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Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2001, ... and major conventional barrier resins such as EVOH, MXD-6 nylon, amorphous nylon, PEN, PET, and PVDC. The cost/performance thresholds for more than 1,800 passive and active barrier combinations are provided ...

Anilox Roll Inspection: So Simple, So Important

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December 31, 2001, ... characterizations. When optimized for various elements required of the printer, including solid coverage, line work, screens, process work, and combinations, the anilox roll's performance is standardized ...

BASF and Heidelberg Announce Alliance

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2001, ... expertise, is a winning combination for both companies and our customers," Janssen adds. BASF's K+E line of printing inks are available in cans, drums, and novel plastic cartridges that afford less waste ...

Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

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October 31, 2001, ... Synthetics Division became the Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Division of TAPPI. The new name was the idea of Walter E. Groedel, who is now retired. The group adopted his suggestion because the combination ...

One-Dimensional Converter Expands Its Reach

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October 31, 2001, ... machines, seaming machines, rewinders, and die-cutters. “The rationale behind the Batavia acquisition was that we wanted to bring offset and combination flexo/screen printing into our operation,” Mulch ...

IML Conference Transcends Packaging with Broader Range of Topics

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October 31, 2001, ... Tribulations of Launching a New IML Film Substrate,” saying, “In-mold labeling is a tangled web of interdependent factors. Finding a workable combination requires that the individuals involved be super ...

Reporter Clips

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October 31, 2001, ... minimum and eliminated the risk of label edge lift at the critical bottle corners. The front labels on the bottle were printed eight colors in combination screen and letterpress for the best color density ...

What's New Product

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September 30, 2001, ... Marsden Inc., Pennsauken, NJ; 856/663-2227 AIR by Marsden™ combination drying system uses both IR and air to optimize system efficiency by utilizing the hot exhaust from the IR component to power the ...

FREE Mark Andy/Comco Flexo FeastWhere Flexo Printers Can Gobble Up Ideas

(News | New Products)

September 30, 2001, ... converting systems; live demo of combination UV- and EB-curing systems; actual press makeready, production run printing, and complete job changeovers for folding cartons, cut-n-stack film labels, ...

Materials

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September 30, 2001, ... cold foil applications and laminations and can be used in combination UV screen, UV flexo, UV offset, and almost all variable information printing, co. reports. Metallized Papers Offer High Performance ...

VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

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September 30, 2001, ... flexo, gravure, screen, and/or digital printing stations. UV technology is well suited as an add-on station to narrow web combination presses. This can be used to apply an overprint or to print digital ...

What's New in Narrow We

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September 30, 2001, ... move UV curing units as needed to accommodate the various processes used in combination printing, co. says. Unit can be used on printing presses incorporating a chill roll assembly, as well as on presses ...

Prime Labels Are More Than a Family Affair

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August 31, 2001, ... six- and seven-color presses, which were being utilized poorly largely to print government labels of two colors or less, with fully computerized Rotopress flexographic/ultraviolet combination presses. ...

The Miracle of Coextrusion Makes Believers of Many

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August 31, 2001, ... constructions using alternate materials for new applications. Flexible packaging involves the combination of two or more substrates customized according to the final needs of the package. Certain ...

Reporter Clips

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August 31, 2001, ...  According to Dow, Procite envelope window film offers a combination of both optical and physical performance required for high-performance Optical Character Recognition (OCR) readability of text characters ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2001, ... on their shareholder's investments due to a combination of upward price pressures from substrate suppliers and cost-cutting pressure from end-use customers. Some converters are pursuing a strategy of ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2001, ... concept offers various combination possibilities. Each flexo printing unit can be fitted with UV or hot air drying, or a combination of both. Flexo printing can be supplemented with in-line varnishing ...

Single-Source Ink Supplier for Package Printer

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July 31, 2001, ... by maintaining several vendors that compete with each other to hold down costs. But how can a converter ensure consistent color and packaging performance over an increasingly complex combination of substrates ...

Reporter Clips

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July 31, 2001, ... flexo, and combination presses in widths from 10-24 in. for the label and packaging markets. Founded in 1919, Nilpeter is a manufacturer of web-fed label printing presses, exporting in excess of 97% of ...

Products

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July 31, 2001, ... combinations of stamping and embossing. Punch Holes In-Line on Many Machines Plascon Inc., Traverse City, MI; 231/935-1580 High-speed hole punch units can be used in-line with extruders, slitters, ...