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AWA Reports on European Self-Adhesive Industrial Tape Market in 'Groundbreaking' New Stud

(Tapes)

November 13, 2003, ... self-adhesive tapes, including market segmentation across the value chain, from raw material suppliers through to the end user. "Present and future volume demand (including projected growth rates) by ...

Auto Industry Applications Drive P-S Tape Markets

(Magazine)

October 31, 2003, ... a multinational, even global, concern — is making it difficult for tape laminators and converters alike to pass on raw material increases, putting added pressure on margins. But overall, the opportunities ...

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 ...

A Global Focus on the Market

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... value chain itself is undergoing a change: The historical disconnection of raw material supplier from release liner producer and user is being eroded as user requirements become more performance-critical ...

Products

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... on materials of any size, at any random location on a sample. High-resolution, analytical digital microscope provides data on dot size, dot shape, dot gain, % dot, line screen, and screen angle. Also analyzes ...

Let's Talk Trend

(Tapes)

August 28, 2003, ... projected to continue to lose market share as environmental issues limit material usability. Others, including polyethylene (PE) (9%-10%), polypropylene (PP)(7%-8%), polyester (5%-6%), and polyolefin (5%-6%), ...

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 ...

A Small Part of Big Performance

(Materials)

June 30, 2003, ... with demand for low cost.” This being the case, Kraton, as well as hot melt adhesive suppliers like H.B. Fuller (hbfuller.com), St. Paul, MN, face quite a challenge when it comes to investing in material ...

As Good as It Gets: PPC Awards

(Folding Cartons)

March 31, 2003, ... a Structural/Technical Innovation award winner) Novelty Items: Mailers, marketing, and promotional material that contain paperboard not purchased by consumers Focusing on Prevention by F.M. Howell ...

Think Lean

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... materials to produce higher quality products and greater profit margins. Lean manufacturing is based on four core principles —Value, Value Stream Mapping, Pull Production, and Flow. First, to implement ...

Products

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... and mobile telephones. System can process material within a vacuum environment. Software Aids Prepress Efficiency Creo Inc., Burnaby, B.C., Canada; 604/451-2700; creo.com Synapse Link software is ...

Today's Portfolio of Product Decoration Technologie

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... as beer labeling are at risk as container styles, materials, and marketing approaches are changing. In-mold labels — particularly those applied during blow-molding — continue to grow at around 8%/annum ...

Five Paper Solutions to Improve Product Quality and Enhance Production

(News | New Products)

January 01, 2003, ... environment for at least 24 hours prior to usage. This should be done while the paper is still in the mill packaging material. For example, paper that is kept in an unheated warehouse during winter should ...

South America and the Self-Adhesive Label Industry

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... interest on the future possibilities — but the timing is unpredictable, given South America's general regional economic instability. Nevertheless, South America has attractive growth trends in material ...

An Uplifting Experience

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2002, ... system and a reduction in overall downtime.” Because the PPC-2000 can monitor raw material usage, percent regrind, and/or additives to set the color mix using load cells, it could serve as a waste-minimizing ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportMedical/Healthcare Use

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... papers or embossed polyvinyl chloride or PE films without a silicone release coating. Liner Material and Applications Film liners represent a 20% share of the market at 143 million sq m. They offer ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... label and tag applications with a range of 2-14-mil materials, both water-based and UV flexo. Said ideal for any printer demanding faster running speeds, faster job changeover designs, and more consistent ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... material and inks that provide the message. Good die-cutting and stripping are heavily dependant upon the ability to cut the face and adhesive cleanly without nicking the surface of the liner. Having a ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ... Lake Hotel, Las Vegas, NV (630/357-9222). Nov. 19-21: Holo-Pack/Holo-Print 2002, Reconnaissance Intl., Hilton Metropole, London, England (303/779-1096; reconnaissance-intl.com). MACtac Material Sends ...