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- A Look at Liquid
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2007, ... cartons by plastic has been offset to some extent by new applications in packaging for juice, other foods, and nonfood packaging for dry materials such as powders. Together these new applications represent ...
- Metallizing Matures
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2007, ... materials are focused primarily on films, which represent 66% of the market globally (see Figure 1). Asia Pacific, inclusive of India, is the second largest regional producer of vacuum-coated products ...
- Outlook: Challenging
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2006, ... 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Outlook:Challenging The release liner industry is at a pivotal point in its development with raw material and petrochemical prices continuing to rise, the increasing purchasing ...
- Optimizing Costs
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2006, ... Lower-cost substrates and adhesives are one way to lower material costs significantly. However, now it is demonstrably possible to do so by reducing the amount of platinum required to cure a release coating. ...
- What's Ne
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2006, ... Said to simplify the creation of offset-quality, high-impact personalized print materials for company’s presses. Features include variable data document creation and imposition capabilities similar or ...
- Narrow Web & Lable Reporter
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2006, ... from a natural, renewable resource [corn], availability and pricing should be more predictable than [with] materials derived from oil.” Sykes also says the labels and bands produced from Earthfirst ...
- Ink 101: Part II
- (Process Management)
- September 30, 2006, ... with UV or EB energy. These may be wet on wet or wet on dry trapped. For each ink type, the formulator is faced with making the optimum selection and balance of raw materials to come up with viable ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2006, ... will split the group into three independent businesses: Graphics, HealthCare, and Materials. The Materials business will group all of the film manufacturing activities with the niche products of Specialty ...
- Ink 101: Part I
- (Process Management)
- August 31, 2006, It is estimated the total North American (US and Canada) market for packaging materials is approximately $125 billion in annual shipments. Ink is a relatively It is estimated the total North American (US ...
- LABELEXPO new product digest
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2006, ... Updates include an increased field of view; reduced glare when viewing reflective materials; and additional software features for advanced color comparison. Visit booth 829. PFFC-ASAP 441 Workflow ...
- Brand Security & Product Authentication Special Report, Part 1
- (Magazine)
- June 29, 2006, ... overt security devices. Market Statistics In North America in 2003, 300 million square meters of p-s material were used for functional/security applications—more than 80% was used in functional applications ...
- Flexo is on Track
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2006, ... large fraction of their overall cost equation; the converting industry has not implemented “best practices” to the extent other industries have; the converter must improve yield of raw material usage to ...
- Narrow Web New Products
- (Magazine)
- May 30, 2006, Narrow web new products from: Phoseon Technology, Degrava Systems, Spartanics, FLEXcon, UV Process Supply, Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Stora Enso, and XSYS Print Solutions. Narrow Web Machinery, Materials, ...
- Metallized Papers and Films: A New Focus for Global Growth
- (Archive)
- April 17, 2006, ... to a resurgence of interest in metallized papers and films as barrier materials—and has encouraged significant technology advance, to the benefit of the packaging and labeling industry in general. Today, ...
- New Products
- (Magazine)
- March 30, 2006, ... without high voltage costs, manufacturer reports. Recommended for new material development, new application development, and small-scale production. Available in web widths from 18–66 in. Marking ...
- Cut With Glass
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2006, ... films are valued for their moisture barrier properties and are formed with a nonpolar surface. Polyolefins are wax-like materials with no oxygen or polar species in the polymer. While the wax-like ...
- Under Pressure
- (Archive)
- January 30, 2006, ... Arts The wide-format graphic arts market continues to grow, not only in pressure-sensitive materials but overall. Competition from emerging technologies—particularly the screen-based options that provide ...
- Paper's Prospect
- (Magazine)
- January 30, 2006, ... of sachet and bag packs for pet foods and sauces. Underscoring these developments is the current interest in alternative barrier coatings and materials, especially those providing environmental advantages. ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2005, ... waste management strategies to deal with label matrix and used release liner. Raw material prices have been, and will continue to be, a challenge. This ongoing situation was compounded by the paper ...
- Linerless: The Compromise for VDP Labels?
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2005, ... roll, which not only saves money but saves downtime for roll changes on the packaging line. As raw material prices rise and margins fall, the pressure on the label industry value chain to find new ways ...