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UV/EB a Bright Spot in Economy

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, Recent shortages of acrylic acid exemplify the problem of raw material supply and its impact on the price stability. Last year has seen various price increases in raw materials, and this trend is continuing ...

New Products

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... AirConvey, Newark, DE; 302/999-8000; precisionairconvey.com The PAC Model 30 roll splitter removes defective and/or out-of-spec material from cardboard cores automatically. Slices through stretch film, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... waste, it will be subject to the same conditions and financial implications as other packaging materials, per the EU Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste. This would compound the industry’s existing ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... into the newly developed Model XY Materials Deposition System (XYMDS) from iTi. The system is for analyzing printing inks, electronic materials, and/or biological fluids. It also has been used in the ...

Rotary Screen Printing's Contribution to RFID, Part

(Archive)

January 30, 2005, ... that determine the end product. The best move is for all the people involved in supplying the materials and the label-making equipment to sit down together from the earliest stage. Opportunities for ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... for 2.5 billion kg of raw materials, including adhesives and various backing substrates. World Tape Market (millions square meters) % Annual Growth Item 1998 2003 2008 03/98 08/03 World ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

January 30, 2005, ... to expose the press-to-close or slider zipper closure system. Nonwoven Material Absorbs Liquids When Adhesives Research, Glen Rock, PA, teamed up with UPI, Northville, MI, the result was Absorbex, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

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 ...

Film Trends Focus of of Plastic Packaging Conference

(Flexpack)

January 23, 2005, ... of Flexible Packaging." The first two days will focus on advancements in barrier and packaging materials, film testing and inspection, easy-open packaging, printing, and food processing. Day three will ...

New Report Focuses on Worldwide Nonwovens Industry

(Archive)

January 18, 2005, ... from 1994 through 2004 and end-use, raw material, and investment projections through 2009. "This comprehensive ‘Worldwide Outlook’ is designed as both a barometer of the size and scope of the global ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... fans were greeted with 21 window graphics. Working with Castle Graphics, FLEXcon, Spencer, MA, used its seeTHRU-sign materials to create the 13.5-ft-high images in various widths. The project marked ...

Mission: Accomplished

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... the need for adhesive and helps reduce overall resin weights used to make in-mold containers. "The adhesive or the hot melt always works," raves Garcia. "The material has been treated to reduce the level ...

Global Economic Slowdown?

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... donations with matching funds from corporate DuPont. In Singapore, US$23,000 was donated to the Red Cross and DuPont donated US$20,000 to Sri Lanka. At this time, there has been no material affect on demand ...

Hit the Brakes!

(Magazine)

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 ...

Digital Gone Wide

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, ... die-cutter that Richards says has made die-cutting a snap. The DCM features a fully automatic load and unload mechanism, which reportedly handles up to a half-ton of corrugated material, and a vacuum system ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 2

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... reaching operating speed faster, achieving more uniform metal deposit, and higher yield of first quality metallized material. ESK works directly with customers to maximize their metallizing efficiencies." ...

Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 3

(Archive)

December 30, 2004, ... is nonetheless growing at an estimated 15% year over year. Material Choice Paper is the label substrate of choice in Asia with 90% of the market. Film stocks account for just 10% of all label face materials ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... packaging solution comprising an automatic cartoning machine, a novel package design, and a specially developed board material. The targets of the concept are the pharmaceutical industry, contract packagers, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... during the past year. Materials accounted for the largest single cost category for the typical US printer. Paper consumed more than one in five sales dollars. For more information on the study visit gain.net. ...

New Product Digest, Part 1

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... data on raw material consumption by the extruder at the rate of one update every 0.5 sec. High-speed responsiveness makes control applicable even in extrusion lines where there are frequent ramp-down/ramp-up ...