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More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... users with a short-term eco-conscious, cost-effective packaging solution, says mfr. Both films are impervious to oxygen, water, and oils, and they reportedly degrade into harmless carbon and water molecules ...

Human/Machine Interface Offers Best of Two Worlds

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March 31, 2000, ... averages, accumulations, rates of change, minimum and maximum values, and last valid value. The collected data can be logged into a relational database for further analysis. Plugged In An effective ...

Two states adopt regulations for rigid-container laws

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January 31, 1998, ... container, rejecting industry's proposal to include an element to the effect that containers subject to the law be designed to completely contain a product, under normal usage, without other packaging material ...

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

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October 31, 1996, ... points out that different chemical properties that exist among propyl acetate, n-propanol, and MEK affect how much of an increase in volatility occurs when fat is removed. Barrier Effect of Materials ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

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August 31, 1996, ... it changes concentrations and, consequently, changes dyne level values. * Cotton swabs have been found to have widely different effects on dyne indications, because different swab manufacturers use ...

Changing the way we look at environmental regulations.

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April 30, 1996, ... Commission on Risk Assessment and Risk Management stated that the Commission will soon recommend that environmental regulations be analyzed under cost-effectiveness rather than cost/benefit analyses.  ...

Senate Republicans push amendments to Clean Air Act

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January 31, 1996, ... effect the changes needed to address problems with the law. Eight of nine Republicans on the Environment and Public Works Committee are committed to supporting the legislation and have pledged not to propose ...

Consider film cores when analyzing costs.

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July 31, 1995, ... cost-effective choice: 1. Will improvements in the film core surface positively affect film yields? 2. Is the improvement in yield greater than the increased price associated with an upgraded core?  ...

Future of video inspection systems seems bright.

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June 30, 1995, ... considered very effective by those who have installed them. The second most common form of on-press inspection is active inspection, or inspection that requires operator involvement. Some of the ...

Clean air rules are changing & you can have a say

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May 31, 1995, ... how industry's early and consistent participation can have a positive effect on the exact parameters of a final rule. The MACT is, essentially, EPA's response to a congressional mandate to control the industrial ...

Time-based competition strategy gains momentum

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May 31, 1995, ... teams are effective because they eliminate the serial/sequential communication and decision-making steps found in the traditionally run organization, which adds cycle time. Often making suppliers and ...

State legislative action includes removal of 2 bans: 1994

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February 28, 1995, ... four bills died during 1994, they would have far-reaching effects. These bills were: * SB 1015, which died, would mandate that plastic garbage bags with a capacity of at least 5 gal. be transparent ...

Regulatory agencies to see impact of Republican contract

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February 28, 1995, ... has been reduced. In some cases this could be bad for industry, as, where industry needs the guidance provided by the regulations in business conduct. The Republican victory will have an effect on the ...