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Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 5

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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, ...

The Rx for RH

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August 30, 2004, ... impact on the moisture content of the materials you coat, print, and finish. Heated indoor air in plants often is desert dry in winter, with RH often dropping to less than 10%. Ideal humidity for converting ...

Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

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August 30, 2004, According to research firm Kline and Company's comprehensive report, High-Performance Barrier Packaging Films 2004: Business Analysis and Opportunities New materials, including new barrier films, can be ...

In-Mold: A Changing Market

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August 30, 2004, An estimated 200 million sq m of in-mold-labeling materials were used in North America in 2003 and volume growth continues at an estimated 4%/annum. More An estimated 200 million sq m of in-mold-labeling ...

Release Liners: Challenges Ahead

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August 30, 2004, ... the whole release liner value chain — participated in a pre-conference round table forum to discuss the effects of downgauging materials and the opportunities to increase the value of the self-adhesive ...

Protecting Brands

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August 30, 2004, ... layer. For many products, a device such as an “over-the-lid” paper seal is sufficient. There are ultra-destructible materials, which when tampered with, reveal a hidden message on both label and substrate. ...

New Product Digest

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August 30, 2004, ... low-odor, safety-driven inks that offer consistent color, low viscosity, and high strength. Company reports it has eliminated all hazardous and chemically suspect materials from these inks, and they are ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

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August 30, 2004, ... in lamination, GiftMaker Systems recently purchased Contech’s SSR surface slitter/rewinder to address converting challenges. "At a trade show, we took the worst set of materials that gave us the most ...

Converting Industry News

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July 30, 2004, ... jobs, our use and cost of materials have dramatically decreased as well. I can run the press and the DCM at the same time. It virtually runs by itself." Lewisburg Container’s Greg Sittloh reports, "The ...