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Coex for Success

(Magazine)

June 29, 2003, ... is a significant factor in the continuing success of advanced products in the converting and packaging industries. As John Perdikoulias, VP of Compuplast Intl., notes, coextrusion is a growing trend ...

Agfa Intros Elite CTP Platesetters

(News | New Products)

June 12, 2003, ... necessary for advanced screening in the most demanding applications," explains the mfr. More information about Agfa's products for the printing and converting industries can be found at agfa.com.  ...

WH Introduces New Extrusion Technology Developments; 450 Attend Open House

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2003, ... According to the converting equipment industry supplier, 450 visitors, representing the industry worldwide, attended the two-day event, at which four different specification Varex blown film lines and ...

Winding Better Rolls

(Archive)

May 31, 2003, ...  done poorly. Winding — the final step in many web converting processes — is like bagging groceries. You go through the store. Pick out bread, eggs, and milk. At the checkout line, the checkout assistan ...

Catty Corp.: Flex-Pack Converter

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2003, ...  a private company, we serve our customers well, so let's just keep it quiet,” explains Scott, who purchased the Huntley, IL-based converting operation from his father and took over as president in 1996 ...

Splash & Pop

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2003, ... the trade-off and give consumer-brand owners (and their package designers) what they truly envisioned is to “trade up” and print with more colors. That's exactly what Pliant's converting operation in this ...

'Business as Usual Isn't an Option' for 900 Flexographers at FF

(News | New Products)

May 18, 2003, ... four-day event featured the 198-booth Info*Flex expo, which included "the latest in productivity-enhancing equipment offerings of 155 printing/converting supplier partners." Says attendee Peter Murphy, ...

OMB Seeks Comments on Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... regulatory analyses associated with major rules affecting the converting industry. The draft Guidelines begin with a discussion of what should go into a regulatory analysis. OMB says a good regulatory ...

Polytype Battenfeld Partner in POLYCOAT

(Unprinted Rolls)

April 27, 2003, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering, USA, and Polytype, Switzerland, announce a strategic alliance "to integrate advanced extrusion coating and laminating technology into complete converting systems for the ...

On the Move...

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... CTI Paper USA and CTI Realty Group LLC, Sun Prairie, WI, acquire a new distribution and converting facility in Neenah, WI, to enhance the distribution and production aspects of CTI Paper. The co. also ...

Is the Retort Pouch Really Ready to Replace the Metal Can?

(Flexpack)

March 31, 2003, Lately there has been a lot of press about the second coming of the retort pouch. Several industry pundits even have stated that in the next 3-5 years, Lately there has been a lot of press about the “second ...

Safeguarding Our Homeland Security

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... sheeting and duct tape businesses. Ken Branch, CEO of Stardust Technologies, Bellevue, WA, and speaker at the April 14-17 CMM conference in Chicago on “Economic & Marketing Trends in the Global Converting ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... torayusa.com LumBrite U6E is described as durable, cost-effective holographic film. It is directly embossable, simplifies and speeds the converting process, enables excellent registration, and reduces ...

New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... liner with excellent layflat characteristics, recommended for roll-form converting. DRUMcal resists salt water, solvents, UV exposure, and abrasion and is said to have excellent performance characteristics ...

Koerber PaperLink Helps Weyerhaeuser Record

(News | New Products)

March 11, 2003, According to Körber PaperLink, Weyerhaeuser's new Ridgefields converting plant has set a world record for converting and wrapping paper. PRESS RELEASE KINGSPORT, TN, USA—According to Körber PaperLink, ...

Movin' on Up into New Markets

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ...  Guzzetti SpA, Turate, Como, Italy; +39 (0) 296750432; guzzetti.com Rotomec, San Giorgio, Italy; +39/1042 806 501; valmetconverting.com Geometric, Edison, NJ; 732/287-2303; geocoat.com Flexo-Accessories ...

Why Do Flex-Pack?

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2003, ... Miller, VP of investor relations and assistant treasurer at converting giant Bemis Co. “‘We want it to do this: We want it to be a stand-up pouch. We want it to have a reclosable zipper. But there are ...

Pouches on the Cutting Edge

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... converting facility for the US as sales growth warrants. Exports currently account for 40% of CLP's annual sales, a figure that Sigal expects to increase as it expands its sales and production capabilities. ...

Minimize Slip of AC Induction Motors

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, The AC induction motor often is referred to as the workhorse of the industry, but there are inherent limitations of the AC induction motor—no constant speed and no speed control. The AC induction motor ...

Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... Independent Machine, Ion Industrial, Jennerjahn, Macro Engineering, Phoenix Machine, Plastotype, Rimor, RK Print Coat, Valmet Converting, Waddington Electronics, Webco Engineering, Webex, and Werner Mathis. ...