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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... RadTech, and the Assn. of Independent Corrugated Converters. However, the seamless flow of attendees among meetings and expositions that organizers anticipated did not materialize due to shuttle bus and ...

Linerless: The Compromise for VDP Labels?

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... roll, which not only saves money but saves downtime for roll changes on the packaging line. As raw material prices rise and margins fall, the pressure on the label industry value chain to find new ways ...

An Exercise in Compliance

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... affairs that impact converters are the result of laws enacted by federal and state governments. One major area of regulation proscribes what and how to use and dispose of materials that are hazardous. ...

The Case for Automatic Splicing

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... quickly with excessive at-core or indexing wrinkle waste. Zero-speed splicers are a good choice for difficult-to-cut material, precision splicing, scratch-insensitive webs, and when the combination ...

The Fashion Side of Flex-Pack

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2005, ... published by Baxter Labs—a comprehensive document on “Packaging Performance.” It states: “Baxter continues to look for every possible opportunity to reduce the amount of material used to package its products.” ...

Seafood is Served

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, Covering a wide spectrum of applications from labels to lidding and from packaging to POP displays, today’s new materials deliver problem-solving technology to meet your needs. New Materials Microwave ...

Mastering RFID

(Archive)

September 29, 2005, ... a plastic substrate, usually PET. The RFID chip houses the data with the product- related information. These components then are placed onto either a pressure-sensitive label stock or film carrier material ...

Profit Squeeze

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2005, ... by 6% and Turkey by nearly 8%. Decline in Exports to Americas In total, European flexible packaging converters produced about ,9,800 million of converted materials in 2004. Approximately ,690 million ...

RFID: The Next Generation

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... However, new discussion circulating around the industry is looking at this “dream tag” in more realistic terms. According to Ream, waiting for the 5-cent tag to materialize soon is a misinformed expectation. ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... feed opening; a five-wire auto-tier; a slick material tension chamber that self-adjusts to materials of less friction to maximize bale density; and the Pathfinder touchscreen operator interface. SUPPLIER ...

Hurricanes Impact Whole Nation

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... material value left. As we move forward, however, those enormous personal losses will become evident. And the hurricane season is not over yet. November cannot come soon enough for those living on the ...

AWA Releases New Prospectus

(Archive)

September 14, 2005, ... Market: Products Decoration Market & Technology Study 2005 provides details on market characteristics, volume levels, labeling technology trends, converting trends, material and industry trends, and future ...

Testing for Toxins in Packaging

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, In September the Toxins in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH) is planning to commence a pilot testing program, funded by the EPA, to randomly test product packaging for toxic materials that violate state laws. ...

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 ...

Continuing Squeeze on Converter Profitability

(Flexpack)

August 06, 2005, ... overcapacity and the effect of rising raw material costs in the second half of 2004, concluding that high substrate prices are likely to remain a feature for the rest of 2005. Another noted trend is that ...

Packaging Must Open Up to Single-Pass Inkjet

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, ... printing in the form of a matrix of stationary print heads above a transport system for the material and into production and manufacturing lines in the converting and packaging markets. A number of factors ...

Brand Security & Authentication, Part 1

(Archive)

July 30, 2005, ... infinite variability of the self-adhesive laminate (face material—paper or film—plus adhesive and release liner). Seal Security The label facestock itself can be frangible and therefore tamper-evident. ...

NPTA Alliance to Launch Trade Show

(Archive)

July 25, 2005, The NPTA Alliance will launch a new trade show for the packaging materials and supplies industry. PackUSA: The Packaging Materials & Systems Marketplace will be co-located with ISSA/INTERCLEAN trade show ...

Heat Transfer Gets More Precise

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... roll, it provides a more quality sheet as well as less defects and less waste." As for the materials of the rolls, however, Menges says they haven’t really changed much, and he doesn’t expect them to. ...

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 ...