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Packaging 2006: What's Ahead

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November 29, 2005, ... Chemicals Management. Internationally, work continues toward a High Level Declaration on a Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). The SAICM initiative is an outgrowth of the ...

Narrow Web New Products

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November 29, 2005, ... said to offer high edge-tear resistance and print fidelity. Eco-Friendly Film Gives Value Avery Dennison, Fasson Roll North America Div., Painesville, OH; 440/358-4943; fasson.com Company offers ...

Converting Industry News

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October 30, 2005, ... in the flexo industry, we recognize that our future is directly tied to students like those in the outstanding [FVTC program].” SUPPLIER NEWS SKF Press Day Highlights Industry Solutions by Claudia ...

New Products

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October 30, 2005, ... ThermoFuse technology to bond images to the plate physically, without any chemical processing. A clean-out step follows the non-ablative imaging process to enhance contrast. The result is said to be highly ...

To Serve & Protect

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October 30, 2005, ... is formed. Avoid high shear so you can achieve maximum stability. Use only recommended application techniques: reverse gravure, smooth roll Mayer rod, fountain-less gravure with smoothing rollers, or ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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September 29, 2005, ... good idea. Consequences of such practice would include contaminated product, high factory maintenance costs, and health risks to workers. As an example, a laminator in one particular plant produced an ...

Seafood is Served

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September 29, 2005, ... of market development for Graphic Packaging, “Raw Seafoods wanted to respond to growing consumer demand for convenience by offering high quality seafood products that can be cooked easily and quickly in ...

Profit Squeeze

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2005, ... (7%) of production was exported outside the region, primarily to the Americas and Africa. This represents a decline of about 2.5% on the previous year, reflecting the difficulties associated with the high ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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August 30, 2005, ... are possible at the consumer level. A new heat seal/peel grade uses a terpolymer of ethylene/methylacrylate/methyl acrylic acid. The methylacrylic acid component gives polarity and therefore a high ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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July 30, 2005, ... concentrates, and processing parameters to achieve maximum performance is necessary. With additional experience, higher levels of calcium carbonate and many more applications will be possible. EXECUTIVE ...

New Products

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July 30, 2005, ... offers 40% greater treatment capacity. Company says a higher discharge output can reduce the number of electrode assemblies required; reduce web direction and height dimension; create better station “fit” ...

Seeking a Converting Superhero

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2005, ... and using kryptonite would be a possibility. Barrier films play an important role in flexible packaging today. People want films that provide higher barriers, have improved clarity, and are stronger. ...

Materials

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June 29, 2005, ... emulsion said to have good wet-out characteristics. Flexo Inks Provide Sharp Images Uvitec Printing Ink, Lodi, NJ; 973/778-0737; uvitec.com The 97 Series of high-density flexo inks is designed ...

"Small Guy" Equipped for Mega Growt

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May 30, 2005, ... Mega Plastics' senior management team saw the new addition as a way of gaining share in markets that require "higher barrier and superior strength films," such as food processors and packaging converters. ...

One Stop Shop

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2005, ... to flexible packaging, the company manufactures high quality PET chips/resins; biaxially oriented polyester films; biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films; cast PP films in plain, chemically coated, ...

Converting Industry News

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May 30, 2005, ... Test results showed outstanding high deposition rates for copper and indium tin oxide (ITO) together with promising layer quality, Kukla reported. For more information contact SVC at 505/856-7188; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ...

Food Contact Regs: a Global Look

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May 30, 2005, ... (EU) systems, reflect fundamental differences in policy, rooted in their respective legal frameworks, that are important for industry members to understand. The subject is highly technical and complex; ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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May 30, 2005, ... adhesion of a dispersed phase toward the matrix with reference to the peel quality obtained at an interface. Polybutene-1 is a polymer with an intrinsic high shear sensitivity and low heat of fusion ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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April 29, 2005, ... trends have led to a clear change of packaging in recent years, especially in the direction of high-quality and technically demanding structures. In response to changing food consumption habits, producers ...

Materials

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April 29, 2005, ... of conductivity in the residual dried surface of the coated substrate. Basic pH of approximately 9 is suitable for most liquids in the neutral to high basic range. Paper Offers "Green" Benefits Smart ...