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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ...  Researchers interviewed 1,100 commercial foodservice operators, 500 noncommercial foodservice operators, and 200 distributors. More than one-third of all operators surveyed said they expect their ...

Is There a Great Discovery in the Mess You're about to Trash

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... molten phthalic anhydride. These turned out to be complexes of iron. Their chemical structure was related to haem in haemogloblin and chlorophyll. With copper as the metal, the pigment, introduced commercially ...

From Concept to Completion

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... stressed by demands to deliver print information faster and cheaper. Not surprisingly commercial printers were among the first to adapt to all-electronic production, and as a result of their longevity ...

Graphics of the Americas Reports Strong Numbers

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2003, ... recognize more than 40 percent of our attendees are from Latin America, where the profile of the commercial printer is also involved in converting to some degree," observes Price. "And the large numbers ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... including printing, sheeting, guillotine cutting, and label transfer on magazine-fed labelers and Krones Topmatic labeling equipment. Ran at speeds of 600-800 labels/min in testing and commercial use with ...

Satisfaction Guaranteed

(Disposables)

January 31, 2003, ... — allows a customer to come in and have Tufco review their asset systems, validate the manufacturing process, and begin commercial production. The second is described as “dedicated component production,” ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... availability of a commercial-grade biopolymer in a country faced with environmental challenges resulting from petroleum-based, single-use disposable plastics. NatureWorks PLA, marketed in Taiwan as ...

Five Paper Solutions to Improve Product Quality and Enhance Production

(News | New Products)

January 01, 2003, ... if any problems occur down the line. Using this information, paper mills can track problems and troubleshoot technical issues quickly and efficiently thereby minimizing their impact on the commercial ...

Ready to Sizzle

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... attendees are from Latin America, where the profile of the commercial printer is also involved in converting to some degree. And the large number of converting exhibitors means our attendees benefit from ...

On the Move...

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... — pressroom products for the US, Mexico, and Canada. Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, GA, appoints Terry Gould director of sales for the commercial papers group, serving digital printers, converters, and others. ...

GASC Charlotte Show Offers Flexo Deal

(News | New Products)

December 09, 2002, ... traditional and digital offset printing and flexographic printing communities," states Regis Delmontagne, GASC president. "Commercial offset, both web and sheetfed shops, can benefit from expanding their ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... thermal imaging equipment for DuPont. Commercialization is expected following the development phase, wherein Creo will manufacture and supply thermal imaging equipment to DuPont. DuPont will sell complete ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ...  Co. reports the commercial release of DuraPoint, the newest addition to its TruPoint brand of plastic blades. Engineered as a replacement for UHMW plastic doctor blades, it is said to outperform UHMW ...

Why Manage Color?

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... of commercial-grade printing inks tend to be relatively impure. Other types of printers, particularly those used for shorter runs, such as ink jets or digital presses, often use inks or toners boasting ...

Opportunities in Academia

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... as either commercial (typically, industrial laboratories) or noncommercial. The most important noncommercial sources are academic institutions, federal-government laboratories, nonprofit institutions, ...

Latran: New Identity for PGI

(News | New Products)

November 24, 2002, ... arts industry with our growing line of superior, high-productivity proofing systems. Industry segments that we serve include: commercial printing, packaging [package printing], trade shops, card manufacturing, ...

WGMT Paves Present/Future Path for Women Print Leaders

(News | New Products)

November 21, 2002, ... matter expertise, personal experience, mentoring, and fellowship." Last Tuesday's meeting at RT Associates, a prepress house and commercial printer in Arlington Heights, IL, included a tour of the heavily ...

UV-Curable Jet Inks Are We There Yet?

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... a commercial reality, although current sales are estimated to be well under a million pounds. The growth of this technology probably will be slow, but long-term prospects are good. UV technology offers ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... NC; 704/504-2626; 800/795-BASF; basf.com Technology for the production of a direct Laser Engraved Plate (LEP) for flexographic printing and letterpress printing will become commercially available in the ...

New Opportunities for Converting Technology

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... easily, and the route to full commercial quantities is readily apparent. Their utilization will result in many opportunities for new products and will improve significantly the processes for current products. ...