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Roots & Realized Dreams

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ...  Franklin plant operates more than 20 custom-designed, proprietary forming and gluing machines. To provide the high quality graphics for the printed liners incorporated into its clamshell packaging ...

Battenfeld Gloucester Says MDO Provides Enhancements to PE; OEM Spotlights K Show Offerings

(Archive)

July 05, 2004, ... relatively thick films used in meat and dairy packaging or for thermoforming, the potential savings from downgauging such resins can be significant," adds Battenfeld. The manufacturer's release about ...

Embossing Impacts Form and Function

(Magazine)

June 30, 2004, ... has to do with how the light is refracted,” explains Pasquale. Far from the highway, nearer to, say, your baby's or grandbaby's bottom, embossing also can provide a better-performing product, says Brad ...

Ritrama Reels in New Biz with Innovative Adhesive Coatings, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... data after performing various tests to verify product performance. The testing also guides development. The controlled environment lab includes a laminator with controllable nip for production of 8x10-in. ...

Tracking Wrinkles: Part I

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... outward angle approaches an aligned roller, the web and roller angles will disagree, causing each edge to move inward, forming a tracking wrinkle. The same effect occurs in moisturizing dry paper or necking ...

Zapping Static

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ...  been utilizing the Simco blue bars on other converting equipment in the shop. They seem to be outperforming some of the other static bars that are out in the market.” The PerforMAX system was installe ...

A Century Salute

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... printing that can be done in-line while you're performing several other converting functions,” Lemberger reports. “It's very economical, and the quality has improved significantly because of Smithe innovations.” ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... speciality die-cut parts for the electronics, medical, and automotive markets. Its capabilities include prototyping, laminating, vacuum forming, and clean room manufacturing and converting. Creo Adds ...

Man Roland to Showcase Integration at Drupa, Emphasis on Applications, Automation, and Added Value

(News | New Products)

March 02, 2004, ... Roland describes the various presses and products it will be showcasing at the trade fair: DICOweb The ultimate in print production integration will be performing with new postpress capabilities. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... twin screw extruders; a five-layer Cloeren feedblock; a Cloeren 48-in., single-manifold coextrusion die and a 36-in., three-layer, multi-manifold die; a multi-purpose web forming unit; an in-line machine-direction ...

Get More with Less

(Magazine)

December 31, 2003, ... pneumatic, magnetic particle, electric — in the converting marketplace still are being pushed to develop better-performing technologies for the ever-widening converting-process parameters and offer these ...

Where Past Meets Future

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... to shareholders, and informing employees of conditions in the converting industry. While we have received a good response to our solicitation for members, I'm taking advantage of this space before hitting ...

Linebackers, Leashes, & Superman: A Look at Stress

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... usually will be at the low end of this range, while films and low modulus materials will be at the high end. 100-1,000 psi — At this point you are deforming solids significantly, except the highest-modulus ...

Cast Film Lines for Barrier Films

(The Place)

October 31, 2003, ... meeting specific requirements including laminating film, bag film, tray film for thermoforming applications, and lid film. Making barrier films uses processing lines up to 3000 mm wide with preferred film ...

Just Rolling Along

(Archive)

September 30, 2003, ... typically incurred while performing routine operating and maintenance tasks such as changing gears or training personnel to operate electronic controls. Simplify Setup Printing, scoring, slitting, winding, ...

Adhesion of Coatings to Aluminum Foil

(The Place)

August 31, 2003, ... pass through the plastic layers. Around undesirably coarse precipitations in the surface, the aluminum can react continually with water-generating hydrogen and forming bubbles. This oxide growth finally ...

Let's Talk Trend

(Tapes)

August 28, 2003, ... double-digit growth rates, the label market continues its tradition of outperforming GDP by 3%-4% annually. As a result, the industry has expanded even when the economy hasn't, though certainly not at the ...

Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... hurdles to jump. Regulation standards are somewhat nonexistent, although groups are forming to drive standardization. Additionally, many new covert devices require coordination with readers and software. ...

Winding Better Rolls

(Archive)

May 31, 2003, ... the stretched rug. The elongated material is pushed ahead of the cart, forming a bulge in the carpet. If you held the rug at both ends while you rolled the cart, you would find the rug behind the cart ...

Catty Corp.: Flex-Pack Converter

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2003, ... our capacity by adding this one press.” In transforming the Bobst Champlain from a board press to a foil lamination unit, Catty added an Allen-Bradley computer-based logic system to work in conjunction ...