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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2001, ... on five continents.” Reverse Airflow on Treater Provides Uniform Corona Bachofen & Meier AG has installed a corona treater from Sherman Treaters Ltd. on its pilot line in Bülach, Switzerland. The ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

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July 31, 2001, ... developed acrylics often use melting and transfer through an extrusion system. For low volume requirements, drum or grid melters have use. The ideal arrangement will provide a smooth flow rate and a minimal ...

The Show Is Over, But the Leads Linger On

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June 30, 2001, ... address why open architecture standards are needed for prepress workflow systems to the networks that control and connect individual machines. PFFC editor Yolanda Simonsis voiced the perspective that ...

Polymers/Laminations/Adhesives/Coatings/Extrusions

(Magazine)

June 30, 2001, ... of the polystyrene endblocks, the crosslinks release so the polymer flows like a thermoplastic. Dissolving the polymer in solvent allows processing as a relatively high solids content solution. When the ...

Products

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May 31, 2001, ... system is said to provide cost-effective technology for high-volume, low-concentration flows of VOCs. System reportedly can achieve flow volume reduction ratios of 1000:1 up to 10,000:1, allowing for several ...

RTO Technology Gives Best of Both Worlds to Converters

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... optimized to minimize the exhaust flow, which would bring down the size of the capital equipment. Other services such as remote diagnostics, 24/7 call centers, and preventive maintenance programs are becoming ...

Q&A with Prepress Provider Agfa

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... recent moves in the industry to establish prepress and workflow standards? SN: I think there must be standards in any aspect of the printing industry. Publishing set up standards many years ago, and ...

DIGITAL SOLUTIONS NEWS

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, ... Switzerland, also uses Agfa Avantra imagesetters, Galileo thermal plate mfg. systems, Agfa Thermostar plates, Alliance film, and the Apogee workflow system. Limmatdruck general manager Jean-Pierre Pfister ...

The Missing Link: Plastics History Leads to Packaging

(Magazine)

April 30, 2001, From fake flowers to hygienic-paper packaging, Germany's Böhme family has been in plastics for nearly 50 years. For almost as long, the company has linked its print quality to Fischer & Krecke presses. ...

Digital Solutions Products

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April 30, 2001, ... substrates. Digital Workflow Upgrades Increase Productivity ScenicSoft Inc., Lynnwood, WA; 425/249-5328; scenicsoft.com Color Central 3.7 increases digital workflow productivity by automatically reducing ...

Products at CMM

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March 31, 2001, ... Northern, Independent Machinery, Laser Machining, MacDermid, Macro, Mario Cotta, Martin, Nim-Cor, Novaflex, Novaflow, Pillar, Retroflex, Roberts Poly Pro, Scapa NA, Sherman Treaters, Sterling, Tidland, ...

The Amcor Story Continues

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March 31, 2001, ... on the standard flow wrap. The classic twist idea begins with the twistable material printed in either flexo or gravure. The Twistall system yields a hermetic seal on an individual twist-wrapped confection ...

Web Handling...Making a Slitter/Winder Upgrade Work for You

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March 31, 2001, ... consider. Razor Slitting One of the problems encountered when you are razor slitting is edge thickening at the cut edge. This occurs because the blade retards the flow of the web and slows some of ...

Converting Industry News

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February 28, 2001, ... could help each level maintain its relationship and increase its appeal to new markets. Supply chains tend to flow in one direction, with little feedback from the retailer or end-user reaching the suppliers ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 28, 2001, ... the Super Air Amplifier, which induces surrounding airflow at a ratio of 22:1. This carries ions to the target, allowing static to be eliminated in less than ½ sec. Co. adds that the volume and velocity ...

A Primer on How to Put Substrates Together

(Unprinted Rolls)

February 28, 2001, ... polymer is a very viscous liquid that actually flows on the substrate. During this process of flowing, the polymer wets the entire surface evenly. For porous substrates such as paper, it also enters the ...

Cast Film Dies and Auxiliary Equipment

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February 28, 2001, ... trim. The design of most commercial dies produced today uses control volume methods. Such design breaks areas of the die into small segments and calculates flow in the combination of these segments to ...

Products

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February 28, 2001, ... for tape manufacturing are 100% solid. Said to offer a high-performance alternative to solvent-based systems, free-flowing, nonblocking pellets are available in a convenient form for vacuum feeding.  ...

Products

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January 31, 2001, ... to install and require no electrical hookup, products are permanently magnetized. Anilox Roll Screens Give Controlled Ink Flow ADI International, Matthews, NC; 704/845-1540 Laser Two Tone (LTT) screen ...

What's New in Digita

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January 31, 2001, ... run on the CreoScitex Trendsetter Spectrum and Proofsetter Spectrum. Co. reports it has integrated key elements into the CreoScitex workflow, including highly accurate print prediction; proofing on both ...