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There Are Many Reasons for Packaging Peculiarities

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January 31, 2001, ... a package will contain paper or perhaps a cellophane film to make the package seem very inflexible. The reason for this is that consumers associate the freshness or crispness of the contents of the package ...

What's New in Narrow We

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January 31, 2001, New from: AzCoat, FLEXcon, Hazen Paper, and Independent Machine Co. White Film Suited for Electronic Uses FLEXcon Co. Inc., Spencer, MA; 508/885-8200; flexcon.com THERMLfilm K 100 white TC492 V-402 ...

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

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January 31, 2001, ... The plant manufactures a variety of pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes using several different substrates, including paper, polyester film, foams, nonwovens, and foils. In production, webs are unwound, ...

Formulators Look Beyond the Peel, Tack, and Shear Profile

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January 31, 2001, ...  get better converting emulsion and hot melt adhesives, either through formulation or process technology, converters won't have to increase the paper basis weight or the film grammage. It allows them t ...

Forging Ahead into the Digital Printing Frontier

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January 31, 2001, ... as well as two flatbed letterpresses. According to Melapioni, all the presses, including the Indigo, feature film laminating capabilities. Beau Label buys paper, film, and foil from Fasson, Raflatac, ...

Inspection System Balances Print Quality with Economy

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December 31, 2000, ... be added—all of which will increase our competitive advantage." Teich Poland runs all types of films, including metallized films, and foil. Substrate suppliers are proprietary. Because converted packaging ...

Materials

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December 31, 2000, ... applying many individual parallel lines of adhesive, which are subsequently squeezed to form a continuous, tight film. Co. reports that adhesive offers the following properties: high thermal stability; ...

Impression Rolls: Their Jobs and Their Maintenance

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November 30, 2000, ...  Excessive pressure can be equally undesirable. In this case, all the liquid film will transfer, but the substrate may abrade on the surface and become deformed or may even wrinkle. Again, the converted ...

Materials

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November 30, 2000, ... adhesive pattern detection, product inspection, and production measurement. Patent-pending glue sensors detect the presence and placement of adhesive beads, dots, and films without using adhesive additives ...

Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2000, ... of UV-curable laminating adhesives for clear film laminations; developments and advantages of EB cure in laminating adhesives; and a cost comparison of EB adhesive laminations to solventless adhesive laminations. ...

What's New in Narrow We

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November 30, 2000, ... matrix rewind; two "S" wrap pull roll sections for programmable "draw" control during slitting; and traversing edge trim take-up. Films are Double-Faced for Mounting FLEXcon Co. Inc., Spencer, MA; 508/885-8200; ...

Living in Technologically Interesting Times

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November 30, 2000, I am very excited to lead the Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Division during these interesting times. Everyone will probably agree that the world I am very excited to lead the Polymers, Laminations ...

Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2000, ...  Caraustar Buys Arrow Paper Products ATLANTA, GA, USA—Caraustar Industries has acquired Arrow Paper Products, Saginaw, MI, a tube and core converter serving the film, automotive, and housewares markets. ...

Materials

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October 31, 2000, ... and it is recommended for use in flexible film, paper packaging, and multiwall sack applications, as well as an inside coating on food cartons. Formulated with no VOCs or solvents. Metallized Paper ...

Wide-Ranging European Converter Keeps on Moving

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October 31, 2000, ... an exclusive visit by Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER, plant manager Jose Pardo explained, "Our company started operations in 1962 producing plastic buttons. The unusual geographical location, just several ...

Pilot Coating Line Aids Both R&D and Production

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October 31, 2000, When MSC Specialty Films found its Faustel coating lines working overtime on R&D runs, it called on Faustel again, this time for a pilot-sized model. In a society in which bigger is often considered ...

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs A-L

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October 31, 2000, ... Services: Coating (adhesives,ultraviolet), laminating Substrates: Film, foil, foam, paper, nonwoven, tissue Coating processes: Slot die, spray, roll, pattern coating Coating techniques: Spray Annual ...

Directory of Pilot Lines/Labs M-Z

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October 31, 2000, ... UV Substrates: Film (0.0005 in.+), foam (to 0.250 in.), paper (10-0.140 in.), paperboard (to 30 pt), nonwoven (various) Coating processes: Slot die, roll coating, pattern coating Annual sales: Between ...

Converting Industry News

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September 30, 2000, ... to build a web coating deposition tool. CHA will develop a roll coater for depositing the materials required to fabricate thin film transistors on plastic webs. In addition, this tool will be utilized ...

Materials

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September 30, 2000, ... Inks, Adhesives, Polymers... Barrier Properties Are Key to Film System Chris Craft Industrial Products, Gary, IN; 219/762-3165 MonoSol XR film system comprises PVOH water-soluble film with unique ...