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October 31, 2000, ... of different thicknesses, says mfr. Constructed of rugged, aircraft-grade aluminum, unit offers two die stations, one with a registration adjustment that allows the dies to be registered with one another. ...

Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2000, ...  Industry Studies Further Consolidation Seen for Adhesives Industry The global adhesive industry, which has been ripe for consolidation for many years, is set for a period of further consolidation, ...

Digital News for the Converting Industry

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October 31, 2000, ... web sites and enables print buyers and suppliers to conduct business on-line. The service can be accessed 24 hr/day, 7 days/week. Industry Studies NPES Study Gauges Digital Impact on Litho Presses ...

Conference Features New Networking Opportunity

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October 31, 2000, ... the most production with the lowest total investment over time in his paper entitled "Selection Of Cleaning Methods For Coextrusion Dies." He observed that the best cleaning methods for a given operation ...

International Converting Industry News

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September 30, 2000, ... be viewed as it flows into the outer bag, without the need to fill another container. Industry Studies Packaging Fuels Growth of Presses in China CHINA—The number of new web- and sheet-fed printing ...

Converting Industry News

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September 30, 2000, ... schools, and technical institutes to participate. For more information contact HDFC at 937/293-8381; hdflexo.com. Industry Studies NPES to Study Color Management RESTON, VA, USA—NPES, the Association ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ...  Intl. BV sub. has agreed to acquire Neopac A/S, a Danish corrugated operation comprising two plants with a combined annual production capacity of 65,000 tons. Industry Studies Demand for PET Resi ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... with UV coatings, inks, and adhesives. Internal wetted components and bodies are said to be resistant to UV chemistries. Available in sizes of 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 1, and 2 in. Features durable molded nylon ...

Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch

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July 31, 2000, ... government programs (e.g., crop subsidies, school lunches, food stamps); product development efforts; foreign trade; and lifestyle trends. Improvements in food processing and/or preparation technologies ...

Specialists in Interior Packaging Branch Out

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June 30, 2000, ... had been textiles, tobacco and tobacco-related packaging, and ladies hosiery. And so, as the company continued to sheet paper, it added to its equipment in order to service these market areas in some way. ...

Release Papers: New Trends Are Driving the Market

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May 31, 2000, ... requires rebuilding dies, and in some cases reconfiguring some aspects of a press. Forward-thinking converters and printers will undertake the hardware investment to run the lower basis weights because ...

When Employees Become Owners... A Happy Ending

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May 31, 2000, ... by Black Clawson, both installed several years ago. The first Black Clawson line was upgraded in the mid-90s with two Cloeren internally deckled multilayer dies and feedblocks. Other upgrades to the line ...

Converter Can't Seem to Stay Out of Busines

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April 30, 2000, ... that go on those presses. The company runs an Arpeco slitter/rewinder in its label business and an International folder/gluer in folding carton production. The Stratus Group purchases cutting dies from ...

Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

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April 30, 2000, ... oscillating hauloff on the top of the tower. "The T-Nip," he says, "creates a unique roll profile that the rotating dies can't approach. The virtually zero gauge banding that results from using the Traversanip ...

Curtain Coating Technology Can Mean Big Benefits

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February 29, 2000, ... simultaneous multilayer application, dies with a fixed slot geometry are used. For such dies, the TD uniformity depends primarily on the geometry of the die internals (distribution cavities and metering ...

Shorter Turnaround Time Drives Move to CTP

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January 31, 2000, ... system, combined with a shorter proofing cycle and quicker makereadies, will help meet this goal. Supplier Information Heidelberg Americas, Kennesaw, GA; 800/437-7388; heidelberg.com Creo Products ...

Need and innovation are driving digital printing.

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November 30, 1996, ... with no screen patterns, reports Fargo. It includes Digital DieCut technology, which can cut any size and shape, including complicated contour cuts. This feature eliminates the need for rotary dies.  ...

Video web inspection goes quickly from luxury to necessity.

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October 31, 1996, ...  on-line at full press speeds," says Miller. "From the studies we've done, we estimate the reduction in waste to be 30 percent per month. I recently had a customer tell me they saved $16,000 dollars throug ...

The role of barrier materials in packaging low-fat goods.

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October 31, 1996, ... so as to minimize exposure to contaminants such as diesel and soap. The risks described above can be efficiently minimized by using packaging films with excellent organic vapor barrier. The data presented ...

Label converter controls quality from the inside out

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August 31, 1996, ... of dies and cutter blades is done within the plant. Varnishes are typically applied and dried in-line for extra gloss and scuff protection. (The firm also does film laminating of labels in-line on the ...