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Flex-Pack Faces Up to Global Competition

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... director of PCI Films Consulting Ltd. based in Banbury, U.K. He has more than 20 years experience at senior level in flexible packaging markets and is the author of two new studies: “Who's Who in West ...

Diving into Pouches

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ...  “This was our first venture into this particular area of packaging, and we have done quite a bit of market research,” explains managing director Geoffrey Stewart. “For eight years, we had been looking ...

Need New Equipment or Accessories? NPD Is the Place to Look

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... — from tissue to board. SW load cells can be mounted directly to a machine frame or may be foot-mounted. Twist Wrap Adds Shiny Appeal to Mints Multifilm Packaging Corp.'s metallized twist wrap adds ...

Dive in the Ipex "SEE" of Technolog

(News | New Products)

April 11, 2002, ... reports the co., the Thermolite Plus direct-imaging plate, will be introduced. According to Agfa, its patented, innovative technologies can help package printers achieve high-resolution imaging and ...

Annual AIMCAL: Ethics with Success

(News | New Products)

April 07, 2002, ... direct and transfer process metallizing and provides in-depth statistics on regional markets. It draws on an enhanced base of input from within the industry and assesses trends in technology, purchasing, ...

The Third Wave: An Iron Tale about the Business of Print, Vol. 4

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... Robert Young, OEM Director of Sales, Microsoft Corp. Commercial printing expansion--into services such as fulfillment, direct mail, and database management--is seen as a way to help printers diversify ...

RFID Labels a Good Read

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... technology has two major advantages over other forms of automatic ID technologies, such as bar codes. Most importantly, the unique ID number of a transponder and reader can interact without being in direct ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... locations in Baltimore and Phillips, WI. Ward Machinery owner William F. Ward Jr. will serve on Barry-Wehmiller's board of directors, joining Carl R. Marschke and Richard Thomas, Marquip's founders, as a ...

Products

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March 31, 2002, ... gravure coating applications. Two-directional (over and under) unwind features automatic transfer with brush splicing. Unit is shaftless to handle 10-in. steel cores. Features 60-in. roll dia, speeds to ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... VA, USA—The boards of directors of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the American Plastics Council (APC) have agreed to move forward with plans to merge the two organizations. The merged organizations ...

Helping Bring Home the Bacon

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... Weller admits that working largely with agencies does make the process a bit more “problematic” than dealing directly with the end-user, since it brings a third party into the equation. But that's also ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... distributes communications via page, e-mail, fax, and voice messages from co.'s operation center directly to manufacturing sites and service offices. Instant messages are triggered by a pre-specified change ...

Technology Raid Ipex-Style

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... abilities at Ipex will be Presstek, demonstrating technologies in both DI® (direct imaging) and CtP (computer to plate). The company says its DI-enabling capabilities will be displayed at its own stand ...

Coating and Laminating Special Report

(Archive)

February 28, 2002, ... Asia, Africa, and Latin America experiencing the largest increase. Collectively, these areas eventually will represent the greatest concentrations of people with a new, direct need for packaging and other ...

Is Your VFD Clean, Dry, and Tight?

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... Before looking at those steps, let's quickly review what a VFD is and how it works. A Brief Overview A VFD controls the speed, torque, and direction of an AC induction motor. It takes fixed-voltage ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ...  “This bolt-on acquisition…is a critical addition to our portfolio, in line with our goal to be a total solutions provider to packaging converters,” says Nick Gutwein, VP and global business director ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... aim is to challenge our direct suppliers all the time, while mantaining a strong partnership with them. That means helping them change and innovate so the partnership remains attractive for all players.” ...

Difficult Jobs? Combo Printing Can Tighten Screwy Requests

(Magazine)

January 31, 2002, ... sales director, north, South America, at Ko-Pack International, Williston, VT, combination equipment began to slip into the mainstream in the early '90s. “The label end-users were pushing the limitations ...

Envelopes Extraordinaire

(Office Products)

January 30, 2002, ...  easy to fill. “We service the direct-mail envelope market, predominantly the financial direct-mail market,” says Bob Muma, Exton's VP of sales. “About 96 to 97 percent of what we make are direct mai ...

What You Can Do: The ''Dos'' of Energy Conservatio

(Magazine)

December 31, 2001, The bad news is: We're in an energy crisis. The good news is: We can do something about it. Actually, we have to do something about it. Rick Payton, director The bad news is: We're in an energy crisis. ...