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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, ... our demanding requirements for working successfully with our wide variety of materials and substrates. It is quite common with our product range to have many small production runs, and we also use many ...

Global Events & Trends

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... sources is also creating pressures.” With raw material costs continuing to rise rapidly and expected to remain high for the rest of the year, Gaster notes, “leading multinational brand owners are switching ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... end-use, raw material, and investment projections through 2009. The report is for sale to INDA members for $995 and nonmembers for $1,595; and to EDANA members for (euro)795 and nonmembers for (euro)1,295. ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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January 30, 2005, ... chuck. ANI Issues an Alert on Shortage PLYMOUTH, MN—ANI Printing Inks reports a drastic shortage of acrylic acid, one of the key base raw materials used to produce binders for UV and water-based ...

Hit the Brakes!

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December 30, 2004, Petroleum literally and figuratively lubricates the world’s business. Petroleum products are everywhere: from the gasoline pump to the frames for eyeglasses to flexible packaging materials, the computer ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 5

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... from joint programs involving in-house and outsourced resources. Teams of chemists, materials scientists, and process engineers are needed to ensure products under development meet performance, quality, ...

New Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... of winding or unwinding material rolls. Hand-wheel adjustment positions material roll laterally for accurate entry into manufacturing process. Standard models allow for side-lay travel of ±1 in. Special ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... 21-22 at the Radisson Hotel, Princeton, NJ. The conference will cover materials, machinery, markets, sourcing, production, and quality and will include special presentations and a panel discussion.  ...

Where Past Meets Future

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December 30, 2003, ... we are creating PFFC's Economic Monitor, which will include data on converter revenue, profitability, work on-hand, raw material costs, capital investment, economic conditions, and much more. The only ...

Going, Going... Gone

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... were printed marketing materials (flyers, brochures, etc.) and packaging. This was followed by low-complexity products, such as one-to-two ink color products, business stationery, and forms. What proved ...

Automotive Industry Opportunities

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January 31, 2003, The market for coated and laminated materials in the automotive industry is large and complex, despite continuing consolidation. For reasons ranging from litigation to cost reduction, the North American ...

Opportunities in Academia

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November 30, 2002, ... on the development of enhanced understanding of fundamental issues in the handling of continuous, thin, and flexible materials to improve product quality. Established in 1986, it is the only center ...

Energy-Curable Inks

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... materials that form free radicals or ionic species when exposed to UV light or high-energy electrons. These reactive species then combine with other materials to build a polymer network. UV-curable ...

Our Newest Rivals

(Magazine)

July 31, 2002, ... Previously, larger purchasing groups operated with specialized buyers managing only one print segment such as promotional materials, packaging, or labels. Now these responsibilities are combined into one ...

Internet and Catalog Orders to Boost Protective Packaging

(News | New Products)

June 11, 2002, ... packaging will continue to expand at the expense of paperboard and related materials Protective mailer demand will rise 4.7 percent per year to $1 billion in 2006 Inflatable bag demand will expand at ...

Protective Packaging Study Says Demand to Expand Due to E-Commerce

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2002, ... packaging, molded foams, and protective mailers. Foamed and other plastic protective packaging will continue to expand at the expense of paperboard and related materials, especially for products such ...

Flex-Pack Faces Up to Global Competition

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April 30, 2002, ... in the same way with their raw material suppliers, e.g., personnel from ink manufacturers managing on-site ink supplies. For larger converting companies seeking to grow from the development of new market ...

Disc Is the Package

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March 31, 2002, ... economical to produce. Coho explains: “Currently, a sleeve can be produced with an extra piece of material — a back pocket. We ship that to a customer, who then has to go out and procure a printed insert, ...

Diverse Products Meet Many High-End Needs

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February 28, 2002, ... capabilities under one roof,” stresses Doug Goldstein, new business development manager for CPFilms. “People generally come to us because they need more than one of our capabilities to produce their material ...

Integrated Information System Can Boost Profits

(Magazine)

January 31, 2000, ... service processes such as materials procurement, order entry and release, planning and scheduling, and overall financials; automated software tools with which a company can optimize resource utilization, ...