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November 30, 2000, ... finishing more rolls with varying widths. It can exert equal torque along its length at any time, so it can hold a number of cores with varying widths in one operation, mfr. says, adding that this allows ...

Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2000, ... a short course, "Critical Thinking in Converting: Solve Problems More Quickly and Efficiently," conducted by David Roisum, Finishing Technologies. Following are details on several sessions of particular ...

Creative Problem Solving

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November 30, 2000, Application: Creative approaches for solving problems in the converting industry can yield quick solutions. Following is an expanded summary of a complete paper available on the TAPPI web site at tappi.org. ...

On the Move

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November 30, 2000, ... to house an expanded finishing area, new offices, storage space, and five new shipping docks. Wes Harrington is the new national sales and marketing manager of Comco International, Milford, OH. Steven ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2000, ... speeds and the use of a broader-based range of heat-sensitive substrates. Finishing System Offers Automatic Features Rotoflex InternationalInc., Mississauga, Ont., Canada; 905/670-8700; 800/387-3825; ...

Wide-Ranging European Converter Keeps on Moving

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October 31, 2000, ... bags for bakery products and two for side-weld machines. Finishing is done with 16 slitters. Markets Open Up The Spanish flex-pack market ($550 million) is highly fragmented. About 35 converters operate, ...

A Basic Understanding of Chill Rolls

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September 30, 2000, ...  A chill roll primarily acts as a heat transfer and finishing device in the extrusion of flat sheet and cast film and in coating operations. Although these processes are different, the design criteria ...

Printing/Converting Show Bursting at the Seams

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August 31, 2000, ... this technology to run folding cartons, flexible packaging, direct mail, specialty documents, and labels gain a significant competitive advantage, because web-fed is faster than sheet-fed, and finishing ...

Reporter Clips

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August 31, 2000, ... a three-month intensive course, which includes 200 hours of live production work. Students will mix ink, make plates, and operate a Mark Andy 2200 eight-color press as well as various finishing equipment. ...

SuperCorrExpo 2000 Will Be a Celebration of Corrugated

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August 31, 2000, ... will provide hands-on, interactive, ten-minute educational presentations in four tracks: Corrugator Printing Die-Cutting & Finishing Allied Suppliers (printing plates, anilox rolls, ...

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August 31, 2000, ... down to 35 deg F. Label Finishing System Is Versatile Newfoil Machines (USA) Ltd., North Attleboro, MA; 508/643-2222; newfoilmachines.co.uk The 500 TTC Series label finishing press is said to be compatible ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... of 47 in. up to 78 in. System features what is described as a unique flow process to accommodate the need to turn units before and after the press—top print, upfold, or finishing. Motion Controller ...

Strong, Versatile Cartons Offer Plenty of Shelf Appeal

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June 30, 2000, ... inner bag and finishing the gluing. This allows the customer to produce the boxes in many designs and market them to a wide variety of retail outlets. At its Mentor, OH, plant, Caraustar manufactured ...

Golden Cylinders Go to Gravure's Very Bes

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April 30, 2000, ... large format available with gravure, the finishing process was streamlined when two costly steps were eliminated. Packaging Paper Sonoco Flexible Packaging, Hartsville, SC, was honored in the Packaging ...

Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

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April 30, 2000, ... which Glenn notes has rugged construction and discrete automated controls that put the finishing touch to the extremely high quality rolls this line makes. "The real beauty of this line," says Glenn, ...

Converted Solutions Slitter/Rewinder Boosts Productivity on Laminating Line

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March 31, 2000, ... which put together a package of roll unloading and roll extraction to make the entire finishing end of the line as smooth and efficient as practical, says Squires. He explains that unloading of the ...

Folder/Gluer Broadens Markets for Contract Converter

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March 30, 2000, ... a specialty packaging converter in 1978. That's when the company purchased its first new press, a Consolidated platen die-cutter, and earned a reputation as a finishing house for packaging printers. The ...

Drupa 2000 Celebrates Change on a Global Scale

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February 29, 2000, ... and finishing." Organizers also report that the show's recent shift of focus recognizes a "new, digital infrastructure in the printing industry. It's becoming more difficult to draw clear lines among individual ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, ...

Clean Room Environment Makes Excellence a Priority

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January 31, 2000, ... " at Autotype Americas, says Lee. "We're finishing up our internal audits now for ISO-9002 certification. This process has helped validate and improve our quality systems and goes hand in hand with our commitme ...