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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... and label applications with Golden Mummy and Pyramid Awards at a ceremony held during PackExpo 2003 at the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The awards recognize packages and labels that make innovative ...

Raflatac Expands into US Midwest Region with Wisconsin Distribution Center

(News | New Products)

January 13, 2004, Raflatac, part of the UPM-Kymmene Group, is a leading supplier and producer of paper-based and film pressure-sensitive label materials. The company has more than 2,000 employees worldwide. FLETCHER, NC, ...

Products and Materials

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... pouch label applications, optiFLEX RESEAL resealable PP films are said to be ideal for use in personal care, household and chemical, and food applications. Films are coated with a new removable acrylic ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, News from: Dri-Tec Mfg. Group LLC, Elite Cameron, Fischer & Krecke, Fox Cos. Machining Inc., Graph Expo/Converting Expo, Kraton, M-real, NAPIM, Tecscan, Treofan America, T.S. Converting Equipment, Valmet ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... or on a rewinder for post-print quality assurance. Inspects labels of any size, on any label stock. Said to be well suited for quality-critical jobs such as pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, and drink labels. ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... Strategies and BRG Townsend Inc., Mount Olive, NJ, have published a report entitled “Digital Printing for Packaging Graphics.” Digital printing for label, folding carton, and flexible packaging applications ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, ... requirements of both manufacturers and end-users of membrane touch switches, nameplates, special labels, and durable back-printed graphics. Employs a UL-listed base film said to guarantee flame retardancy. ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... tesa tape (North America), a div. of tesa AG, for industrial market sales. Label Stock Aids Logistics, Transport Labeling FLETCHER, OH, USA—Raflatac Inc. says Thermal Semi, developed for logistics ...

Foil Converter Changes Course

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... its client list soon included Marks & Spencer, ASDA, Sainsbury's own label, and Waitrose. The sale to Star Aluminium of FFP's aluminum foil printing and converting activities set the firm on a steady ...

A Global Focus on the Market

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... to industry players at all levels — particularly in self-adhesive label stock applications, which represent 55% of global demand. Currently, three issues continue to affect the self-adhesive label stock ...

New Market Study on Asia

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... and there are longer-term opportunities throughout the value chain on all materials. The largest self-adhesive application in Asia is for label stock, which accounts for 68% of the self-adhesive market ...

Solving the Problem of Silicone Transfer

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... on liners for self-adhesive laminates is not only the preserve of label stocks. The large-format, self-adhesive graphic arts market uses significant volumes of silicone-coated release liner on laminates ...

Performance: Making Life Better for Converter & End-User

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, Group leader Kevin Cunningham and senior chemist William Mertz of Loparex's Graphics Team show how it is still possible to improve “traditional” release liner products. In the prime label market, a 44# ...

Spotlight on the North American Market

(Disposables)

September 30, 2003, ... tapes (including envelopes) at 5%; label stock at 4%; applications in healthcare, medical disposables, and hygiene at 3.5%; and graphic arts applications (including covering films) at 2.1%. Market Characteristics ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... said to guarantee productivity for a range of printing techniques including flexo, 3D embossing, and dry offset. Suited for flexible packaging, label printing, film printing, plastic packaging, carton ...

Mark Andy Offering Supplier Support

(Magazine)

August 28, 2003, ... Bunnell also chaired the TLMI Annual Awards Competition for more than a dozen years, and he was instrumental in the establishment of the World Label Association Awards competition — which honors the “best” ...

Let's Talk Trend

(Tapes)

August 28, 2003, It's not uncommon to hear today's label converters speak almost longingly of the “good old days,” when they enjoyed year after year of double-digit growth, invested heavily in new equipment, and even struggled ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... Plastics Industry Inc. Covering the Full Spectrum of Industry News, Events & Activities Correction In the feature article “Lenticular Labels Emerge,” July 2003, p27, the contact information for supplier ...

Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... — available to end-users and their converters in packaging and labeling. The world of packaging has never been so “active.” Today's packaging buyers have an ever-increasing array of choices. Glass bottles, ...

Testing Equipment: Does Your Lab Measure Up?

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... involved in a single label product — facestock with top coat or overlaminate, adhesive, release coating, and liner — testing can be a difficult task, says Gary Avalon, group marketing director at Chemsultants ...