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Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... amazed by the continually changing landscape of technically innovative products and processes. They elevate the profitability and productivity of the industry. Most notably, flexible packaging relies ...

Reporter

(Magazine)

January 31, 2011, ... Hanita Coatings chooses Hutchison Miller Sales, New Britain, PA, as its representative in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. Omnova Solutions, Fairlawn, OH, increases prices ...

Web Lines: Don't Flip Out - It's Just a Web Fl

(Web Handling)

January 31, 2011, ... one on the other. Less obvious is the problem created if the elevation change from web paths 1 to 2 or 3 to 4 don't account for the air turn diameter and the air flotation height. If not, the air turn ...

PRIMIR To Study 'Consumables Usage & Trends

(Print News)

January 26, 2011, ... of consumption changes through 2015 will also be provided, along with an evaluation of how these changes may impact printing consumables businesses.               For more information about this study ...

AIMCAL Honors Technical Papers

(Trends/Management)

November 30, 2010, ... Nick Copeland and Robert Astbury of General Vacuum Equipment and Donald J. McClure, Ph.D., of Acuity Consulting and Training took top honors for a two-part presentation, “Evaporated Aluminum on Polyester: ...

Looking South

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... Stocks overall continue to be low. Release liner and the environment, the increasing global impact of the REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals) legislation, and the continuing ...

Pilot Coaters: Small Volume, Big Advances

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... in actual applications. They use a small solution volume that permits evaluation of formulations in which limited amounts of ingredients are available. Key features are as follows: Pump flow rate precision ...

Barrier Films: SiOx Barrier Benefits

(Coatings)

September 30, 2010, ... coating, Ceramis, comprises a thin inorganic layer of silicon oxide that has been evaporated in a vacuum environment to substrates like polyethylene terephthalate (PET), oriented polyamide (OPA) and biaxially ...

Global Corrugated Board Market To See 5% Growth to 2015

(Carton Box News)

July 27, 2010, ... in Brasil, Russia, India, China (the BRIC countries), and Poland. Following the global recession, the paper and packaging industry has faced mill closures, staff redundancies, evaporating profits and ...

Special Report: Covert Markers-Microscopic Markers

(Print)

June 30, 2010, ... liability exposure. Companies should evaluate the potential risk to their sales revenue and loss of brand equity should their products be replaced with counterfeits in the supply chain or be diverted into ...

Lou Guzzetti

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2010, ... environment. We feel that these types of advances will result in long-term good rather than benefits that evaporate with the changing fads and fashions of the moment. Energy usage is one area we focus ...

M&A Conference Looks at Packaging Consolidation

(News | New Products)

June 15, 2010, ... are poised for a lot of activity. He explained how banks and debt investors evaluate credit risks of packagers. Following lunch, two companies—Mondi and CCL Label—shared their strategies for growth ...

Flexpack: DuPont Honors Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, ... problems.” Led by John Bernardo, president of Sustainable Innovations (http://www.sustaininnovations.com/), Boise, ID, judges evaluated 160 entries from around the globe and selected winners representing ...

Trends in technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2010, ... develop new products. Examples of technology advances in the past decade include the following: Increased use of in-line instruments to control quality and reduce costs, replacing off-line evaluation ...

A future for photovoltaics

(Metallizing)

April 30, 2010, ... in the past decade, others have lagged behind. A hot topic 20 years ago was transparent barrier coatings. Silica and alumina coatings had been produced and evaluated for barrier performance, and it was ...

Techniques to Prevent/Minimize Die Lines

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

April 28, 2010, ... polymer in the extruder to overheat and bake for 20-30 minutes. This in and of itself is devastating. When this happens, it is imperative to immediately purge the extruders with the proper purge compounds ...

Sun Chemical Earns Strongest Sustainability Results from NAPIM

(News | New Products)

March 28, 2010, ... resources. The BRC labeling program is an initiative by NAPIM used to evaluate and minimize the environmental impact of printing inks. The BRC index number is a quantifiable value that is calculated ...

Craig S. Sheppard

(Experience Speaks)

February 28, 2010, ... at night? As an association representing the technology base of web coating, it is critical that we stay relevant in terms of our value to our members. Usually I am thinking about what is next, though ...

Converter Industry Events

(News Clips Archive)

December 31, 2009, ... Petersburg Beach, FL; www.flexpack.org 16 | AIMCAL-PFFC-EMA Webinar on Basics: Resistence Heated Evaporation of Aluminum, Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators/Paper, Film & Foil Converter/European ...

Films 101: Back to Basics

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... solvent(s) evaporates before the film and casting sheet are wound into large rolls. Cast films offer good to excellent UV resistance, good color matching capabilities, and long-term durability. They are ...