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Size Doesn't Always Matte

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... as a disappointing turnout by some has been hailed as a success by other exhibitors. “We had high quality traffic and good sales. I hope this is a springboard for the rest of the year,” says Brian Ludwig, ...

Retrofitting Older Sheeters

(Archive)

June 30, 2003, ... a dual rotary knife retrofit into their existing sheeter. A retrofit can produce higher quality sheets, improve productivity, and reduce waste, while providing dramatic cost savings and the potential ...

Materials

(Materials)

June 29, 2003, ... materials. SX is a premium photopolymer for most flexo printing from labels to wide web applications. FGX is a high quality, soft-durometer material for corrugated and folding applications. Both are available ...

SunSure: Sun Chemical InkSure Partner to Combat Counterfeit/Diversion Losses

(News | New Products)

June 12, 2003, ... readers, all the way to high-speed production-line devices." Sun Chemical adds the terms of the contract stipulate the two companies cooperate in joint-marketing activities and related development and ...

Products

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... unit or in conjunction with a portable stand and Air Binz replenishing containers. Miniature Gearhead Offers High Precision HD Systems Inc., Hauppauge, NY; 631/231-6630; hdsi.net The CSF-1U size 5 ...

Materials

(Materials)

May 31, 2003, ... Inc. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, Polymers Barrier Shines in Metallized Films Flex America Inc., Fort Lee, NJ; 201/969-8333; flexfilm.com Metallized films are said to be engineered to a high degree ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... web cleaner from Teknek. The two companies have joined forces to offer potential customers the opportunity to test materials with greater protection from contamination. At today's high speeds, the companies ...

Pack Strat Study IDs Alternative Pouches as 'Next Wave

(News | New Products)

May 20, 2003, ... the growth of retort pouches for multiple end-use segments. "Though hampered by production costs higher than some structures," says David Luttenberger, CPP, publishing director, Packaging Strategies, "retort' ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ...  FLEXcon Co. Inc., Spencer, MA; 508/885-8200; flexcon.com OptiFLEX Conform White, available in four constructions, is a 2.5-mil, conformable, white PP film with high gloss, excellent opacity, and good ...

New Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... Industries, Toray, Uteco, and Valmet Rotomec. Magnetic Hot Stamping Cylinders Suited for High Temps Bunting Magnetics Co., Newton, KS; 316/284-2020; 800/835-2526; buntingmagnetics.com Cerface magnetic ...

New Products for the Converting Industry (2 of 2)

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... system transducer or roll independently, allowing one unit to monitor multiple tension zones. Integrated data collected from each transducer or roll drives four high-resolution analog signal outputs. Individual ...

AIMCAL Winners Pulsate with Panache

(Corrugated)

March 31, 2003, ... In comparison, the metallized BOPP offers a 4% yield improvement over traditional parchment paper and provides much higher oxygen barrier (344 ml/m2/day at atmospheric pressure versus 30,000 ml/m2/day ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... technologies. Preco Adds LMI and Its Technology LENEXA, KS, USA—Preco Industries has acquired Laser Machining Inc. (LMI), Somerset, WI, a manufacturer of high-power laser systems. LMI now will be designated ...

PLGA Offers Many Views of World of Gravure

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... study of gravure versus flexo. This last session will be offered again at CMM International in April. A highlight of the meeting was the presentation of Quality Awards (see sidebar for winners). Technical ...

Safeguarding Our Homeland Security

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... regulatory effort is not a welcome addition to converters already overburdened with legal documentation, there is the real potential for legislation ultimately creating higher demand for converted security ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... Industries, Toray, Uteco, and Valmet Rotomec. Machinery, Accessories, Services, Materials Magnetic Hot Stamping Cylinders Suited for High Temps Bunting Magnetics Co., Newton, KS; 316/284-2020; 800/835-2526; ...

New Product Digest, Part 2, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... four high-resolution analog signal outputs. Individual displays of each transducer/roll diagnose machine “hot spots” and alert operators to potential failures or web breaks. Air Ring Has Digital Controls ...

Koerber PaperLink Helps Weyerhaeuser Record

(News | New Products)

March 11, 2003, ... sheeting and packaging line equipped with an E.C.H. Will SLK 216 10-pocket sheeter with dual unwind stands that feed two "high-speed" Pemco packaging lines. "Each of the Pemco…lines is complete, with its ...

Movin' on Up into New Markets

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... and a range of smaller firms needing highly customized adhesives tapes. “As a company, we cut our teeth catering to small, niche markets,” says president and founder Lew Cohen. “With the addition of ...

Duct Tape, Plastic Sheeting, and The Cost and Benefits of War

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... war in Iraq seems inevitable. No. 2: As demand for duct tape and plastic sheeting increases, so does its price tag, translating into higher profits for converters. These observations aren't meant to ...