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Martin Automatic Introduces Compact Splicer/Rewinder

(Narrow Web)

April 30, 2010, ... automatic roll diameter initiation; or by tail-grabber initiation as the web separates from the core for minimum waste/maximum material usage. The STR automatic turret rewind features an integrated ...

A time to celebrate

(Special Reports)

April 30, 2010, ... formed, it was really about the people who supplied the coated, laminated, and metallized substrates to the flexible packaging converters. That was what the term ‘industrial’ meant back then — the material ...

Elastomers with Energy Benefits

(New Products)

April 30, 2010, ... objectives with lower energy usage, reduced material consumption, and recyclability. ExxonMobil Chemical | 888-211-8076 | www.exxonmobilchemical.com Circle 402 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff ...

Splicing/Rewinding: Martin Automatic Introduces Compact Unit

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

April 15, 2010, ... from the core for minimum waste/maximum material usage. “The MBSC is not a cheaper version of our high-performance MBS splicer,” says Gavin Rittmeyer, VP of sales and marketing. “The MBSC and the MBS ...

Multipack Juices It Up

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2010, ... KY. A multi-dimensional Northern Lights effect is made possible from holographic material that comprises a laminated Ultracure lacquered Rainbow 80-ga OPP to the coated side of 0.024 SBS using a water-based ...

AIMCAL Awards

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2010, ... reduce materials requirements because of the lamination of 18-pt uncoated recycled board reinforcement strips to load-bearing areas of the CCSUS. The thinner Z-Flute carton doubles the number of multipacks ...

Flex-Pack = Opportunity

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2010, With nearly 11% of the North American market for extrusion-coated/laminated materials on a weight basis and 21.5% on an area basis flexible packaging See Coating & Laminating Contract Services Directory ...

Paper or Plastic?

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... release liner market are said to be the declining costs of materials; the need for shorter lead times; the crisis in the automotive industry; financial stability of companies in the supply chain; competitive ...

Digital Printing, Part 2 | Commercial

(Process Management)

October 31, 2009, ... substrate is virtually “trapped” against the printing plate, meaning material registration can “self-correct” at the time of print. This is not the case with digital, in which we can have precise control ...

New Roles for Converters

(Archive)

September 30, 2009, ... manufactured based on a sheet process. This sheet process can be expensive, and it is not versatile because it restricts product performance by limiting materials that can be used to obtain the desired ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: Narrow Web & Labe

(Narrow Web)

September 30, 2009, ...  Circle 322 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Liner Reduces Material Use Re-engineered THINflex PP 160 HC TC-332 includes a 0.92-mil PET liner, TRACrite 92. Company says 1.6-mil clear BOPP film ...

Eco Fiction

(Substrates)

August 31, 2009, ... biodegrading. Nothing actually will happen for a long time in most of today's landfills. It doesn't matter which definition of biodegradability you reference — whether the product or material has to break ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

August 31, 2009, ... extrusion through to printing, laminating, and converting. Users can construct custom or stock product specifications, including raw materials, run and scrap rates, and labor and overhead costs. Capable ...

Double-Duty Packages

(Substrates)

June 30, 2009, ... from Sweden (pictured above) was cited for a revolutionary approach to cutting package weight by 50% and using natural material to significantly reduce materials in construction. Judges recognized this ...

Plasma Power

(Archive)

April 30, 2009, ... organic material and creating chemical bonding sites on the surface. The controlled environment of a vacuum plasma system enables advanced treatment techniques, such as chemical vapor deposition, but they ...

NEW PRODUCT DIGEST - May 2009

(New Products)

April 30, 2009, ... with “Grip Strips.” These textured optional strips run the length of the core to provide an extra level of traction to grab onto difficult materials. ▶Available Plastics | 800-633-7212 | www.apiplastics.com ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: April 200

(New Products)

March 31, 2009, ... Tear with Ease The ME Series of Elmendorf advanced mechanical tear testers features four models for measuring tear resistance of film, paper, sheet, laminated materials, and converted products. Said to ...

Surface Winder Is Reversible

(News Eclips)

March 03, 2009, Macro Engineering & Technology’s latest addition to its family of surface winders includes the AUTOMAX-SBG Reversible Surface Winder. MISSISSAUGA, ON, CANADA | Macro Engineering & Technology’s latest addition ...

Sustainability in Today's Econom

(Packaging Converting)

February 28, 2009, ... as few plys as possible in a flex-pack structure in order to adequately protect the package contents is intrinsic to good development. Minimizing package material usage for a product is also an essential ...

Narrow Web & Label Products: March 2009

(Label/Tape Main)

February 28, 2009, ... roll dollies are said to make moving and staging rolls safe, fast, and easy, while keeping valuable material clean and off the floor. The dolly's low-profile cradle reportedly makes VCRD ideal for loading ...