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- Converting Industry News
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- November 30, 2000, ... for UV applications in the converting industry due to mounting environmental pressures, improved raw materials, and more sophisticated end-users. Opportunities will include industrial tapes, where a high ...
- Converting Industry News
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- November 29, 2000, ... manufacturing process combines corn starch with other biodegradable materials to produce products that are reported to be 100% biodegradable and compostable. These products do not use PE or PS and do no ...
- Converting Industry News
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- October 31, 2000, ... is added, the excess air is extracted, and the shroud is sealed to the base sheet. The foil materials used reportedly are tough in construction for durable handling and have the lowest known moisture vapor ...
- Digital Products for the Converting Industry
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- October 31, 2000, ... sets, flexible base materials, and the ability to transfer to multiple printing stocks. Color options include standard CMYK; high-density CMYK; Euro CMYK; and custom colors said to be well-suited for packaging, ...
- Converting Industry News
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- September 30, 2000, ... IN, facility. Typical applications for both coaters are high-value-added products and problem materials. The 300-mm-wide coater features micro gravure and slot die capabilities for high quality coatings ...
- New Packaging Technology Will Star at Pack Expo
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- September 30, 2000, ... doors on November 5, attendees will be able to witness the latest innovations in packaging and converting machinery and materials. Located at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, the show runs through November ...
- Hot Melt Symposium Covers Many Topics
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- September 30, 2000, ... ChemQuest Group, Inc., stated that hot melt materials have the second largest adhesive demand by formulative technology and are very important in the rigid bonding and packaging sectors. Key raw materials ...
- Polyester Film Supplier Helps Converter Grow
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- September 30, 2000, ... tapes and later began converting surplus materials from other tape manufacturers. In 1980 the company expanded its offering by converting hot melt coatings and double-faced tape products, which became ...
- A Q&A on Remanufactured Equipment: Is It for You?
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- September 30, 2000, ... the old process of printing candy wrappers on wax paper—a pretty stable material—with printing on 38-gauge materials, conversely, pretty unstable. Years ago, printers could have traps that were an 11/48 ...
- For ''Friendly'' Adhesives and Coatings, You Must Prioritiz
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2000, ... the material will not harm the environment. This lack of harm must cover many factors. Raw materials used in the product must not deplete any naturally occurring material. The method or process that combines ...
- More New Products for the Converting Industry
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- August 31, 2000, ... kit contains all the materials necessary to view anilox inventories accurately, mfr. says. Kit includes either 10 or 25 Echocheks[TM], a metallized laboratory tape that, when applied to the face of an ...
- Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch
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- July 31, 2000, ... materials. Food packaging markets will remain dominant because of diverse uses and the need for lower-cost packaging options with longer shelf lives. Technology Challenges The converted flexible packaging ...
- Outlook 2000 and Beyond: The State of the Trade
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- June 30, 2000, ... the forecast for some segments of our industry. Remaining are paper and allied products; and plastics materials and resins. Paper and Allied Products The Outlook begins its discussion of this sector ...
- When Employees Become Owners... A Happy Ending
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- May 31, 2000, ... purchases resin materials from various suppliers, including Chevron, Equistar, Shell, and MSI Technology. Denney says that while the extrusion line equipment was installed years ago, the Waynesville ...
- On-Line Purchasing Saves Time, Money, and Space
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- May 31, 2000, ... utilizing the FlexoSource system, "Our inventory reduction has been unbelievable," notes Marquart. Printpack has slashed its raw materials storage area from 370,000 to 90,000 sq ft. The company orders ...
- Globalization Is Driving Force Behind Fast-Growing NPE
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- April 30, 2000, ... visitors, the conference will address not only technical topics but also business issues. Session topics include reviewing recent advances in materials, processing technology, and design; e-commerce; equipment ...
- Selecting the Right Tensioning System for the Application
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- April 30, 2000, ... and small slitters. They best handle light- or medium-weight web materials with tension requirements ranging from 10-80 lb. Among tension systems, electromagnetic brakes are the most responsive, with ...
- Electrically Heated Rollers Are Top Technology Choice
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- March 31, 2000, ... compete on a cost/performance basis with induction-heated and other electrically heated rollers. The Thermalon RC100 incorporates ceramic materials thermally applied a fraction of an inch below the ...
- Human/Machine Interface Offers Best of Two Worlds
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- March 31, 2000, ... and manual machine adjustment (causing variable accuracy, excessive downtime, waste materials, and astronomical maintenance costs) are a thing of the past. I/O modules, programmable logic controllers ...
- Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary
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- March 31, 2000, With improving technologies in materials and processing, flexible packaging plays an increasingly important role in many markets. Multilayer stand-up With improving technologies in materials and processing, ...