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Eliminate Pesky Bubbles

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November 29, 2004, ... Bubbles: Causes & Cures" sidebar below). Even when there are no bubbles in the coating fluid, bubbles still can form from dissolved air coming out of solution. Liquids dissolve less air at elevated ...

Vehicle Retention is a Drying Not a Driving Issue

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October 30, 2004, ... characteristics. One time when vehicle retention may not be a serious problem involves a construction that contains a porous surface through which any retained vehicle eventually can evaporate. Obviously, ...

thePLACE

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October 30, 2004, ... Indy 500 themed PLACE Gala during the evening of the final day of the meeting. The 2005 PLACE Division Conference will be in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Caesar's Palace on September 26 to 29. This meeting ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 1

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... liner at a time when end-users are leveraging their purchasing power and evaluating a wider choice of supply alternatives. According to Corey Reardon, “Our focus is on users of release liner that purchase ...

Pilot Line

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October 30, 2004, ... have our machine, maybe a few, and they want to buy equipment that operates at a much higher speed, and they want to prove that the coating still works at those speeds,” says Krebs. “Or they want to evaluate ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 2

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October 30, 2004, ... test according to ASTM, TLMI, or PSTC test methods. The Role of a Certified Calibration Tape It would be useful to have a means of evaluating the accuracy of critical tests in a short period of time, ...

Reporter Clips

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September 29, 2004, ...  Solution providers that participated in the Hardware Interoperability Phase I evaluated the interoperability of their RFID reader and tag configurations with those provided by other manufacturers. The ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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September 29, 2004, News from: Aquafilm, AWA Alexand Watson Assoc., Danaher Motion, Entertainment Media Expo, EVAL Co., Freedonia Group, ICC, Monsol, Motion Engineering Inc., Paper Machinery Corp., Paperboard Packaging Alliance, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 3

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September 29, 2004, ... trend and market information from the international packaging sector as well as all relevant information about the show. The site includes Interpack 2005 exhibitors and their products, a listing of ...

New Clear Barrier Film Resin Technology Replaces Coated Films

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... Light-, oxygen-, and moisture-barrier properties, puncture and oil resistance, sealant performance, and machinability are important packaging requirements that must be evaluated. Aesthetic appeal and, ...

Materials

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August 30, 2004, ... 800/627-3425; regalgraphics.com Extreva media is developed for use in all HP Indigo presses. Reported to offer an improved shelf life, a dual-layer coating system, and the ability to order specific quantities. ...

The Rx for RH

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August 30, 2004, ... that are evaporated into your plant's air. In general, the smaller the particles, the faster and more efficiently they increase RH. Virtually any of the leading technologies can provide adequate humidification ...

Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

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August 30, 2004, ... the last five years, industry growth has prevailed despite relentless pressures for higher performance at lower cost, volatility in resin feedstock prices, globalization effects, and changing consumer ...

Avoiding Surface Contamination

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July 31, 2004, ... simply with the passage of time or the exposure of the substrate to elevated temperatures. Unfortunately, a clearly visible physical clue may not exist that indicates the presence of the surface contamination. ...

Investing in Success

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July 31, 2004, ... to the US,” commented Nowak to the Wisconsin press back in April. Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans recently announced Nowak will serve as a key member of the Bush Administration's Manufacturing Council, ...

Battenfeld Gloucester Says MDO Provides Enhancements to PE; OEM Spotlights K Show Offerings

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July 05, 2004, ... the MDO unit, initially, is being used to orient (i.e., pre-stretch) coextruded linear low-density or metallocene polyethylene stretch film. "[We're] evaluating different applications for the process," ...

Weight Control

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June 29, 2004, ... that controls the coating weight. In these processes, the viscosity can change due to evaporation of solvent, change in percent solids, reaction of ingredients, temperature, or the incorporation of bubbles. ...

Retort Pouch Conference a Hit

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May 31, 2004, ... in their use in retort packaging by the coating weights that can be achieved in the solventless laminating process. Typical coat weights achievable in solventless laminating are about 1.5 lb/ream (2.4g/m2), ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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May 30, 2004, ... to see improvement” and reporting the situation “has definitely turned.” Eva Teichmann of Messe Düsseldorf North America and GAA VP Dick Dunnington discussed Drupa 2004, and leadership consultant Kevin ...

Converting Industry News

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April 29, 2004, ... paperboard see it assuperior to other types of packaging regarding consumer preference and shelf impact. Current users of any amount of 100% recycled paperboard are 20%–25% more positive in their evaluation ...