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Press Adds Flexibility of Film to Paper Operation

(Magazine)

June 30, 2000, ... those products. The business evolved with the market, and they gradually added printing capabilities as presentation played a larger role for product identification purposes and off-the-shelf sales.  ...

Box Plant Rises from the Ashes to New Heights

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... Stone. Sonderen notes that his ongoing business plan had called for the company to expand to a larger sheeted press format (from 28 x 40 in. to 40 x 56 in.) within five years. The fire changed all that. ...

When Employees Become Owners... A Happy Ending

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... he notes. The Dairy-Pak plants convert gable-top containers in which consumers buy milk, orange juice, and products such as creamers for coffee. Gordon notes the company is the second largest producer ...

Coating Operation Cleans Up Its (Trim Removal) Act

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... from the conveying air. Comparison Points Up Benefits "To make a descriptive comparison, our new unit works much like a shop vacuum, though on a much larger scale," says Sangl. "Not only is it a cleaner, ...

It's Definitely a Bull Market for High-Performance Film

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... stand-up pouch designed by Arkmount Systems. Packaging is currently the largest end-user market for both polyester and nylon films in the US. It is estimated to comprise nearly one-third of the revenues ...

Decorative Films Served by Multilayer Structure

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, Allied Converters Inc., reportedly the largest sheeter of cellophane and polypropylene in the US, has just gotten bigger. The driving force behind this Allied Converters Inc., reportedly the largest sheeter ...

Specialty Products Are Custom Made in the U.K.

(Magazine)

January 31, 2000, ... materials, which are distributed in the general display, large-format digital print, photolab, picture framing, and sign markets; plus a host of industrial products, including double-sided tapes, protection ...

Clean Room Environment Makes Excellence a Priority

(Magazine)

January 31, 2000, ... For screen printers, Autotype supplies a range of products for prepress and stencil-making, including the ASPECT thermal imaging system for producing large-format film positives. Applications include printed ...

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

(Magazine)

December 31, 1999, ... The carton/label division, located in Dutra (S.P.) and Curitiba (Parana), manufactures detergent boxes and produces more than two billion labels monthly, making the division one of the largest label producers ...

Getting Off to a Smooth Start with a New Coater

(Archive)

December 31, 1999, ... three days." Slitting is done in-line on the Egan, but the company recently invested in a used rewinder from A&F Equipment when it found that half its business was large rolls and half needed to be slit ...

Label converter controls quality from the inside out

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August 31, 1996, ... offset presses operate at widths to 40 in.; each press can run up to eight colors at speeds up to 15,000 sheets/hr. The Harahan plant's offset inkmaking department boasts three large roll grinding machines ...

Dutch converter retakes his company

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, ... inks by 1997. An estimated 70% of Bolding's production is used domestically by such customers as United Biscuits, Albert Heijn, Unilever, and the largest dairy producers. Bolding reports that 30% of ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... customers are demanding as much from manufacturers of lab-type equipment as they are from makers of larger coextrusion equipment. "Years ago when somebody said they wanted a lab test film line, it was ...

PET supplies increasing as markets expand

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... While this means that PET pricing will most certainly dip in the short term, many of the large PET resin suppliers feel that overall future demand will absorb the increased capacity. The explosive growth ...

Gravure gets easier

(Magazine)

April 30, 1996, ... imprinter that eliminates the purchase and storage of preprinted web stocks. The unit can imprint crisp, clear, large and small graphics, reportedly with gravur-type print quality, on all types of paper, ...

New hot stamper does more for short runs

(Magazine)

February 29, 1996, Fast Track Labels, unlike some larger competitors, thrives on short runs with the help of versatile hot stamping equipment from Kensol/Franklin.Move over, Fast Track Labels, unlike some larger competitors, ...

Business and education join forces, and everybody wins

(Magazine)

February 29, 1996, ... between Clemson and the converting industry is the Printing/Converting Research Center (Print/Con). Print/Con houses two large presses. One is a Gemini 1290 DBF six-color, 47-in., central-impression, flexographic ...

Future of video inspection systems seems bright.

(Magazine)

June 30, 1995, ... one or two steps that are easy to remember. Also, fewer and color-coded controls may facilitate learning and remembering. Uncomplicated control panels and remote controls with larger touch pads seem to ...

Buyer beware when comparing video systems

(Magazine)

May 31, 1995, ... component. There is industrial-strength quality and there is consumer-grade quality, and a cost associated with the difference. In electronic goods, these differences can mean large variations in the quality ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

(Magazine)

January 31, 1995, ... that is scared to death for its job security. You feel great you have a job and you don't worry about the next increase. The labor pool also has a large number of part-time workers and a large number who ...