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Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

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October 30, 2005, ... BTR, five-roll, two-roll smooth, three-roll smooth, Flex Bar, hot melt (gravure, slot die, reverse roll), saturators, wet on wet Two solution coating labs can be operated independently or as a tandem ...

Profit Squeeze

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September 29, 2005, The European flexible packaging market accounted for just under one-quarter of the world flexible packaging market of €39 billion in 2004. But growth levels are below those experienced in other regions. ...

New Products, Part 1

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September 29, 2005, ... Films Corp. , Longmont, CO; 303/774-3200; appliedfilms.com Topmet aluminum web coating systems for metallized protective packaging materials are said to be flexible and suited for all plastic film and ...

New Products, Part 2

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September 29, 2005, ... open motion/logic solution for printing and converting machines without compromising machine speed or flexibility. Highly scalable and modular, system offers a complete range of digital and analog I/O ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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September 29, 2005, ... cast PP films with different specifications for multilayer coextrusion. Aiding KWH’s testing process is a FlexiProof from RK Print Coat Instruments, a scaled-down version of a conventional flexographic ...

Extrusion Coating Evolves

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August 30, 2005, ... there are some key points to keep in mind. Alain Jendly, VP of flexible materials products for Bobst Group USA, Charlotte, NC (bobstgroup.com), says, “The initial investment for such equipment is high ...

Converting Industry News

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August 30, 2005, News from: Suominen Flexible Packaging, Intl. Dispensing Corp., Qualvis, Freedonia Group, DuPont, A&V, Davis-Standard, PerfectProof, X-Rite, Rohm and Haas, Special Chem, Dienes Group, Körber Paperlink, ...

New Products

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August 30, 2005, ... Many Materials without Solvents Soma Engineering, Lanskroun, Czech Republic; +420 465 350 811; soma-eng.com The Lamiflex laminator is able to operate with solvent-free adhesives. Can process a wide range ...

Continuing Squeeze on Converter Profitability

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August 06, 2005, "The European Flexible Packaging Market 2005" is the latest edition in PCI's series of annual studies on the European flexible packaging market. It updates historical data and provides market analysis and ...

Global Events & Trends

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June 29, 2005, ... deal value increased slightly. A study on the 9.2 billion Euro European converted flexible packaging market, from market intelligence firm PCI Films Consulting Ltd., indicates “continued downward pressures ...

Converting Industry News

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May 30, 2005, ... is opened, during food preparation, and during consumption. Pliant is a leading producer of value-added films and flexible packaging products for food, beverage, personal care, medical, material handling, ...

Reporter Clips

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May 30, 2005, ... New Press Geo Label, Ontario, CA, has installed a 13-in. Aquaflex Instaprep press that features the patented ITC quick-change system to enable off-line job setups and cleanups. George Contreras, president ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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April 29, 2005, ... rolls are possible, the discussion covers five basic types to include crowned and concave idler rolls, grooved rolls that are either rigid or flexible, nip type, curved axis rolls and bars, and expanding ...

Converting Industry News

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April 29, 2005, News from: Intelicoat Technolgies, AIMCAL, International Paper, Martin Automatic, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., Maxson Automatic Machinery, Neenah Paper, PRP Flexo, Sherwood Technology, Expo Pack Mexico, ...

Preparation=Die-Cutting Success

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April 29, 2005, ... can be accomplished with both solid or flexible dies, converters generally are choosing solid dies due to ease of setup and simplified waste removal." Gray adds that magnetic cylinders also play an ...

New Products

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April 29, 2005, ... die mounting and enable printers to replace hard-tooled cylinders with economical flexible steel dies. Setups are said to be fast, and registration is precise with standard cylinder scribe lines or optional ...

Advances in Coating

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March 30, 2005, ... the coating line, thereby increasing the flexibility of the process and allowing the correct method to be used for each product. The designs and fabrication of the coating station are more rigid to prevent ...

Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

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March 30, 2005, ...  Die designs for production of cast polymer films typically include a flex lip for varying the geometry of the lip opening. The cast film process requires die lip gaps ranging from 0.4 mm to 0.8 mm. Flex ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, News from: AGI/Klearfold, Hunter's Specialties, Windmoeller & Hoelscher, Flexicon, First Choice Packaging Solutions, Rollprint Packaging Products, Heartland Label Printers, BASF, Flint Ink, Scitex Vision, ...

New Product Digest, Part 2

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March 30, 2005, ... Intl., Sun Chemical, Environmental Inks and Coatings, Hop Industries, Schober USA, and Novaflex. Part 1 | Part 2 What’s New in Materials, Products & Narrow Web Sheeter is Precise Maxson Automatic ...