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Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... of the resin to thin films for agricultural use, trash bags, food containers, and other demanding end-use areas. Derived mainly from corn, wheat, and potato starch, Mater-BI materials are thermoplastic ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... at all levels, from raw material suppliers and self-adhesive laminators to label converters, end-users, and retailers.” Following a short history of wine bottle labeling, the report moves through the ...

Controlling Color Change in Adhesives and Coatings

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... one is that converters and end-users should be aware of the importance of color in their application. They need to know if initial color is important and if color stability is important. Often, it may ...

International Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... disposal options.” WMI is manufacturing end-use packaging products for the Taiwan market, and Cargill Dow reports it's opening an office in Taipei in support of WMI's efforts. Show News NPE 2003 ...

Global Packaging Market

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... factor in the food chain, product marketing and merchandising, and logistics. Clearly there is a need to identify winners and losers, the end-user markets, and trends in materials and consumer product ...

Study Finds Extrusion Coaters/Laminators Focused on Innovation

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... at them all and at the end-user markets they serve within four broad segments — liquid packaging, flexible packaging, photographic, and commercial applications. All these end-use applications demonstrate ...

Today's Portfolio of Product Decoration Technologie

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... end-users' demands for creativity — but without increased costs. Packaging inventory is another issue for the manufacturers: Today suppliers at all levels must deliver smaller quantities, faster. In ...

Materials

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, New from: ADM Tronics Unlimited Inc.; Engelhard; Environmental Inks and Coatings Corp.; KNF Flexpak Corp.; MACtac; National Adhesives; Northwest Coatings; Rohm and Haas Co.; and Syfan USA Corp. Substrates, ...

Energy-Curable Inks

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... folding, gluing, and foil stamping. Energy-curable products also offer significantly improved end-use resistance properties. Since the chemistry creates a polymer chain, it produces an ink surface that ...

Nanocomposite Packaging Study Provides Perspective

(News | New Products)

November 07, 2002, ... technology can enhance existing barriers, dissipate electrostatic charges, resist abrasion, and absorb UV radiation across a wide range of end-use categories. A joint project of Packaging Strategies ...

In Flexible Packaging, Barriers Are No Obstacles to Success

(Flexpack)

October 31, 2002, ... and end-users in the future? More success! Restrictions of time and space limit the number of companies, products, and trends that we can discuss in these reports. For additional information, see ...

Self-Adhesive Labels: Past, Present, and Future

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... and material suppliers and self-adhesive laminators are redefining their value propositions as a consequence of additional pressure on margins and end-users' reluctance to accept price increases. Globalization ...

Controlling Coater Gap Uniformity

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, Maintaining high levels of accuracy is critical in controlling coater gap uniformity. The role of noncontact thin gap sensors is discussed in in this article. The common thread between end-users and ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... as educated as they should be regarding liners. And their education, in my opinion, is key to working at solving problems at the converter and end-user level." Zaccone came to this conclusion following ...

LatinPack's Plastic Packaging Seminar Location Chang

(News | New Products)

October 10, 2002, ... the Processes of Surface Modification of Polymeric Films—Effects in the Final Product VII. Plastics in Packaging—End-Use Applications Speaker: Gonzalo Mazuera, Managing Director, LatinPack, Inc., USA ...

Market Growth Is Forecast for UV and EB

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... North American Market Update. Survey respondents, including more than 80 industry suppliers and end-users, project market growth of 6%-9% each year over the next three years. Respondents reported growth ...

Turning Standard into Specialty

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... out there. I think it's a combination of the technologies we bring to the market, particularly the laser, that makes us attractive to the end-user.” Start to Finish Budnick Converting was founded in ...

Fasson Unveils Adhesives for Electronic Labeling Market

(News | New Products)

June 12, 2002, ... processes and end-use applications. "Fasson® S8010 and S8015 adhesives are clear, acrylic with good initial tack, high shear, and excellent adhesion virtually to any subtrate used in electronics devices," ...

Internet and Catalog Orders to Boost Protective Packaging

(News | New Products)

June 11, 2002, ... catalog sales as well as the highly customized requirements of end-use packaging applications, the Cleveland-based industrial-market research firm reports. Other factors driving growth include the influential ...

Tapes & More Tapes

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ... network of distributors that have access to the broad tesa product line. And, while tesa's internal sales force works directly with many end-users in a given market, tesa utilizes its extensive distribution ...