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More Food for Thought

(Magazine)

August 31, 2002, ... that is fried and formed into a thin sheet of opaque film. A subsequent column reported on the correspondence received from readers who very graphically expressed their reluctance to eat such a material. ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2002, News from: CAD Coat, Constantia, Corpak, DuPont, EarthShell, ExxonMobil, Freedonia, Fres-co System, Graphic Packaging, Inland Paperboard, Kappa Packaging, KidderComexi, LDI, OEC Graphics, Pactiv, PPG Industries, ...

1950s

(News | New Products)

August 27, 2002, ...  The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council is founded. June 1953 The Hershey Chocolate Corp. unveils its new wrapper produced on a four-color flexographic press. July 1953 The Korean War ends when an ...

1970 - 1973

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2002, ...  Sun Graphics Systems, the ultraviolet cured ink process is approaching commercial reality in lithography, and will thence be directed toward gravure." Curable Inks for Flexo? In "Radiation-Cured Inks ...

Materials

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July 31, 2002, ...  COLORtape V-12 is a white pigmented, general-purpose, opaque laminating adhesive. Said to be ideal for subsurface printed graphic applications including graphic overlays, nameplates, and decals. Permanent ...

FINAT Congress Addresses Customer Demand

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July 31, 2002, ... growth in on-roll films and continuing steady growth in on-roll papers. Geographically, he said, Eastern Europe shows the biggest growth across virtually all product categories. Updates were offered ...

Converter's Niche: Innovatio

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July 31, 2002, ... “WCP — World Class Production.” There are four eight-color flexographic presses, with the newest one installed in 2000 (equipment is proprietary). There are also several extruders producing coextrusions ...

DOVIDs: Functional Beauty

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July 31, 2002, ... Cover This month's very special cover is an obvious departure from PFFC's usual graphic approach — with good reasons. First, holography is a subject the editorial staff had identified over a year ago to ...

Products

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July 31, 2002, ... Insect-O-Cutor, ITW Holographics, PCMC, Tobias Assoc., and Xaar. Machinery, Accessories, Services Rewinder Is Versatile Elsner Engineering Works, Hanover, PA; 717/637-5991; elsnereng.com Model V-5-30 ...

Redefining Plasticizers in Inks and Coatings

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July 30, 2002, ... nitrocellulose, providing “plasticizing” of the nitrocellulose and low or no plasticizer migration. Nitrocellulose is a common solvent-based binder used in many flexographic and rotogravure inks. Without ...

PCMC Touts Next Gearless Generation: Infiniti II

(News | New Products)

July 29, 2002, Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC) unveils its Infiniti II, which the co. says is "the latest advance in press technology." The Infiniti II flexographic gearless printing press combines innovative features ...

Energy Curable Narrow Web Systems New at Labelexpo Americas

(News | New Products)

July 16, 2002, ... curable narrow web printing systems at the upcoming Labelexpo Americas 2002. Manufactured by Arcar Graphics (a div. of Flint Ink Packaging North America), the Arcure rotary screen ink system and the Arcure ...

Converting Industry News

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June 30, 2002, ... of the superior clarity, graphics, hand feel, and machining characteristics of OPP films across a broader spectrum of their fresh-cut products.” HOTR is also a suitable packaging substrate for other ...

Reporter Clips

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June 30, 2002, ...  Indigo Names Distributor In Australia MAASTRICHT, NETHERLANDS—Indigo has appointed graphic arts distributor Currie & Co. to sell its complete range of digital offset color presses in Australia.  ...

Materials

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June 30, 2002, ...  Demo Kit Showcases Packaging Substrates MeadWestvaco Corp., Packaging Resources Group, Stamford, CT; 203/461-7658; http://www.meadwestvaco.com Demonstration kit entitled “The Art of Packaging Graphics” ...

Products

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June 30, 2002, ... Bay, WI; 920/336-4300; http://www.pcmc.com The Prizm mid-web in-line flexographic packaging press has a gearless design utilizing AC digital servo drives; a “revolutionary” sleeve exchange system for ...

In the Bag

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June 30, 2002, ... Includes a valve in the top to make the filling process easier. The customer fills the sack without post-sealing operations. Stacking is difficult. Other processes performed on the film are flexographic ...

Latest Industry Info at LatinPack

(News | New Products)

June 04, 2002, LatinPack, slated for June 24 and 25, 2002, is set to deliver the latest on plastic converting and packaging, says event organzier LatinPack Inc. MEXICO CITY, MEXICO—LatinPack, slated for June 24 and 25, ...

Converting Industry News

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May 31, 2002, ... Johnston says, “Flint Ink's Packaging Group produced a compelling side-by-side comparison of photo micrographic images generated from the audit. They clearly showed the difference in dot structure pattern ...

Reporter Clips

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May 31, 2002, Coming events and news from: Avery Dennison, Label Graphics, and Medicia Corp. Narrow Web Converting Industry News Coming Events Sept. 10–12: Labelexpo USA, Donald E. Stephens Convention Ctr., Rosemont, ...