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January 31, 2003, ... is designed for rewinding large slit rolls to 1,000 m (39.4 in.) dia. Rubber-Covered Rolls Stop Web Wrinkles Webex Inc., Neenah, WI; 920/729-6666; webexinc.com Web Spreader idlers are grooved, rubber-covered ...

Converting Industry News

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January 31, 2003, ... Plastics Industry (SPI), sponsor of the triennial event, is offering assistance in this task. At the Web site npe.org, you will find visa information and a number of links that can help facilitate the ...

International Converting Industry News

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January 31, 2003, ... and a number of links that can help facilitate the process. Explains Jordan L. Morgenstern, SPI VP of trade shows, “Since the [Sept. 11, 2001] terrorist attacks in the US, the time required for processing ...

Today's Portfolio of Product Decoration Technologie

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January 31, 2003, ... prime labels — particularly sleeving and in-mold. The combination of the wraparound, heat shrink, stretch, and roll-on-shrink-on categories of sleeving continue to grow annually in double digits — a reflection ...

Technology Improvements and Emerging Markets Drive Growth in Metallizing

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January 31, 2003, ... too healthy. We have seen constant shrinking in the number of our competitors and a continual reduction in margins, which restricts the cash available for replacement and expansions.” Vacumet metallizes ...

Automotive Industry Opportunities

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January 31, 2003, ... of other suppliers, who were forced out. In 2003 and beyond, suppliers to this industry will need to think of the automobile as a precision instrument and educate themselves in clean room manufacturing ...

Differential Rewinding: Part Three

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December 31, 2002, ... grippers are less prone to core slip and associated heat or debris generation, but they are not immune. Many core grippers are designed to sink their teeth into paper cores but may fail if asked to grip ...

Products

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December 31, 2002, ... new materials (paper and film) and through thick inks (water-based, UV [ultraviolet], screen, etc.), according to the mfr. It is made of processed tool steel and chrome-plated for additional durability. ...

Opportunities in Academia

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November 30, 2002, ... process to identify factors contributing to nonuniform etching of low aspect ratio holes to improve product quality. Characterization activities include scanning electron microscopy of water-based ink/paper ...

NPE 2003: International Visitors Should Plan Ahead

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November 24, 2002, ...  To assist international visitors, SPI has developed a page on the NPE 2003 website with information on applying for a visa and includes links to relevant US government sites. Says SPI, "There is also ...

Latran: New Identity for PGI

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November 24, 2002, ... Latran's status as an independent company and erases the last link to the Polaroid name. BEDFORD, MA, USA—Latran Technololgies LLC was introduced recently as the new name for Polaroid Graphics Imaging (PGI), ...

PSA Online Outlet Provides Savings

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November 21, 2002, ... rotogravure, thermal transfer, thermal direct, ink jet printing, prime papers, EDP, and specialty films," says MACtac. "The above labelstocks are ready for printing and converting into labels for a wide ...

Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2002, ... the production of paper bags. UPM-Kymmene Corp. Adds MACtac to the Fold HELSINKI, FINLAND—UPM-Kymmene Corp. will acquire p-s materials business MACtac from the US-based Bemis Co. Inc. for US $420 million. ...

On the Move...

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October 31, 2002, ... GATF, Green Bay Packaging, Inter-Society Color Council, ISO Poly Films, JMD Mfg., Kiefel, MeadWestvaco, Mohawk Paper Mills, NAPL, Nordson, Northwest Coatings, PIA, Pliant, Spinks Ink, Roosevelt Paper, ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportMedical/Healthcare Use

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October 31, 2002, ... developed for the ethical medical market are today a feature of the retail market. Examples are cosmetic patches: acne, moisturizing, and nose pore strips and anti-wrinkle pads. Other stick-to-skin OTC ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist

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October 31, 2002, Using a high-speed cross-linker is a cost-effective solution to reduce mist. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 In the early 1980s, machines that applied silicone release coatings ran ...

Self-Adhesive Labels: Past, Present, and Future

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October 31, 2002, ... levels of service. Niche products — functional labelstocks, security/product authentication, and customer-unique laminates — could represent the most profitable sector and are creating new links between ...

Materials

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October 31, 2002, ... Fine Papers LLC. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, Polymers... Digital Liner Solves Silicone Problems Frantschach Inncoat GmbH, Minneapolis, MN; 763/574-2636 frantschach.com Digital liner, described as ...

What's New in Narrow We

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October 31, 2002, New products from: AccuWeb, Advanced Vision Technology, Akzo Nobel Inks, Appleton, Arcar Graphics, BASF Printing, Bosch Rexroth, BST Pro Mark, Chromas, Clements Industries, Cleveland Motion Controls, Corotec ...

Materials

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September 30, 2002, ... Inks, Adhesives, Polymers... BOPP Film Offered as Paper Replacement ExxonMobil Chemical, Macedon, NY; 800/334-7987; oppfilms.com Label-Lyte 85 LP-200M BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene) film ...