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Take Control

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... for that test blimp. Later this year, a full-size test blimp will be prepared for complete testing.” To build the envelope, “we developed an ultra-thin laminated material,” Smith says, “that consisted ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... label printing on a narrow web press; and excellence in innovative applications within the label industry. Judges chose 17 winners out of 250 entries. The Group Award for overall excellence went to ...

Goodbye to a Dear Friend

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... actually told him he was stupid and would never amount anything. How short sighted. Rich went on to Loras College in Dubuque, IA, on a full football scholarship and ultimately graduated with the inspiration ...

Brand Security & Authentication, Part 1

(Archive)

July 30, 2005, ... or counterfeiting is unfortunately a reality today—particularly in such fields as high-value spirits and other alcoholic drinks, perfumery, fashion clothing, sporting goods, computers, software, and electronic ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2005, ... beam processors using thin film dosimetry techniques, and analysis of new flame treatment technology for surface modification and adhesion promotion. Providing practical information to the converting and ...

Smurfit-Stone Earns Safety-Awards from PSSMA

(Archive)

June 04, 2005, ...  Wellsburg, WV (300,000 – 425,000 manhours category) Quincly, IL (less than 300,000 manhours category) PSSMA compiled statistical information from 35 multiwall bag packaging plants within the organization ...

Materials

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... Easily Rogers Corp. , Rogers, CT; 860/928-8926; rogerscorporation.com R/bak SA 3000 cushion mounting tape is aimed at the 0.020-in. thin tape market. Combines open-cell urethane cushion technology and ...

New Products

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... creation of oxygen barrier perforations for packaging and other demanding applications, company reports. Company also says super-fine microperfs (to 300 teeth/in.) can be used to create "breathing" or venting ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, ... seal. It is not welded, but customers think it is, the company reports. Foil Laminates are Peelable, Formable Rollprint Packaging Products, Addison, IL, offers FormFoil cold-formed laminates for ...

Giving JDF Content a Great Send-off

(Archive)

March 30, 2005, ... This includes anything from quantities and bar codes to "ship to" addresses. JDF-enabled workflows will even refer directly to MIS systems and pull data that will help define a job, without requiring operators ...

Notable & Flexible

(Flexpack)

February 27, 2005, ... PET layer is incorporated within the new structure providing the package with a reflective look and giving the graphics a more three-dimensional appearance, the company reports. The flexo printing process ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... to work alongside its CorrJet 2000 digital printer. The company uses top-of-the-line CAD equipment and the DCM to provide clients with anything from concept development to precision, full-scale prototypes. ...

The Latitudes of LEAN

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... elements. If you're doing just one of these things, or all of these things, there should be a reason behind your lean implementation. “[Manufacturers] have to understand that,” explains Charlie Colosky, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... 75 years of service to the paperboard packaging industry, the association offered attendees information on the latest trends and growth strategies within the industry. Steve Dunning, chairman of PPC’s ...

Fast & Flawless

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, Spectratek is converting thin-gauge holographic films at high speeds, thanks to new equipment from Stanford Products. Spectratek is converting thin-gauge holographic films at high speeds, thanks to new ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... for its private label products. The patented process belongs to Graphic Packaging Corp., Golden, CO. Composipac cartons use gravure graphics reverse-printed on the inside wall of a thin, flexible, transparent ...

Darwin Would Approve

(Unprinted Rolls)

January 30, 2004, ... manufacturing or new product design,” says Tom Mecca, technical director for the Metallized Paper and Specialty Coating divisions. “We think the Polytype coater will be a very competitive asset in this ...

Materials

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... film is a nylon, LLD, coextruded flat film. When heated, the film forms deeply shaped pockets that keep product secure within the formed package. Patented, pliable structure is said to conform to vacuum-packed ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... high-performance UV curing system designed for both flexo and lithographic printing and converting. Compact system will fit most presses, says company, with lamps available from 9-27 in. Suitable for thin ...

Doctor Blade Systems: A Cure for What Ails Your Printing Process

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... first lessons editor Yolanda Simonsis taught me was to think of a “doctor” blade as something that “fixed” ink on the anilox roll. That simple lesson kept me from categorizing a doctor blade as a useful ...