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Static Beat: Charge Control Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

January 31, 2011, ...  Table I Antistatic Layer Comparison Conductive Layers Charge Control Layers Operating principle Dissipates static Minimizes static charging Materials Polymeric additives, salts, conductive ...

API Announces Price Increase

(Flexpack News)

January 30, 2011, ... December 17, 2010. The company, which operates 15 facilities worldwide, employs approximately 800 people and has sales in excess of £85 million, cites the increasing costs of raw materials such as polyester ...

Check Your E-Mail for Critical Trends Survey

(Yo's Yarns)

January 18, 2011, ... revenue, business activities, materials costs, business backlog, plant capacity utilization, R&D, and the impact of imported converted products on your business. All this in a quick five-minute survey. ...

Optimism Returns

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2010, ... is that it historically grows between 0.5% and 1% ahead of US GDP. The growth of flexible packaging continues to be driven by innovation in materials, structures, and graphics, providing great consumer ...

Static Beat: Conductive Antistatic Layers

(Static Elimination)

December 31, 2010, ... lower resistivities are needed. Speed | What is your line speed or process speed? Processes with higher speeds require lower resistivities. Table II summarizes the broad range of materials available ...

Converted Flex-Pack Report Is Out

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2010, ... market declined by 3% in value terms to around e10.4 billion in 2009, equivalent to 44.2 billion sq m of materials, reports PCI Films Consulting. The decline in sales value was mainly associated with the ...

Green Converting: Recycled Roll Coverings

(Web Handling)

November 30, 2010, ... transported, and recycled using renewable energy Optimizes the use of renewable or recycled source materials Is manufactured using clean production techniques and best practices Is made of materials ...

Carbide Blades are Sharp, Durable

(News | New Products)

November 28, 2010, ... chemically stable, which is said to prevent any materials from adhering to blade. The blades can be used at temperatures up to approximately 1070 F/575 C. For more information, visit www.dessaudiamond.com ...

Looking South

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... areas increased more significantly (see Figure 1). Transportation costs increased 2.8%; energy 3.38%; and raw materials 4.6%. The release liner industry expected those costs to rise again overall in 2010. ...

Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... have a lot in common. This includes similar papermaking and converting operations in many cases, a common set of competitive substrates and materials, similar end-user/supply chain requirements, and similar ...

Coating/Laminating: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2010, ... Since materials are a significant part of total manufacturing costs, the real payoff is the lower waste associated with the newer technology. All of Selig's products contain expensive aluminum foil. Not ...

Flexo Printing: Smart Press, Even Smarter Buy

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2010, ... technology. Hood extrudes its own flexible materials, currently up to seven layers. The company has expertise in the conversion from rigid to flexible packaging, including in-house-developed technology ...

Clean Webs in Many Applications

(Static Elimination)

August 31, 2010, ... of installation, effectiveness in removing dust and debris from an extensive range of materials, and low running costs. Can be supplied for use with roll widths to 70 in. and web speeds to 1,475 fpm. Visit ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... the Rochester Business Journal. Hammer Packaging's recognition focuses on its commitment to recycle, reuse, and reduce all materials, supplies, waste, and energy and to use renewable resources when economically ...

Motion Control: Drives

(Controls)

August 23, 2010, ...  The first machine was required from DTS on a short time schedule for the customer’s showroom, and then the customer was providing a second machine along with its branded substrate materials to the initial ...

Dow Unveils ENLIGHT Polyolefin Encapsulant Films for Photovoltaic Modules

(Flexpack)

August 17, 2010, ... design needs; provide water vapor transmission rates (WVTR) that can range from 10--20 times lower than EVA materials; allow excellent adhesion to glass under various lamination conditions; show no creep ...

You Get What You Pay For, Part 2

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 27, 2010, ... is getting a good price on resins and is extremely efficient at processing the materials, thus the low price. Or… perhaps they are buying off quality materials, or changing the product construction to ...

You Get what You Pay For, or Caveat Emptor.

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 15, 2010, ... mutually agrees upon a product construction, materials, and other specifications. Knowing it must compete with the larger players in the industry, who have excellent quality and excellent service, the ...

HP Explores Flexpack, Certifies Media Partners

(Yo's Yarns)

June 22, 2010, ... HP Indigo Digital Press. Panelists and their specialties included John Heckman of Avery Dennison, marketing communications manager, Roll Materials North America, offered expertise on p-s and non-adhesive ...

Range of UPM Raflatac Substrates Qualify for Xeikon Label Presses

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2010, Xeikon has announced that it has worked closely with UPM Raflatac, one of the world's leading suppliers of self-adhesive label materials, to qualify an extensive range of label substrates on its Xeikon ...