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A Small Part of Big Performance

(Materials)

June 30, 2003, ... needs travel back up the supply chain. “Broadly speaking, what's required of a hot melt adhesive is low cost with reliable performance,” he says. “So you have a real high-performance demand that's in contrast ...

Economic/Marketing Trends in the Global Converting Industry at CMM

(News | New Products)

March 20, 2003, ... will then contrast the behavior in the U.S. market with conditions in Asia, illustrating the divergent growth patterns between these two regions. Simon King Biography: Simon King has two decades ...

Colorful Adhesives and Coatings? Probably Not a Good Idea

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... the backside of a 100% printed substrate usually does not cause any color concerns. Contrast this with a PSA on a clear film intended for use as a protective covering for a surface. In this case, the ...

Opportunities in Medical Packaging

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... from plain or embossed films to polyethylene-coated paper or silicone-coated paper or film. The retail market is relatively stable, and demand is governed largely by demographic growth. In contrast, ...

The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 12

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... contrasted with GraphExpo 2002, held in the same location three weeks earlier. GraphExpo (and Converting Expo), now one-quarter the size of PackExpo, definitely showed the industry "stress lines" of both ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... in different regions worldwide. The supply of silicones in North America is, in contrast to the other raw materials, concentrated among a small number of global suppliers—Dow Corning, GE Silicones, Degussa ...

1970 - 1973

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2002, ... low-dextrin emulsion adhesive. ...The newly conceived adhesive contrasts with conventional back seam gums that are low-resin, high-dextrin formulations. It is different -- so different it represents a ...

The High End of EDP Labels

(Office Products)

June 30, 2002, ... sheeting it,” notes Todd Wojciechowski, regional sales manager and manufacturing “guru” at the Lackawanna manufacturing facility. “By contrast, we're going out and buying 40-inch rolls of various face ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... of recycling targets from the EU, there are few current initiatives other than those in Germany that are addressing what is likely to become a major issue throughout the continent. In contrast, the ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

October 31, 2001, ... the slowest growth. In contrast, beverage labeling is growing quickly. The beverage market is dynamic — both in terms of self-adhesive labeling, and according to Reardon, “experimentation with alternative ...

Electronic Ink Technology: New Players Aid Progress

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ...  technology, beads that are “bichromal” are used with hemispheres of two contrasting colors (e.g., black and white, red and white); they are charged so they exhibit an electric dipole. These beads are containe ...

Antitrust Law Is Alive and Well, Both Here and Abroad

(Magazine)

July 31, 2001, ... at effects that are well downstream of the actual parties involved. In contrast, the EU focuses more closely on the impact on competitors. In this situation, the combined strengths of GE and Honeywell ...

Small Inspection Light Proves to Be a Shining Star

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... says press operator Dave Baton. “With the brighter light, it's easier to see the scum. It was a lot harder before when using colored stock, because there was hardly any contrast, and the light wasn't bright ...

Products

(Magazine)

November 30, 2000, ...  The Web Ranger 2000 high-performance scan inspection system detects low-contrast defects in continually processed materials where the difference between good and defective material is minimal. By employing ...

Materials

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... to resist water, oil, and chemicals. Co. says the high-definition, bright white surface allows for maximum image contrast, and the low abrasion quality prolongs printhead life to make both direct thermals ...

What Do Global Temps, Unemployment Share?

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... number of available workers to fill vacant job positions. Employees will continue to be in short supply in contrast to the actual amount of work. (See my editorials from March, May, and July 2000.)  ...

A Q&A on Remanufactured Equipment: Is It for You?

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... It's always exciting to take delivery of a shiny new press. In contrast, it's always a little scary to buy used capital equipment. Rebuilding works well if your printing application does not exceed the original ...

Hologram in 3-D Makes Postage Stamp a Keeper

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... a smaller element of the overall stamp. In contrast, the full-size stereogram used for the millennium project became, in essence, the stamp itself. "It took up 99 percent of the stamp. It's a full holographic ...

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... and predatory pricing. Slovakia, by contrast, is largely undeveloped, and its mountain villages maintain traditional ways of life. It still has much for travelers to discover. While the country is not ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

(Magazine)

February 29, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, ...