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Bill Smith

(Trends/Management)

July 31, 2010, ... company, I wanted to do more than just provide industrial packaging services within our community. It was a logical progression for us to steer the company away from that business model into the provision ...

Pressure-Sensitive Coating: Ready & Able

(Label/Tape)

July 31, 2010, ... because there's a much better chance of using the whole width more effectively with minimal handling. But if you have a smaller-volume product and you've got to get something out today, they may not have ...

Laminating Corona Treating: Bond Boosting

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

July 31, 2010, ... treatment diminishes over time. Within a few days or weeks, the film can lose sufficient surface energy and become unreceptive to bonding. That is why it has become the industry's best practice to install ...

Cut Cores Accurately

(Slit)

July 31, 2010, ... the same machine. With two cutting assemblies, one for fiber and thinner-walled plastic cores and another for cutting thicker-walled plastic cores, cutter offers users versatility and precision cutting. ...

You Get What You Pay For, Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 27, 2010, Last issue I discussed what happens to a blown film manufacturer on a shoestring budget. It is a financial truth that if a company does not make enough money on the product it sells, then something has ...

You Get what You Pay For, or Caveat Emptor.

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 15, 2010, Yup… the old adage is true. All things being equal, you get what you pay for. Since my days at Cryovac, Mobil Plastics, James River Corp, et al, and then consulting with many, many companies, I have seen ...

Special Report: Quality Protocols-Quality Assures Security

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2010, ... these APQP disciplines. And I think that's what separates us from 99 percent of the manufacturing houses and policies out there.” Labeled for Security The same custom engineering and quality assurance ...

Special Report: Covert Markers-Microscopic Markers

(Print)

June 30, 2010, ... and enable accurate, in-field detection within a matter of seconds, without destroying the sample. Another advantage of this covert marker technology is that it is extremely flexible in its use and ...

Special Report: Pressure-Sensitive Labels-Locked & Loaded

(Print)

June 30, 2010, ... to make it as difficult as possible for counterfeiters to replicate the full portfolio of security features and pass off fake goods as the real thing. In an ideal world, converters will provide their ...

Avery Dennison Celebrates 75th Anniversary

(Label/Tape)

June 01, 2010, ... they wear, the car they drive, the signs on the highway they pass, in the offices where they work and the schools they attend," Scarborough said. "Today we express this heritage through a new vision: Everything ...

Flexpack: DuPont Honors Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, ... the meat product remains appealing to the consumer longer. The thinner package also saves space on the retail display.  Easy-Open Bag Promotes Safety Cryovac also is honored for its Grip ...

Executive Conference Examines Strategies for Post-Recession Manufacturing

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2010, ... Assistant Secretary of Commerce for manufacturing and services within the International Trade Administration, will discuss global competitiveness as well as domestic and international solutions to reinvigorate ...

Driving Speed

(Drives/Motors)

April 30, 2010, ... such as treaters, laminators, and tension controls; and apply either thinner coatings to package materials without worrying about additional web breaks and downtime or thicker coatings to meet special ...

Trends in technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2010, ... the following areas: Low-energy drying systems Coating technologies for coating uniform thin layers and low-solvent-level coating solutions Low-cost, reliable alternative energy sources New processes ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Narrow Web)

April 30, 2010, ... with the purchase of an HP Indigo WS6000 press from Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, CA. The press offers four-color printing at 98 linear fpm and the ability to print on both thin and thick substrates.  ...

A time to celebrate

(Special Reports)

April 30, 2010, ... planning and has been very well executed by AIMCAL's management team,” notes past president Paolo Raugei. “In fact, I think it has become a key factor of their marketing strategy.” As blogging became ...

A future for photovoltaics

(Metallizing)

April 30, 2010, ... and the slow rate of deposition meant that many of the coatings were too expensive, and so many potential users stayed with thin glass substrates. The advantage of converting to roll-to-roll transparent ...

Plants for Pretzels

(First Glance)

April 30, 2010, ... properties, the film was laminated to another plant-based plastic layer that incorporates a thin metallized layer. A bright yellow graphic on the corner helps differentiate the bag on the shelf and directs ...

What Did You Do for Earth Day?

(Yo's Yarns)

April 21, 2010, ... technology–in which our very own industry is gearing up for some heavy expansion in the future–is being implemented. AND, after all, Earth Day was just around the corner. We wanted to do something to honor ...

Packaging Proofs: Athena Graphics Upgrades

(Print)

April 08, 2010, ... like Pantone GOE colors within the tightest of tolerances.  “GMG software gives the ability to choose between reverse [print white last] or surface [print white first] printing,” says Hostyn. “We can ...