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Product Protection

(Technical Reports)

February 28, 2007, ... of mechanical, barrier, and esthetic properties. However, it is expensive because of its two-step manufacturing process and its higher density, which results in lower yield. In applications requiring either ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... researched more than 50 highly leveraged lending transactions in the packaging sector in 2006 and reports its findings in the December issue of “The Converter.” (Highly leveraged loans are defined as transactions ...

Leader of the Six-Pack

(Magazine)

February 27, 2007, Seven winners and one “leader of the pack” flaunt their looks and high-tech features in AIMCAL’s annual competition. To view this story as a PDF, click on the link below: AIMCAL Awards A “brewski” ...

Covering All the Bases

(Archive)

February 13, 2007, ... products. The company manufactures and markets insulation products for buildings and equipment; commercial/industrial roofing systems; and engineered products, including high-efficiency filtration media, ...

A Look at Liquid

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... 3%/yr, fueled in North America by away-from-home eating habits (50% of food consumption takes place out of the home). The package requirements are therefore convenience, esthetics, and a high degree of ...

Metallizing Matures

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... inks, and pressures to reduce costs. Looking to the Future We can expect to see continuing growth in applications such as clear oxide coatings, high-performance coatings for flexible packaging, pattern ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... of polymer choice on line operation also requires consideration. High performance resins often allow performance enhancement, down-gauging, or both. Such changes can have consequences for line operation. ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... costs and demanding customers with their own competitive pressures who are unwilling or unable to pay higher prices. Unfortunately, desperate times often call for desperate measures—many converters are ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

December 30, 2006, ... structure that distributes and holds the polymer particles in place evenly for high absorbency. Because the pads are less bulky and case sizes are 30% smaller, they are said to be easier to handle, store, ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... is able to handle a wide range of printing media, including 20-pt stock, styrene, and converted envelopes, while maintaining high levels of consistency and repeatability, company says. Automated landscape ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... with running environmental controls. Additional savings with 100% solids adhesives include lower cost of capital, higher line speeds and efficiencies than conventional laminators with dryers, and improved ...

Curwood Earns Hormel Foods' No. 1 Award

(Archive)

November 26, 2006, ... is one of 22 suppliers to receive the No. 1 Award for the 2001-2005 period Curwood is known for its high-barrier packaging for food, beverage, household, industrial, and personal care industries. To learn ...

Two's Better than On

(Materials)

November 07, 2006, ... out on top.” The W&H die incorporates key design features found in stack dies but also utilizes traditional spiral technology. The result is a highly flexible die with very low material residence times ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

November 07, 2006, ... the testing range is much larger—higher in permeability for higher sensitivity testing. We also do low-barrier tests, especially for product items in which we seek films with high permeability of oxygen. ...

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

(Archive)

October 30, 2006, ... mil), paper (25–90 PPR) Coating Processes: five rollers 100% solid Coating Techniques: high-viscosity adhesives Annual Sales: between $51 million and $65 million No. of Facility Employees: 7 PFFC-ASAP ...

Harder Than Chrome

(Archive)

October 11, 2006, ... the following thermal spray processes: Low-velocity oxygen-fuel spray (simply termed thermal spray) HVOF (high-velocity oxygen-fuel) Plasma spray Plasma spray is used for coatings that typically ...

It's Fall, So It Must Be Show Tim

(Editorial)

September 30, 2006, ... although a bad location in such a disjointed exhibit hall floor plan certainly will not help the situation. Then there were the high barrier walls some exhibitors chose to build, obstructing line of sight ...

Capturing Growth in Paper

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2006, ... unbleached kraft papers, mostly due to the shift to flexible film materials. While not growing, paperboard grades and the higher value packaging and industrial paper grades have managed to stay fairly ...

Pack Expo Plus!

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... (See p40 for CPP coverage.) One badge allows access to both shows, as well as to Process Expo, also co-locating. Some Highlights The Showcase of Packaging Innovations will feature award-winning packages ...

The Changing World of Wine

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, In 2004-2005 global wine production totaled 291 million hectoliters the highest level of production since 1992. In Europe as well as worldwide, supply In 2004-2005 global wine production totaled 291 million ...