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Darwin Would Approve

(Unprinted Rolls)

January 30, 2004, ... trim. Today, the industry makes flexible packaging materials, labels, decals, printed circuits, and an array of metallized plastic and paper products that were unimaginable a half century ago; all were ...

Coming to America

(Folding Cartons)

November 30, 2003, ... managing director of Å&R Carton North America. “With new concepts, Å&R Carton is working on the cost reduction for open-basket carriers by the use of new materials, so that an attractiveness for the mostly ...

Two FDA Bioterrorism Rules Exempt Food Contact Substances

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... the mode of transportation used. A copy of the FDA confirmation also must accompany the food. 1Section 409(h)(6) of the Act defines “food contact materials” as “any substance intended for use as a component ...

Products

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... FiCELLE technology and broadens the application not only to prepress operations but to printing and content creation as well. System tracks, administers, assemblies, corrects, and approves material.  ...

Drug Dispensers

(Archive)

September 30, 2003, Transdermal patches—used for years to help smokers quit—now offer healthy growth opportunities due to improved materials. Until recently, the use of transdermal patches for pharmaceuticals has been ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... says the company, because oxidation, mildew, or mold can begin on many materials at levels as low as 30%. The cards are said to be suited for use with electronics, parts, equipment, and vehicles, and ...

Meeting the Need

(Materials)

September 30, 2003, Exciting new materials work hard, solve problems, and open new markets for you. New from: Ampacet, Cabot Corp., Cargill Dow, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, FLEXcon, Intelicoat, Kraton Polymers, ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... material suppliers, packaging end-users, and distribution chain professionals with a comprehensive assessment of current and emerging technologies and business opportunities for biomonitoring systems, ...

Producing Coextruded High Barrier Heat-Shrinkable Packaging Films

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... polyamide (PA). The structural resins are polyolefins. Tie layers are necessary when a barrier material does not adhere to a structural polymer. Process In the coextruded double bubble process, a polymer ...

Pay Attention to Tension

(Archive)

August 31, 2003, ... slitting the wide input material into the output slit strands and trims. Third, transporting the slit web to the winding cores (and to the trim take-away system). Fourth, winding good slit rolls with proper ...

Europe: Label's Leade

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, ... consumption of paper and film materials for “traditional” labels totals approximately 28,300 million sq m. Europe is the leading regional consumer of labels, with an estimated 36% share of all label ...

Products

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... automatic. Test Different Materials Under Varied Conditions Advanced Pressure Products Inc., Ithaca, NY; 607/257-5544; 800/825-5764; pmiapp.com Model QS201A integrity analyzer provides a quick and ...

Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... and materials markets, I see packaging buyers increasingly choosing a variety of technologies — mixing and matching the packaging and decoration technologies they use to achieve the best possible cost/performance ...

Products

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ... even on absorbent materials such as paper; PG-3 is similar to PG-2 but features an integrated micro-pump that can deliver accurate droplets in 0.5-µl steps. Handle Rolls to 2,000 lb Safely Converter ...

Brady Corp. Buys German Barcode Manufacturer

(News | New Products)

May 06, 2003, ... Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Brady, a global producer of identification solutions and precision die-cut materials, reports, "As one of the largest label converters in Germany, Etimark ...

Fit for Use

(Materials)

April 30, 2003, ... of labels, packaging materials, and supports, thin, flexible substrates are modified and combined to produce a product with enhanced properties that could not be obtained from any single substrate.  ...

New Products for the Converting Industry

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... fine adjustment of printing pressure; four stepping motor color stations; and computer controls with powerful supervisor software. Rotary Die-Cut Many Materials Sohn Manufacturing Co., Elkhart Lake, ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... thermal transfer ribbons with four new label and tag substrates from General Data. These included polyolefin substrates PolyMax Tag, PolyTherm, and PolyDura, and OilTak, a polyester material. Five Sony ...

A Clear Winner

(Tapes)

March 31, 2003, Thirsty for new business, forms converter BBF Printing Solutions finds success in the private label beverage market with help from material supplier Raflatac. Thirsty for new business, forms converter ...

New Product Digest, Part 1, PFFC, April 2003

(Magazine)

March 30, 2003, ... Industries, Toray, Uteco, and Valmet Rotomec. Machinery, Accessories, Services, Materials Magnetic Hot Stamping Cylinders Suited for High Temps Bunting Magnetics Co., Newton, KS; 316/284-2020; 800/835-2526; ...