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(News Clips Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... territory of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Brtish Columbia. Chip Costello adds Illinois to his states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, ...

Engineer's Playgroun

(Coating/Laminating Main)

October 31, 2009, ... evaluate web-produced products. Peter Sherer, manager of Optimation's Mechanical and Process Systems group, says the facility has been utilized by small and large converters of finished films. More than ...

Get a Grip on Your Web

(Tension)

October 31, 2009, ...  There are two essential elements of a vacuum roller: A rotating shell with a special surface through which air can pass An engineered pathway to evacuate air from inside of the shell In addition, ...

AIMCAL Announces Matteucci Technical Excellence Awards

(News | New Products)

October 21, 2009, ... Coating led to a special monetary award being given to the authors of the best paper in each of the Web Coating and the Vacuum Web Coating sessions. Each paper is evaluated for breadth of the subject, ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

September 30, 2009, ... It also is equipped for extrusion processes involving EVA, TPA, and vinyl acetate copolymers for solar energy applications. For barrier structures, system is said to be effective at processing sheet with ...

Gravure Sleeves: The Time Is Now

(Process Management)

August 31, 2009, ... effect on shipping, storage, retrieval, and press setup in terms of speed, cost, and safety. An operator easily can move eight sleeves on a light duty trolley from storage to the press. Innovative storage ...

Gravure Versus Flexo Printing Part 2

(Process Management)

July 31, 2009, ... coatings not achievable in flexo. The gravure inking station allows use of very strong solvent mixtures that often are high in acetate content, which, in turn, allows for more possibilities in ink formulations. ...

Tuflex India Inaugurates Greenfield Converting Plant

(Flexpack Main)

July 20, 2009, ... the Bobst Group company Rotomec of Italy was by far the most satisfactory solution. Tuflex not only appreciated the print quality but, more importantly, the dramatically reduced levels of waste achievable ...

Gravure Versus Flexo Printing-Part 1

(Process Management)

June 30, 2009, ... on the basis of required quality. By contrast, in North America, flexo printing prevails and has met the quality requirements of the packaging industry. Both gravure and flexo can meet the print requirements ...

Crime Stoppers

(Archive)

June 30, 2009, ... problem to business. In the US, the value of counterfeit goods seizures alone amounted to nearly $197 million. So what can be done, and what is being done to thwart the criminals who are devaluing brands ...

Forensic Packaging

(Special Reports)

June 30, 2009, ... in reality, counterfeiters are sophisticated, making a hurried evaluation of genuineness difficult. Packaging is the front line of defense when it comes to product protection, and the industry has at ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: July 200

(New Products)

June 30, 2009, ...  Upgrading Extrusion The MGF gravimetric device for feeding colorants and additives into plastics processing machines includes multilingual operator access and full data retrieval as standard features ...

New Adhesive Achieves Cure, Regulatory Compliance in 3 Days

(Archive)

June 08, 2009, ... It is the obligation of the flexible packaging manufacturer to ensure that the packaging material introduced into the market complies with all relevant food safety regulations. With conventional two-component ...

Web Exclusive: Flat Die Technologies Emerge as Keys to Innovation in Solar Electric Systems

(Archive)

May 13, 2009, ... is optical films and coatings for use in applications like flat panels displays. Another is flexible batteries--particularly relevant, since solar cells are a kind of battery. In a project funded by ...

AIMCAL Converting School Adds New Courses to 2009 Schedule

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2009, New additions to the Converting School curriculum, organized by AIMCAL, give attendees hands-on experience in a lab setting. FORT MILL, SC | The Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators (AIMCAL) ...

Plasma Power

(Archive)

April 30, 2009, ... considerably short of the results achievable with atmospheric plasma. As we will see, atmospheric plasma creates a fourth state of matter, which differentiates its surface modification potential beyond ...

Gaining Ground

(Offset)

April 30, 2009, ... a thickness of 40 pt, the XL 105 comes with a plastics and substrates package. The press was built on an elevated platform for ease of printing on thicker substrates and larger stock. Workflow Expansion ...

NEW PRODUCT DIGEST - May 2009

(New Products)

April 30, 2009, ...  Circle 403 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Idler Bearings Stand High Temps Custom designed low-friction idler bearings are engineered for low tension, fast-moving lines, even at elevated temperatures. ...

Victory Lane

(Trends/Management)

March 31, 2009, ... Attendees can evaluate equipment in an integrated production environment producing live jobs. Educational Opportunities Kicking off the conference schedule is Maxcess University's Conference Week, a ...

The Show Circuit

(Die-Cutting Main)

March 31, 2009, ... technical program will elevate the event to one of the top international meetings focusing on vacuum coating, surface engineering, and related technologies. Educational sessions on atmospheric plasma ...