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Converting Industry News

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April 30, 2003, ... players, in partnership with our government, take strong initiatives to drive free-market economic activity in China and assure Chinese compliance with the World Trade Organization trade agreement.”  ...

What's New in Narrow We

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April 30, 2003, ... spindle changeover; integral tool parts drawer; compact footprint; slide-out core glue pot; unique glue wheels that allow for clean removal of last label off-core; clutchless AC servo drive design; and ...

CMM Tops 22K; Product Debuts; Show-Floor Sales

(News | New Products)

April 23, 2003, ... ratio meter, mix, and dispense machine for solventless laminating adhesives. Co. reports features include: precision-gear metering pumps; password-protected touch pad; brushless AC motor drives; and optional ...

CMM Opens: Creo Esko Imaging Upgrades Push Flexo

(News | New Products)

April 13, 2003, ... launch of a new line of Cyrel digital imagers: CDI Advance. According to the co. (which used to be Barco Graphics), the CDI Advance is the result of customer-driven development, "whereby the quality and ...

New Products for the Converting Industry

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March 31, 2003, ... are AC drives and accessories that match broad performance ranges with attractive price points, available as Profibus or Devicenet interfaces. Universal drive series is for AC motors from 1/6-300 hp with ...

New Products for the Converting Industry (2 of 2)

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March 31, 2003, ... system transducer or roll independently, allowing one unit to monitor multiple tension zones. Integrated data collected from each transducer or roll drives four high-resolution analog signal outputs. Individual ...

Making the Most of Metallizing

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March 31, 2003, ... in senior management positions with U.K.-based Van Leer Metallized Products, delivered the introductory paper on the market, which currently is being driven by a number of factors. The primary factor is ...

Converting Industry News

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March 31, 2003, ... Machine Co. (PCMC) opened its doors to introduce customers and the trade media to two of its presses. On center stage was the new in-line Evolution servo-driven, multi-substrate flexo press that operates ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

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March 30, 2003, ... Inc., Alpharetta, GA; 800/964-4114; usa.siemens.com Fourth-generation Micromaster inverters are AC drives and accessories that match broad performance ranges with attractive price points, available as ...

New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... multi-zone web tension transmitter measures each system transducer or roll independently, allowing one unit to monitor multiple tension zones. Integrated data collected from each transducer or roll drives ...

Economic/Marketing Trends in the Global Converting Industry at CMM

(News | New Products)

March 20, 2003, ... world wide trends and industry drivers that are creating a competitive advantage in today’s converting environment. Also examined are the value chain changes from the perspectives of consumers, end users, ...

Flexo Prepress for Boxmakers

(News | New Products)

March 17, 2003, ... at: SunGraphics, a member of the Sun Chemical Group 1781 Vineyard Drive, Ste. 100 Antioch, CA 94509 ph: 925/887-2400; toll free: 877/TOGRAFX; fax: 925/887-2428 or 1380 Ford St. Maumee, OH 43457 ...

Movin' on Up into New Markets

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February 28, 2003, ... and built by Venture itself, is comprised of coating heads from Geometric, an oxidizer from Catalytic Products, a dryer from Spooner Industries, and drives from Eurotherm Drives. The line is monitored ...

Products

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February 28, 2003, ... for the automatic exchange of prepress production data between database-driven print production systems and management information systems. Said to increase the visibility of prepress for printers and ...

Reporter Clips

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February 28, 2003, ... and demand and consumption, as well as growth drivers, market threats, and opportunities. Says Reardon, “Both for traditional winery labels and for the colorful and imaginative labels on the bottles ...

Why Do Flex-Pack?

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2003, ... zipper-packaged cheese for longer product life. Consumer convenience is considered to be a major driver in flexible packaging development, says Jeff Wooster, value chain manager at Dow Chemical Co. ...

From Concept to Completion

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... workflows haven't adversely affected our ability to serve our marketplace. However, new market drivers are emerging that dictate the adoption of more open processes. These drivers include the consolidation ...

Creo Offers Affordable Prepress

(News | New Products)

February 13, 2003, ... and drive assemblies, are replaced if required, and upgraded versions of electronics and driver boards are installed when necessary. Co. adds any worn parts are replaced, input and output cassettes are ...

Products

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January 31, 2003, ... is the compact unit; Saturn is a larger and faster, general-purpose machine with added features; Venus is designed for slitting very thin films and includes an AC servo drive for the unwind brake; Jupiter ...

Automation and Options Spell Opportunity for Converters

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January 31, 2003, ... include the introduction of pneumatic differential rewind shafts and PLC-based control systems along with AC vector drives that offer excellent web control and feature flexibility throughout the slitter ...