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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... full access to the site, and nonmembers will be allowed restricted access. The portal offers searchable access to educational services and materials, equipment and supplies, legislative issues, industry ...

Study Assesses the Future of Release Liners in Europe

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, Manufacturers of release liners and the converters and laminators that use them, in Europe and beyond, are experiencing a challenging trading environment. With pressure building on prices due to raw material ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... cellulose acetate from Eastman Chemical. Cards made from this material will bend and flex without breaking and can be polished to a high surface gloss. Precision Polymer Processors, Carbondale, PA, a joint ...

The Battery Pitfall: A Good Reason for a Self-Audit

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... as any chemical that requires a material safety data sheet (MSDS) under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). EPCRA's requirements are triggered when threshold quantities of these substances are ...

For ''Friendly'' Adhesives and Coatings, You Must Prioritiz

(Magazine)

August 31, 2000, ... the material will not harm the environment. This lack of harm must cover many factors. Raw materials used in the product must not deplete any naturally occurring material. The method or process that combines ...

Label Converter's Business Is Prime Labels & Prid

(Magazine)

August 30, 2000, ... working relationship with Trinity Graphics and other raw materials suppliers and equipment manufacturers as critical to Premiere's quality development. The converter often supplements its own R&D staff ...

Anilox Rolls Are Key When Printing Corrugated Board

(Print)

July 31, 2000, ... any misprints prior to the die-cutting stage. Naturally, this is not the case when working in-line. Although off-line printing requires more manpower and in-between storage of the printed material, we ...

Barrier Layer Protects CDs from Skips and Scratches

(Magazine)

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.) ...

Innovation Drives Converter of Pressure-Sensitive Labels

(Magazine)

June 30, 2000, ... strictly to the production of p-s labels, capturing almost 15% of Spain's market. Out of a total of approximately 200 million sq m of roll-fed, p-s material used in Spain, the Caposa Group converted 25 ...

Press Adds Flexibility of Film to Paper Operation

(Magazine)

June 30, 2000, After more than 20 years of converting paper-based packaging materials, Saugerties Packaging is discovering the benefits of "being flexible"flexible packaging After more than 20 years of converting paper-based ...

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

(Magazine)

June 30, 2000, ... almost 100 years ago—a material that would enable the customer to see the product and protect it from moisture—the world of packaging has grown into a domain that includes high polymer research and discovery; ...

Specialists in Interior Packaging Branch Out

(Magazine)

June 30, 2000, ... 1,500 fpm and was made to handle lightweight substrates including paper, film, foil, tissue, and pressure-sensitive materials, Stroud reports. "We can slit down to one and a half inches wide, and the duplex ...

Experts Scan the Future for Technologies with Impact

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... advisor Grover Foote. Is there a Gutenberg-style revolutionary invention awaiting converters in the next decade? Materials In the past, much new development work in the adhesives and coatings field ...

Box Plant Rises from the Ashes to New Heights

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... sections used for warehousing raw materials and finished goods remained structurally sound, and a new addition that was under construction at the time of the fire suffered only smoke and water damage. ...

When Employees Become Owners... A Happy Ending

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... purchases resin materials from various suppliers, including Chevron, Equistar, Shell, and MSI Technology. Denney says that while the extrusion line equipment was installed years ago, the Waynesville ...

Decorative Films Served by Multilayer Structure

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... Films is licensed to produce the ALUphane film for Allied Converters only. In 1998 Barrier installed its first seven-layer blown film line on which it runs its multilayered films made with materials ...

On-Line Purchasing Saves Time, Money, and Space

(Magazine)

May 31, 2000, ... utilizing the FlexoSource system, "Our inventory reduction has been unbelievable," notes Marquart. Printpack has slashed its raw materials storage area from 370,000 to 90,000 sq ft. The company orders ...

Bagmaking Operation Is There When Customers Call

(Magazine)

April 30, 2000, ... becomes warmer, the air carrying heat away from the Contracool's barrel can be vented out of the building. When the outside weather turns cold, that same warm air is used to heat the factory. Material ...

French Fry Fascination Brings Big Business to Bonar

(Magazine)

March 31, 2000, ... Black Clawson screws, says Carne, were designed specifically for the materials Bonar uses and include both dispersive- and distributive-mixing capability, assuring Bonar of consistently mixed, gel-free ...

Electrically Heated Rollers Are Top Technology Choice

(Magazine)

March 31, 2000, ... compete on a cost/performance basis with induction-heated and other electrically heated rollers. The Thermalon RC100 incorporates ceramic materials thermally applied a fraction of an inch below the ...