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Sustainability—Déjà Vu All Over Again?

(Bag Pouch)

February 29, 2008, ... flow effect. This time I hope we get it right, but sometimes I feel, as Yogi Berra would say, “This is like déjà vu all over again.” Back in '97, there was an effort to educate our president, Congress, ...

Process Management: Drying Part 1: Liquid Inks

(Magazine)

January 31, 2008, ... at the same time, often aided by dryers on the press. Loss of the liquid part of the binder due to evaporation and penetration has several effects. The ink starts to gel. The acid resin starts to ...

Property Control

(Coating/Laminating)

January 31, 2008, ... system in the coating applicator also are important. Often the high shear rates can lead to particle agglomeration, which leads to defects and loss of effectiveness. This can be measured by setting ...

February Products

(Magazine)

January 31, 2008, ... foils are offered in three standard security patterns and custom design holograms. Said to be cost-effective anti-counterfeiting tools that can be identified easily by the end-user without the need for ...

Opacity & White Ink

(Print)

December 31, 2007, ... way to counteract these effects would be to slow down the press, which is rarely a good idea. These effects can be quite dramatic. For instance, on a job with a full background white, the following scenario ...

Products

(New Products)

December 31, 2007, ... Substrates Quickly The Fast Pad automatic cleaning station uses sheeted adhesive rolls and is said to be easy to use and cost-effective. Uses company's range of cleaning engines that are capable of removing ...

The 7 Deadly (Converting) Sins

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... When a packaging end use changes, make sure the pigments are up to the job. Humidity Effects Ink suppliers can advise on appropriate solvents for use in summer conditions. However, attention to chill ...

Over Exposed: Protect packaged products from light

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... of the time it will take and, more importantly, in anticipating all of the different potential exposures possible. Therefore, we usually resort to an FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) to determine ...

Hierarchy of Value: Part II

(Magazine)

October 31, 2007, ... utilization comes into effect. Here are three critical factors that need to be quantified when assigning value to a product: Press speed at which good product can be printed Ease of cleanup and speed ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... Capran Medallion film, effective August 1. Prices will increase 10 cents/lb or as contracts allow. Durst Image Technology, Rochester, NY, enters into an agreement with Tubelite Co., Apopka, FL, to sell ...

On Being Earth Friendly by (re)Design

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... everyone to make the phrase their motto for 1943. There’s no doubt in ’43 there was a pervasive consciousness in the hearts and minds of many that effected sacrifices resulting in doing with less to ...

Let's All Get Together No

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, At a recent FTA meeting, C. Wayne Barlow, a buyer for Sears, berated both converters and buyers for not working closely together to form mutually effective partnerships, and even after all these years ...

Harper Donates Equipment to High School Flexo Program

(Archive)

August 27, 2007, ... practice problem-solving techniques. A monitoring and cost analysis feature allows for a correlation of effective press utilization with production economies. Dual computer monitors display the press controls ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... ink film metering without producing an ink hydroplanning effect behind the blade. PFFC-ASAP 412 Improve Nonwoven Web Quality Cognex Corp., Natick, MA; 508/650-4141; cognex.com SmartView Web Quality ...

Improving the Process

(Magazine)

June 29, 2007, Converting industry trends include shorter run lengths, regional designs, special promotions, and quicker turnaround times. These trends can have an adverse effect on performance measures in the pressroom, ...

Driving R&D

(Magazine)

June 29, 2007, ... standards that would allow researchers to effectively manipulate and control a wide range of web handling variables. “We not only needed the right drive control technology, but we also needed someone ...

Paper Roll Handling: What's Right For You

(Archive)

May 30, 2007, ... be safely and efficiently handled at higher volumes more quickly, accurately, and cost effectively while improving the quality of their finished products. A variety of material handling options - from ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... with spot colors, vignettes, and other special effects.” Supplier Information: Kodak Graphic Communications Group — PFFC-ASAP 310. www.graphics.kodak.com European Tech Center Opens ST. LOUIS, MO ...

Cause & Defect

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... defects, such as inadequate adhesion and haze. When these defects occur, effective characterization of the web coating process is essential to identify and eliminate them and prevent their recurrence. ...

New Product Digest

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... operations costs by capturing waste heat. Extracts waste heat energy and uses it to heat areas of a plant or process. Designed for efficient installation and overall cost-effectiveness, system will work ...