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Picking Up the Pace

(Web Handling)

December 31, 2007, ... TruWide sensor from Fife that allows operators to run multiple webs and a variety of materials without setup changes or sensor repositioning; and the MAGPOWR Smart Brake, which indicates common problems, ...

New Converting Products, Part 3

(Magazine)

November 30, 2007, ... treater is said to improve printing on a wide variety of materials used in the medical industry, including Tyvek. Technology will raise surface energy to improve ink adhesion while leaving physical, mechanical, ...

New Products, Part 2

(Archive)

November 06, 2007, ...  Part 1 | Part 2 Machinery, Accessories, Services Die-Cut Thin Materials The DLI eDrive reportedly allows die-cutting at higher speeds on thin p-s materials and laminates. Using advanced web transport ...

Conferences, Seminars & Expos du Jour

(Editorial)

October 31, 2007, ... regulatory issues, and the latest innovations in materials and equipment. Along with a tabletop trade fair and a keynote address by Rob Peck on how to remain focused while meeting the challenges one ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... indicator (TTI) tags have been used for this process, currently available TTIs are expensive and have significant limitations. Current TTIs are derived from one of three types of materials: the time-dependent ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2007, ... Packaging Corp., Madison, MS, a manufacturer of industrial packaging materials. Heidelberg USA, Kennesaw, GA, says two Prinect workflow solutions, MetaDimension RIP and Signa Station, are certified JDF-compliant ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... dispersion-based and solvent-borne PSAs for self-adherent coating of web-shaped materials. Provides additives for PSAs such as crosslinks, resin dispersions, solid resins, release agents, etc., as well ...

Reduce & Comply

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... Directive Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste imposes responsibility for minimizing the creation of packaging waste and promoting energy recovery, re-use, and recycling of packaging materials ...

A Smarter Future for Labels

(Tapes)

August 31, 2007, ... label solutions. First, converters need clever and creative personnel that come up with the ideas and applications. Second, they need clever converting materials, technology, and presses to be able to ...

CONVERTER CLIPS

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... will be bustling with K 2007, the 17th Intl. Trade Fair for Plastics + Rubber. Organized by PlasticsEurope Deutschland e.V. and Messe Düsseldorf, the event’s topics will include high-tech materials, ...

WHAT'S NE

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... static charges even when installed 2-10 in. from web (depending on conditions) and to 20 in. on winders. Capable of neutralizing charged materials traveling to 2,500 fpm and more. Available in three configurations, ...

Working Undercover

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... a broad base of suppliers of both raw materials and security devices and technologies as well as with converters to define and meet the needs of particular brand protection challenges. Science today ...

CONVERTER CLIPS

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... in precision slitting/rewinding, roll finishing, and packaging. The company runs all printed and unprinted materials and all grades of paper, tissue, boardstocks, films, foils, laminates, and nonwovens. ...

Mike Schmitt

(Magazine)

May 31, 2007, ... materials is always difficult to manage, but that has been a persistent condition that never seems to change. Some in the industry are concerned about the growth of sourcing from low-cost countries. Some ...

Paper Roll Handling: What's Right For You

(Archive)

May 30, 2007, ... projects, because it is built with materials and parts designed to work under heavy loads. Pallet conveyors and other material-handling equipment built for roll-handling applications move more deliberately, ...

Conference Program

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ...  Alternative Materials for Sustainability Flexible Packaging Panel Advancements in Digital Prepress for All Printing Processes Digital's Impact on Flexo, Gravure & Offset Printing Tuesday, June 5 ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... Xeikon 6000 digital press achieves speeds 60% faster than previous model for paper substrates from 40 (27# text) to 350 gsm (16-pt board) as well as polyester film, transfer materials, and label stock. ...

CD Shows How to Improve Sheeter Unwinds

(Archive)

February 19, 2007, ... Montalvo features discussed on CD include: Soft Start, anti-cast, splicing, range of materials, dancer controls, load cell controls, multi-unwind control system, braking systems, and more. The CD also ...

Covering All the Bases

(Archive)

February 13, 2007, ... seal head pad, can generate temperatures at the bulb in excess of 900° F. The other half of the fire-hazard equation involves a common industry misconception about materials that make up fire-retardant ...

A Look Ahead: Sustainability and Other Hot Topics

(Archive)

January 30, 2007, ... on our customers’ businesses, especially their film costs. Downstream customers, especially large consumer products marketers—the big users of packaging materials—are highly resistant to accepting price ...