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Factoring Terrorism into the Economic Equation

(Magazine)

December 30, 2001, ... of $133 million. “Unemployment rose from 4.9 percent immediately before the attacks to 5.4 percent in October, and could go as high as 6.5 percent in the second quarter of 2002,” Fry continues. “The ...

Post 9/11 Activities Continue to Affect Converting Industry

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November 30, 2001, ... or stockpiling scenarios. The recently proposed Chemical Security Act of 2001 (S. 1602) requires owners and operators of high-priority chemical sources to identify hazards that may result from an accidental ...

Reporter Clips

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November 30, 2001, ... Williams and together they developed a highly individual approach to the packaging. After developing preliminary designs, Williams did extensive research to find the appropriate label manufacturer. That ...

Automated Sortation System Boosts Customer Satisfaction

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November 30, 2001, ... pressroom contains a large-format, eight-color Planeta press on which the company has printed 21 colors simultaneously by splitting the ink fountains. This press also includes a unit for applying high-gloss, ...

Italian Industry Associations Cover Converting News

(News | New Products)

November 15, 2001, ... available on their respective web sites, www.acimga.it and www.ucima.it. In addition, the associations' newsletter provides highlights of many industry events in Italy and in Europe. Some events featured ...

Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2001, ... OH, to produce paper composite drums commemorating the 100th anniversary of Persil, one of Europe's leading detergent brands. The paper drums are 140 mm dia × 180 mm high and are constructed of three ...

One-Dimensional Converter Expands Its Reach

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October 31, 2001, ... and Owens Illinois, more than 20 years ago and still maintains substantial market share. In less than two years, however, Multi-Color has diversified into the high quality shrink sleeve and p-s label markets ...

Security in an Insecure World: Life After September 11

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October 31, 2001, ... industry is beefing up security, paying special attention to the transport of hazardous materials of all descriptions that travel through our nations railways, waterways, airways, and highways. Anticipation, ...

TAPPI's 2001 Engineering & Converting Conference Now Slated for December 200

(News | New Products)

October 01, 2001, ... on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. "Our goal has always been to provide a high-quality conference that will highlight the important interrelationship between the engineering and finishing and ...

European Conference Draws Large Audience

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September 30, 2001, ... nearby facility. Fifty registrants visited the plant in Girona that opened in 1999. The highlight of the tour was a demonstration of their new flexographic “gearless” press. A CD-ROM published by TAPPI ...

FREE Mark Andy/Comco Flexo FeastWhere Flexo Printers Can Gobble Up Ideas

(News | New Products)

September 30, 2001, ... Wes Harrington, Mark Andy's director of packaging equipment sales. "We offer a unique opportunity, in a highly condensed format, for printers to explore market trends, new technology, and ways to provide ...

Materials

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September 30, 2001, ... adhesivesresearch.com Arclad 8411 is a highly visible blue, self-wound paper tape designed for high tack and superior adhesion to multiple substrates for use in a variety of splicing applications. Single-faced ...

TLMI Awards: Hardworking Labels & Tags Reap Their Reward

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September 30, 2001, Vibrant colors and clean, smooth highlights on the Stamp Out Hunger entry caught the attention of the judges at the 2001 Tag & Label Mfrs. Institute (TLMI) Vibrant colors and clean, smooth highlights on ...

VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

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September 30, 2001, ... were rated based on the “visual appearance of print quality.” Although this comparison was subjective, the relative ratings clearly showed that flexography's quality was on par with conventional high quality ...

Die-Hard Creativity Keeps Converter Growing and GROWING

(Office Products)

September 30, 2001, ... says the new pouchmakers can run a million pouches per day. “That's the reason we decided on the GN machines,” he notes, “very high speed.” The Dream Team Situated among other businesses in a 100,000-sq-ft ...

New Product Digest

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August 31, 2001, ... pouches can be sold in the open position for more efficient filling. INK JET FILMS PERMIT HIGH RUN SPEEDS Avery Dennison, Painesville, OH; 440/358-4700; averydennison.com Fasson clear ink jet-printable ...

What's New in Narrow We

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August 31, 2001, ... for pallet or carton labeling. The line comprises a range of seven models from the simplest, called Leader, to the high-end Expert, capable of two-side pallet labeling, according to the EAN 128 standards. ...

DuPont Packaging Unveils Resin "Transcend" at TAPPI Conferenc

(News | New Products)

August 30, 2001, ... pouches. Says Tim Kolakowski, DuPont Packaging's global market director, "In today's highly competitive marketplace, profitability comes from finding the package structure that meets all the packager' ...

So You've Seen a Ghost! Who You Gonna Call

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July 31, 2001, ... on the roller. This causes one roller to have a ghost image that is created due to differences in ink film thickness. Lithographic and offset printing use higher viscosity inks and can be prone to ghosting. ...

Assessing the Potential for Ink Transfer and Migration

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June 30, 2001, ... by migration of components through the ink film layer. Printed films with high residual solvent particularly are vulnerable to migration of ink components. The movement of plasticizers that affect COF ...