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ei3 Increases Focus on Flex Pack Market

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July 13, 2003, Supplier of 24/7/365 engineering support and web-enabled applications ei3 reports it has created a FLEXPAC team of engineers and process consultants to support converters and packaging manufacturers. MONTVALE, ...

Metallized Products Sourcebook Predicts Increased Demand

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January 31, 2003, ... demand is likely to increase at an annualized rate of 4.1% to the end of 2003, to an estimated value of 501,500 tons — consisting of both metallized films (the major share) and metallized boards and other ...

Heidelberg Buys Jagenberg Die-Cutting and Folding Carton Operations

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January 29, 2003, ... spol, sro (this latter a production location for mechanical components and preassembled parts in Solvakia). According to the company's release, this Jagenbery unit develops and manufactures sheet die-cutting ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist

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October 31, 2002, Using a high-speed cross-linker is a cost-effective solution to reduce mist. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 In the early 1980s, machines that applied silicone release coatings ran ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportEB/UV Curing Drying

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October 31, 2002, A layman’s explanation of how these technologies are applied and how they differ. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Recent years have shown an increase of interest in the use of electron ...

Managing Data for Increased Profits

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September 30, 2002, ... and capacity has increased approximately 30% — no small issue when margins are razor thin. In addition, Dingle notes Master Packaging is able to offer customers quicker service thanks to improved order ...

Toxic Release Inventory: AIMCAL Urges Members that Report Deadline Imminent

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June 09, 2002, Toxics Release Inventory reports are required by EPA by July 1 every year. New rules stipulate companies handling more than 100 pounds of lead or lead compounds during any calendar year, starting 2001, ...

Applied Films: German Operations One

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May 21, 2002, ... location. "We are pleased to have this transition complete and have all of our German employees working in one facility," says Tom Edman, Applied Films president and CEO. "This state-of-the-art production ...

Harper Releases Platinum Anilox Report

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May 01, 2002, CHARLOTTE, NC -- Harper Corp. of America reports the release of its "Platinum™ White Paper," authored by Art Ehrenberg, VP of operations in the co.'s CHARLOTTE, NC -- Harper Corp. of America reports the ...

CIP4 Releases JDF Developer ToolKit

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December 19, 2001, ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND -- CIP4 (Intl. Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press, and Postpress) annnounced today the public release ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND -- CIP4 (Intl. Cooperation for ...

Some Smart Ways to Face Inevitable Price Increases

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March 31, 2001, What action can a converter facing a price increase take that might be… palatable? In many cases, the answer is efficiency. You know that economic conditions in 2001 are not as good as they have ...

Coating Operation Starts a Tradition of Growth

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November 30, 2000, ... days a week, reports Hammann, and currently employs eight people. Hammann says Venture runs a variety of substrates: release-liner papers, latexes, polyesters, polyurethanes, and acrylics. The company ...

Release Papers: New Trends Are Driving the Market

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May 31, 2000, Release papers provide the base for a pressure-sensitive label system that runs the gamut from generic mailing labels to high-specification applications Release papers provide the base for a pressure-sensitive ...

Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

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April 30, 2000, ... additional volume-increasing its pound capacity by 15%-20% in the past several years--but are a "big step forward for Apollo" in other ways. Besides being happy with the increased output, which Glenn ...

Web-inspection system supports label operation

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July 31, 1996, ... image monitor, and a high quality CCD camera. The Mini Gem is packaged with an intuitive icon control unit, manual camera, and lens control for ease of operation, Luranc says, and a small electronics ...

On-line gauging brings big benefits to coating operation

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July 31, 1996, ... upgrading its converting and coating application machines, adding slitting capacity, and integrating additional on-line gauging for increased process and quality control. It is in this last area that NDC ...

Custom coating operation is a clean winner

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February 29, 1996, ... a fire or massive spill occur. A separate tank is located beneath the plant floor to capture and contain the released water. Black box "solvent sensors" are strategically located to automatically maintain ...

Bagmaking operation refuses to stand still

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September 30, 1995, ... kept up with these tougher demands by installing production technology upgrades that increase both quality and volume. Technology Helps Meet Customer Needs Hanses specifically emphasizes several ...

Used machinery can bring new life to your operation

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September 30, 1995, ...  long." While a few of the suppliers contacted by PAPER, FILM & FOIL CONVERTER cited a substantial increase in sales so far in 1995, most envisioned flat or marginally increased sales. The reasons for th ...

Adapting flexible system in trim-recovery operations.

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July 31, 1995, ... River's New Castle, DE, plant was to increase line speed and recover more trim for reprocessing on Line 42, a 175-in. Egan five-layer coextruder. As an unexpected bonus, other benefits accrued, including ...