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Synthetic Paper from Plastics

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... of paper. With higher filler levels, the water vapor permeability of LLDPE increased. This is probably due to more porosity in the film from filler loading. Heat seal temperature increased slightly ...

Eastern European Converter Continues Pioneering Ways

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... deserves its own chance in the spotlight. When it split with the Czech Republic in 1993, the other country got the tourist sights and most of the economic opportunity; Slovakia was left with the heavy ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... and the cartons are lightweight and shatterproof. According to Gary J. Vega, Fat Tuesday VP and national sales manager, "Quality is the cornerstone on which Fat Tuesday was built, and it continues to be ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... special operations. Idler Features Allow Higher Speeds Webex Inc., Neenah, WI; 920/729-6666; webexinc.com Ultralight aluminum idlers are said to allow operators to run lighter webs at higher speeds. ...

Label Converter's Business Is Prime Labels & Prid

(Magazine)

August 30, 2000, ... to spotlight its "debut," or "premiere," as an upscale supplier of prime labels. Since that time, the Troy, OH-based converter has grown to become one of the country's "premier" suppliers of pressure-sensitive ...

Anilox Rolls Are Key When Printing Corrugated Board

(Print)

July 31, 2000, ... time, operators also need too much water to clean the rolls properly. This results in large quantities of slightly polluted water. Although the water is polluted more severely when using cleaners, less ...

Experts Scan the Future for Technologies with Impact

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... the advances in flexo printing, Podhajny says. "I think flexography is going to continue to evolve, especially in light of the fact that ultraviolet curing in narrow web continues to grow extremely rapidly." ...

Managing Your Way Through a ''Green'' Futur

(Magazine)

March 31, 2000, ... up with solutions that adequately balance environmental demands with consumer needs. Much emphasis will need to be placed on developing packaging products that eschew excess, are light and simple in form ...

System Keeps Static Buildup Problems Under Control

(Magazine)

February 29, 2000, ... AC's communication module uses a lighted indicator bar that can tell operators when bar cleaning is needed to retain effective neutralization. In addition, APK/Games/Software Directly from Your Browser ...

Drupa 2000 Celebrates Change on a Global Scale

(Magazine)

February 29, 2000, ... Light refreshments such as coffee, juice, and cookies are served (and expected) at each booth. Booth after booth projects an image of substance and understated elegance. Despite the flowers and snacks, ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

(Magazine)

February 29, 2000, The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, DC, presented its 1999 Top Packaging Awards to seven companies for flexible packages that broke The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Washington, ...

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

(Magazine)

December 31, 1999, Dixie Toga's flexible division—Itap Bemis—settles into a new home with top-flight equipment producing both gravure and flexo products. Dixie Toga's flexible division—Itap Bemis—settles into a new home with ...

Getting Off to a Smooth Start with a New Coater

(Archive)

December 31, 1999, ... winding. Also critical to the company's success are Corona Design treaters. "I think the corona treaters have worked very well," he says, "and have allowed us to get faster speeds, especially on those lightweight ...

Label converter controls quality from the inside out

(Magazine)

August 31, 1996, ... t on those proofs; they'd lose the highlight dots. Even though a Brand X proof might show an area of an image as being white, the film might actually have had small size dots that the proof just couldn't hol ...

Dutch converter retakes his company

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, ...  Most of Bolding's research and development activities are directed toward lightweighting and attempting to effect barrier reduction by using single-ply constructions as replacements for multi-ply laminates. ...

Foil and potatoes - Aluminum Assn. presents a response.

(Magazine)

July 31, 1996, ... for a long period of time. Consumer confidence in products such as aluminum foil is an important and delicate trust. We in the aluminum industry do not take lightly challenges to its safety, and we ...

Something new under the sun

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, Chamelacolors are long-lasting, light-activated inks that can be applied in-line by conventional printing presses onto any substrate.The decades-long Chamelacolors are long-lasting, light-activated inks ...

Coextrusion: making the equipment fit the need

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... pushing optical properties, like clarity. Of course, there's always a push for lighter films and source reduction. You always end up uncovering the bottleneck at some point." Test Lines Mimic the Real ...

Advances in prepress are making heads spin.

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... light source travels the length of the drum. Finally, Screen has introduced an update of its DT-S1045AI drum scanner with version 3.0 software. The unit has an input resolution range of up to 8,000 ...

Pay attention to flash points, and you won't get burne

(Magazine)

March 31, 1996, ... the flash point of the liquid. Note especially that the aqueous product as purchased may already contain enough of an ingredient that the slight alteration made by the converter is the critical change ...