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February 28, 2001, ... manufacturing processes to produce what co. calls a superior, innovative cutting edge. Also reported to have a long life, tool is recommended for difficult materials such as LDPE. Applications Expand ...

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February 28, 2001, ... Engineering, and Weber Marking Systems. Machinery, Accessories, Services, Materials Press Allows Efficient On-Press Makeready Chesnut Engineering, Fairfield, NJ; 973/227-6995; chesnuteng.com The Supra ...

A Glossary of Descriptive Terms - Fifth Installment

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January 31, 2001, ... of width reduction that takes place in the film web when that web is subjected to tension in the machine. Permanent width reduction takes place when tension exceeds the yield strength of the web material. ...

Inspection System Balances Print Quality with Economy

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December 31, 2000, ...  warehouse," says Findlay. "Seventy percent of packaging used in Poland now is imported, and there is a great advantage for customers to have materials on hand for JIT [just in time] service. This gave ou ...

Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2000, ... instituted an awards program to honor FTA members that demonstrate outstanding efforts to help achieve a cleaner environment. Activities may include changes in production process or raw materials that ...

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December 31, 2000, ... Ion Systems, MacDermid, Matik, New Era, Retroflex, Sensor Products, Tantec, and Valco Cincinnati. Winder System Can Tackle Difficult Materials New Era Converting Machinery, Hawthorne, NJ; 201/670-4848; ...

Controlling Your Web from Beginning to End, Part II

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December 31, 2000, ... before the windup and the finished roll hardness. This trial-and-error method will produce a repeatable winding process for optimum roll quality for any type of web material for any given surface asperity, ...

A Glossary of Descriptive TermsThird Installment

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November 30, 2000, ...  Idler rolls : Rolls that are driven only by the surface friction of the running web. Ions : Molecules of any material that have an electrical charge. The molecules of the material have either gained ...

Products

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November 30, 2000, ... converters to produce a variety of finished rolls off the same master while the material is being wound in-line. Said to be well-suited to low-tension winding for demanding products, but not exclusively, ...

Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2000, ... for UV applications in the converting industry due to mounting environmental pressures, improved raw materials, and more sophisticated end-users. Opportunities will include industrial tapes, where a high ...

Polyester Film Sourcing: Tips to Improve the Bottom Line

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November 30, 2000, ...  Sources confronting material managers include manufacturers (domestic and off-shore), merchant converters, distributors, marketing representatives, resellers, brokers, traders, and even competitors. ...

Converting Industry News

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November 29, 2000, ...  manufacturing process combines corn starch with other biodegradable materials to produce products that are reported to be 100% biodegradable and compostable. These products do not use PE or PS and do no ...

TAPPI's the PLACE to Sponsor Short Courses in Dalla

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November 29, 2000, ... process and the latest materials and equipment used in the industry today. Leading experts in the field will answer questions and problems posed by the registrants. The course will examine the technical ...

Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2000, ... is added, the excess air is extracted, and the shroud is sealed to the base sheet. The foil materials used reportedly are tough in construction for durable handling and have the lowest known moisture vapor ...

Digital Products for the Converting Industry

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October 31, 2000, ... sets, flexible base materials, and the ability to transfer to multiple printing stocks. Color options include standard CMYK; high-density CMYK; Euro CMYK; and custom colors said to be well-suited for packaging, ...

A Glossary of Descriptive TermsSecond Installment

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September 30, 2000, ... that a mandrel under- goes during winding. Dielectric : A material that does not conduct electrical current through its matrix body. However, most of these materials will give up or add surface electrons ...

New Packaging Technology Will Star at Pack Expo

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September 30, 2000, ... doors on November 5, attendees will be able to witness the latest innovations in packaging and converting machinery and materials. Located at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, the show runs through November ...

A Glossary of Terms to Help Avoid Failure to Communicate

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August 31, 2000, ... - Conductor: A material that can carry electrical current and/or transmit heat energy by conduction to another surface. Contact roll: Referred to as a lay-on roll in certain configurations. This roll ...

More New Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ... kit contains all the materials necessary to view anilox inventories accurately, mfr. says. Kit includes either 10 or 25 Echocheks[TM], a metallized laboratory tape that, when applied to the face of an ...

Barrier Layer Protects CDs from Skips and Scratches

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July 31, 2000, ... with a unique, proprietary lamination process, the CDfender is a three-part product (polyester/polycarbonate/polyester) designed to protect the playing surface of the CD. (Material suppliers are proprietary.) ...