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- Press Adds Flexibility of Film to Paper Operation
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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 ...
- Converted Solutions Slitter/Rewinder Boosts Productivity on Laminating Line
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- March 31, 2000, As Web Dynamics moves forward with a grant to expand its range of lamination processes, a new Consol slitter/rewinder provides the flexibility to expand its range of materials. Tight deadlines are a ...
- Folder/Gluer Broadens Markets for Contract Converter
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- March 30, 2000, ... the laminating material, exposing the pocket folder or blank box. This feature, notes Amar, allows them to use conventional liquid glue or hot melt directly onto the blank and not the laminate. "We asked ...
- Seventy-Five Years and Counting for Bancroft Bag
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- February 29, 2000, ... have different features. "[This bottomer] can put a filling spout in [each bag] with up to four different materials in the filling spout. We call the filling spout a 'sleeve,' so basically, you can have ...
- System Keeps Static Buildup Problems Under Control
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- February 29, 2000, ... employees, multiple facilities worldwide, and multiple converting operations, the assignment was no small undertaking. The Lowell operation where Shanks works is part of the Avery Dennison Graphics Materials ...
- Drupa 2000 Celebrates Change on a Global Scale
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- February 29, 2000, ... to Messe Dusseldorf, that "printers and managers from all over the world will see the production of printed material in its entirety and diversity, including each production step-from pre-media to print ...
- Converter Plays Key Role in Mercosur Trading Group
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- February 29, 2000, ... supplying both domestic and regional markets with a wide range of flex-pack material. Fred Spritzer, ISMA's president and founder, told Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER during an exclusive interview, "Our company ...
- Specialty Products Are Custom Made in the U.K.
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- January 31, 2000, ... pressure-sensitive, gummed, and heat seal labelstock; flexible packaging, including barrier, clear, and metallized laminates and lidding materials; a range of p-s and heat seal mounting and laminating ...
- High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
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- January 31, 2000, ... you needed barrier materials and coex structures." According to Dwivedi, meat packaging is where a lot of the early "action" took place. "Once the technology was developed and perfected in that area, ...
- Integrated Information System Can Boost Profits
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- 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, ...