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Think Lean

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... presses can run in excess of 400 fpm and can be changed over in 15-20 min (excluding clean-up time). But in spite of impressive press capabilities and a promising future, most of us won't make capital equipment ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... Will's dual rotary cross cutting technology, it features a maximum web width of 57 in. (1,450 mm) and is capable of a range of cut-off lengths. Modular System Cleans Webs KSM International Ltd., Glasgow, ...

New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... for what is said to be easy-to-operate, low-maintenance hot melt adhesive application. Large, accessible tank opening offers easy filling and cleaning. Available in 4-, 10-, and 16-liter tank sizes.  ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... to lower than normal ambient concentrations, according to mfr. Profile for Dispensing Makes Clean Cut Carton Edge Systems Ltd., Coventry, U.K.; +44 (0) 24 7642 2221; cartonedge.com Eco-Edge mini-profile ...

Filtration Transformation

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... yields products every day that transform the way we purchase salad, apply stamps to our letters, clean floors (think Swiffer), and so much more. One such converter, Great Lakes Coating and Laminating ...

Rexam Healthcare Flexibles Invests in Pouchmaking

(News | New Products)

February 20, 2003, ... process] within a positive air-pressure environment. Materials are brought in through an airlock system, and an external filtering system cleans the air flow into the 'white' room," adds the manufacturer. ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... path is said to offer cleanliness and improved inspection. Slit/Rewind Board at Speeds to 5,000 fpm Webco Engineering, Westborough, MA; 508/366-7384; webcoeng.com TDS STD 100-in. board winder trims ...

Atmospheric Plasma

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... weight material is cleaned from the surface while specific gas molecules bond to the surface. This can create a variety of desirable functionalities. Atmospheric plasma technology also eliminates the ...

EPA Finalizes Paper and Web Coating MACT

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... final, converters are no longer subject to the Clean Air Act's “MACT Hammer” provisions, which went into effect when EPA failed to meet a Nov. 15, 2000, statutory deadline, and require the submission of ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... Wen-Jen Lai. “…By adopting NatureWorks into the mainstream, we reduce the amount of petroleum required for plastic production, significantly reduce greenhouse gases, and offer an end-product with cleaner ...

Automotive Industry Opportunities

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... of other suppliers, who were forced out. In 2003 and beyond, suppliers to this industry will need to think of the automobile as a precision instrument and educate themselves in clean room manufacturing ...

Opportunities in Academia

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... calendering, casting, cleaning, coating, cooling, drying, dyeing, embossing, folding, heating, laminating, moisturizing, printing, sheeting, and slitting. Web handling involves the physical mechanics ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... improved coater hygiene around the coating head, and reduced requirement for cleaning ovens and other equipment. As a result, productivity can be increased and waste decreased. REFERENCES 1American ...

EPA Agrees to Backpedal on MACT Permit Application Deadlines

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... to their Clean Air Act Title V permits a year earlier than anticipated. Under a proposed settlement agreement between the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Sierra Club, more than 500 paper, ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... with UV flexo, UV letterpress, and water-based flexo ink systems. Tagstock Features Clean Edges MACtac Printing Products, Stow, OH; 330/688-1111; 866/262-2822; mactac.com BAM0090 MACjet Breakaway ...

What's Ahead for Bagmakers

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... the waste bucket from humidification and dirt. Homemakers know how unpleasant it is to clean dirty kitchen trash buckets. Only the use of a plastic bag or carrier is reliable in avoiding this job. So, ...

Materials

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, New materials from: DuPont, ExxonMobil Chemical, Hitac Adhesives and Coatings Inc., International Paper, KNF Clean Room Products Corp., National Starch and Chemical Co., P P Payne, and Rad-Cure Corp. Substrates, ...

Innovations in E-Commerce: Converter Benefits

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... been embraced so positively by its customers. “We took the time to clean up the system — the backlogs, warehouse inventories, and so forth — to show only current items,” she says. “With e-business, you ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... cleaning unit is designed specifically for label printers. This spray washer cleans ink pans, doctor blade holders, and splash guards in an automated cycle of 15 to 20. Unit is said to work without constant ...

Presses Boost Productivity

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... control system, and remote-controlled adjustment of oscillating roller dead point to correct for variation in ink density. An ink clutch remote-control system eliminates the pre-start task of cleaning ...