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- Hot Melt Adhesive Use
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... adhesives. To use the adhesives, one must melt them. The melting process makes them less viscous and allows application by coating equipment, extrusion, guns, etc. All the possible application methods ...
- Technology - The Great Equalizer
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- February 27, 2005, ... India, Latin America, and Eastern Europe generally lag behind their counterparts in more mature markets. Often their capital equipment must be imported due to domestic design and manufacturing limitations. ...
- RFID: Beyond the Mandate
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... primary difference is the execution of reading a RFID tag. Bar codes require line-of-sight (visual inspection) equipment and therefore read ranges are measured in either inches or centimeters. With RFID, ...
- Rotary Screen Printing's Contribution to RFID, Part
- (Archive)
- January 30, 2005, ... that determine the end product. The best move is for all the people involved in supplying the materials and the label-making equipment to sit down together from the earliest stage. Opportunities for ...
- Die Options Explained
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2004, ... optically registered die-cutting systems that position the die in the same place every time. Optically registered gap presses also have the advantage of easily running in-line with other equipment such ...
- Hit the Brakes!
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- December 30, 2004, ... highly skilled plant operators and supervisors, plus junior and middle management personnel. "Investment in new plants and equipment in China and India," says Dr. Llewellyn, "is continuous and at a higher ...
- Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 5
- (Archive)
- December 30, 2004, ... of coating options—a strong case for outsourcing. This approach can reduce overall production time and optimize time spent on expensive equipment. However, for the manufacture of certain constructions, ...
- Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 6
- (Archive)
- December 30, 2004, ... time period, a typical production run normally will consist of multiple populations. These may be due to inherent cross-directional profiles, machine harmonics, raw material batch changes, operator equipment ...
- Model Mock-Ups
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- November 29, 2004, Driving its equipment to unconventional new levels, Haney PRC creates model mock-ups. Surface Treating We’re just a bunch of MacGyvers," jokes Dan Haney, president of the Haney Packaging Resource Ctr. ...
- Finding Our Footing
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2004, ... However, the following reader put the matter in perspective: I believe a lot of equipment is now being made in China and other countries in the East. For machine manufacturing, how many are still made ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 1
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- November 29, 2004, ... conference. The organization picked up momentum several years ago, even before the Converting Equipment Mfrs. Assn. (CEMA) merged as a division, and it has continued to steam forward. The selection ...
- PMMI Acquires Full Ownership of Expo Pack Mexico
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- November 02, 2004, ... in equipment shipped to the region annually, Latin America is a critical export market for PMMI member companies and North American packaging suppliers. We have long valued the many regional relationships ...
- Technical Facility
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- October 30, 2004, The Brueckner Group, a German manufacturer of film stretching lines, film and sheet lines, and extrusion equipment, has a pilot lab most film converters would love to get their hands on. Stretching Film ...
- Pilot Line
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2004, ... and 40% on the radiation curing line. In 1999 both pilot lines were equipped with multilayer coating systems, i.e. curtaining, cascade, and slot die. Equipment for hot melt converting has been added ...
- Coating Rods
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- October 30, 2004, ... M. MacLeod is founder and president of Industry Tech, Oldsmar, FL, a manufacturer of coating rods and laboratory test equipment. He has a mechanical engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., ...
- CEMA Slitting & Rewinding Fundamentals for Converters 2004 Slated for Mid-November
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- October 06, 2004, Converters and converting industry professionals interested in upping their operations' slitting and rewinding expertise can "Tap the Experts!," at the upcoming Converter Equipment Manufacturers Association ...
- A New Habit
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- September 29, 2004, ... of labels each day weren't nearly as diverse. The mix of equipment was able to produce acceptable quality, says Dahbura, but changeover times and a high learning curve were challenging Hub Labels' ability ...
- Lasers Beam
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- September 29, 2004, ... its inception in 1998, LasX Industries, White Bear Lake, MN, has grown to become one of the market leaders in laser converting. The company provides both its LaserSharp converting equipment as well as ...
- The Stats on Static Control
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- September 29, 2004, ... can be a nightmarish problem for converters. The decision to purchase static control equipment and which equipment to purchase are choices requiring much consideration. “There are many reasons to incorporate ...
- The Elusive Key to Success
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- September 29, 2004, ... for Labelexpo. While there was one session on equipment financing that no one attended (perhaps a subject better discussed with one's banker), on the whole attendees were very pleased with the well-thought-out ...