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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... solventless model also purchased from Nordmeccanica), and three slitters. Supplier Information: Nordmeccanica NA, Edgewood, NY; 631/242-9898; nordmeccanica.com Tandem Coating Line Finds a Home Down ...

Europe: Label's Leade

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, ... Higher injection molding temperatures do not require the degree of adhesive coating on labels dictated by the cooler blow molding process. Growth in p-s label technologies has slowed from the double ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... die has a new design said to apply consistent, distortion-free fluid coatings even at very low coat weights. May enable some converters to run thinner coatings. Converters can improve quality and increase ...

On the Move...

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... manager of the newly completed Paper Coating Pilot Plant at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. The plant is fully operational and open for business. Announcing a name change is grafiKontrol America, ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

August 30, 2003, ... above. During the spring of 2004, the PLACE Division will hold a new short course called “Troubleshooting for Extrusion Coating, Film Extrusion, Coextrusion, and Flexible Packaging Converters.” By locating ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... and sponge rollers for a variety of applications, including static elimination, web or sheet cleaning, feed, delivery, folder, and more. Co. says brushes do not require any special coatings, will not tear ...

Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... system, whether they are used in actively anti-microbial polymeric materials as coatings or incorporated into the extruded polymer. Anti-microbial packaging systems are beneficial to the food industry ...

New Committee Secretary

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... the converting and packaging industries The Extrusion Coating Committee of the PLACE Division has selected Jamie Foederer as its new secretary. Foederer works as regional northeast sales manager for ...

Winding Better Rolls

(Archive)

May 31, 2003, ... product, then gap winding is a better option. If your product has high friction or adhesive coating, the outer layer will not slip relative to the winding roll, so you can't benefit from nip-induced tension. ...

Products

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... Air Electric IR heating and drying systems heat materials for laminating and embossing; preheat prior to and following coating and adhesives applications; and dry and cure water- and solvent-based coatings ...

Can't Touch This (Web): Part

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... for a short distance or an entire web line, is a game of wrap angle allocation. On many coaters or printers, the game begins once the web exits the coating station. The web exits the print station heading ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... report, thin films are much more sensitive to surface contamination, and particles as small as 5 microns can cause major problems on a 50-micron coating. The Teknek equipment reportedly has the ability ...

Schiavi's Eco Jr. Solventless Laminators Appeal to Flex-Pack Converters in Canad

(News | New Products)

May 26, 2003, ... tension control, [which is] achieved by load cell feedback and a wider range of tension adjustments. The coating head and the lamination nip are enclosed in the same single unit in order to avoid curling ...

Gallus to Show New Label Combo Press

(News | New Products)

April 30, 2003, ... capabilities, as well as UV coating. It employs full 'Plug & Print' technology for exceptional flexibility and extremely low waste. Changeovers take less than ten minutes. The EM 280 Basis utilizes [the ...

CMM Tops 22K; Product Debuts; Show-Floor Sales

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2003, ... "Chris Hanson's selection as this year's 'Converter of the Year' for his excellence in coating and film converting emphasizes the variety of technologies represented at CMM International. Our previous honorees ...

Can't Touch This (Web): Part

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... wait before any roller “sits” on the fresh paint. The touch-free zone starts at the coating head and extends into the drying or curing oven. Here “no contact” is qualified as one-sided and temporary.  ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... called Surface Specialties. The integration, reports UCB, will create a strong global player in resins for industrial and specialty coatings, graphic arts, and adhesives, focused on environmentally friendly ...

Economic/Marketing Trends in the Global Converting Industry at CMM

(News | New Products)

March 20, 2003, ... in the packaging, coating, converting, and printing industries. Reardon Mini-Abstract: This presentation examines "Packaging and Labeling: Choice and Converging Technologies." A review closely covers the ...

AIMCAL Approves Merger with CEMA

(News | New Products)

March 18, 2003, ... committees will remain in place, and its programs, such as the coating/laminating and slitting conferences, will continue. Visit AIMCAL at aimcal.org. Information about CEMA is available at cema-converting.org. ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... amount of heat of competitive brands, says mfr. Features a special surface coating on both sides to enhance laser toner anchorage, thermal transfer ribbon performance, and water-based flexo ink printing. ...