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Fischer & Krecke Wins FTA Technical Innovation Award 2010

(News | New Products)

May 02, 2010, Bobst Group company Fischer & Krecke’s smartGPS flexographic print start-up technology has won the Flexographic Technical Assn. (FTA) Technical Innovation Award for 2010 Roseland, New Jersey | Bobst Group ...

Critical Trends

(Trends/Management)

April 30, 2010, ... overwhelmingly indicated positive expectations in 2010 business activities compared to the past two years. And, while materials costs are still high, their rise in cost dropped significantly with a mean ...

Trends in technology

(Coating/Laminating)

April 30, 2010, ... methods Development of fundamental process engineering science concepts, which have been used to improve the design of equipment coating applicators and the behavior of materials during handling and ...

A future for photovoltaics

(Metallizing)

April 30, 2010, ... processes and materials evaluated. A decade later the same predictions were heard, but the explosion of use of transparent vacuum-deposited barrier coatings still had not arrived. A few machines were ...

Mark Andy Added At Western Shield

(Narrow Web)

April 30, 2010, ... to continuously investing in superior equipment, employees, and materials.” Tamar Santana, production manager at Western Shield, adds, “In light of our growth and increased demands on production, this ...

Omet Sponsors Open House in Italy

(News | New Products)

April 05, 2010, ... house from April 28—30, 2010, in Lecco, Italy, for existing and potential customers who operate of the label and packaging markets. The aim is to offer new product solutions for processible materials that ...

Narrow Web's Leverag

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... delivers the convenience needed by today's “grab-n-go” lifestyles. Coupled with a broad range of materials and converting properties, flexible packaging creates the recognition brand owners want and consumers ...

Multipack Juices It Up

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2010, ... shippers and thereby 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 ...

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 ...

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2010, ... the convenience needed by today's “grab-n-go” lifestyles. Coupled with a broad range of materials and converting properties, flexible packaging creates the recognition brand owners want and consumers trust. ...

Blown Film: Measuring Melt Temps

(Controls)

February 28, 2010, ... standards at a level consistent with dedicated, purpose-built machinery. Film quality is driven by the quality of the materials and process stability achieved. While it is easy to change materials, ...

Hot Melt PSAs Are 'Green

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, ... says, noting adhesives allow for higher coating speeds than either solvent- or water-based products; offer high versatility for diverse applications; and exhibit good adhesion to a wide variety of materials. ...

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Announces Price Increase

(News | New Products)

February 10, 2010, ... This increase will take effect March 1, 2010. According to DuPont, raw materials continue to escalate as well as energy and transportation costs, necessitating the need for these increases. Specific ...

Nonwovens Converting: H1N1 Antidote

(Substrates)

January 31, 2010, ... the world's most dangerous environments, such as chemical factories, military bases, nuclear plants, and hazardous materials (HAZMAT) companies. Kappler's research and development program has produced ...

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 ...

Technical Report: Thin Coating Challenges

(Coatings)

January 31, 2010, ... Also, the raw materials for these products may be expensive, and thinner coatings reduce the amount used, thereby lowering costs. The thinner layers can give performance advantages. More functionality ...

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 ...

Expo News Raises Eyebrows

(Editorial)

November 30, 2009, ... raised some eyebrows — as the year draws to a close, but I have to wonder if it comes as the result of needed changes that had been delayed too long. First, the biennial Converting Machinery/Materials ...

Do It Yourself

(Adhesives)

November 30, 2009, ... free-market and government-driven forces that are compelling both suppliers and converters to focus as much on compliance as performance. “We're focusing on materials that more effectively align themselves ...

Material Has Recycled Content

(New Products)

November 30, 2009, UltrosRenu products are a drop-in PVC replacement solution produced with recycled PETG materials. Said to perform with excellent trimming and impact properties UltrosRenu products are a drop-in PVC replacement ...