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Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ... Enso, UCB Films, Valio, Van Leer Flexibles, and W&H. Covering the Full Spectrum of Industry News, Events & Activities Supplier News Linerboard Eliminates Jewel Case for CD Storage ELKRIDGE, MD, USA—A ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2000, ... and flexible steel dies are said to save time and money when producing labels, business forms, envelopes, and more. Each cylinder is custom-made and is designed for use with economical flexible steel dies. ...

Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2000, ... Center. The model is designed specifically for thin, flexible packaging substrates, including films and foils. It's equipped with dual rewinds and automatic rewind tension control with differential rewind ...

Conference Features New Networking Opportunity

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October 31, 2000, ... they could estimate oxygen transmission rate from only the three factors of humidity, temperature, and ethylene content. In a session entitled "Tips For Troubleshooting in Flexible Packaging," Richard ...

Converting Industry News

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September 30, 2000, ... applications. It will also add two new lines to our product offering: flexible intermediate bulk containers and FIBC liners. This will position Scholle as a more versatile supplier and one-stop source ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ... in rigid and flexible plastics. Of the 22 presentations given, attendees bestowed the highest marks to Maria Noriega of Instituto Capacitacion e Investigacion del Plastico y del Caucho (ICIPC), who delivered ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... containers/min. Compact footprint and low operating cost make it ideal for in-plant container forming, co. reports. Cartoner Top Loads Flexible Pouches Dimension Industries LLC, div. of Douglas, Maple ...

Converter Can't Seem to Stay Out of Busines

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April 30, 2000, ... digital technology, and perhaps getting into wider web widths. The company has even produced some flexible packaging, "but that's not something that we go out and market everyday." But, says Curran, if ...

The role of barrier materials in packaging low-fat goods.

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October 31, 1996, ... printing solvents used for flexible packaging and are generally the two that exist at the highest residual solvent levels in printed samples based on laboratory experience. Although MEK is not recommended ...

Perforating tear-resistant materials takes a big step.

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August 31, 1996, How do you perforate tough materials that are constructed not to tear? New perforating technology reportedly has the answer.When we attempt to perforate How do you perforate tough materials that are constructed ...

Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process

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August 31, 1996, ... have primarily used dyne liquids and pens to test the level of surface treatment on flexible films. In a "dyne test," wetting tension liquids (typically mixtures of ethylene glycol monoethyl ether and formamide) ...

Gauging system lights the way

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August 31, 1996, ... a host of other innovative products. These thin, flexible, lightweight-yet-rugged lamps deliver a cool, soft, nonglare light in even the smallest places. Making EL lamps was once a slow, labor-intensive ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

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June 30, 1996, ...  The Yellow Jacket lines are supplied complete, including extruders, reconfigurable feedblock combining adaptor, flexible lip flat die, cast film takeoff with chill roll, air/vacuum knife, edge pinning, ...

Flexo label printer grows by leaps and bounds

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April 30, 1996, ... us, we feel, is a larger-run prime label business and into the flexible packaging end of business," according to Mintz. This means another capital investment, possibly a combination press, so the game ...

Pollution and politics: how green will the new year be?

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January 31, 1996, ... EPA says that this MACT standard is likely to significantly impact the flexible packaging industry. Its staff has drafted a work plan and is starting to form an internal working group, with a view toward ...

KAPCO hits grand slam in pursuing custom markets

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November 30, 1995, ... a flexible foam/felt tube that could be internally coated with a suitable tacky substance. The tacky substance could then be transferred to the bat by simply placing the tube around the handle and squeezing ...

Die-cutting developments continue unabated.

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September 30, 1995, ... as replaceable blankets and cutting sleeves. On another front, the flexible die-cutter is beginning to gain adherents with each passing year. Flexible dies are not new; American Can Co. pioneered the ...

Converting capabilities grow in Caribbean nations.

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September 30, 1995, ... for export beer and soft drinks are imported, and there is a limited production of plastic films, flexible packaging and plastic bottles. All packaging machinery is imported, coming from various countries ...

Clean air rules are changing & you can have a say

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May 31, 1995, ... reform in the converting industry is undergoing massive, across-the-board upheaval. In the past twelve months, the flexible packaging industry has witnessed major regulatory developments. * The maximum ...

Innovative uses, creativity earn honors from AIMCAL

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March 31, 1995, ... of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Printpack used its film-converting knowledge to develop a new high-speed web-embossing process to produce economical holograph images on standard flexible-packaging ...