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- New Products
- (Magazine)
- February 27, 2005, ... foil, paper, and other materials in seconds without contact with cardboard core. Described as a lower-cost alternative to company’s larger Model 72 roll splitter. Slitter/Rewinder has Station for Each ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- January 30, 2005, ... chuck. ANI Issues an Alert on Shortage PLYMOUTH, MN—ANI Printing Inks reports a drastic shortage of acrylic acid, one of the key base raw materials used to produce binders for UV and water-based ...
- ANI Reports Raw Material Supply Crisis for UV and Water-Based Inks
- (Archive)
- January 23, 2005, Based on recent negotiations with its key suppliers, ANI Printing Inks reports a drastic shortage of acrylic acid, one of the key base raw materials used to produce binders for UV and water-based inks. ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2004, ... plastic film demand (including resins, additives, and processing costs) will grow to $22.7 billion in 2008, the study adds, noting plastic films will continue to make inroads at the expense of other materials ...
- Wanted: US Markets
- (Flexpack)
- December 30, 2004, ... of the domestic market. They manufacture materials on internationally recognized converting equipment. By and large, they have saturated their domestic market and are shipping to adjacent nations. Some ...
- Die Options Explained
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2004, ... as digital printers or laminators that can accommodate coil or sheet-fed materials and easily can be paired with different extractor modules. The best types of these systems also have a modular design ...
- Hit the Brakes!
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2004, Petroleum literally and figuratively lubricates the world’s business. Petroleum products are everywhere: from the gasoline pump to the frames for eyeglasses to flexible packaging materials, the computer ...
- Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 4
- (Archive)
- December 30, 2004, ... Laminates Although the development of wide-format digital printing technology brought welcome growth and new application areas, the market for self-adhesive graphic arts materials is entering the mature ...
- Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 5
- (Archive)
- December 30, 2004, ... from joint programs involving in-house and outsourced resources. Teams of chemists, materials scientists, and process engineers are needed to ensure products under development meet performance, quality, ...
- More than Nuts & Bolts
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2004, ... that promote cost reduction, and adaptations to accommodate a broader range of materials. Says Nicklas Borgman, production manager, converting paper, Stora Enso Nymölla, "The KPL rebuild with T.I.P.s was ...
- New Product Digest, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2004, Narrow web new products and materials from: AB Graphic Intl., KTI, Dover Flexo Electronics, Omet, ICI Imagedata, Dow Corning, Flink Ink, AET, Decorated Paper, Sherwood Technology, and Mitsubishi Plastics. ...
- Vehicle Retention is a Drying Not a Driving Issue
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2004, ... operation. During the time the coated web spends after it enters the oven or drying chamber until it exits at the other end, all its water or solvent must be removed. (Note that 100% solids materials that ...
- Good News Hunting
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2004, ... someone's meeting shareholder expectations. Converters, meanwhile, are in their traditional middleman position, having to shell out the cash for higher-priced materials, trying to keep a lid on manufacturing ...
- Extrusion Dies
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2004, ... resin for extrusion coating, these applications call for barrier, tie-layer, heat-seal, or other specialty polymers in the $1.50-$2.00 range. The high cost of these materials makes it doubly important ...
- Sun Chemical Raises Prices on Packaging Inks
- (Archive)
- October 28, 2004, ... The increase reflects the steady rise in raw materials and oil prices. PRESS RELEASE NORTHLAKE, IL, USA—Effective October 1, 2004, Sun Chemical increased prices three to seven percent on all packaging ...
- What's New in Narrow We
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2004, ... LLC, Gidue, Klöckner Pentaplast, MACtac, Research Inc., and Tharo Systems. Machinery, Accessories, Services, Materials Adhesive Offers Quick Tack MACtac, Stow, OH; 330/688-1111; mactac.com PressGold ...
- Lasers Beam
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2004, ... in the 9-11-micron range can efficiently cut a wide range of materials including plastic films, multilayer (even metallized) films, paper, and cardboard. Sealed CO2 lasers also are compact, allowing ...
- Products, Part 1
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2004, ... 768Jet printheads is capable of producing 4-in.-tall images. Prints variable information including high quality graphics, scannable bar codes, and alphanumeric text onto a variety of porous materials such ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 2
- (Archive)
- September 29, 2004, ... across the value chain of downgauging materials, and opportunities to increase the value of the self-adhesive laminate and make it more competitive. Discussions highlighted the need for greater innovation ...
- Products, Part 2
- (Magazine)
- September 29, 2004, New products from: Advanced Vision Technology (AVT), Anderson & Vreeland, Benz Materials Testing Instruments, Capitol Converting Equipment, Creo, Elsner Engineering, Eltex-Elektrostatik, Enfocus Software, ...