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Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... of fresh foods and chilled ready meals has resulted in the development of many forms of active packaging — including the interest in anti-microbial packaging. Anti-microbial packaging is a method of ...

What's Ahead for Industrial Ink Jet

(Office Products)

July 31, 2003, ... performs once it's printed. Working with an ink jet supplier that understands how digital hardware, software, and ink interact is critical to preventing problems and making optimal use of ink jet printing ...

Converting Info at Your Fingertips: Jelmar Provides Folding Carton Environmental Regs for Printers Pubs

(News | New Products)

July 24, 2003, ... to avoid fines by local, state, or even federal regulatory agencies. The book includes 24 chapters, 43 appendices, a CD that features 17 templates for forms and letters "that a printer may need when ...

Size Doesn't Always Matte

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... to process at high speeds without damaging material, co. says. Dual-gripper system stacks material without stopping the machine; traveling clamp gripper grabs the front edge of the sheet and gripper performs ...

FTA Raises the Bar

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ...  Rosa’s was a double-sided print that required very good registration to get it to work as well as it did. That’s difficult to do. The print was well executed." Lewisburg’s entry forms noted the Mam ...

U.K.-Based ALS Co-Develops "Innovative" Label Solution for Food Industry: Tray-Fi

(News | New Products)

June 22, 2003, ... Tray-fix labeler conforms to exacting food grade standards. We offer the flexibility of either leasing a system or outright purchase on a quick turn-around." Andy Walter, managing director at Label ...

Defoamers or Antifoamers? How Best to Combat Foam

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... information on how these two materials differ. A defoamer is a product that attacks foam which forms in an aqueous product during mixing or use due to the introduction of air. This air forms bubbles ...

SPI Examines Plastics Trade "China Factor

(News | New Products)

May 08, 2003, ... is $75 and registration forms are available online at plasticsindustry.org/business/international/chinaflyin.htm. Or contact Lori Anderson at 202/974-5281; landerso@socplas.org. The China Factor at ...

FTA Awards Exemplify High-End Flexo

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2003, ... difficult to do. The print was well executed." Lewisburg’s entry forms noted the Mama Rosa’s pizza carton featured very difficult graphics, including multiple vignettes, fine type and tight registration ...

Fit for Use

(Materials)

April 30, 2003, ... forms and properties generally is found for other natural and synthetic polymers as well. Polymer Behavior In general, a polymer will display a range of tensile properties that can be characterized ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... — April 2, usually comprises offset lithographic commercial printers, including those who print publications, books, brochures, and business forms. Prepress service providers, color separators, and machinery ...

Can't Touch This (Web): Part

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... control of a web without roller contact. Using directed, pressurized air streams, air flotation systems shape the moving web into planar, sinusoidal, cylindrical, or helical forms. Air foils, the gentlest ...

Pillowing Puzzle

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... needed to solve a nagging problem in its Charlotte, NC, forms, labels, and envelope production facility. The problem was pillowing, which occurred while converting polyester linered material with a clear ...

Going, Going... Gone

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... were printed marketing materials (flyers, brochures, etc.) and packaging. This was followed by low-complexity products, such as one-to-two ink color products, business stationery, and forms. What proved ...

Tetra Recart Wins EAFA Award Makes Inroads for Retort

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2003, ... retailing cycle. For the consumer, a tear-off laser-perforated closure strip provides easy opening. Thanks largely to the key part the aluminum foil barrier performs in the laminate, there is now a strong ...

New Products for the Converting Industry (2 of 2)

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... PLCs, PCs, or other BUS communications systems. Software Reduces Waste, Improves ROI Integrated Technology & Research Services Alexandria, VA; 703/922-9123; forms-q.com Q-DISKe, based on the Q-DISK ...

A Clear Winner

(Tapes)

March 31, 2003, Thirsty for new business, forms converter BBF Printing Solutions finds success in the private label beverage market with help from material supplier Raflatac. Thirsty for new business, forms converter ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... among the manufacturers as well as carrying out extensive beta tests in the working world. We want to make sure CIM performs flawlessly under real operating conditions.” The interface shown at Graph ...

Is the Retort Pouch Really Ready to Replace the Metal Can?

(Flexpack)

March 31, 2003, ... at the now-mainstream success of the stand-up pouch, a concept also developed over 40 years ago, you can draw parallels between both forms. But Dr. Heiss's comments still seem to ring true. The huge ...

Some Things to Remember About Dynamic Surface Tension

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... liquid surface. The pressurized gas forms bubbles in the liquid, and the differential pressure of the bubbles is measured and equated to the liquid's surface tension. In practice the actual interface ...