizen is supposed to ...

MPI Release Projects 20% Sales Increase

(Label/Tape)

June 07, 2011, MPI Release anticipates a 20% increase in sales for the next 12 months as a result of the introduction of new liner products for novel applications, quick response times, 4-6 weeks deliveries WINCHESTER, ...

Static Beat: Surface Resistivity Testing

(Static Elimination)

May 31, 2011, ... of a thin layer because the thickness (dLAYER) in Equation 1 is often so small (perhaps only a few molecules thick) that it is difficult to measure. One practical way to avoid this problem is to define ...

FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 31, 2011, ... attendance records were shattered. If you missed it, here's recap of two conference sessions of interest. Benefits of Ultra-Thin Plates At a conference session on flexo quality, P.J. Fronczkiewicz, ...

Laser Levels Playing Field

(Die-Cutting)

May 31, 2011, ... necessary power and fast pulsing characteristics, these new lasers are more integrated than traditional carbon dioxide lasers, with the RF power supply incorporated entirely within the compact laser head. ...

Technical Report: Up & Running

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... razor slitting, these systems greatly reduce setup times. For example, an auto score system can precisely position more than 100 score knives within a few minutes. In addition to reducing setup times, ...

Change Cartridge Quickly

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... or short production runs that demand minimal downtime. Model includes two separate slitting rig assemblies mounted within frames that slide in and out of position in front of the rotary cutter. Each assembly ...

Post Consumer Resin Gets New Life from Milk Jugs and Water Bottles

(Flexpack News)

May 18, 2011, ... converted products within reason TYLER, TX | Consumer demands for preserving the environment is a trend leading converters like Hood Packaging are seriously confronting head on. The biggest challenge is ...

Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, ... person to the consumer. Consumer research by Market Focus (2009) revealed that 38% of respondents tried a product because “something caught my eye at the store” while only 8% of respondents tried a new ...

FTA Gets Flexo Engines Started at Forum/Info*Flex

(Flexography)

May 03, 2011, ... must be racing to meet the forum’s goal: Setting the pace for flexo packaging excellence. Benefits of Ultra-Thin Plates At a conference session on flexo quality, P.J. Fronczkiewicz, senior technical ...

Remove Small Particles

(Web Cleaning)

April 30, 2011, ... qualities, reportedly making it suitable for very thin materials that have a tendency to cling to the rollers. Teknek | 888-455-1529 | www.teknek.com Another attraction to add to the Betwinner ...

Keeping Pace with Demand

(Trends/Management)

April 30, 2011, Frequently I refer to myself as a puppy who thinks the whole world is my newspaper. Do you get the image? I'm easily excited like a puppy, but at times Frequently I refer to myself as a puppy who thinks ...

Coating Matters: Open Up the Coating Process Window

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2011, ... idea of where to go based on empirical data. In the example presented in Figure 2, a good coating falls within 1-3 deg of the attack angle of the die to the substrate. The attack angle is the radial ...