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Superfund Exempt Liability

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September 29, 2004, ... important protections from Superfund liability. The Brownfields Amendments After almost a decade of political wrangling over the scope of Superfund reforms, Congress finally succeeded in amending the ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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September 29, 2004, ... New Product Development And Supply Chain System Platforms” sessions. At the conference for 2004, he developed and chaired another “Converter Spotlight” session and one on “Brand Authentication.” Wolf also ...

Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... automatic press control package, which is an option for company's PrintVision/Jupiter platforms, comprises three modules: the pRegister module for automatic register pre-setting and control; the new Presco ...

Analysis of Film Extrusion Problems with Flow Simulation

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September 29, 2004, ... narrower as the material melts and forms the melt pool behind the solid bed. This behavior can be simulated and used as a criterion for evaluating screw performance. Simulating the screw design in Fig. ...

The 411 on RFID, Part 1

(Archive)

August 30, 2004, ...  December 2003 Matrics Inc. (matrics.com) forms a contract with International Paper (IP) (internationalpaper.com) to supply RFID tags for use in tracking inventory as part of IP's new warehouse tracking ...

The 411 on RFID, Part 2

(Archive)

August 30, 2004, ... various forms of its tags. Hilder won't reveal the identity of the partners, but says applications range from courier packs to meat packaging and distribution, coin bags, and large reels of paper. All ...

New Inks Have a High IQ

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August 30, 2004, ... Inks that are sensitive to oxygen can take different forms. One such approach recently was described by the Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. A photoconductor (titanium dioxide) is used in the ink, ...

Antimicrobials: On the Fast Track

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July 31, 2004, ... inorganic or organic materials as well as their salts. Antimicrobial additives come in all sizes and various chemical forms. Among the most popular antimicrobial additives are organic acids, salts, vitamins, ...

The Signs of Shear Wrinkle

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July 31, 2004, ... leave a permanent mark in the web (known as a crease or hard wrinkle) or may even create small rips in paper webs. Wrinkles come in many forms (I covered tracking-type wrinkles earlier this year, see May ...

The Digital Edge

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July 31, 2004, ... generate much production.” Alliance prints, laminates, die-cuts, and performs folding and gluing applications to produce corrugated display products at its 700,000-sq-ft headquarters in Winston-Salem, ...

Roots & Realized Dreams

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July 30, 2004, ... possibly get two forms across the corrugator, now we can get three, which means we're running 50 percent more production on the same roll.” According to Jeff Hall, Franklin's plant manager, the new press ...

Americup and Sunset Paper Merge to Create Sun-America Packaging Group

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July 12, 2004, ... operate. Says Sunny Khan, the new president of Sun-America Packaging, "The combination of these two companies forms a very strong, cohesive base from which to build a world-class packaging company." ...

Steering Directions Made Simple

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June 29, 2004, Steering and displacement guides are the two most popular forms of intermediate guiding. Steering and displacement guides are the two most popular forms of intermediate guiding. Steering guides appear ...

The Latitudes of LEAN

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June 29, 2004, ... Equipped with the manufacturer's IMS SLIM (Stork Logistic Ink Management) software, the system performs fully automated and computerized dispensing of water- or solvent-based inks, says Stork. In addition ...

Curwood's EZ Peel Now Available in Clear and Foil Retortable Lid

(Archive)

June 22, 2004, ... closely control the lid’s peel characteristics. EZ Peel’s proprietary sealant widens the lid’s processing window by ±15° F while preventing “lock up” seals associated with other forms of peelable lidding. ...

AVT Launches Prestige Automatic Press Control Package

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June 13, 2004, ... ALL makeready tasks as well as control the associated press parameters during the run. According to AVT, the Prestige package (an option for the company's PrintVision/Jupiter platforms), comprises three ...

PLGA Calls for Entries to 2004 Packaging and Label Gravure Awards

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June 13, 2004, The Packaging and Label Gravure Association (PLGA) announces its request for entries to the 2004 awards programs. PRESS RELEASE NEW MADISON, OH, USA—The Packaging and Label Gravure Association (PLGA) ...

3M Introduces Mounting Tape

(Archive)

June 07, 2004, ... plate back treatment. Reports the manufacturer, "Unlike flat or pebbled liners, the liner on this tape series features a unique cross-hatched pattern that forms microchannels throughout the adhesive. ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

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May 30, 2004, ... with ease, says company, and is suited for high-mix print runs such as forms, labels, tags, direct mail pieces, and ID cards. Can address color-coding applications and picture coding for easy and accurate ...

Embedded Control

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May 30, 2004, ... of challenges, including more complex system architectures and the added expense of supporting multiple platforms. To accommodate complex applications and augment limited processing and communication ...