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More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... Inc., Hawthorne, NJ; 201/670-4848; neweraconverting.com Second-generation Portable Interchangeable Cartridge Coater System (PIC) is said to facilitate fast, toolless changover of coating methods. Air, ...

Materials and Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... KS; 800/961-6449; contech-usa.com The EconoSheeter is described as an economical, air-operated scissor shear sheeter that cuts a wide variety of roll material from corrugated to nonwovens. Capable of ...

Innovation Is the Winner in Box Competition

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July 31, 2000, ... Paperbox Congress, which was held June 21-25 in Banff Springs, Canada. According to Liz Hirschey, chairman of the Packaging Competition Committee, the nearly 400 entries, which were judged in three ...

Managing Your Way Through a ''Green'' Futur

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March 31, 2000, ... our environmental challenges. Many of our toughest environmental problems have been conquered. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports proudly that our air and water are cleaner than they have ...

Modified Atmosphere Packaging shows potential for growth

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June 30, 1996, ... to develop the role of central distribution centers. MAP is a technique in which the air surrounding food in a package is flushed out and replaced with a carefully formulated gas mixture such as carbon ...

A rather narrow-minded view of wide web printing.

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May 31, 1996, ... by ABB Air Preheater Inc. A semi-automatic ink pump/washup system is said to make washup neat and easy and contributes to quick changeover between jobs. Options for future expansion include outboard coating ...

Independent Packaging: the "restart" of something grea

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March 31, 1996, ... dust was everywhere and bulldozers were still running around. There was no water, no compressed air, no gas hookup, nothing the technicians from Germany were accustomed to, but they rolled up their sleeves ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

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March 31, 1996, ... all converters with US operations were eligible to submit entries. The panel of seven judges included chair Arnie Orloski Jr., VP and editor of Packaging World; Carol Andress, economic development specialist, ...

Die-cutting developments continue unabated.

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September 30, 1995, ... vacuum ports that offer 360 [degrees] control of the blank and chips. After a cut cycle is completed, a jet of air is directed through the cylinder to blow out the offal before the next cut is started. ...

As times change, OSHA still shows signs of life

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September 30, 1995, ... operator training and indoor air quality. Recently OSHA released a preproposal draft of an amended injury and illness recordkeeping rule and held meetings with representatives from the business community, ...

Winders/Unwinders: Gettting Better Every Day

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August 31, 1995, ... and its limitations is more important than ever today, with the continuing trend toward thinner, lighter films, tissues and foils that have a tendency to stretch, wrinkle and entrap air. John Shelton, ...

UV letterpress assures quality at QA Label

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July 31, 1995, ... attention. "We stayed in K.O.A.s across the country on our sales calls," recalls Westmeyer. "Joe and I drove small Hondas with no radios and no air conditioning. We would pull up to a campground, pitch ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ... sub-atomic particles at nearly light speeds in experiments on the nature of matter. The competition was chaired by Robert W. Heitzman, editor-in-chief, Packaging Digest. The judges included: Mona Doyle, ...

Idler rolls respond to web movement

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February 28, 1995, ... 12 ft. A variety of surface treatments and finishes is available, including V-grooves for air removal, hardcoating for increased roll-surface durability and rubber covering for improved web traction. All ...