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Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2002, ... high-efficiency, CI flexo press is designed to produce consistently high quality at maximum speeds, says W&H. Pliant Corp, headquartered in Schaumburg, IL, produces value-added films and flexible packaging ...

Products

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February 28, 2002, ... notes. Generator Aids Adhesion to Flex-Pack Materials Pillar Technologies, Hartland, WI; 262/367-3060; pillartech.com Ozone generator promotes adhesion of flexible packaging materials for extrusion ...

Reporter Clips

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October 31, 2001, ... News Roll-Fed Labels Decorate Nestlé's Nescafe Brands HARTSVILLE, SC, USA—Sonoco Flexible Packaging has been selected to provide roll-fed labels for two of Nestlé Canada Inc.'s popular instant beverage ...

New Product Digest

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August 31, 2001, ... action. Currently available to qualified customers on a monthly basis. UV FLEXO INKS FOR PAPER & FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES Environmental Inks and Coatings, Atlanta, GA; 800/466-9573 Ultra Flex II™ UV flexo ...

What's New in Digita

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July 30, 2001, ... portable spectrophotometer allows users to capture color data on any type of surface, reports co., including flat, curved, glossy, matte, smooth, textured, soft, hard, and flexible. Co. says color-management ...

SUBSTRATES REPORT: From Resins to Finished Product - Conformability, Durability, Affordability

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June 30, 2001, ... graphics. Although vinyl has always been known for its durability, these end uses have substrate manufacturers developing vinyls that are more flexible and printable via new print technologies. In particular, ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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June 30, 2001, ... presentation of his subject matter that enthralls his audiences. His topic is especially important with the increased emphasis on diffusion in flexible packaging applications.” Cussler with his coauthor, ...

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

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January 31, 2001, ... another sheet of glass, they can be protected with Barix encapsulation. The entire process takes place in a vacuum. A further improvement is on the horizon. "We're going to put OLEDs on Flexible Glass, ...

Reporter Clips

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September 30, 2000, ... headquarters. Building upon the success of its previous folding carton and flexible packaging seminars, Comco reports that the focus of the latest discussion will be its "Total Concept Packaging" model. ...

The Vacumet Story Is a 30-Year History of Growth

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August 31, 2000, ... and coffee bags. We metallize holograms for point-of-purchase displays, cartons for liquor and golf balls, and cosmetics. Holograms are now showing up on flexible packaging as well." Adds Korowicki, ...

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 ...

It's Definitely a Bull Market for High-Performance Film

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May 31, 2000, ... the next five years. Much of this growth is due to the increasing trend away from rigid materials and toward flexible materials. The Move to Flexibles There have been several new product designs in ...

System Keeps Static Buildup Problems Under Control

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February 29, 2000, ... g or not." The Mentor plant produces high-precision coated flexible media, including print-receptive topcoats, barrier and pigmented coatings, abrasion and ultraviolet-resistant coatings, tie coats, vin ...

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 ...

A rather narrow-minded view of wide web printing.

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May 31, 1996, ... packaging runs. Duralam, a printer and converter specializing in value-added flexible packaging, began to sense a change in customer order patterns in the early 90s as it found itself facing an ever-increasing ...

A new book on packaging is recommended reading

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February 29, 1996, ... make a buck in, it's a superb book and well worth its $24.95 cover price. Stanley Sacharow has been in the flexible packaging industry for almost 35 years. His company, The Packaging Group, is an organizer ...

Holograms continue to gain in converting applications.

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February 28, 1995, ... sponsorship of Pira International, Leatherhead, Surrey UK. From holographic trends in flexible packaging to security issues to combining holograms and printing, the annual conference presented a roundup ...