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High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

(Magazine)

January 31, 2000, ... in the high-barrier market. "The cost of production was a real driving force. The lightweight packaging itself was also a factor. With polymeric packaging replacing metal cans, glass, or rigid-type structures, ...

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 ...

Gauging system lights the way

(Magazine)

August 31, 1996, ... a host of other innovative products. These thin, flexible, lightweight-yet-rugged lamps deliver a cool, soft, nonglare light in even the smallest places. Making EL lamps was once a slow, labor-intensive ...

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. ...

A rather narrow-minded view of wide web printing.

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... lightweight plate and anilox cylinders that can be exchanged in less than one minute per roll. The press runs at 800 fpm and has a 10- to 24-in. repeat length. Rotating on precision bearings, the cylinders ...

Gravure gets easier

(Magazine)

April 30, 1996, ... and ancillary materials and supplies have been developing innovations and "short cuts" that have made the process less costly and more efficient. From combination presses to lightweight coating sleeves, ...

Deciphering the complexities of the core/shaft/unwind relationship.

(Magazine)

January 31, 1996, ... compromises must be made when picking chucks or shafts for applications." Another area for consideration is ergonomics. Certainly the new lightweight carbon shafts now available minimize operator back ...

Don't forget your unwind

(Magazine)

January 31, 1996, ... unwind. Large-diameter rolls of reasonably heavy material require heavy-duty tension and braking systems to control the weight of the roll. If this same heavy-duty tension control is applied to lightweight ...

Cylinders and rolls - a quiet revolution

(Magazine)

July 31, 1995, ... to be a consensus among those we interviewed that sleeves offer a great potential for growth. Besides being seamless, they're lightweight and stable, combining the best features of D-mount and integral ...

Innovative uses, creativity earn honors from AIMCAL

(Magazine)

March 31, 1995, ... It's also breathable, soft and resilient. Individual metal-coated fibers are produced through a patented process. A lightweight non-woven web produced of polymer fibers is then metallized. The new process ...

Idler rolls respond to web movement

(Magazine)

February 28, 1995, The company's line of large lightweight idler rolls is designed for use with wide webs in low-tension applications. The low inertia of these precision The company's line of large lightweight idler rolls ...