Search

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 30, 2004, New from: Applied Extrusion Technologies, Fife Corp., Mark Andy, Appleton, Yupo Corp. of America, Label Vision Systems, UVA-Shielder, BST Pro Mark, Rayven, and Aquaflex. Machinery, Accessories, Services, ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 1

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... that's been in progress for the last 20 years, with liners showing an 8%-10% reduction in caliper. Today, the end-user (whether of label stocks or industrial tapes) is more aware of the components that ...

Converting Industry News

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... business opportunities in the precision coating segment." Those include static-dissipative packaging, graphic arts, automotive badging, and specialty labels. Expected onstream in 2005, the new line ...

PFFC Worldwide Special Report on Release Liners, part 2

(Archive)

October 30, 2004, ... and preparation also are important. Finally, it is critical that proper test methods are followed in addition to best practices. ASTM, the Tag and Label Mfr. Inst. (TLMI), and the Pressure Sensitive Tape ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... 710VHP hot melt adhesive is designed to increase label converting and dispensing speeds. Said to provide the necessary quick tack and aggressive adhesion to stick to low-energy substrates such as HDPE ...

Better Bagging

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ... Mike DellaValle of Robinson Tape and Label, a label manufacturer and shipping supplies facility in Branford, CT, introduced Avitable to Better Packages' bagmaking system. The Better Bagger 900e, described ...

Lasers Beam

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... can deliver up to 500 W of power. This is more than sufficient power for applications such as kiss-cutting labels, perfing multilayer carbonless paper, and through-cutting folding cartons. Flexible ...

People & Places

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... a pioneer in the tag and label industry, died September 11 at the age of 84 following a lengthy illness. He was the founder, along with partner Don W. Buchta, of Mid America Tag and Label Co. and later ...

Materials

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ...  Rub'nSmell scented, colorless inks reportedly drive sales at the point of purchase. They are said to be ideal for packaging and labeling applications, as well as promotional applications such as direct ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... of Industry News, Events & Activities UV System Custom-Designed for Many Functions When Anglian Flexible Coatings, Norfolk, UK, wanted to cure silicon release coating on label stock, the converter ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... in the industry to meet the challenges of today’s economic climate and the broad base of competing product decoration technologies to self-adhesive labeling. Other forum topics included business challenges, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 3

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... Package Tagging Basics; Practical Applications of the "Smart Label"; The Dept. of Defense and RFID; and more. The conference program is wide-ranging, with many other topics of interest to converters. ...

Products, Part 2

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ...  PFFC-ASAP 432 Cut Labels with Precision Körber PaperLink North America, Windsor, CT, USA; 860/687-9911; kplna.net The LabelCut 102 precision cutting machine features a direct-drive system and runs ...

Keep Your Eye on the Gold

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... the ‘rest of the world,’ the growing preference for flexible over rigid, and the constant innovation in materials and conversion.” On another subject, this issue's special label report by AWA Alexander ...

A Touch Above

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... to begin manufacturing its pressure-sensitive label constructions in the US to penetrate the marketplace fully. So in 2001, Raflatac, a laminator of paper- and film-based p-s materials for VIP (variable ...

A New Definition

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, Readers of this report will, in all probability, consider themselves to be part of the labeling business either as a supplier or a converter. But I would Readers of this report will, in all probability, ...

Release Liners: Challenges Ahead

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, The world's largest market for release liners is self-adhesive label stock. At the 2004 AWA Global Release Liner Conference, held in Helsinki, Finland, The world's largest market for release liners is self-adhesive ...

New Product Digest

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... Ink Technologies. Labelexpo Americas 2004 Edition Machinery, Accessories, Services Cure with Eight Lamps Prime UV, Carol Stream, IL, USA; 630/681-2100; primeuv.com Eight-lamp FLEXfilm curing system ...

Switzerland

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... supplies a full line of slitters and rewinders, as does Senntech. The Gallus Group serves the tag/label industry. Polytype Converting manufactures an extensive line of coating and laminating equipment ...

Antimicrobials: On the Fast Track

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... a food additive, appear on the food label as such, and have the necessary regulatory approvals. If the substrate is treated with a non-migratory antimicrobial, then it protects the package but not necessarily ...