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Materials

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November 30, 2000, ... water-resistive overcoat is designed for paper packaging, folding box, and general converting applications. Mfr. says overcoat may be applied with conventional coating apparatus and is suitable for freezer ...

Reporter Clips

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October 31, 2000, News from: AWA, Baggage Direct, Dunsirn, Raflatac, Sofacap, Sony Chemicals Corp. of America, and W/S Packaging Group, (Wisconsin Label/Superior Label). Narrow Web Converting Industry News Closure Capsules ...

Pilot Coating Line Aids Both R&D and Production

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October 31, 2000, ... pilot line at its San Diego, CA, converting facility has allowed MSC Specialty Films to operate all aspects of its converting operation more efficiently, including its larger 60- and 72-in. coating lines. ...

Develop New Products with the Aid of a Pilot Line/Lab

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October 31, 2000, ... a range of converting/testing capabilities to help them develop new products, or improve existing ones, more cost-effectively. Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER recently conducted its annual survey of this ...

The Digital Advantage... More Than Just Printing

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October 31, 2000, This year you've heard the term "digital" all over the industry, usually in regard to printing. But digital drops in on other converting areas as well. This year you've heard the term "digital" all over the ...

Battle of the Materials Is on for Blister Packaging Market

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September 30, 2000, ... in the flexible packaging industry for more than 35 years. His company, The Packaging Group, is an organizer of targeted conferences and a consultant to the international packaging/converting industry. ...

Presses and People Make a Powerful Combination

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September 30, 2000, ... stock in trade of Los Angeles Label Co. Helping the cause are Webtron presses and some well-trained employees. When discussing the growth of their companies, executives from across the converting spectrum ...

Takin' Care of Business: How the Industry Does It

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September 30, 2000, ... converting company over the next few years? Well, most likely, it's going to have to operate much as it does now: Employees will be in short supply, but actual work will not. Your operation will have to ...

Hot Melt Symposium Covers Many Topics

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September 30, 2000, ... and similar topics. Of special interest are manuscripts on adhesives, coatings, and primers for flexible packaging; substrates; packaging applications; printing; converting machinery; testing; and similar ...

Polyester Film Supplier Helps Converter Grow

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September 30, 2000, ... tapes and later began converting surplus materials from other tape manufacturers. In 1980 the company expanded its offering by converting hot melt coatings and double-faced tape products, which became ...

Bringing Together the Many Benefits of Film and Paper

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September 30, 2000, ... technology that allows more to be achieved with developed paper printing and converting technology but without additional cost." Initially, Harrier is concentrating on roll-bottom sacks, block-bottom ...

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

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August 31, 2000, Chemosvit's flexible packaging operation includes just about every aspect of converting, and it all comes together for award-winning products. Located Chemosvit's flexible packaging operation includes just ...

For ''Friendly'' Adhesives and Coatings, You Must Prioritiz

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August 31, 2000, People working with adhesives and coatings for the converting industry constantly hear the terms "environmentally friendly" and "user friendly." These People working with adhesives and coatings for the converting ...

A Glossary of Terms to Help Avoid Failure to Communicate

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August 31, 2000, There are many terms used to describe similar things in the converting industry. These vocabulary differences can present communication problems around There are many terms used to describe similar things ...

Press Adds Flexibility of Film to Paper Operation

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June 30, 2000, After more than 20 years of converting paper-based packaging materials, Saugerties Packaging is discovering the benefits of "being flexible"flexible packaging After more than 20 years of converting paper-based ...

Experts Scan the Future for Technologies with Impact

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May 31, 2000, ... technology will likely impact the converting world, Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER talked to our experts: contributing editors David J. Bentley Jr., William E. Hawkins, and Richard M. Podhajny; and technical ...

When Employees Become Owners... A Happy Ending

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May 31, 2000, The "closing" of a former Champion-owned paper mill and several converting facilities proved to be a blessing for the employees—now owners—of one-year-old Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc. The "closing" of ...

More Laminating Diversity Equals More Success

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May 31, 2000, ... opportunities, not necessarily foam. Maybe we'll get into other converting-type laminating with other substrates." Considering the number of markets Bondtex is already in, Hightower's plans to get into ...

Latest Gravure Technology Launches Converter into Fray

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April 30, 2000, ... greatest technological advancement in rotogravure printing in the past 50 years." Boil-in-Bag Beginnings Kapak began converting in 1961. "My father, Harry Bell, and Benjamin Kaplan started the company," ...

Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

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April 30, 2000, ... business"--the manufacture of blown film and in-line bag converting--since its founding in 1966. Apollo has relied on Battenfeld Gloucester film and bagmaking equipment since it was established. Today, ...