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Editorial, Wal-Mart Friend or Foe to Packaging Industry, PFFC, May 2004

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... find supply sources to help them compete in the marketplace. Other claims of an accusing sort are accumulating to cast the retailer in a less than wholesome light. Jesse Jackson recently made caustic ...

Tracking Wrinkles: Part I

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... As a foil or film enters a roller-supported oven, the heating process will cause thermal expansion in the initial web spans. Looking at either web edge, the web's angle will be slightly outward. As this ...

Fast & Flawless

(Magazine)

April 29, 2004, ... thinner-gauge films at high speeds. The Doctor Machine is designed to handle light-tension materials, such as extensible films and other tension-sensitive materials. It can reach speeds of 1,000 ...

Products

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... to 52 x 80 in. and utilizes the patented liquid-cooled mercury plasma capillary light source. Company says the system offers an inexpensive alternative to CTP for the wide web industry and enhances the ...

Drupa New Product Digest

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, ... with precision, company says. Features gearless and shaftless system technology and uses sleeve technology. Printing plates are mounted directly on light and transportable sleeves for what is said to be ...

Converters' Wish Lists: Part III

(Magazine)

March 30, 2004, The previous two columns in this space discussed items on the wish lists of converters as presented at the Converter's Spotlight session during the 2003 The previous two columns in this space discussed ...

Markzware Solution Providers to Demonstrate Automated Workflow Solutions at Drupa 2004

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2004, ... anniversary of service to the global graphic arts, printing, and digital multimedia industries as the "leader in preflight solutions," says the California-based company. "Drupa 2004 will be Markzware's third ...

The Family Breadwinner

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ... holographic, shadow-box effect communicates rotation, movement, and drama, setting the Nike brand apart from similar products. Cartons Light Up Folding cartons for candles from Er’Go, Dallas, TX, ...

Nonattainment Regs Get Stricter

(Archive)

February 28, 2004, ... (VOCs), react in sunlight. As state regulators grapple with the need to revise state implementation plans (SIPs) to bring these areas into attainment, converters must be alert for new air emission control ...

The Global Metallizing Market

(Magazine)

January 31, 2004, Dr. William Llewellyn, senior consultant, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., highlights current market trends from AWA's forthcoming Metallized Films and Papers: Global Sourcebook 2004. Dr. William Llewellyn, ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 30, 2004, ... Chocolate Bar/Milk Chocolate with Almonds Bar (Hershey Foods Corp. and Bemis Co.); Bicor 75 CSR-2 and Metallyte 50 TSPM Gorge Delights Pear Bar (Gorge Delights and Pak-Sel); Bicor 70 MLT and Oppalyte ...

Society of Vacuum Coaters Tech and Smart Materials Conference Provides Global Forum for Knowledge Building

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2004, ... technical program will run from April 26-29; the education program is slated for April 24-29; and an event exhibit is scheduled for April 26 and 27. Among the highlights of the venue include the SVC ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... exhibits for software and hardware; special presentations on the latest printing and media issues; and highlight tours through various specialized exhibition categories. In addition, the German Printing ...

Converting Less Ordinary

(Magazine)

December 30, 2003, ... “solid-state” lamp technology essentially consists of millions of tiny phosphor particles that light up when alternating current is applied to them. When electrons are relaxed and return to their unexcited ...

Leading Consumer Product and Converting Companies On Tap for RadTech's Spring 2004 UV & EB Tech Exp

(News | New Products)

December 18, 2003, ... and troubleshooting. Among the conference highlights, reports RadTech, are sessions offered for: laminating adhesives; curable inks, adhesives, and coatings for commercial printing; tags and labels; flexible ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

November 29, 2003, ... to other printed electronics applications including “smart packaging,” lighting, and displays. Jim Rohrkemper will serve as president of the new unit. Internet/Home Pages Paperloop Consolidates Web ...

Doctor Blade Systems: A Cure for What Ails Your Printing Process

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... wash-up blade systems developed for the newspaper industry now are being run on packaging presses and entering the corrugated markets.” Converters are turning to lightweight, yet durable, chambers in ...

Security Inks Raise Our Level of Protection

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... are counterfeit. Common examples are inks that change color as you change the angle of view or become visible under a different light source. These include photochromic and liquid crystal-based inks. Fluorescent ...

Drug Dispensers

(Archive)

September 30, 2003, ... weight loss patches, and patches that measure sunlight exposure. The market for thermal patches received significant validation with the entry by Procter & Gamble and the launch of P&G's ThermaCare patch ...

Exercising Environmental Responsibility: Part 1

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... with her answer, I continued our conversation. “What is the actual level of lead?” She replied readily, “0.01.” At this point in our conversation, I now knew only slightly more than I did at the beginning ...